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Le contrôle moteur étudié chez le rongeur par une analyse cinématique 3D

Nous étudions les mécanismes de la récuperation motrice chez le rongeur, où nous développons des systèmes intégrés d’intervention par neuromodulation du cerveau et de la moelle épinière. M. Ferotin mettra en œuvre un pipeline d’analyse cinématique 3D basé sur trois caméras positionnées autour d’une plate-forme comportementale, où le contrôle du mouvement des membres antérieurs du rat est évalué. La tâche de collecte de granules de nourriture à travers une fenêtre à fente nous permet de disséquer les composantes les plus fines du contrôle moteur des membres antérieurs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marco Bonizzato

Student:

Partner:

École Centrale de Lyon

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Étude comparative de modèles de segmentation d’instances de légumes

Pour résoudre une problématique liée à l’analyse d’images en temps réel, Lapalme Gestion Conception Mécanique recherche un algorithme d’intelligence artificielle qui soit performant dans un contexte de tâches agricoles. Cependant, malgré la grande quantité de recherche faite en intelligence artificielle, l’évaluation de modèles sur des données agricoles est plutôt rare. Ce projet vise donc à effectuer une étude comparative de l’efficacité de modèles de segmentation d’instances sur les images de légumes de Lapalme Gestion Conception Mécanique. Cette recherche contribuera à augmenter les connaissances dans le domaine de l’apprentissage profond en fournissant un comparatif quant à l’applicabilité de modèles de segmentation d’instances à des données agricoles.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Brahim Chaib-draa

Student:

Partner:

Lapalme Gestion Conception Mécanique

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Combining net ecosystem CO2 exchange and soil CO2 efflux measurements to partition ecosystem respiration in a mixed wood forest

Most forests slow down climate warming by removing CO2 from the atmosphere and storing it in biomass and soils. However, how much CO2 they remove depends on how much CO2 different forest compartments (vegetation and soils) take up from or release to the atmosphere. New sensor technologies have been developed allowing year-round measurements of CO2 release from soils and overall forest-atmosphere CO2 exchange. We will use state-of-the-art soil CO2 flux sensors to measure how much CO2 release from soils in an Acadian forest ecosystem contribute to the overall CO2 exchange. We will track how the contributions from individual forest compartments change over the course of autumn and early winter in response to falling leaves and beginning of the snow cover period. Benefits to the partner organisation Eosense Inc. include the collection of testing and measurement data from the innovative soil sensors for further Research and Development and photos and information material for marketing and sales purposes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Manuel Helbig

Student:

Partner:

Eosense

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Research and Development of Ultra-portable Modulus Structures

Canada is considered to be one of the leading nations in nature conservation. Greenheart specializes in the design and construction of aerial trails. University of British Columbia (UBC) is a world renowned institute for structural engineering research. This Mitacs Intern Program is intended to create a robust research program that allows UBC researchers to collaborate with Greenheart to design ultra-portable, reconfigurable and lightweight structures which can be used for education, enjoyment, promotion and preservation of our environment. The program will consist of extensive array of analytical simulations, experimental testing and design optimizations. Upon successful implementation of the research, the program will train multiple highly qualified personnel with vital scientific and business skills that will further strengthen Canada’s position in pioneering engineering research and continue Canada’s leadership in nature conservation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tony Yang

Student:

Partner:

Greenheart Canopy Walkway Company Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Secwe´pemc-led monitoring and restoration in fire-adapted landscapes: revitalizing roles as yecwmi´nmen

This project is in partnership with the Secwepemcúl’ecw Restoration and Stewardship Society, founded by eight Secwépemc First Nations to advance Secwépemc-led restoration and sustainable stewardship of lands and resources throughout Secwepecúl’ecw (the traditional territory of the Secwépemc Nation). Guided by the Secwépemc concept of ‘walking on two legs’, our project advances a novel pathway of Indigenous-led monitoring and restoration in BC’s fire-affected and fire-adapted landscapes. Through interdisciplinary and Indigenous-led research we will work with Secwépemc Elders, heritage keepers and natural resource and cultural heritage staff to achieve three interconnected objectives. Specifically, we will document the effects of wildfire and post-fire forest recovery activities on traditional foods and medicines; develop a culturally relevant framework, including protocols, for monitoring cultural heritage resources and to promote Secwépemc participation in forest stewardship; and revitalize Secwépemc knowledge and practices of fire and plant stewardship in order to inform alternative forest management and restoration strategies. By walking on two legs, our project will also respectfully draw on both Secwépemc knowledges and western sciences in service of elevating Secwépemc stewardship goals and supporting Secwépemc communities (re)assert jurisdiction over cultural heritage management throughout their territories.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lori Daniels

Student:

Partner:

Secwepemcúl'ecw Restoration and Stewardship Society

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Sustainability & the Environment; Social Innovation; Agriculture and Food

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Elevate

Aluminum and water process for sustainable cogeneration hydrogen, high-purity alumina and heat

There is an urgent need for carbon free sources of energy to mitigate the climate change effects. Hydrogen is a very promising fuel to transition to climate-friendly energy and sustainable energy future. However, most hydrogen is produced from carbon sources and thus undesired emissions are unavoidable during the production. One key solution is to use extract hydrogen by reacting metal powders with water. In this research, aluminum and iron powders are used to cogenerate hydrogen and high-purity alumina in a carbon neutral process. This process contributes to the goal for a net-zero emission economy in Canada by 2050.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Reza Kholghy

Student:

Partner:

GH Power

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Clean Technology; Green/Alternative Energy; Technology

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Elevate

The effects of COVID-19 mediated reduction of human recreation on the movement ecology of southern mountain caribou.

Southern mountain caribou inhabit high elevation forests and parkland in late winter when snow depth facilitates access to arboreal lichens, their preferred winter food source. Use of these habitats coincides with human recreational use of these same areas by helicopter skiing, commercial backcountry skiing and snowmobiling (backcountry recreation).
The COVID-19 related travel restrictions implemented in 2021 resulted in the cessation (heli-skiing) or severe reduction in human recreational use of these environments. Our research will examine whether home range size, movement metrics and habitat use differed between years when backcountry recreation was occurring normally (2019 and 2020), the ‘anthropause’ period (2021) and the period after the COVID-19 related travel restrictions were lifted (2022).
Understanding the effects of human disturbance on this species will inform management decisions around recreational tenure management in BC.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Noonan

Student:

Partner:

Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Program:

Accelerate

From ‘salmon management’ to ‘salmon caretaking’: a collaborative, two-eyed seeing, rights-based approach to salmon conservation

Via a collaborative research project with the Dandzen Development Ltd. Partnership, we seek to improve conservation of ts’emen (sockeye) and jâs (Chinook) salmon along the Fraser and Chilko Rivers. The Gwets’en Nilt’i Pathway Agreement between the T?ilhqot’in Nations, the Government of Canada, and the Government of BC only considers the input from the T?ilhqot’in on salmon management when they are within T?ilhqot’in territory, although salmon spend most of their lives migrating between freshwater spawning grounds and the Pacific Ocean. There is an urgent need for a rights-based approach to salmon management that addresses threats to salmon throughout their life cycles, as well as to understand who benefits from the TNG’s stewardship of salmon rearing in their territories. Beginning in 2022, I will work with Dandzen and Dr. Andrea Reid at UBC to address these problems by (1) tracking who is catching T?ilhqot’in salmon and where; (2) identifying and calculating the cumulative effects of threats facing T?ilhqot’in salmon populations throughout their entire life cycles; and, (3) measuring salmon and ecosystem health in ways that recognizes relationships between people, culture, and salmon, and improves measurements of salmon biodiversity so that they are representative of T?ilhqot’in understandings.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Andrea Reid

Student:

Partner:

Dandzen

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Aquaculture and Fishing; Agriculture and Food; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Elevate

Optimized lighting to increase THC yield and phytochemical uniformity in Cannabis sativa

Cannabinoid uniformity is paramount to cannabis product quality and marketability. The objective of this study is to compare and evaluate two overhead lighting strategies to maximize yield and THC content in cannabis plants. The experiment will be replicated three times. This study will benefit the partner organization by determining which lighting strategy is superior for increasing THC content in cannabis biomass in their production facility.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mark Lefsrud

Student:

Partner:

MTL Cannabis

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Cannabis

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Influence du dopage ionique des résidus de bauxite dans le cadre du projet GéoDétox

Les résidus de bauxite sont des déchets générés en grande quantité lors de la production d’aluminium. Ils sont souvent déposés dans des bassins de sédimentation engendrant ainsi de sérieux impacts environnementaux et économiques. L’utilisation de ces déchets pas ou peu valorisés pour l’élaboration des produits à haute valeur ajoutée est encouragé par l’entreprise Rio Tinto qui vise à réduire son impact sur l’environnement. L’adsorption est une technique simple, efficace et rentable, mais dépend essentiellement de la qualité du matériau utilisé. Dans cette optique, le présent projet permet de vérifier l’efficacité des résidus de bauxite à éliminer des différents contaminants tel que les pesticides et les antibiotiques.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Claudiane Ouellet-Plamondon

Student:

Partner:

Rio Tinto Alcan (Jonquière, QC)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Mining; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Caractérisation non-destructive d’un matériau composite bio-sourcé

Il existe peu de données publiées sur les propriétés des matériaux composites, notamment à cause de la complexité des essais à réaliser pour les caractériser, ce qui rend difficile la modélisation de leur comportement mécanique. Dans ce contexte, une méthode d’essai non destructive pourrait s’avérer particulièrement intéressante afin de caractériser les matériaux composites et d’en apprendre plus sur leur comportement complexe. Le projet proposé s’intéressera spécifiquement à utiliser l’essai de résonance par impact sur un matériau composite. Une modélisation numérique sera réalisée à partir des résultats des essais réalisés en laboratoire et dans l’objectif de simuler d’autres types de chargements. Enfin, des outils informatiques seront développés pour améliorer l’acquisition et le traitement des signaux expérimentaux ainsi que l’analyse de ceux-ci.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jean-Claude Carret

Student:

Partner:

Universidade Federal do Ceará

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Using VHF telemetry to inform nest-site-selection of western painted turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii) in the Kootenay region of British Columbia

The purpose of this project is to study the behaviour of western painted turtles during the nesting season. These species are currently in decline in British Columbia due to urbanization and a loss of nesting habitat. In recent years, the construction of man-made nesting beaches has been widely used in an effort to help this species. These man-made nesting sites are meant to increase the amount of nesting habitat and therefore increase the likelihood of the nest to be successful Recent trends, however, have suggested that these man-made beaches may actually increase nest predation, and decrease the number of turtles that hatch the following year, since all of the nests are in one location. This study will assess the nesting behaviour of turtles in wetlands with and without man-made nesting beaches to determine if man-made nesting beaches are a good strategy for helping this animal.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Douglas Ransome

Student:

Partner:

Ducks Unlimited Canada (BC)

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Finance and Insurance; Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Program:

Accelerate

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