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Prototyping Tiny Homes for Affordable Housing in Cambridge

In response to the current housing crisis, we are studying the effectiveness of tiny homes as a solution to transitional housing for housing insecure persons in the Region of Waterloo. We have completed an earlier phase of this research which produced a Tiny House prototype and propose to continue this research through the following two streams:
A. Developing governance, financing and procurement strategies for a tiny home community in Cambridge through consultation with local partners.
B. Collecting feedback on the built prototype from potential inhabitants, refining the building design and developing site location and planning strategies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Adrian Blackwell;Martine August;John McMinn;Martine August;Adrian Blackwell

Student:

Partner:

The City of Cambridge

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Public administration

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Revealing the hidden intracluster medium in a distant protocluster of galaxies

Recent telescope observations have discovered clusters of galaxies when the universe was only 10% of its current age. They formed stars vigorously at rates of up to 10,000 solar masses per year, quite the opposite of nearby galaxy clusters that are predominantly quiescent. The cause for their extreme starburst nature of the most distant protoclusters is not understood. In this project, we propose to identify an explanation for their extreme star formation by conducting an unbiased search for its star formation fuel. Specifically, the intern will calibrate and analyze the ALMA observations of one such distant protocluster, which is designed to reveal the intracluster medium that previous observations were insensitive to. If the protocluster is found to harbour a copious amount of gas in between galaxies in the intracluster medium, it will widely impact the research area of structure formation in the universe.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Allison Man

Student:

Partner:

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Technology; Information and Communications Technology; Other

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Exploring Solutions for Sustainable Rural Drinking Water Systems

Our four interns and six internships will be invaluable components in the research being conducted. These interns will be collecting primary data for the project and will be working directly with industry partners to test and develop feasible solutions to community drinking water problems. Our parter organizations will directly benefit from our internships, as our interns will be providing our partners wth outside marketing with their case study reports. Furthermore, we plan to test certain asset management and GIS mapping technologies with municipalities, which will provide feedback and analysis on our partner’s products. As Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador as well as Professional Municipal Administrators are both research partners on this project, industry partners will have direct contact with their target market. Overall, our internships will also positively increase our industry partner’s public image and will help our partners meet their commitments towards corporate responsibility.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kelly Vodden

Student:

Partner:

Compusult Limited;Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited;PROCOM Data Services Inc

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

Étude de préfaisabilité sur l’intégration circulaire de la production de microalgues et d’insectes décomposeurs dans une plateforme de biométhanisation

Le projet proposé se porte sur l’étude de l’utilisation de digestats de biométhanisation comme substrats pour la cultivation de microalgues et d’élevage d’insectes de mouches soldats noirs. Les microalgues et les insectes sont les organismes capables hautement d’utiliser les matières résiduelles en produisant leurs biomasses. Dans cette étude, le digestat solide de biométhanisation sera utilisé pour l’élevage d’insectes de MSN, tandis que la fraction liquide sera utilisée pour la cultivation de microalgues. Les biomasses microalgale produites seront ensuite combinées avec le digestat solide pour l’alimentation d’insectes. La biomasse d’insectes qui contient une teneur élevée en protéines et lipides sera destinée à l’alimentation animale. L’étude sur l’intégration des procédés de cultivation de microalgues et d’élevage d’insectes autour d’un biométhanisateur permettrait d’apporter des rentabilités économiques qui s’appuient sur la gestion des digestats et les sources de nutriments bon marché pour les microalgues et les insectes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Simon Barnabé

Student:

Partner:

Nutrimago

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Accelerate

Caractérisation d’un modèle d’intervention par stimulation corticale motrice chez le rongeur

Notre projet de recherche vise au développement d’un nouveau système neuroprosthétique.
Cette étude nous permettra à raffiner les paramètres d’une lésion médullaire cervical à fin d’investiguer la récupération de la motricité fine à l’aide d’une neuroprothèse intra-corticale. Nous avons démontré l’efficacité de cet outil de neuromodulation dans la restauration de la marche du membre postérieur. Dans le cadre de cette étude, nous investiguerons l’efficacité de la neuroprothèse dans la récupération du membre antérieur. Le projet combine les domaines du génie, neurosciences et la recherche translationnelle.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marco Bonizzato

Student:

Partner:

Université de Technologie de Compiègne

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

A Novel Lactic Acid Bacteria Consortium for Controlling Foodborne Pathogens on Ready-To-Eat Foods and Drain

There remains a high incidence of foodborne illness and product recalls due to contamination such as Listeria. Salmonella and E. coli. Although a range of synthetic preservatives are available there is a preference for natural antimicrobial agents such as protective cultures. In the proposed research a novel combination of lactic acid bacteria developed by Biointeligenza will be optimized in terms of dosage for controlling a range of pathogens on Ready-to-Eat foods (deli meat, mushrooms, lettuce) stored under different conditions. The ability of protective cultures to reduce pathogen persistence in drains will also be assessed. The key benefits of protective cultures is the ability to inhibit the growth of pathogens without the negative side-effects associated with chemical preservatives. The results from the study will be a further step in commercializing the INOCUBAL product produced by the partner.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Keith Warriner

Student:

Partner:

Solutions Biologiques Intelligents – Biointelligenza Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

Impact d’un traitement par rayons ultraviolets combiné ou non à un traitement HTST sur les caractéristiques physico-chimiques et microbiologiques de divers fluides laitiers.

Les 93 millions d’hectolitres de lait produit chaque année au Québec permettent la production de lait de consommation et d’autres fluides laitiers. Ces fluides laitiers subissent tous une étape de pasteurisation thermique afin d’inhiber les microorganismes pathogènes et certaines enzymes indésirables. Bien que la pasteurisation thermique soit un procédé efficace et très majoritairement appliqué, le secteur de la transformation du lait ne cesse d’innover afin de mettre en place des stratégies permettant d’améliorer davantage la durée de vie de ses produits et l’éco-efficience de ses procédés de transformation. Le traitement par les rayons ultraviolets (UV) représente un procédé d’intérêt pour le secteur laitier car il permettrait d’en améliorer la durée de vie. Cependant, les études disponibles sont très largement focalisées seulement sur le lactosérum et le lait. De plus, d’un point de vue réglementaire, un traitement UV seul ne peut pas être appliqué et doit être impérativement couplé à un procédé thermique. Par conséquent, ce projet vise à évaluer l’impact de traitements UV combinés à un traitement thermique (HTST) sur la diminution de la charge microbienne, l’oxydation des lipides et la modification des structures protéiques du lait et de divers fluides laitiers (lait entier et écrémé, crème, lactosérum, concentrés de

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alain Doyen

Student:

Partner:

Agropur Coopérative

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Structural and Stratigraphic Controls on Gold Mineralization, Ulu Project, High Lake Greenstone Belt, Nunavut, Canada

The intern will determine which factors determine the distribution of gold at the Ulu gold project, in NW Nunavut Canada. This will be accomplished by geologic mapping and examination of drill core at the Ulu site during two summer field seasons. Samples and data collected in the field will be returned to Laurentian University and examined using petrographic microscope and scanning electron microprobes as well as preparation of a geologic map and cross section focused on the structural geologic framework of the deposit. The partner Blue Star Gold will benefit from this research through an improved understanding on the distribution of gold within the Ulu deposit and the geologic events which resulted in this distribution. This will help the partner in exploration at the deposit and surrounding areas.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bruno Lafrance;Ross Sherlock

Student:

Partner:

Blue Star Gold Corp

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Mining

University:

Laurentian University

Program:

Accelerate

Evacuations and Resilience Hubs: Preparing Edmonton and Canadian Cities for Extreme Events and Climate Change

This research project to enhance evacuation planning and resilience hub design in Edmonton will be completed through a partnership between the University of Alberta, Alberta Ecotrust Foundation, the City of Edmonton, and Mitacs. The graduate student interns will complete and guide research tasks related to data collection (e.g., survey and focus groups), data analysis, and research dissemination. This partnership’s primary impact for partner organizations will be to substantially expand the generalizability of the empirical results to the broader Edmonton area and cities across Canada that face increasing risks from climate-related disasters (e.g., flooding, wildfires, heatwaves). The partnership’s secondary impact will be to directly inform evacuation and response planning in Edmonton, across Alberta, and throughout Canada. Finally, the partnership will enable significant training and experiential opportunities for two graduate students as they prepare for a career in transportation engineering.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Stephen Wong;Karim El-Basyouny

Student:

Partner:

Alberta Ecotrust

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Utilisation de lidar sur drone et lidar mobile en foresterie de précision

Dans l’est du Canada, la gestion durable des forêts de feuillus et des peuplements de bois mixtes passe, entre autres, par l’implémentation d’une sylviculture de précision. En effet, dans ce type de peuplement, l’identification des tiges de haute valeur marchande et de celles à conserver est un élément primordial tant au niveau économique qu’au niveau écologique. Bien que les compagnies forestières bénéficient d’un soutien des technologies de télédétection (ex. lidar aérien, imagerie satellitaire ou relevés photogrammétriques), elles manquent d’informations précises à l’échelle de l’arbre individuel pour optimiser les opérations de récolte. Avec les avancées récentes des capteurs de lidar mobile, l’acquisition de nuage de points à ultra-haute résolution (> 1000 points/m²) est de plus en plus accessible et pourrait bien combler les besoins de l’industrie. Ce projet vise donc à valider le concept d’utilisation de données lidar sur drone et de lidar mobile à très haute résolution pour le support de la sylviculture de précision et leurs intégrations dans la nouvelle génération d’inventaires forestiers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Richard Fournier

Student:

Partner:

Northern Hardwoods Research Institute

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Agriculture; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Automatic Creation of Fertility Maps and Yield Estimation using Earth Observation Satellite Images

Precision agriculture is one of the top revolutions in agriculture, which is the leading industry in food production for the entire human population. Fertilizers have been the key to boosting crop production and a major source of green gas emissions at the same time. The optimal and sustainable application of fertilizers is a significant challenge in precision agriculture that can save the farming cost for growers and reduce carbon emissions. The main objective of this project is to use advanced algorithms and satellite imaging datasets to solve to use remote sensing data and advanced algorithms to solve such a vital challenge.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Faramarz Samavati

Student:

Partner:

Decisive Farming Corp.

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Analysis of the Material Properties of 3D Printed Bone Graft Substitutes

Bone graft substitutes are used when the defect in the bone is so large that the body cannot heal naturally. Tissue engineering involves the production of materials that when combined with cells are able to fill the volume of the defect. Over time, degradable materials are replaced by bone and the natural state is eventually restored. 3D printing processes are ideally suited for the production of personalized scaffolds with defined porosity. Synthetic polymers can be engineered to have similar mechanical properties to bone, which favors the formation of bone-forming cells. The disadvantage of these synthetic polymers is their poor wetting properties, which reduces the adherence of the cells. The aim of the project is to adapt the properties of the polymer scaffold produced to favor the cells required for bone healing by means of ceramic additives, varying the process control and post-treatment of the surface.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ian Beausoleil-Morrison

Student:

Partner:

Technische Universität Dresden

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

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