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Engineering - chemical / biological

Development of rapid and accurate genomic techniques for ballast water UV treatment – Year two

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) recently introduced stringent regulations for the treatment of ballast water. Ultra-violet (UV) light is a useful technology in a ballast water treatment system (BWTS), for inactivating species which could be invasive and harmful to humans and the environment. UV damages DNA and prevents replication, but the vital stain methods mandated in the USCG protocol do not detect UV damage. Alternative culture-based measures of cellular replication capacity are yet to be approved, time consuming, and have limitations (some species mayn’t grow). Rapid and accurate assays to identify cells that are UV damaged beyond recovery are critical for the acceptance of UVbased BWTSs. Hence practical methods based on genomics/transcriptomics will be developed for rapid, high throughput, on-site assessments of DNA damage related to key functional genes in micro-eukaryotes. TROJAN Technologies will use this technology to validate UV sterilization for ballast water treatment at the global scale.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Daniel Heath

Student:

Subba Rao Chaganti

Partner:

Trojan Technologies

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Elevate

Ergonomic Design of an Automotive Material Sequencing Centre – Year two

The Ford Motor Company is bringing 800 jobs into the Oakville Assembly Plant. These jobs will be concerned with sequencing parts for the new Material Sequencing Centre. To ensure that workers remain healthy, and their
productivity and quality output is up to Ford’s high standards, Ford (through this fellowship) wants to establish clear ergonomic guidelines for this type of work. The post-doctoral fellow will conduct surveys in the plant, as well as review existing ergonomic guidelines within Ford. The main focus of this Elevate award is to develop new guidelines as necessary for the work in the MSC, and to base these standards off of current research, or research to be conducted during the duration of this award. The priority is to include strong theory and research to make these guidelines, as they will be used across all Ford platforms around the world.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Peter Keir

Student:

Michael Sonne

Partner:

Ford Motor Company

Discipline:

Kinesiology

Sector:

Advanced manufacturing

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Elevate

Investigation and creation of a hardware and software IP that can implement USB 2.0 Audio to I2S conversion

This project aims at designing and creating a hardware and software Intellectual Property that can implement USB to I2S conversion. I2S is an interface which is widely used for audio data transmission. With this design, audio data can be directly transmitted from USB interface to audio signal processing integrated circuits. ESS Technology is a leading semiconductor company specializing in offering comprehensive, multimedia solutions for audio and video applications. This USB Audio 2.0 System would reduce the cost of purchasing USB controller processors from other manufacturers, and increase the diversity of future products. Another benefit is to provide more flexibility and compatibility to accommodate different kinds of audio application scenarios. This simplified and economical USB audio solution can be a cornerstone for all the USB audio products in the future.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Julian Cheng

Student:

Niu Liu

Partner:

ESS Technology Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Clinical development of avocado-derived lipids as modulators of fatty acid oxidation for the treatment and management of obesity and diabetes

Obesity and diabetes are a significant global burden and there is an immediate need for novel treatments and management strategies. Our lab has shown that an avocadoderived lipid is a potent inhibitor of fatty acid oxidation (i.e., the cellular breakdown of fat for energy) which reduces mouse weight gain without toxicity. Inhibition of fatty acid oxidation for the management and treatment of obesity and diabetes is an established therapeutic strategy. The objectives of this project are two-fold. First, we will isolate and develop the avocado-based lipid as a supplement suitable for oral consumption. Second, clinical investigation of the oral supplement in healthy human subjects will assess safety and effectiveness in reducing therapeutic markers of obesity and diabetes. Upon formulation of the avocado-based oral supplement, the partner organization and the intern will directly benefit given their mutual objective of conducting translational research that improves human health.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Paul Anthony Spagnuolo

Student:

Nawaz Ahmed

Partner:

Advanced Orthomolecular Research

Discipline:

Pharmacy / Pharmacology

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Optical and Electrochemical Corrosion Detection and Protection

During the proposed internships, adaptive corrosion protection system (ACPS) will be developed as a stand-alone unit to provide optimum corrosion protection by changing the protection power according to the changes in environment or the material properties. This will allow the dynamic adjustments by implementing the feedback loop for the protected system. The proposed ACPS will also use efficiently stored energy from harvesting or charging. The proposed ACPS will significantly reduce and/or eliminate human interaction for an efficient and a cost-effective. Besides, the ACPS will optimize the power supplied to the protection system to optimally use the available power. Because of these technological benefits the wider adoption of the ACPS is anticipated in a wide range of practical applications. Finally, this collaborative project is intended to provide protection solution for the transmission towers as well as the corrosion-prone underground structure for the partner organization.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bozena Kaminska

Student:

Mohamad Rezaei

Partner:

BC Hydro

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Oil and gas

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

An Oral History of the St. George-Grosvenor-Piccadilly Neighbourhood

An oral history of the St. George-Grosvenor-Piccadilly neighbourhood will be conducted. Research themes include an understanding of how institutions and notable structures shaped the neighbourhood, and the role played by sites of social interaction, and the role played by the neighbourhood’s rural character It is hoped that conducting oral interviews will elicit memories of buildings, institutions, changes in architectural details, conservation culture, material culture, and cultural and natural landscapes, and preserve information that would otherwise be lost. Following collection and analysis, and in tandem with academic publication, the information will be circulated via an online oral history which will offer value to the neighbourhood and the region as a draw for tourism. The postdoctoral researcher will benefit though an expanded network, and an opportunity to gain professional experience in the heritage sector. The company will be able to access a researcher with the expertise to conduct this kind of research.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michelle Hamilton

Student:

Mark Tovey

Partner:

Nancy Z. Tausky Heritage Consultants

Discipline:

History

Sector:

Management of companies and enterprises

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

Computer vision system for ice detection on power cables

In northern countries, ice storms can cause major power disruptions such as the one that occurred in the Toronto area on December 2013 that left more than 300,000 customers with no electricity immediately after the storm. Prediction of ice formation on power cables can help on taking actions for removing the ice before a major problem occurs. Currently Manitoba Hydro HVDC Research Centre has a vision based ice detection system that uses digital images taken from the overhead line conductors. The system, as it is currently implemented, yields a number of misclassification such as an alarm indicating ice formation in a cable that does not present an ice formation problem, no alarm when there is ice, etc. With state of the art digital image processing techniques the project aims to improve the current performance of this system.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gabriel Thomas

Student:

Binglin Li

Partner:

Manitoba Hydro

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Developing Tools to Evaluate the Effectiveness of NGO WaSH Interventions in Low to Middle Income Countries

H2O4All is one of many small, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working to address the needs of the 663 million who lack access to safe drinking water and the 2.4 billion who are without access to sanitation facilities in low- and middle-income countries. Unfortunately, evaluation of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) interventions are rarely a priority for NGOs like H2O4All whose projects are time and budget sensitive; this is concerning because without evaluation we cannot determine H2O4All’s impact on the communities in which it works. Therefore, we will evaluate H2O4All as a case study to understand the factors that influence the success of a WaSH intervention. In addition, we will produce a set of cost-effective tools that H2O4All and similar NGOs (both inside and outside the WaSH sector) can use to continually evaluate their work.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Susan Elliott

Student:

Stephanie Lu

Partner:

H2O 4 ALL

Discipline:

Epidemiology / Public health and policy

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Phased.io Assessment of organizational behaviour modifications through the implementation of social media software to assess impact on best practices within work groups

The project will study organizational behaviour in various workplaces to analyze how user groups and individual employees perform before and after Phased task management software implementation. Areas of emphasis will include communication performance and efficiency improvement. The study will also evaluate staff understanding of the application, impacts on workplace performance and group cohesiveness, usability, user
expectations, and other potentially useful modifications to features of the application. The third party analysis will provide an impartial view of the users’ assessment of the software and develop new knowledge associated with technology and organizational behaviour, which will allow the host to more effectively understand how to make the application more beneficial to targeted clients.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Stephanie Gilbert

Student:

Xiaoqi Wang

Partner:

Phased.io

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

University:

Cape Breton University

Program:

Accelerate

“Accelerating grain hemp improvement with genomics”

Genomics, the study of genetic sequence of an organism, can be of great benefit to plant breeders who wish to accelerate the development of new varieties. Natural Emphasis Ltd (NE) is interested in developing hemp that will produce more grain by increasing the number of female flowers on its plants. Our project is to identify sections of the genetic code called ‘markers’ that are associated with plants with a high number of female flowers within a population that NE is using for breeding. With these markers, NE hopes to create several new varieties of hemp for the Canadian market that will yield more grain and be easier to harvest.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sean Myles

Student:

Michel McElroy

Partner:

Natural Emphasis

Discipline:

Animal science

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Human Motion Inverse Optimal Control Constraint Learning and Inertial Measurement Unit Sensor Design for Rehabilitation

During physiotherapy a continuous assessment and progress tracking of a patient’s performance is of clinical interest. In this project, based on the promising results from the initial prototype, we will redesign the wearable sensors to improve tracking accuracy, communication speed and robustness, incorporate onboard data storage and computation, and minimize cost and size. Furthermore, we will develop automated algorithms for the analysis of the measured data to help physiotherapists identify the causes of changes to the patients’ movement profile.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dana Kulic

Student:

Vladimir Joukov

Partner:

Cardon Rehabilitation and Medical Equipment

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Energy Efficient Subthreshold design for NVM circuits

In this research we are aiming to build smart wearable and standalone units which can be used in our everyday lives for things such as: i) tracking vitals, and storing information; ii) monitoring sporting activities; iii) collecting ambient (in house and in air) statistics for smart home monitoring systems; iv) location tracking; v) emergency response …. .These wearable’s and stand alone devices have the advantage of not being connected to battery and can harvest its required energy from motion and sun light.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Manoj Sachdev

Student:

Morteza Nabavi

Partner:

Sidense Corp

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

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