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Engineering - chemical / biological

Assessing the Marine Environment for Compensation after a Ship-source Oil Spill has Occurred

The International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds) was established in 1971, in order to minimize the externalities of the marine shipping industry. The IOPC Funds provide financial compensation for oil pollution damage that occurs in Member States, resulting from spills of persistent oil from tankers. Since their establishment the Funds have been involved in 149 incidents of varying sizes around the world. Canada is a Member State to the IOPC Funds, and the current approach the IOPC Funds take to evaluating environmental damage for compensation after a ship-source oil spill has occurred is the subject of controversy, leading some critics to assert that the current approach Canada takes to assessing environmental damage caused by ship-source oil spills is limited (Wang & Faure, 2008, Amos & Miron, 2013). In order to address this assertion, this research will explore the challenges associated with assessing environmental damage in the case of ship-source oil spills, and examine the current compensation scheme in Canada. This research will also explore alternatives to the current Canadian scheme that could be of interest to the tanker safety discourse in Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Aldo Chircop

Student:

Kayla Glynn

Partner:

Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping Society

Discipline:

Law

Sector:

Management of companies and enterprises

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Cost, Energy and Hygrothermal Performance Optimization of Building Envelope Systems for Net-Zero-Ready Buildings

This research will help Innovation Building Group to optomize design details for proposed net-zero energy buildings in Golden, BC. The focus of the research is on comparing the costs of envelope design details with the expected energy savings. This will allow the most economical decisions to be made, which will mean that the best building can be built for the budget. We will accomplish this by creating an energy model of the base building. Details will be changed one by one, and the resulting change in total energy use can be attributed to the design detail. An example of a research goal is to determine the type and thickness of insulation in the walls which will deliver the largest net benefit. The research will also include examining the durability of the recommendations, and the recommended wall systems will be tested for moisture performance.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Fitsum Tariku

Student:

Byron Enns

Partner:

Innovation Building Group Inc

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Alternative energy

University:

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Program:

Accelerate

An antioxidant nutraceutical from apple peels

Exposure to diagnostic imaging techniques such as X-ray and CT scan could cause DNA damage in our body leading to cancer. We wish to develop a unique antioxidant formula to avoid the risk of cancer. Apple peel has some unique and strong antioxidants called flavonoids. Our aim of this project is to examine whether apple flavonoids could contribute to the protection against DNA damage. We will use a carcinogen-induced experimental method using human cells to assess test compounds for protecting DNA damage. The will compare the effect of apple flavonoids to other commercially available antioxidants as well. The expected outcome is to develop a pill using apple flavonoids.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Vasantha Rupasinghe

Student:

Cijo George Vazhappilly

Partner:

Apple Valley Foods Inc

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Alberta Diversification and Organizational Resilience Project

The aim of this project is to research and develop tools to assess and aid the diversification of organizations in the province of Alberta. Alberta is rich in resources, both tangible and intangible. Nevertheless, the price of oil, Alberta’s dependence on this tangible resource and related service have skewed the Province’s investment and entrepreneurial profile. There is a call from private and public sectors to once again diversify the production and service base of the Province’s economy.
In order to help address this diversification issue, we hope to: a) develop an analytic tool to measure diversification over time across the various sectors of the economy, b) identify some mechanisms used in similar economies, and our own, for diversifying; and c) create a small “data bank” of organizations that are able to adapt to the economic shocks (resilient organizations). In this way, we can bolster the Alberta Council of Technologies overall mission to identify new economic opportunities for organizations and employees.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Devereaux Jennings

Student:

Youngbin Joo

Partner:

Alberta Council of Technologies Society

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Oil and gas

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Multidisciplinary Framework for Optimization of a Wingbox

Over the past 10 years, the commercial aircraft market has seen almost a tripling in the number of players while business aircraft manufacturers around the world have filled or narrowed segment gaps with clean sheet or major derivative products. In this new reality, product differentiation is becoming extremely challenging and gaining a distinct advantage in aircraft performance, through weight in particular, is paramount. Aircrafts are composed of highly complex systems and their design puts great strain on engineers’ creativity. Existing CAD systems can help them to a certain extent; but they remain passive tools relying mainly on the engineering designer’s knowledge. Therefore, new intelligent solutions that assist engineers using design automation are highly desirable. This project aims to deliver an automated and collaborative set-up for aircraft structural definition in preliminary design, for either a metallic or a composite structure, using a best in class airframe design. The project will not only address automation and optimization of such a process, but aims to improve the definition and usage of the simulation model at the core the key disciplines involved: the global finite element model of the entire aircraft. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mostafa El Sayed

Student:

Mostafa Abdelfattah

Partner:

Bombardier Aerospace

Discipline:

Aerospace studies

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

Environmental Monitoring Protocols for Phosphorus Monitoring in the Georgian Bay Biosphere Re

The research project as suggested by Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve (UNESCO designated site) is to assess their current Nutrient Monitoring Protocols, with specific emphasis on Phosphorus Monitoring. Phosphorus plays a crucial role in water quality and ecosystem function, and therefore requires further research into methods of environmental monitoring. The aim is to identify what additional water quality tests would need to be included in protocols to most effectively determine stressors and/or indicators related to elevated total phosphorus concentrations. The research projects includes an academic review of current literature related to nutrient monitoring, field testing protocols, analyzing current protocols, as well as a final report of suggested amendments to protocols presented to GBBR and stakeholders.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Graham Whitelaw

Student:

Emily Corbett

Partner:

Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Management of companies and enterprises

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

Geology and Geochemistry of the Laird Lake Property, Red Lake Greenstone Belt, Ontario

Shear zone-hosted, or orogenic, gold deposits are a significant mineral resource in the Superior Province of Canada. This study will investigate the nature and genesis of gold mineralisation in the Red Lake area of the Uchi subprovince. Recent exploration by Bounty Gold Corp. has identified Au mineralisation in the Laird Lake area close to the giant deposits of Red lake. This study will characterise the nature and tectonic setting of the host rocks to the mineralisation in order to provide a framework for subsequent studies into the Au-bearing fluids themselves. The mineralisation will be investigated using a combination of mapping, petrology, alteration studies and isotope work (Sm-Nd, O and H). Results from this study will be compared to orogenic gold deposits in Canada and Australia leading to significant advances in our understanding of this deposit type and the development of new exploration models

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Faculty Supervisor:

Peter Hollings

Student:

Brigitte Gelinas

Partner:

Bounty Gold Corp

Discipline:

Geography / Geology / Earth science

Sector:

Mining and quarrying

University:

Lakehead University

Program:

Accelerate

LearnCloud: Crowdsourcing Educational Content for Syrian Refugee Children

Over half of the 1.8 billion school-aged children in the world lack access to basic education. The situation becomes worse in war-torn countries as conflicts in the Middle East, and in particular Syria, escalate. It is estimated that over 2.6 million Syrian children have not been in school for over three years. Thus, the proposed research project aims to alleviate this humanitarian crisis by investigating methodologies and best practices for crowdsourcing educational content for children in conflict zones. Through this project, the intern will further her technical skills, as well as obtain a better understanding of innovative educational delivery. The results from this research will provide The Rumie Initiative (partner) a better understanding of Syrian education needs and streamline content creation activities for their digital educational device.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Claus Rinner

Student:

Victoria Fast

Partner:

Rumie Initiative

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Ryerson University

Program:

Accelerate

Is no news bad news? An investigation of local news poverty in Canada

Upheavals in the news industry have sparked concerns about the availability of local news, particularly in smaller cities, suburban municipalities and rural areas. This project will make it possible to launch/moderate a crowd-sourced national map that tracks local news outlet launches/losses/service cuts over time; analyze data from a survey that asked voters in eight Canadian communities if local media equipped them with sufficient news/information to cast an informed vote for their local MP in the 2015 federal election; and analyze social media/daily coverage in the same eight communities to identify/compare the availability of news/information about the local races for MPs. The results will benefit the project partner by informing the advocacy of Canadian Journalists for Free Expression in support of freedom of expression and access to information. The map will help quantify the extent to which access to local news/information and a range of diverse voices is available and identify the type of media/regions hardest hit by news industry retrenchment. The survey/content analysis results will fill a gap in Canadian research on whether and how the critical information needs of communities are being addressed.

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Faculty Supervisor:

April Lindgren

Student:

Avneet Dhillon

Partner:

Canadian Journalists for Free Expression

Discipline:

Journalism / Media studies and communication

Sector:

Management of companies and enterprises

University:

Ryerson University

Program:

Accelerate

Restoration Research on Kelp Forest Habitats in the Salish Sea

Kelp beds are marine sanctuaries, providing some of the most productive ecosystems on the planet and serving as critical habitat and refuge for many species, including juvenile salmon. Recently, declines in kelp populations have been reported by several groups including fisherman and kelp harvesters in the Pacific Northwest. However, the extent and cause of this habitat loss is unknown. It is thought that an increase in stressors associated with climate change (rising ocean temperatures or acidification) is a major contributor. Thus, if lost habitats are to be restored, populations that are resilient to these stressors would be the best to use because they are most likely to survive. In this project we are estimating the extent of kelp forest cover/loss in the Salish Sea, identifying populations capable of growing under stressful conditions, and comparing growth and survival at sites currently under restoration.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sherryl Bisgrove

Student:

Braeden Schiltroth

Partner:

Pacific Salmon Foundation

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Sports and recreation

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Color management for ultra-bright conditions in OLED Displays

The objective of the proposed research project is to develop a realistic color appearance model based on the human visual system’s functioning that addresses the issue of reflections under high luminance levels. This will be incorporated into algorithms used in the color reproduction and retargeting algorithms of OLED displays. This model should give rise to reduced power consumption in OLED displays, while maintaining a high perceived quality of images. The project will also explore the effect of display reflections from OLED screens. The project will entail an evaluation and comparison of color gamuts on conventional LED and OLED displays, the development of solutions to use the OLED color gamut potential for power saving in ultra-bright conditions. The project will benefit Irystec in their development of color management solutions for mobile and tablet based computer displays.

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Faculty Supervisor:

James Clark

Student:

Mehdi Rezagholizadeh

Partner:

Irystec Software Inc

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Digital media

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Meander Belt Delineation Procedure: An evaluation of current practices in Southern Ontario

Meander belt delineation is required as part of planning and development policies and species at risk legislation. The ultimate goal of the delineation procedure is to reduce loss or damage of property, limit development encroachment, and protect natural areas or sensitive habitat along river systems. In partnership with Beacon Environmental Ltd., an environmental consulting company located in Guelph, Ontario, the goal of this research is to evaluate current practices of meander belt delineation in Southern Ontario. Although there is a very extensive literature on meander morphology, evolution and mechanics, very little of it is concerned with the prediction and variables controlling meander belt development. Current procedures for land planning and conservation utilize site-specific historical migration assessments or empirical equations developed from rivers outside Ontario, which differ, from geomorphic conditions and river types in southern Ontario. Consequently, the reliability of these procedures is in doubt. Using a sample of river reaches in the Credit River system, Ontario, the project will develop new empirical relations between belt width, and independent variables known to affect meander dynamics. The objective is to propose recommendations for modifications of existing meander belt delineation procedures.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Peter Ashmore

Student:

Julia Howett

Partner:

Beacon Environmental Ltd

Discipline:

Geography / Geology / Earth science

Sector:

Management of companies and enterprises

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

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