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13270 Completed Projects

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Engineering - chemical / biological

Development of in operando characterization methods for lithium ion battery materials

The successful commercialization of new cathode materials for lithium ion batteries requires an improved and detailed understanding of the correlations between their structure, properties, and performance. Such a correlation will provide a foundation for better understanding the degradation mechanisms and optimized operating conditions for these cathode materials; pairing new battery materials with ideal applications and standardizing the methods by which these materials are evaluated. Lithium incorporated in the matrix of transition metal oxides, such as Ni, Co and/or Mn oxides, are materials of interest for improving capacity and/or power generation of recyclable batteries with applications in energy storage. To meet the cost targets and performance metrics for commercializing new types of cathode materials, we must be able to better understand the fit between cathode materials and operating conditions required by end applications. The proposed research will characterize cathode materials for lithium ion batteries using a variety of spectroscopic analytical techniques in real time with battery cycling to develop a better understanding of how these characteristics influence battery performance under different operating conditions and over time. This will also improve our ability to design cathode materials that meet the cost, durability, and power targets demanded from next generation lithium ion batteries.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Byron Gates

Student:

Jeffrey Ovens

Partner:

Nano One Materials Corp

Discipline:

Chemistry

Sector:

Energy

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Elevate

Integration of GNSS Precise Point Positioning and Inertial Sensing Technologies for Lane-Level Car Navigation

Present car navigation systems provide drivers with route guidance information relying mostly on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). There is a growing demand at the present time to achieve decimeter-level accuracy for the purpose of accurate lane-level car navigation. This research aims at the development of reliable, accurate and continuous lane-level car navigation integrating the emerging GNSS precise point positioning (PPP) technology with motion sensors in land vehicles. A navigation system with continuous decimeter-level accuracy would have a significant impact in a wide range of applications. For instance, the automotive industry will benefit from such system to increase driving efficiency and enhance driver’s experience and safety. In addition, the proposed technology could provide reliable and robust performance for different intelligent transportation system (ITS) applications and services.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Aboelmagd Noureldin

Student:

Mohamed ElSheikh

Partner:

Profound Positioning Inc

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Automotive and transportation

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

Predicting noise impact on fish communities in the western Canadian Arctic using Passive Acoustic Monitoring

Several fish species produce species-specific sounds that can be identified in the wild using Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) (i.e. dataloggers configured with underwater microphones). Our project will use existing and new PAM recordings to monitor the distribution of several fish species in the western Canadian Arctic, with particular focus on a keystone Arctic species, the Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida). Acoustic signal detection techniques will be implemented to identify different fish species from large acoustic datasets. Statistical modelling will be used to predict the potential impacts of anthropogenic noise and environmental changes on fish distribution. Timing is critical as the Arctic is undergoing increasingly rapid changes. Our investigation will be the first to investigate the ecoacoustics of Canadian Arctic fish and the potential impacts of anthropogenic noise. It will provide direct and indirect data relevant to indigenous food security and will provide long-term data and predictions needed to inform effective management.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Francis Juanes

Student:

Matthew Pine

Partner:

JASCO Applied Sciences

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Elevate

Integrating high resolution remote sensing of multi-scale hydrogeomorphology into long-term river management

Large northward-flowing boreal rivers are an important hydroelectric resource, but effects of river regulation on downstream geomorphology and aquatic ecosystems are difficult to predict. Peace River, BC presents an ideal case study of river response to regulation, with continuous monitoring since dam construction in 1967. However, current understanding of system changes is based mainly on periodic ground-based measurements that may be less sensitive to characterize complexity at the scales at which the river responds. This project aims to incorporate recently developed fluvial remote sensing methods into the ongoing research and monitoring of Peace River through investigation of three specific questions (1) how does geomorphic change affect in-stream hydraulics and aquatic habitat? (2) how can unmanned aerial vehicle-based remote sensing and photogrammetry be used to characterize the stability and function of constructed habitat compensation features under changing flow conditions? and (3) how do flow regulation and geomorphic change alter riparian vegetation succession? The proposed research will involve the development of automated image processing workflows for the derivation of fluvial features of interest at appropriate scales for each question, providing a flexible framework that will be set up to accommodate incoming remote sensing data and complement field based studies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Brett Eaton

Student:

Aaron Tamminga

Partner:

BC Hydro

Discipline:

Geography / Geology / Earth science

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Elevate

Implementation of a chip-based MDTMA platform for evaluating prostate cancer treatment response and mode of action.

Prostate cancer will affect 1 in 7 Canadian males. While the number of therapeutic options is increasing, matching each patient to the right therapy remains as the challenge for a personalized approach to patient management. Currently, most of the attention has focused on identifying biological tags that can predict patients response. We have developed an alternative approach that can keep tumor samples alive outside the body to test therapeutic agents directly on the tumor. We believe that this approach addresses the challenges in patient management by developing a method to test tumor biopsy material in a miniaturized channel device that traps the tissue and allows us to test specific therapeutic agent. The first goal of the present study is to verify whether a tumor maintained in the miniaturized system responds to hormonal and chemotherapeutic therapies in the same way as when the same tumor is treated in the patient body. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Fred Saad

Student:

Muhammad Abdul Lateef

Partner:

Discipline:

Visual arts

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Elevate

Evapotranspiration and Bioretention Performance in Stormwater Management

Every time it rains, there is a portion of water that doesn’t get absorbed by plants and soils. That water is known as run-off, and it requires management since it can create high energy flows and pick up harmful chemicals (e.g. fertilizers, pesticides, gasoline, tire wear) off the streets, driveways, and other hard surfaces as it flows towards the natural water bodies. This project is focused on analyzing how much runoff can be absorbed by a plant-soil system called bioretention, and whether specially constructed planting beds can help manage both the volume and the quality of runoff. Bow River Basin Council is dedicated to protecting the waters of the Bow River Basin. Addressing the need to manage stormwater runoff in an ecologically-driven and sustainable way is therefore of great benefit to this organization.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jianxun He

Student:

Anton Skorobogatov

Partner:

Bow River Basin Council

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Small scale high efficiency purification of compounds

We are developing a new generation of devices for continuous chemical and nano-particle purification, based on the interactions of analyte with multiple types of driving forces in an electro-fluid-dynamic system. The two-dimensional electrofluid-dynamic (2-D EFD) devices, in which both electric field and hydrodynamic pressure are simultaneously utilized in 2-D channel networks to drive the mass transfer, provide better control on the analyte molecules or nanoparticles by simply adjusting the magnitude of pressure. Mixed analytes can be separated based on this theory.
The success of this project will help the partner organization to accelerate their drug development and decrease their budget. Once matured, this device also has great potential to be a good platform to study drug-cell interactions.

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Chen

Student:

Su Wang

Partner:

Lipont Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Discipline:

Chemistry

Sector:

Pharmaceuticals

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Enhancing exercise capacity and performance in elite Wheelchair Rugby athletes

This project aims to assess a number of novel exercise training techniques to improve exercise performance in elite Canadian Wheelchair Rugby athletes. The first training technique to be assessed is training in the heat, a condition that many Wheelchair Rugby players may have difficulty competing in, to lead to adaptations that will improve performance in the heat. The second is to train athletes using a combination of arm cycling and passive leg cycling to increase the hearts response to exercise and induce changes in heart structure & function and potentially exercise performance. Finally, we will examine how training respiratory muscles – which are weakened in many Wheelchair Rugby athletes – can benefit exercise performance among Team Canada athletes. Ultimately, the program aims to assist the Canadian National Wheelchair Rugby team achieve future Paralympic success.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Christopher West

Student:

Cameron Gee

Partner:

Canadian Sport Institute Pacific

Discipline:

Kinesiology

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Acoustic detection of fish presence and depth distribution at the FORCE tidal energy test site in the Bay of Fundy: assessing risk of interaction with tidal turbines

Tidal energy turbines are a new renewable energy technology that will be demonstrated at the FORCE test site in the Bay of Fundy. The potential negative effects of these turbines on fish are of high concern to industry, regulators, fishers, and other stakeholders. This research will use sonars attached to sensor platforms deployed on the sea floor at the FORCE tidal energy test site to evaluate the risk that tidal turbines pose to fish. Risk will be based on where fish are naturally located and where the turbines will be operating. We will also assess two different sonar types for monitoring effects on fish. The information produced by this work will directly inform the developers and regulators of this new industry and aid in developing monitoring guidelines for fish at tidal energy sites in Canada and abroad.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Anna Redden

Student:

Haley Viehman

Partner:

Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Alternative energy

University:

Acadia University

Program:

Accelerate

GCS (Ground Control Station) Ergonomic Research

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are known to have the ability to acquire large amounts of data from on-board devices such as sensors and cameras during flight. Majority of the data is typically stored on-board during a flight mission while a small amount of important data is transmitted to the Ground Control Station (GCS) over available communication links. The main role of the GCS is to control and monitor the UAV in flight, streaming a live video from the UAV cameras, and uploading new mission commands and setting parameters. Presagis is a global provider of commercial off-the-shelf advanced software tools for development of graphical interfaces for mission-critical avionics and embedded displays for UAVs. Using the available high-fidelity Presagis modeling, simulation and visualization software, the proposed project will improve the ergonomic of the existing GCS development tools and provide support for retrieving, verifying and analysis of data from highly sophisticated custom devices.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Joon Chung

Student:

Taiwo Amida

Partner:

Presagis Canada Inc

Discipline:

Aerospace studies

Sector:

Aerospace and defense

University:

Ryerson University

Program:

Accelerate

Minimizing crop stress with micronutrients: Agronomics

When plants are stressed they produce “reactive oxygen species” (ROS). Plants manage ROS with specific enzymes, many of which require micronutrients for activity. In the case of herbicide tolerant crops, the application of herbicide kills weeds in the crop but also stresses the crop for a time. The proposed work will test the hypothesis that crop plants will be better able to deal with stress resulting from herbicide application, when they are given additional micronutrients, in the form of Axter products spray-applied to crop leaves. The crops used in this work will be soybean and corn. The herbicide evaluated will be glyphosate. We will investigate the interaction between herbicide stress and micronutrients under field conditions. The results of this work will enhance our understanding of the mechanisms that underlie the efficacy of Axter products, leading to improved application of Axter products and development of improved formulations or products.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Donald Smith

Student:

Ameet Pall

Partner:

Axter Agroscience Inc

Discipline:

Forestry

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Up-regulation of the antigen presentation machinery in metastatic cancer using small molecules

As a primary cancer progresses to the deadliest form, metastatic cancer, the cells undergo several genetic and epigenetic alterations referred to as the metastatic gene signature. Part of a metastatic gene signature is the downregulation of genes associated with immune recognition, which can be seen in multiple cancer types as the down regulation of the antigen presentation machinery (APM). This internship project will contribute to the collaborative investigation of APM and its potential as future therapeutics in the prevention of cancer progression.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Wilfred Jefferies

Student:

Samantha Ellis

Partner:

BioMmune Technologies Inc

Discipline:

Genetics

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

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