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Lumiio – Maryam Ali & Christopher O’Leary

A Lumiio Project Management Intern is responsible for working with new and existing clients to understand their needs and provide guidance on registry development in association with the client success team. This intern will champion innovative operational strategies to improve the client success teams efficiency and ability to serve clients quickly and professionally.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Oleksiy Osiyevskyy

Student:

Partner:

Lumiio

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Construction Project Coordinator/ Project Management Innovation

Internship for Project Coordinating and Project Management of a Mechanical Contractor. This will give the to be determined intern lots of experience, along with learning some updated practices from the intern that we can introduce to our current model.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jason MacQueen

Student:

Partner:

Natik Projects (2007) Inc.

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure

University:

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Pharmaceutical development of a thermo-sensitive polymer for intrabladder delivery

Targeted delivery of drugs can reduce the side effects associated with oral delivery systems. The urethra provides easy access of therapeutic agents to the urinary bladder, an ideal organ for localized therapy for the treatment of bladder cancer, interstitial cystitis, overactive bladder, and chronic prostatitis. We propose a new therapeutic approach to increase the residency time and efficacy of the drugs by using biogradable polymers as a drug carrier, allowing a prolonged release of drugs in the bladder. In this project, we will prepare a series of such temperature-responsive polymers by controlling the chemical composition of the polymersand study their characteristics and performance. We will start with the polymers already approved by FDA for pharmaceutical use, and also compare with other biocompatible polymers developed in our labs. The pharmaceutical aspects of the polymer-drug systems will be evaluated at Pharmascience.
With the growing demand in the treatments of bladder cancer and other related health problems, the development of a biocompatible polymeric platform capable of releasing various drugs in the bladder should warrant the R&D investment in this project. TOBECONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Julian Zhu

Student:

Partner:

PharmaScience (St-Laurent, QC);PharmaScience (Montréal, QC)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Plans de conservation

Les stagiaires seront appelées à réaliser chacune un plan de conservation pour l’organisme à but non lucratif Nature Cantons-de-l’Est (NCE). À partir des données existantes dans la littérature ou auprès de gestionnaires de données, elles détermineront des cibles de conservation et de bien-être humain, identifieront menaces directes et indirectes pesant sur ces cibles, proposeront des stratégies qui se détailleront ensuite en termes d’objectifs et d’action puis établiront des plans de suivi et des plans opérationnels. Ces outils permettront à NCE, selon le cas, de mieux accompagner ses clients municipaux dans la conservation de leur milieux naturels ou comme outil de réflexion stratégie pour orienter tous les efforts de NCE à la grandeur de son territoire.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Patrick Bergeron

Student:

Partner:

Nature Cantons-de-l'Est

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Bishop's University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

AI-based virtual assistant for the insurance industry

The insurance industry is a competitive sector that is expected to account for 3.1 percent of Canada’s Gross Domestic Product in 2021. Leading insurers are investigating how machine learning (ML) may enhance company operations and customer satisfaction as clients become more selective about personalizing their insurance purchases to their particular needs. AI chatbots have the potential to significantly improve consumer satisfaction. Their primary goal is to assist consumers by answering questions. Chatbots may communicate with multiple users simultaneously and provide information within seconds. As a result, they are now widely used to enable companies and customers to communicate on websites and mobile messaging applications. In this project, we will develop an AI-based chatbot that will provide assistant, support and chatting services to potential customers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nashid Shahriar

Student:

Partner:

BlueCouch AI Inc.

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Finance and Insurance

University:

University of Regina

Program:

Accelerate

Optimization of production and purification of Bacillin 20 from Bacillus thuringiensis MS20 to produce cannabis

Bacillus thuringiensis MS 20 produces a peptide, Bacillin 20, that has been shown to improve crop stress tolerance, enhance plant growth, stimulate the production of phytohormones and modify the plant root systems for better uptake of water and nutrients. The purification of Bacillin 20 from microbial broth culture is affected by the organic compounds present in the growth media and as such decreases the overall peptide yield when subjected to various purification steps. The proposed work aims to modify microbiological growth media by using minimal medium salts with other additives followed by centrifugation and lyophilization of the cell-free supernatant (CFS). The concentrated extract will be further fractionated by Flash chromatography and C18 cartridges and Bacillin 20 purified. This work will eliminate the organic solvent-based extraction step involved in Bacillin 20 purification and will enhance the overall recovery and yield of Bacillin 20.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Donald Smith

Student:

Partner:

CXC

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Fire fuel connectivity in the WUI determined from lidar

Wildland fires in western Canada are increasing in intensity and the area burned due to extensive climate warming and drying. This has caused fires to become less predictable for fire management agencies, with up to $1 billion per year spent on fire mitigation strategies. As such, the methods used for fire reduction in Canada in the past are not appropriate for the current state of forests and urban encroachment into the wildland-urban interface. The combination of structural fuel attributes surrounding urban areas offers an opportunity for the intern to lead a project on wildland fire fuel connectivity adjacent to communities surrounded by three of Canada’s iconic montane national parks: Waterton, Banff, and Jasper using airborne lidar and field data. The objectives are to: a) use airborne lidar data to develop methods for classifying and quantifying fuel connectivity; and b) Quantify the spatial distribution and variability of fuel connectivity surrounding the WUI for each town and to compare between slope aspect (Waterton), in recently fire managed forests (Banff), and forests impacted by mountain pine beetle (Jasper). In addition, the intern will have an opportunity to conduct her own fieldwork within a team of students…

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Faculty Supervisor:

Laura Chasmer

Student:

Partner:

CESI École d'ingénieurs

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Environmental Science and Technology; Forestry; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

University of Lethbridge

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Investigation of the combination of the novel antibacterial agents (Combiotics) with azithromycin on Pseudomonas aeruginosa mice model lung infection

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common cause of infection in cystic fibrosis patients globally. However, the growing antibiotic resistance and the high cost of developing new antimicrobials emphasize the need for alternative approaches. While macrolide therapy has shown benefits, resistance to this treatment is on the rise, indicating the necessity for new agents. Plant-based compounds (PBCs), are being explored as a source of new antimicrobials due to their low toxicity and advantageous properties. In addition, metal-based antimicrobial agents (MABs) have been studied as effective infection control strategies. The Turner group has researched MBAs’ mechanisms, tolerance, and toxicity and the synergies between novel organic antimicrobials and metalloids. Metalloid and plant-based compounds also have demonstrated anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, which are crucial in respiratory infections. Therefore, the intern will focus on evaluating the combination effect of MBAs with different antimicrobials in a triple combination against P. aeruginosa, which has not yet been established.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Raymond Turner

Student:

Partner:

Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Pharmaceuticals; Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Rubber crumb-reinforced silicone elastomers

Even at end of life, automotive rubber is a very resilient product as shown by the difficulty in recycling/reusing rubber tires. Based on a technology to dissolve rubber tires developed in our lab, this project will seek to use “less chemistry” to create siliconized rubber crumb from used tires. The original quality of the automotive rubber will be maintained, but its ability to incorporate into silicone elastomers will be enhanced. Ms. Gellé will vary the type, quantity of silicone on the rubber crumb and then incorporate the crumb into different silicone rubbers at different quantities. Since rubber crumb is less that one tenth the cost of silicone, the product will be less expensive than pure silicone and make use of a difficult-to-manage raw material; used rubber tires.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Brook

Student:

Partner:

École nationale supérieure de chimie de Rennes

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Sustainability & the Environment; Manufacturing and Construction; Clean Technology

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Compost for disease suppression in fir seedlings (Abies spp.)

The Christmas tree industry in Canada produces about 2 million trees annually. More than 70% the annual harvest comes from the province of Quebec. However, Christmas tree farms in Quebec are losing many young trees to root dieback diseases caused by soil-borne fungi. An effective biological solution is to mix disease-suppressive compost with soil before planting the young Christmas trees. Disease-suppressive compost contains a complex microbiome that protects the tree while inhibiting the growth of fungal pathogens. The study uses genomic procedures to identify the microorganisms that are more abundant in disease-suppressive composts, for which a beneficial effect has been documented for Christmas trees. This will provide a reliable diagnostic assay of the disease-suppressive power of composts for young trees. Christmas tree growers will use this information to purchase and apply the best disease-suppressive compost to promote the growth of seedlings in the nursery and in the plantation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Joann Whalen

Student:

Partner:

Downey Tree Farm and Nursery

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Thermal system design and verification for the high-altitude balloon payloads

Maintaining all of the equipment in the payload designed for space/near-space operation is a challenge. Because there is insufficient air in the high-altitude environment, the only way to remove heat from sensitive equipment is through conduction and radiation cooling. Other stringent constraints for such payloads, including power consumption, size limitation, and weight limitation, require thermal engineering to be integrated as part of the overall payload design and construction. The intern student will pursue the thermal design of a balloon-borne payload, EXCITE, as part of StarSpec Technologies. The intern will learn thermal software to simulate the near- space environment and evaluate the developed models with test data from the thermal-vacuum test, where the entire payload will be put under the near-space environment. This intern program will benefit StarSpec as the program aims to develop streamlined methods to incorporate thermal design and mitigation plans.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nahee Park

Student:

Partner:

StarSpec Technologies Inc.

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

WATER-BASED SYNTHESIS OF AMINO-FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS

Polymeric materials are used for personal care products, drugs, tissues, organs, sensors, batteries, coatings among numerous applications. Currently, these products are made in organic solvents (e.g., methanol, butanol), which are toxic and incompatible for human use. Therefore, there is a need to make these products in water, which is biocompatible and environmentally friendly for use. My research investigates water-soluble polymeric materials of various architectures. The mass production of these materials will make these products accessible to the public. Water-soluble materials make the world greener and can replace products from these solvents.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robin Hutchinson

Student:

Partner:

Slovak Academy of Sciences

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Technology; Advanced Manufacturing

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

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