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Experimental Investigation of Two-phase Flow through Airlift Pump System

Myera Group has developed an innovative, modular tank design for aquaculture that provides opportunities for targeted feeding, medication, and environmental control. This novel design uses an airlift pumping mechanism to control water velocity for optimising fish health through exercise, while simultaneously promoting gas exchange and removal of waste with built-in fail safes and redundancies. The airlift pump geometry and air flow rates that provide optimal tank circulation velocities, gas exchange, and waste removal are not yet known. In this project, advanced flow measurement techniques will be used to develop scientific understand of liquid and gas phases in airlift pumping system and develop comprehensive databases that will facilitate development of reliable numerical models. These models will enable engineers to design optimal airlift pumps and recirculating tanks. The interns will gain experience of applying advanced measurement techniques to conduct research in complex two-phase flows. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mark F Tachie

Student:

Partner:

Myera Nu-Agri-Nomics Group Canada Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Determination of nutritional values of freeze-dried berry products

Berries are rich sources of nutrients that can offer health benefits to consumers. Short growing season and shelf life are limit factors and a large amount of fresh berries have to be processed. Freeze drying is a rapid and low-temperature technique that can maximally retain the nutritional values and flavors of berry products. The influence of freeze drying on nutritional values of berries is not fully characterized yet. The objective of this research is to investigate the correlation of manufacturing conditions with nutritional values of the finial berry products. Antioxidant capacity and contents of bioactive compounds, including polyphenols, flavonoids, anthocyanins and vitamins of freeze-dried berries will be determined. The outcome of this work aids in the optimization of industrial production of freeze-dried berry products

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Faculty Supervisor:

Xiaonan Lu

Student:

Partner:

Vancouver Freeze Dry Ltd.

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture and Food

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

The Perceived Use of Electronic Identification-Based Wearables in Medication Administration in Long-Term Care

Medication errors are common in long-term care homes, as older adults are at an increased-risk of experiencing medication errors. Additionally, most older adults living in long-term care homes have dementia, and few can identify themselves; this increases the risk of a medication error. Tap2Tag Medical Ltd. offers the Tap2Tag Medical Alert Bracelet. The bracelet encompasses a personal health record which, once ‘tapped’ by a smartphone, loads a ‘profile’ onto the web browser of the phone. Essentially, the wearable speaks for the individual as the profile can communicate the person’s name, medication allergies, etc.
The purpose of this research project is to understand whether the Tap2Tag Medical Alert Bracelet can help aide nurses limit the amount of medication errors. This is an observational study that seeks to understand whether these bracelets could help, or hinder care staff. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Norman Archer

Student:

Partner:

Tap2Tag Canada

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

SOLVENT AIDED-WATER PRESSURE-CYCLING (SA-WPC) PROCESS IN THE THIN POST-CHOPS RESERVOIRS

Western Canada has vast heavy oil deposits in many thin heavy oil reservoirs with less than 10-m main pay zones. The cold heavy oil production with sand (CHOPS) is the primary production process for the heavy oil reservoirs. However, a typical CHOPS process can recover only 5?15% of the initial oil-in-place and waterflooding has had a limited success. The primary objective of this research project is to explore and optimize a novel solvent-aided water injection strategy, namely, solvent aided-water pressure-cycling (SA-WPC, especially CO2-WPC) process, which promotes the sand production and enhances the heavy oil recovery. The SA-WPC process restores the reservoir productivity by re-pressurizing the reservoir and dissolving the injected solvent into the heavy oil. Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC) will directly benefit from this research project by facilitating the practical oilfield applications of the optimized SA-WPC process in many thin post-CHOPS reservoirs. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Peter Yongan Gu

Student:

Partner:

Petroleum Technology Research Centre

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Regina

Program:

Accelerate

Minéralisations aurifères liées à des intrusions tonalitiques archéennes dans la zone centrale de la ceinture de roche verte Lower Eastmain (Baie James)

La région de Baie James au Québec est une zone où l’exploration est en plein essor car elle l’a peu été et présente un potentiel minier florissant notamment dans le secteur de l’Or. Afin de faciliter l’exploration il est nécessaire de mieux comprendre l’environnement géologique de la région et le contexte de mise en place des minéralisations. Cette étude en partenariat avec la compagnie d’exploration Dios va permettre d’approfondir les connaissances sur les styles de minéralisations et d’établir un guide de prospection pour les prochaines campagnes dans cette région. L’étude permettra aussi de pouvoir comparer ces minéralisations qui sont liées à des tonalites avec celles déjà connues (Abitibi par exemple) et déterminer s’il y a un lien génétique.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michel Jebrak

Student:

Partner:

Exploration Dios Inc

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Mining

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Magnetotelluric exploration at the Canoe Reach geothermal prospect

Geothermal energy extracts heat from the ground which can be used directly, or converted into electricity. In a geothermal power plant hot water is extracted from an underground reservoir with a borehole, and geophysics is used to locate these reservoirs. In the planned research, a geophysical method called magnetotellurics (MT) will be used to image the subsurface of a geothermal prospect at Canoe Reach in British Columbia. This method measures the electrical resistivity of the subsurface and can detect locations where hot water is present. In this project, the intern will work with the partner organization to collect MT data on a grid of points and then a computer program will be used to generate an image of the subsurface, in a similar way to the use of X-rays in medical imaging. The model will be interpreted using other geological data. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Martyn Unsworth

Student:

Partner:

Borealis Geopower Inc

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Utilities

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Protection and control of hybrid LCC-VSC multi-terminal HVDC transmission systems against DC faults

Two High Voltage DC (HVDC) transmission technologies, the mature Line Commutated Converter (LCC) and newer Voltage Source Converter (VSC) technologies have their own pros and cons. For a HVDC transmission system carrying power from a single generation center to multiple load centers, by using a multi-terminal LCC-VSC type hybrid HVDC configuration, advantages of both technologies can be exploited. There is also the possibility of tapping into existing point-to-point LCC transmission lines using this hybrid configuration to supply intermediate locations. Despite the apparent benefits, hybrid LCC-VSC multi-terminal topology is not well understood. Thus, this study aims to understand the DC side fault behavior of a hybrid LCC-VSC multi-terminal HVDC transmission system, and develop a satisfactory protection methodology that can retain high reliability. TO BE CONTD

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Faculty Supervisor:

Athula Rajapakse

Student:

Partner:

Manitoba Hydro

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Utilities

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

GIF Tools II – Advanced GeoPhysical Inversion

Over the past 25 years researchers at the UBC Geophysical Inversion Facility (GIF) have generated forward modelling and inversion codes that deal with most types of data of interest to a consortium of mining companies. This proposal moves the research to applications in their corporate environments, and to advance the tools and understanding about how to use the research to date in an efficient manner to extract maximum information from their geophysical data. GIFtools, the computing software for carrying out advanced inversion, was developed for this purpose. This proposal will: (i) undertake further research and development of GIFtools as a computing environment to carry out advanced forward modelling and inversion of geophysical data; and further research and development of methodologies and inversion techniques to interpret magnetic data contaminated with remanence.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Douglas Oldenburg;Eldad Haber

Student:

Partner:

Anglo American Exploration;Barrick Gold Corporation (Toronto, ON);BHP Canada Inc.;Glencore Canada Corporation - Raglan Mine;Glencore Canada Corporation;BC Works Rio Tinto;Vale Canada;Teck Resources Ltd (Vancouver, BC)

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Mining; Information and Communications Technology

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Business Technology Management (BTM) Body of Knowledge (BOK)

Business Technology Management (BTM) is a rapidly emerging trans-disciplinary research area and professional discipline in Business Administration. It seeks to provide an integrated framework for the strategic use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the digital transformation of organizations. This research project will develop the first BTM Body of Knowledge (BOK) and provide a systematic, exhaustive, and evolving framework for professional practice standards. An innovative Semantic Web application will be developed to enable a highly structured and well-indexed contents. It will help make BTM job knowledge easily accessible, customizable, and reusable for decision-making by professionals, employers, higher education, and other associations involved with IT-related standards, certification, and accreditation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Stéphane Gagnon

Student:

Partner:

Information Technology Association of Canada (Mississauga, ON);TechNation

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Université du Québec en Outaouais

Program:

Accelerate

Understanding the role of trees and topography in determining power outage frequency across London, ON

While trees are regularly maintained to prevent damage from branches to power lines, power outages caused by vegetation still occur, and these outages are more common in some areas of London than in others. This work will correlate tree species-specific growth rates, tree species distribution maps, and topographical maps with the frequency of vegetation-related power outages across London, ON to determine potential drivers of tree growth (such as species identity, tree size, and indices of water availability) that should be accounted for in future vegetation maintenance plans. The potential of incorporating this key information into one interactive electronic platform that also captures the activities and observations of the forestry team would be a valuable asset to London Hydro. This tool would be the foundation of a continuously improving Vegetation Management Plan that would ultimately reduce the potential risk to reliability and safety and increase operating efficiency. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Danielle Way

Student:

Partner:

London Hydro Inc;Western University

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Utilities

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

Tracking the effects of neonicotinoid insecticides on migratory birds

Declines in migratory bird populations have been linked to a range of complex environmental factors, including the dramatic increase in application of neurotoxic neonicotinoid insecticides in recent decades. Neonicotinoids are used as seed treatments in a wide variety of Canadian crops, and consumption of treated seeds could result in poor navigation and migration delays in migratory birds. However, the influence of insecticides on cognition and patterns of movement is poorly understood. To assess whether neonicotinoids affect the ability of birds to successfully migrate, we will use Bird Studies Canada’s (BSC) automated tracking network (Motus) to track seed-eating migratory birds experimentally exposed to environmentally relevant concentrations of neonicotinoids during spring migration. This work will contribute to BSC’s mandate to conserve Canadian birds through sound science by tracking priority species and conducting research on population threats. This project will also advance the application of Motus to derive location and orientation of migratory movements.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Christy Morrissey

Student:

Partner:

Birds Canada (ON)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Environmental Science and Technology; Sustainability & the Environment; Life Sciences (not health)

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

Improved Plastic to Oil Pyrolysis Process Technology with Advanced Plasma Technology

The field of plastic waste management is essential for sustainable society that utilizes plastic waste for energy production. Land filing and incineration of plastic waste has large environmental impacts due to GHG emissions. Thus, pyrolysis is considered a low environmental impact process with high value end products. RF thermal plasma technology will help reduce operating cost, cleaner thermal source, shorten reaction time and provide high quality hydrocarbon gasoline and diesel. The research project involves developing a highly efficient RF thermal plasma system that can work in pyrolysis reactors. The partner organisation will start to utilize thermal plasma systems in their chemical reactors and drive the waste management industry forward by reducing operating cost of plastic to oil.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hossam Gaber

Student:

Partner:

Pro-Flange Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Program:

Accelerate

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