Innovative Projects Realized

Measuring International Entrepreneurial Competency

This important research project seeks to a) engage graduate students from National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in an immersive entrepreneurial experience in Toronto, Canada in the fields of advanced computing, clean technologies and scientific innovation and b) measure the development of international entrepreneurial competencies impacted by this experiential learning. Students will complete an internship with either Raven or Shiphrah Biomedical. They will participate in a variety of structured entrepreneurial learning activities and will work with these start-up employers to learn about Canadian entrepreneurial innovation firsthand. Their research projects will support the two start-up companies to create evidence and launch their products to market. The findings of the international entrepreneurship highway evaluation will significantly inform future international entrepreneurial programming, which is hypothesized to lead to increased entrepreneurial activities in Canada and by Canadian overseas.

Donation Campaign, Spring Fund Raiser, and Open House

During COVID the CLSA was closed with no revenue generated for two years. Despite the lack of revenue, there were substantial expenses to cover. CLSA needs to generate additional operating revenue through a well-planned and executed donation campaign. In addition, more members mean additional revenue so we are planning a large open house in August to entice more people to join. We will also be extending our original video project to include additional documentation of our Members’ stories. Our intern will take join the Marketing and Communications Coordinator to execute these projects.

Enhancing Employee Retention and Community Partnerships in the City of Kingston

Workforce retention and talent attraction are critical components for any organization, as are partner relationships. This research will help the City of Kingston better understand the needs of both their workforce and their partners and will identify their needs and gaps. User profiles will be created to help fully understand the workforce – what attracts them to the City of Kingston and what makes them stay. An inventory of partners will be created to better understand what knowledge gaps exist within the City’s workforce – what are they relying on partners for and are there areas in which the City needs to expand. Recommendations for building and maintaining successful relationships will be created and will help the City of Kingston grow and thrive as a municipality.

Rational Design of Porous Carbon Anodes for Low-Cost Batteries

Chemical modification of Switchable Coordination Compounds

Tuning of adaptive immune responses by TNF at the level of C-type lectin receptor expression

Biomarkers and mechanisms in depression

Quantitative Raman spectroscopy and staining to quantify chromatin condensation of individual sperm

Laser spectroscopy of atomic hydrogen and deuterium

An Internship in the field of Optics for autonomus driving- Camera Calibration, Night vision & AI

A new paradigm for scalable ultra low-power information transport without moving electrons

Mechanisms driving early T follicular helper cell fate decisions