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Exploring opportunities and challenges for offshore wind in the Strait Area

The purpose of this study is to identify the opportunities and challenges for offshore wind development in the Strait Area. Onshore wind is an established industry in Nova Scotia. However, there is an increasing interest on the part of large global players in exploring the potential contribution of offshore wind development in the region. The study will look at whether onshore development options have been exhausted or if there remain opportunities for developing cost-effective, socially-acceptable onshore wind installations – specifically in the Strait Area. An industry analysis will identify current regulatory, legal, economic, sociopolitical, and environmental frameworks within which the onshore wind industry operates in NS. This analysis will provide a baseline assessment for what is a viable industry in the province. These same criteria will then be used to review the offshore wind industry in
established industries in global jurisdictions. If offshore wind is identified as a potentially cost-comparable option for renewable energy development, then the specific conditions to support development opportunities will be explored further, including installations that feed into the grid or supply directly to a specific energy partner. The support of key stakeholders early in the planning stages is critical to project success. Once key stakeholders are

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michelle Adams;Vivek Saxena

Student:

Partner:

Cape Breton Partnership

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

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

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Software Implementation and Training in Home Construction: Deneschuk Homes

This project will provide Deneschuk Homes with a new and innovative tracking system for producing work orders, new
project proposal estimates and customer-directed customizastion of projects. The project will lead to more efficient
workflow, greater transparency for customers, sub-trades, and employees of Deneschuk Homes. The Intern, Dakota
Kolomay, will implement and operationalize the new software, develop training materials for employees and subtrades,
implement and evaluate the training specifically for Deneschuk Homes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gwen Machnee

Student:

Partner:

Deneschuk Homes

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure

University:

Parkland College

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

NSCAD Art Factory and Laing House

Laing House members are a?creative group who spend a lot of time in our large art room.?We know that art is a wonderful outlet to help manage stress, depression, and anxiety, so we offer regular drop-in art sessions where folks can express themselves and meet new people in a safe and non-judgmental environment. Over the past year, many have inquired about having more intensive art programming than we currently offer: they are curious about options for learning new techniques and are especially interested in?opportunities?to?build community through art.? We are looking for new and innovative ways to engage and support our membership using art as a tool to foster mental health. Working with the NSCAD Art Factory program will increase the ability to access resources for our youth, thereby expanding our outreach opportunities.
 
The focus of the Art Factory is rooted in a community-based model of arts pedagogy and engagement, driven by community needs and creative practices. The intern will
1)   Identify opportunities to tailor Art Factory programming to the specific needs of Laing House clients
2)   Develop programming in response to the specific needs of the intended audience
3)   Pilot programming in partnership with NSCAD Art Factory.
 

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Faculty Supervisor:

Catherine Allen

Student:

Partner:

Laing House

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Nova Scotia College of Art & Design University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Evaluating the Nova Scotia True Sport Athlete Ambassador Program

This research will evaluate the Nova Scotia True Sport Athlete Ambassador Program. Together, SNS, CSCA, and the CCES have created and launched a social media campaign to improve the sporting culture across Nova Scotia by increasing awareness for the seven True Sport Principles. Each month, the yearlong campaign will feature a different Nova Scotia-based athlete sharing how they live the True Sport Principles in their athletic and everyday pursuits through personal stories on Instagram. They will show how their commitment to the True Sport Principles has contributed to a positive values-based sport culture designed to protect participants from threats such as maltreatment and maximize the positive benefits of sport.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lianne Foti

Student:

Partner:

Sport Nova Scotia

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation; Information and cultural industries

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Processing of Tunicates to Produce High Quality Cellulose Nanocrystals

TuniStrong is developing commercial system for the utilization of tunicates (an invasive species) to produce cellulose nanocrystals. The cellulose nanocrystals from tunicates have higher aspect ratio as compared to plant-based cellulose nanocrystals and provides higher reinforcement when used as a filler in composites. The proposed project focuses on understanding the effect of operating conditions of integrated process i.e., pre-treatment of tunicates, impregnation, mild-alkaline treatment, bleaching, sulphuric acid hydrolysis and ultrafiltration on the properties of cellulose nanocrystals. The goal is to optimize the process and transfer the knowledge to TuniStrong to be integrated in the commercial system. Additionally, the application of tunicate-based cellulose nanocrystals in cement and composite materials will be studied.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bishnu Acharya

Student:

Partner:

TuniStrong Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

Rural Ontario Institute Rural Change Makers Project

The Rural Ontario Institute (ROI) develops, connects and informs leaders so that they can create better lives in the communities where they live. ROI proposes to engage a Mitacs Intern to lead its Rural Change Makers project, an initiative that brings youth in rural areas in Ontario together to build and improve their leadership capacities and community engagement skills through a series of modules delivered by experts and knowledge holders. The intern will also participate in the development of a Community Benchmarking Service which aims to address the socio-economic knowledge gaps in individual rural communities, providing demographic, economic, and wellbeing data for use by community leaders, promoting “bottom-up” locally-based development.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ryan Gibson

Student:

Partner:

Rural Ontario Institute

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education; Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Ice thickness measurement using P-Band radar

Sea ice thickness measurement is very important since it can be considered as an indicator of the state of ocean circulation and associated air-sea heat exchange within the Polar Regions. As a result, it can have a significant impact on global heat balance and ocean thermohaline circulation. However, obtaining sea ice thickness in a large area with sufficiently high accuracy and sensitivity is very challenging since it shows a great amount of spatial and temporal variability. The approaches reported in the past have significant restrictions in penetration depth, sensitivity and logistics. Airborne SAR radar systems provide information with high sensitivity and resolution. The microwave signals in P-band region are capable of penetrating the ice thickness by their relatively long wave lengths and thus provide reflections from air-ice and ice-water interfaces. The amplitude and phase characteristics of reflected signals possess important information on sea ice. The proposed research is aimed to understand physical ice-radar interaction at P-band and capture these reflections through filtering and smoothing and the information will be used to extract the thickness measurements with high accuracy.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ray Gosine

Student:

Partner:

C-CORE;Provincial Aerospace Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

Développer des communautés de pratique virtuelles sous la forme de groupes de rédaction scientifique avec des étudiant.e.s aux cycles supérieurs

Au Canada, le taux d’abandon au doctorat s’élève à 50% et occasionne des couts humains et financiers importants. L’organisme à but non lucratif (OBNL) Thèsez-vous offrent des services de rédaction telles que des groupes de rédaction et des retraites de rédaction dans le but d’aider les étudiant.e.s gradué.e.s tout en adoptant de saines habitudes de travail, briser l’isolement et graduer. Dans ce contexte, une étude a été entamée pour connaitre l’impact des services de rédaction Thèsez-vous sur les habitudes rédactionnelles et la motivation à rédiger des étudiant.e.s gradué.e.s. Considérant que ce n’est pas tous et toutes les étudiant.e.s qui peuvent être en présentiel, l’OBNL à la volonté d’offrir un service de qualité à distance. En s’inspirant du succès des retraites, l’organisme a conçu une application web. Le projet documente les communautés de pratique virtuelles sous la forme de groupes de rédaction scientifique avec des étudiants aux cycles supérieurs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Émilie Tremblay Wragg

Student:

Partner:

Thèsez-vous

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Developing Canadian Prairies Natural Land Cover Inventory using Advanced Remote Sensing Technology and Machine Learning Approach

The natural land cover of Canada such as native grasslands and wetlands are not just Canadian landscapes or ecosystems, they are also Canadian heritage and identity. Our land cover is constantly under threat as a result of climate change and human footprint. The role of this research proposal is to build an accurate natural land cover inventory of Canada using advanced satellites and field survey data. The big data that will be utilized in this research will be analyzed in supercomputers in order to create a national map of natural land cover. This research will support the nature conservation and protection efforts and it will keep various stakeholders aware of their impact.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nasem Badreldin

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Forage and Grassland Association

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Technologies for Life Signs and Self-Harming Human Gestures, Actions and Behaviors Monitoring with Combined Physiological and Physical Indicators – Phase 2b

Suicide is one of the most important causes of deaths in the prison environment, both in Canada and internationally. Rates of attempts of suicide and self-harm have been on the rise in recent years. To address this problem, there is a real and immediate need for an automated, private, and effective monitoring system that can detect attempts of suicide and self-harm in real-time. This project aims to develop monitoring solutions by studying common behavioral patterns and assessing vital signs changes with multimodal sensing technologies and state-of-the-art artificial intelligence algorithms to detect gestures, actions or behaviors that can be classified as posing a threat to an incarcerated individual’s health and safety. Innovative, reliable and trusted solutions are designed for triggering alarms when potentially self-harming activities are detected in order to assist prisons’ personnel while ensuring the respect of individuals’ privacy and confidentiality.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pierre Payeur

Student:

Partner:

Spectronix Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Experimental Design and Statistics Training in Select Canadian Graduate Programs at U15 Universities

Animal experiments have made significant contributions to medical advances. However, there is increasing awareness in the scientific community that animal studies are not always carried out with utmost efficiency. When study design is suboptimal and/or errors are made, there is a risk that incorrect conclusions are drawn, and that time, money, and animal lives are wasted. In an effort to ultimately contribute to improved efficiencies, reduced errors, and reduced animal use, our project looks at one aspect of how investigators are trained. Specifically, we investigate what courses on experimental design and statistics are required and available to students enrolled in graduate programs in a small selection of disciplines at the top 15 research-intensive universities in Canada. Our work will help organizations such as the Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) in their efforts to develop and implement evidence-based guidelines and policies for the use of animals in Canadian scientific research.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Phyllis Paterson

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Council on Animal Care

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Life Sciences (not health); Education

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

Using machine learning methods to improve image suggestion and image retrieval results

Vidigami, the sponsor company, is developing tools to create digital yearbooks for schools – organizing personal photo collections of students, parents, and staff. Current technologies have made it easy for everybody to have a digital camera or simply digitalize their hardcopy versions of their photos. However, this huge amount of data makes it hard to sort photos and extract an album based on specific criteria. The problem of managing photos becomes more complicated by the growth of social networks where people can share and see each other’s photos of an event. To address this problem it seems reasonable to have a system which tries to capture similarities in the photos and also tag photos with as much labels as we can and then select the photos based on these labels to make an album with user specific description. The main goal of this internship is to implement a system which can be used to help generate school year albums.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Greg Mori

Student:

Partner:

Vidigami Media

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Entertainment and Media; Technology

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

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