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Common a-synuclein-inflammatory routes to Parkinson’s disease and co-morbid depression

This project aims to uncover how viruses and environmental toxins can enter through the gut and nasal cavity and cause changes in the microbiome (microbes that inhabit the body) that contributes to the development of Parkinson’s disease (PD). We hypothesize that these viral and toxin insults disrupt the microbiome and cause a pro-inflammatory environment that will spread through the brain, first damaging neurons that are important for mood and then moving on to kill motor regulatory dopamine neurons, as occurs in PD. Our work will produce a novel highly environmentally relevant model of PD and provide evidence as to what destructive processes should be targeted and when during the disease state.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shawn Hayley;Paul Albert

Student:

Partner:

Turnstone Biologics

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

Economic evaluation of small-scale CO2 capture and storage project

The goal of this MITACS proposed project is to evaluate the preliminary performance and economics of the carbon dioxide capture technology using recovered waste heat from engine exhaust and utilizing the recovered heat to regenerate solvents in a small-scale carbon dioxide (CO2) capture project.
This is because the regeneration of the solvents requires high energy. The combination of waste heat recovery and carbon dioxide on a single system, which overcomes this problem and provides an energy efficient solution, will be studied for use at new facilities and retrofit to existing facilities. The capital costs, as well as operation and maintenance cost using different blended amines of a carbon dioxide capture plant in Western Canada, specifically Alberta and Saskatchewan, will be investigated since they are the first step in the strategic deployment of CO2 capture activities.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Paitoon Tontiwachwuthikul

Student:

Partner:

Entropy Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Regina

Program:

Accelerate

Review of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration Options for Natural Gas-Fired Power Generation

Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration (CCUS) is the removal of carbon dioxide (CO2) from large-scale emissions point sources of fossil-fueled power industrial facilities, including electrical power generation plants, for compression, transportation, utilization, or permanent underground storage. This research project titled ”Review of CCUS Options for Natural Gas-Fired Power Generation” will examine CCUS with a focus on the transportation and sequestration of captured (CO2) from an operating natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) power plant near Calgary to an already existing pipeline network in central Alberta for permanent underground geological storage or carbon utilization. The research queries how NGCC powerplants can continue to operate in the clean energy space of electrical power generation, especially as electricity demand is set to increase, and with the increasingly stringent regulations on greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions.The techno-economic analysis that will be performed aims to explore the potential for job creation and carbon credit generation in the transportation and storage sectors of CCUS; and the social and ethical implications of extending the use of NGCC powerplants. The project also aligns with three United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG) 7, 11, and 13 – affordable and clean energy; sustainable cities and communities; and climate action respectively.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Poornima Jayasinghe

Student:

Partner:

ENMAX Energy Corporation

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Utilities

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

BC recreational fisheries: exploring potential for development of kokanee program Year Two

The proposed project aims to evaluate the potential for a kokanee species based recreational program in stocked lakes of B.C. Recent data collected by the Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. (FFSBC) suggests that effort can increase by up to 400% once kokanee are large enough to be caught. The main benefit of this program is a potential increase in fishing effort and the recruitment of new anglers. The project will include estimating the biological capacity for kokanee using state-of-the-art stock assessment models of fisheries science. Estimates of biological capacity will be integrated with analysis of angler preferences and stocking cost-benefit analyses to estimate the growth potential for recreational fisheries for kokanee. The research could also provide findings important for multi-species lakes across the country and the models could assist with regulating the effort on the wild lakes, helping to conserve sensitive kokanee populations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Murdoch McAllister

Student:

Partner:

Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC;Riseform Flyfishing Ventures

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Tourism

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Elevate

Innovatively Preparing Law Students to Practice as Culturally Sensitive and Empathetic Lawyers, through Experiential Learning Opportunities – CLASSIC

The intern will train under supervising lawyers and the academic supervisor to provide legal services to socio-economically disadvantaged clientele in an ethical, culturally sensitive, and empathetic manner. In addition to assisting individuals with unmet legal needs, the intern will work to identify systemic issues and develop various means to address these issues. The intern will learn to practice as a knowledgeable and competent lawyer, while the partner organization will improve its ability to offer cost-effective legal services, better address new and existing systemic issues, and improve relationships within its local community.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sarah Buhler

Student:

Partner:

Community Legal Assistance Services for Saskatoon Inner City Inc. (CLASSIC)

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Developing a User Interface and 3D Graphics Output for a Virtual Fitting Room App

The partner organization, Clear Skies Developments, is currently developing a virtual fitting room app designed to simulate the fit of clothing articles from online retailers to the shape and dimensions of the customer. The partner organization has made much progress on the fit simulation portion of the app. However, a front-end user interface (UI) and 3D graphics output are current challenges that the company faces as it launches the first beta tests of the app. These two components are what the customer will interact with while using the app. During the project, Interns will use and develop their skills in programming and computer graphics while contributing to these features. Benefits for the partner organization include increasing customer satisfaction, reducing the rate of returns for online retailers, and reducing the number of garments that end up in landfills due to logistics challenges in the return process.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Raymond Spiteri

Student:

Partner:

Clear Skies Developments

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Developing a climate lens assessment framework for the City of Peterborough infrastructure projects

The purpose of this project is to assist the infrastructure management division of the City of Peterborough to develop a climate lens assessment framework tool, which has the potential to enable the city to assess the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions associated with its infrastructure projects while assessing the capacity of these projects to withstand climate change risks throughout their expected useful life. The objective is to prioritize climate considerations in city council’s infrastructure decisions. The approach is to understudy two cities in Ontario (London and Windsor) who have already integrated climate lenses in their operational decisions. Specifically, the project seeks to examine the key components of the climate lenses of these two cities; what specific areas of the cities’ operations are they applying the lens; how did they successfully integrate the requirements of the lens into their decision processes; what challenges are they confronted with; and what lessons exist to be learned from their experiences. This will be a collaborative research with members of the infrastructure division of the city of Peterborough. Individuals from the cities of London and Windsor who play a key role in climate change and infrastructure related decisions would be interviewed.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Asaf Zohar

Student:

Partner:

City of Peterborough

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Public administration

University:

Trent University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Development of Quality Control Monitoring Program for Long Chain Reclaim Soil Remediation Facilities

Soil contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs) represents the one of the largest waste streams by mass in Alberta, where the primary method for remediating contaminated sites involves the excavation, transport, and dumping of the contaminated soil into landfill facilities. This approach leads to further complications including increased energy expenditure, emissions, and production of concentrated contaminant hot-spots. Long Chain Reclaim (LCR), a Stony Plain-based environmental services company specializing in PHC bioremediation, is keen to address the contaminated soil waste stream through the development of Soil Remediation Facilities (SRFs). SRFs will require internal analytical chemistry capabilities to monitor the bio-degradation of PHCs, which will in turn enable us to develop the necessary quality control measure and predictive models to operate the facility. This project is intended to assist LCR in the set-up, validation, and initial operation of our own analytical chemistry operations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

James Harynuk

Student:

Partner:

Long Chain Reclaim

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Wavelet Methods for Sparse Functional Data

Due to advanced modern technology for continuously measuring and recording data at multiple discrete locations and times, functional data are ubiquitous such as weather data and stock market data. Such kind of data usually has smoothness characteristics in the form of functions with complex structures and can be analyzed through many different techniques developed in functional data analysis. Currently, functional data analysis has received a lot of attention in recent years due to their tremendous applications in many areas. In this project, we shall explore the wavelet-based approach for efficiently estimating the means and covariance of sparse functional data. In particular, through extensive numerical simulations, we want to figure out what are the main properties (such as short support, orders of vanishing moments, and time-frequency localization) of wavelet frames that determine their performance for the sparse functional data analysis. The findings from this project will set the stage for further future investigation on functional data analysis using wavelets and wavelet frames on bounded intervals with various desired properties. This project also provides a collaboration opportunity for researchers from both Canada and France.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bin Han

Student:

Partner:

Université de Bretagne Occidentale

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Information and Communications Technology

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Middle East Strategy Forum

The Institute for Peace and Diplomacy (IPD) is organizing and hosting the second annual Middle East Strategy Forum (MESF) in Spring 2022. The conference is focused on the geopolitical developments in the Middle East and Canada’s defence strategy toward the region. The three-day conference will be
hosted in a hybrid format in Ottawa, convening in-person and virtual keynote speeches, round-tables, policy workshops, and networking sessions. The conference will be complemented by a series of security analysis and strategic anticipation papers by our participating network of experts on the emerging security threats that concern Canada’s national security and defence strategy in the Middle East. The publications will come out in Summer-Fall 2022. This project is sponsored by MINDS Program at Canada’s Department of National Defence (DND). The Mitacs intern will assist with the planning and organization of the forum, as well as the research and and publication of a series of policy briefs and working papers that will be submitted to DND and other relevant government ministries, such as Global Affairs Canada (GAC). Once completed, IDP anticipates that the MESF will generate several public policy innovations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Andrew Thompson

Student:

Partner:

Institute for Peace and Diplomacy

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Egg versus whey protein as the optimal supplement for fitness-conscious people

Nutritional supplements are often used by people who are engaged in strength training to augment muscle mass and strength. The leading protein supplement on the market is whey protein. Recent studies have indicated whole-eggs may be very effective for increasing muscle mass and strength, due to the high quality protein in the egg whites and bio-active nutrients in the yolks. We propose to compare a supplement (i.e. powder) derived from whole eggs to whey protein for increasing muscle mass and strength in men and women who are engaged in strength training. The nutritional supplement market for active people is a multi-billion dollar industry. Our project has potential to promote eggs in the lucrative nutritional supplement market and benefit the Egg Farmers of Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Philip Chilibeck;Darren Candow

Student:

Partner:

Egg Farmers of Canada;Saskatchewan Egg Producers

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture; Manufacturing

University:

University of Regina; University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

Scheduling optimization in multi-priority, multi-class rehab settings

As the leader in the delivery of pediatric rehabilitation services for the Region of Waterloo and County of Wellington, KidsAbility serves 11,000 children annually with a variety of developmental, physical and communication needs. For the past 30 years, demand for KidsAbility’s services has grown at twice the rate of growth in revenue. The disparity between demand for care and the supply of treatment has grown so large that many families wait longer than desired before accessing treatment.
There are many dimensions to access issues in healthcare. One area of access KidsAbility has direct control over is their scheduling systems. It is an operational area within the organization that holds the potential to greatly improve access to care. The goal of this project is to identify and implement ways to optimize KidsAbility’s scheduling systems through the application of known algorithms, optimization models, and other knowledge from the field of scheduling sciences.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hossein Abouee Mehrizi

Student:

Partner:

KidsAbility

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

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