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Graphene-like-carbon coatings for thermal applications

The focus of this project is focused on developing thermal transport coatings, which makes use of a new proprietary graphene-like material developed by 3M Canada. The need for improved thermal transport coating is important to numerous optoelectronic applications, photovoltaics and in particular the semiconductor industry as computing power continues to increase. The proposed research will occur at the University of Western Ontario and the 3M Canada in London, Ontario. Specifically, the research will look at using a variety of different promising materials blended with the graphene-like material developed by 3M Canada. This will allow for a greater range and combinations of desirable film properties. Also, methods for the fabrication of films desired thickness and properties will be developed by tuning the nanoscale structure of these films. This work should help in developing several different lines of thermal transport coatings, where different types of films with various grades of properties can be sold at a given price point for different applications.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Giovanni Fanchini

Student:

Partner:

3M Canada (London, ON)

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

SSE_ISABELLE THOMAS-CRE Montérégie-SCOPA Arnaud – Embarque! Montérégie

Le projet vise à identifier et développer les meilleures outils de communication et mobilisation dans le but de relancer la plateforme Embarque! Montérégie et d’accroître la mobilité durable des personnes en Montérégie afin de répondre à un manque de connaissance des différents actuers de la régionaux ainsi qu’à des besoins croissants d’alternatives à l’auto-solo dans un contexte mélant changements climatiques, congestion croissante des infrstructures routières, pénurie de main d’oeuvre et inflation galopante.
L’information, la sensibilisation, l’éducation et la mobilisationn des parties prenantes en mobilité est un travail en continu qui doit être jumelé à un effort soutenu de facilitation de l’accès et de la compréhension des informations ainsi qu’une simplification de la pratique des modes de déplacement durable. Ces derniers doivent être attractifs, simples, efficaces et confortables pour devenir des alternatives à l’auto-solo envisageables aux yeux des citoyen·ne·s.
Embarque! Montérégie est le trait d’union entre les offres de mobilité durable à travers la Montérégie en plus d’être une plateforme d’accès à l’information pour les usager·e·s. C’est aussi un outil à la disposition des Municipalités pour faciliter, encourager et sécuriser la pratique du covoiturage sur leurs territoires.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Isabelle Thomas

Student:

Partner:

Conseil régional de l'environnement de la Montérégie

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Sustainability & the Environment

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquois (AAMS) Database Project

By working with NSCC, AAMS will be able to enhance their operations by building a data base for member information and tracking and allow us to better serve our local indigenous community. This database will protect sensitive information and help modernize our association to the 21st century.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Trishla Shah

Student:

Partner:

Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquois

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Nova Scotia Community College

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Cyber security threats due to data theft because of website cookies

Since the internet boom, cybersecurity has become a major concern every year governments and tech
companies are investing a lot to make sure they are not prey of cybersecurity issues. There are various types of
threats that are related to cyber security such as: social engineering, malware, ransomware, cloud computing
issues to name a few. (Common Cybersecurity Issues That Organizations Face, n.d.)
Similarly, the threat is even bigger for individuals that face these issues, data theft has become a real issue.
Most websites these days save cookies and there are severe cyber security threats related to it, where personal
data is compromised. This could also lead to serious financial losses.
Cookies are generally of three types: Session cookies, Persistent cookies and flash cookies, these cookies often
lead to security issues. Cookies often lead to “cookie neutrality” where hackers initiate malicious action, session
hacking is also very common where internet user lose their personal details without even coming to know about
it. (Quadrant Information Security, n.d.)

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Faculty Supervisor:

Claudia De Fuentes

Student:

Partner:

Springboard Atlantic Inc.

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Technology; Information and Communications Technology; Education

University:

Saint Mary's University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Estimation de l’abondance du lynx du Canada en intégrant les données provenant de différentes méthodes d’échantillonnage passives

Les populations de lynx du Canada (Lynx canadensis) suivent habituellement des cycles d’abondance d’une dizaine d’année, ces cycles étant déterminés par l’abondance du lièvre d’Amérique (Lepus americanus). Toutefois, les données de piégeage de lynx du Canada au Québec suggèrent une disparition des cycles de populations. La cause de ces changements demeure inconnue et pose un problème au niveau de la gestion du lynx du Canada dans la province. L’un des défis repose sur l’absence d’estimation d’abondance pour les populations de l’espèce au Québec. Différentes techniques ont été envisagées pour déterminer le statut des populations, principalement basées sur des méthodes passives telles que les pièges-caméras, les pièges à poils et le pistage. Le projet de recherche que nous proposons a pour objectifs 1) d’évaluer l’efficacité de ces méthodes à estimer l’abondance des populations de lynx du Canada et 2) de développer un modèle de population qui combine l’information des différentes techniques.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marc Mazerolle

Student:

Partner:

Zoo de Granby

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Adding Extra Constraints to an Open Platform for Industrial

Acculogic develops state-of-the-art testers for short-batch electronic circuit boards (ECBs). The order in which the required tests are performed affects the amount of shuttle and probe movements required between the tests, and this affects the overall efficiency of the test procedure. Unique characteristics of the problem (e.g. the ability to move one set of probes to the next test location while another set of probes is performing a test) make the problem too large and too complex to be solved with most traditional combinatorial optimization and heuristic search techniques (e.g. integer programming and genetic algorithms). Supporting the integration of both artificial intelligence-based and mathematical-based optimization techniques, a unique optimization architecture derived from “Asynchronous Teams” has been developed. The open nature of this optimization platform allows complex industrial constraints to be addressed through the addition of simpler modular components.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Stephen Chen

Student:

Partner:

Acculogic Inc

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

York University

Program:

Accelerate

Novel Barcoded DNA-Polymer Hybrids on Magnetic Nanoparticles for the Selection of de novo Exosome Aptamers

The biological role of exosomes in cancer development renders them potential biomarkers for early cancer diagnostics. Current exosome extraction methods yield impure samples and are composed of relatively harsh conditions that cause exosome denaturation. Exosomes related clinical applications and research require tools to isolate exosomes from biological samples in its native form with high purities. The Sleiman lab have developed a method to generate a library of polymers to specifically bind to a protein target. The purpose of this project is to develop a new library of polymers to target protein biomarkers on the exosome surface. Discovered exosome binders can be immobilized on magnetic beads to allow for efficient isolation of exosomes. Galenvs Sciences is specialized in developing magnetic beads-based extraction kits for clinical and research applications. Identified exosome binding polymers and a set of optimized extraction buffers will be used to develop an exosome extraction protocol towards a commercial kit for everyday clinical and research use.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hanadi Sleiman

Student:

Partner:

Galenvs

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Proposing targets and limits to urban sprawl as an urban growth management strategy toward sustainability

Urban sprawl has become a major concern in scientific and political discussions because of its many detrimental environmental, economic, and social effects. The current trends in urban sprawl in many countries are in conflict with the spirit and the principles of sustainable development. How can this growing challenge be addressed by future urban growth management policies such as the implementation of greenbelts? Collectively agreed regulations for self-restraint are urgently needed, such as the establishment of targets and limits for urban sprawl, similar to reference values and limitations that have been established in other environmental areas, such as limits to noise and water pollution. Based on the development of urban sprawl in the last 30 years and on a number of potential scenarios of future urban sprawl in Germany, its 16 federal states and 111 planning regions, this project will determine targets and limits to urban sprawl using the Weighted Urban Proliferation (WUP) method. Once such values are established, the method is suitable as an instrument for monitoring compliance with sprawl targets and limits.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jochen Jaeger

Student:

Partner:

Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Education

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Analyzing the potential of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles as distributed energy storage or generators to decarbonize transportation and power sectors

Decarbonizing the transportation sector and scaling up energy storage are critical for the transition to a net-zero economy. This project will study the potential of connecting fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) to the electrical grid as distributed energy storage and/or electricity generators to supply electricity to the grid when needed. This FCEVs-to-grid pathway can maximize the benefits of the hydrogen infrastructure expansion in Canada to decarbonize both the transportation and power sectors, while providing incentives to FCEV owners. We will use heavy-duty trucks and trains, the potential early adopters of FCEVs, as two examples to identify the potential operation and technical constraints and evaluate the overall economic and environmental benefits.

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Faculty Supervisor:

XiaoYu Wu

Student:

Partner:

The Transition Accelerator

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services; Utilities

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Comparing invariants of graph-theoretic ideals

In this project, we study a connection between graphs (also called networks) and algebraic objects known as ideals. Graph theory is a major branch of modern mathematics, with diverse applications to society and industry such as transportation system modelling and social media marketing. The simple yet fundamental algebraic structure of an ideal encodes important information about the structure of the corresponding graph. This encoding comes in the form of certain numbers, known as invariants, that are associated to the ideal. The regularity, projective dimension, and h-polynomial degree are three invariants that are widely studied in the literature. This project aims to investigate certain graph properties by computing and comparing these invariants. The regularity, in particular, is closely related to the existence of cycles in the corresponding graph, which is of great interest in both pure and applied graph theory. This project will leverage supercomputer resources to compute these invariants and develop new results for several classes of graphs and ideals. Such computations will prove invaluable to other researchers in this area as they formulate questions for further study.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Adam Van Tuyl

Student:

Partner:

Osaka University

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Education

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Terahertz single shot up-conversion detection of pulse train

Terahertz (THz) waves are a type of radiation located between micro-waves and infrared light. This radiation possess both the qualities of micro-waves passing through walls and infrared which can be used to image an object.
In the current project of the student, electro-optic sampling (EOs) method is used to detect THz pulse’s phase in reflexion imaging. Another potential method could be with parametric detection with electro-optic crystals, which could be much more sensitive than the conventional method and solve multiple encountered issues. One of the world’s expert in parametric detection is the professor Kawase in Nagoya university. This internship will allow the student to learn every aspects of parametric detection and generation methods to link potential industrial application in Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

François Blanchard

Student:

Partner:

Nagoya University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Technology; Information and Communications Technology

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Superhydrophobic Hydrogel-Elastomer Hybrids

Hydrogels can hold many times their weight in water and consequentially find a diverse range of applications, ranging from biomedical applications to photonics and adhesion. However, their moisture content is not easily controlled; in wet environments, water easily enters the hydrogel, and in dry environments, water in the hydrogel quickly evaporates. This leads to swollen or dehydrated gels, destroying their structural integrity, thereby ruining their functions. The few methods in scientific literature which exist to moderate water content of hydrogels often do not modify just the surface, but rather the wettability of the entire bulk of the hydrogel—removing some of their useful properties enabled by high water content. We propose to fabricate a superhydrophobic hydrogel-elastomer hybrid material, in which the surface is very difficult to wet, but the interior maintains its water content. This will enable the use of hydrogels in a much greater range of environments.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hua-Zhong Yu

Student:

Partner:

Hokkaido University

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Agriculture; Education

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

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