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Self-Assembly of Nanocluster-based Colloidosomes via Click Chemistry for the Formation of Inorganic Prototissues

Protocells are synthetic, cell-like microcompartments designed to mimic key aspects of living cells to provide researchers with deeper insights into primitive cellular functions and behaviours. This research project is aimed to design and synthesize functional polymer coated gold nanoparticles and clusters (AuNP and AuNCs) that are capable of self-assembly into gold inorganic functional colloidosomes. The photo-responsive nature of AuNPs allows for the conversion of light into localized heat through surface plasmon resonances. The localized heat triggers the lower critical solution temperature of the thermo-responsive polymers coating the AuNPs to control the permeability of the protocells. AuNPs are electrochemically addressable and may lead to electro-responsive protocells. These protocells can then be covalently cross-linked into tissue-like constructs, termed prototissues, capable of collective photo-regulated contractability that can be enzymatically modulated.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mark Workentin

Student:

Partner:

University of Trieste

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Biotechnology; Life Sciences (not health); Nanotechnology

University:

The University of Western Ontario

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Testing the informativeness and analytic capacity a samplefree synthetic data to inform mental health and addictions policy makers in Canada

Western Canada is facing an opioid related health epidemic. Canadians are dying and experiencing mental health problems characterised by chronic drug and alcohol use. The overdose, misuse, and abuse of drugs/opioids leading to deaths is happening in the backdrop of significant medical, social, psychological, and economic causes. Income inequality and ill-balanced labour forced participation are factors which could be reasons behind this crisis. Health authorities the lack data which is needed to find root causes of the problem and to formulate new health policies. The aim of this work is to generate the synthetic data using existing data as a reference. The goal of this research is to broaden information-sharing and support public health stakeholders and policymakers to find ways that can be adopted to uproot this lethal epidemic.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Piper Jackson

Student:

Partner:

Approach Analytics Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Thompson Rivers University

Program:

Accelerate

Critical care outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic

The goal of the proposed project is to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for reasons unrelated to COVID-19 (e.g., person injured in a car accident). We hypothesize that, due to high occupancy caused by COVID-19 and the resulting strain in health care delivery, patients admitted to the ICU will present with more severe illness and be at increased risk of rehospitalization and death. To address our hypothesis, we have planned an analysis of data from ICUs in the greater Vancouver area that have played a major role in managing patients with COVID-19. Our partner organization urgently needs this information to prepare for future high occupancy ICU events (e.g., environmental crises).

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Faculty Supervisor:

John Kramer

Student:

Partner:

Vancouver Coastal Health

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Amélioration des modèles d’intelligence artificielle pour la détection d’objets en agriculture de précision : le cas de la détection des laitues

Le projet porte sur une application en ligne (QuickCount) dédiée au traitement d’image agricole de drone par l’intelligence artificielle (IA). L’équipe de Drone des Champs a développé des modèles IA permettant différents types de traitement (indice de végétation, détection d’objet) sous forme de code Python. L’entreprise souhaite améliorer les modèles IA, et plus particulièrement la détection des laitues, qui seront ensuite intégrés dans QuickCount, permettant ainsi facilement de réaliser la détection sur des images de grande taille.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mickaël Germain

Student:

Partner:

Drône des champs

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Oxydation avancée de l’azote ammoniacal dans les effluents miniers au moyen du procédé électro-Fenton

Les contaminants émergents dans les effluents miniers, tel que l’azote ammoniacal, font partie des sources principales de la toxicité aquatique. Ainsi, les priorités futures des industries minières en matière de gestion de l’eau devraient améliorer et développer des technologies de traitement durable pour traiter l’azote ammoniacal dans les milieux les plus sensibles tel que le Nord du Québec. Plusieurs types de technologies traditionnels existent pour traiter que l’azote ammoniacal mais elles ont toutes leurs avantages et limites. Les basses températures de la région du Nord du Québec rendent parfois ces procédés moins efficaces. Ce projet avait pour objectif de traiter l’azote ammoniacal de plusieurs effluents synthétiques et réels provenant de différentes mines avec des procédés d’oxydation avancée en utilisant la technologie de l’Electro-Fenton. Les essais sont réalisés en mode batch avec des effluents synthétiques puis avec des effluents réels en utilisant les meilleures conditions. Les résultats obtenus permettront une meilleure application de la technologie Electro-Fenton à grande échelle pour traiter l’azote ammoniacal.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Carmen Mihaela Neculita

Student:

Partner:

Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Isolation gazeuse environnementalement neutre comme la solution verte dans la production des disjoncteurs autrement isolés avec le gaz SF6

Le but de cette recherche est le remplacement du gaz SF6 actuellement utilisé dans les disjoncteurs moyenne tension dont la fabrication vient d’être transférée de l’entreprise Schneider Electric à l’entreprise CO7 Technologies, inc., par l’isolation gazeuse environnementalement neutre.
La nouvelle technologie d’isolation recherchée vise l’élimination des effets nocifs pour l’environnement dans les disjoncteurs fabriqués sur les lignes de production, actuellement en transfert, adaptation et installation dans l’usine de CO7 Technologies, inc. à Lachine au Québec.
La recherche d’une solution verte inclus étude, conception, modélisation, simulations, fabrication du prototype, ainsi que les essais et validation empirique de modèles numériques. Un prototype sera fabriqué et un banc d’essais sera conçu et réalisé dans les locaux de l’entreprise. Les résultats de mesure seront utilisés pour la calibration et la validation de modèles numériques. La conformité aux normes applicables sera adéquatement vérifiée et les recommandions pour la production de série seront inclut dans le rapport final.
La formation du personnel hautement qualifié fait partie importante de cette recherche en intégrant les expertises de chercheurs et spécialistes industrielles avec la formation académique offerte dans une université canadienne.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Adam Skorek

Student:

Partner:

CO7 Technologies

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Accelerate

Étude comparative des coûts de construction pour les bâtiments selon le type de matériaux (bois, béton, acier)

Dans le contexte actuel, l’industrie de la construction fait face à une rareté des données tangibles publiques et indépendantes sur les différences des coûts de construction de bâtiments selon le type de matériaux (bois, béton, acier). L’objectif du projet est de définir un modèle économique reproductible dans le temps sur les coûts de construction selon les types de matériaux, le type de bâtiments et de donneurs d’ouvrages. Pour atteindre cet objectif, l’étudiant récoltera une base de données conséquente sur les coûts de construction et concevra un modèle d’estimation capable d’établir une analyse comparative selon le type de matériaux. La connaissance des coûts relatifs permettrait aux professionnels de la construction d’avoir une vue plus éclairée pour prendre des meilleures décisions pour leurs futurs projets.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Claudiane Ouellet-Plamondon;Adel Francis

Student:

Partner:

Conseil pour le développement de l'industrie du béton

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Hospital at Home: An evaluation comparing the psychosocial and medical impacts of hospital and home-based care among pediatric cancer patients

Children diagnosed with cancer undergo complex and intensive chemotherapy treatments that often require repeated hospital visits and admissions. Advancement in technology has now made chemotherapy and other cancer care possible to be administered at home. However, there are currently no formal evaluation comparing these two modes of delivery. Therefore, the proposed study will compare psychosocial (e.g., quality of life, family functioning) and symptom (e.g., pain, nausea) outcomes between children that receive standard care in the hospital and those that receive care at home. This study will help identify which program will best benefit the patient as evaluated through psychosocial and symptom outcomes. By assessing these two modes of delivery for cancer care, we can optimize patient outcomes and reduce the negative symptoms of cancer treatment, which can reduce hospital costs and improve patient satisfaction.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Fiona Schulte

Student:

Partner:

Alberta Children’s Hospital

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Natural Graphite flakes for Graphene production by electrochemical exfoliation

Large-scale graphene production has received significant attention because of its interesting properties and a wide range of potential applications. Conventional approaches provide scalable pathways for large scale production, however, these methods face several challenges such as usage of corrosive, toxic solution, long duration, and poor quality of graphene produced which severely affects its potential applications. This has also hindered graphene commercialization, resulting ‘high risk’ associated with its usage. However, the potential impact and market opportunities offered by this material are immense. Recently, electrochemical exfoliation approach for graphene has been proposed for a high production yield with better quality. Lab-scale studies show that electrochemical approach has the potential to unravel most of these challenges. Moreover, this approach provides high-quality graphene at low-cost. This could have huge impact on different sectors especially electronic & telecommunication, battery electrodes. The potential of this technology could be further enhanced with the usage of a cheaper raw material such as natural graphite flakes which is around 80% cheaper than currently used graphite foil.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kunal Karan;Edward Roberts

Student:

Partner:

Bee Energy Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

The effects of anthropogenic noise on plainfin midshipman fish

This project will assess how boat noise affects parental care and mating vocalizations in plainfin midshipman fish, which are highly sensitive to sound and spend months caring for their eggs in coastal areas prone to high boat traffic. Using two field experiments, we will test whether these fish alter their vocalizations or parental behaviours in the presence of a passing boat, and whether any potential changes in behaviour are still elicited when the boat is driven more slowly or further away. The results from this study will provide information about how we could mitigate the negative effects of boat noise, which could help conserve marine species. One of the focuses of WCS Canada is to assess how shipping noise affects marine animals in the Canadian Arctic, and this project will complement previous work by extending the research to Canadian temperate coastal ecosystems.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Francis Juanes

Student:

Partner:

Wildlife Conservation Society Canada

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

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

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Boreal Ecosystem Recovery & Assessment (BERA) #3

Seismic lines – linear exploration corridors constructed for petroleum exploration – bisect the forests of northern Alberta and influence a host of ecosystem processes. There are an estimated 1.8 million kilometers of seismic lines in Alberta alone. Unfortunately, many of these lines are in a state of arrested succession and are unlikely to recover without active intervention. This problem is particularly common in wetlands where the equipment used to construct seismic lines has compressed the soil, creating conditions that are unsuitable for ‘normal’ vegetation communities. A complete inventory of seismic line age and era of construction does not yet exist. My proposed research project aims to validate and calibrate machine learning algortihms with the help of spatial covariates to create large scale datasets of line era construction conditions. The approach will be based on remote sensing data (LiDAR) and a reference dataset as well as additional data from field trips to Lower Athabasca regions of Alberta. If succesful, this information may be of high value to eternal stakeholders and influence best forest recovery management practices.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Greg McDermid

Student:

Partner:

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Design and Development of a Scalable EV Battery Tester/Emulator Including Health-conscious Cell Modeling

With e-transportation gaining traction within Canada (and N. America), the demand for superior battery performance over a range of operating conditions is garnering interest; especially over varied temperatures (-40ºC to +65ºC). The EV industry is finding it impractical to prove performance over a wide variety of state-of-charge (SOC) and state-of-health (SOH). Instead, testing can be performed using a single cell; however, this requires accurate SOC information, whereby the battery must be charged/discharged often, which is tedious. The idea is to use a smart battery emulator/tester, which will significantly reduce testing time and create a safer testing environment. Moreover, the emulator/tester will also provide more repeatable results compared to a real battery. This project deals with the design and development of an advanced battery emulator/tester, which is scalable from cell-level to module-level (extended to packs), keeping battery health as a priority – this has never been done for battery testers before.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sheldon Williamson

Student:

Partner:

D&V Electronics

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Program:

Accelerate

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