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Ultrasound-assisted Extraction of Cedar Essential Oil

This project will be with All Natural Products Inc. (ANPI), a Canadian company focused on essential oil extract from natural herbal resources in Bolton, Ontario. These essential oils have applications in the food, flavor, nutraceutical, and pharmaceutical industries. ANPI have found that their current extraction methods do not provide a suitable yield of essential oils. This project will investigate the ultrasound-assisted extraction process of cedar essential oil using various solvents.
Effect of ultrasonic power and frequency, extraction time, the sample-to-solvent ratio, moisture content, and particle size of the starting material will be investigated for development and optimization of the extraction process in batch mode system. The type, state, and treatment of starting material will also be examined which will have an effect on the extraction yield. This project will provide tremendous advantage to ANPI providing new opportunities to extract the maximum value from Canadian softwood products.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Paul Charpentier

Student:

Partner:

ANPI Canada Inc;Western University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

Optimization of Hetnets for Urban and Built-up Environments

The provisioning of cellular networks and data services has become increasingly complex due to ever increasing demand for greater and faster services. Our research will contribute to a fundamental knowledge base into the operation of heterogeneous cellular networks using the built-up physical infrastructure (the buildings) of the University of Regina. A number of micro cellular sites have been installed on campus and their operation has been investigated within the larger macro cellular site which services the university and surrounding area. This creates a unique opportunity to examine the live operation of heterogeneous networks which will allow both university researchers and the industrial partner to develop greater understanding of these networks which will be applicable to new and other installations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Raman Paranjape

Student:

Partner:

Saskatchewan Telecommunications

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

University of Regina

Program:

Accelerate

Managing the physical risk from avalanche in mechanized backcountry skiing operations: A quantitative examination of reoccurring patterns in terrain assessments and terrain use at the run scale

In the backcountry, avalanche risk is managed by first assessing avalanche hazard and subsequently carefully choosing terrain and travel procedures accordingly to mitigate the identified hazard. What are suitable terrain choices under different types of avalanche conditions and how are choices made? With this project, we quantitatively examine large-scale terrain choices in two commercial backcountry skiing operations in British Columbia. Our data set covers four resp. sixteen winter seasons with documented operational decisions on where to ski. It provides a unique opportunity for examining professional terrain choices to keep the residual risk at an acceptable level while providing a high quality skiing product. In this first study, we will examine patterns in ski run choices and subsequently analyze the terrain characteristics of different runs. The results of this study will improve our understanding of risk management through terrain selection and will strengthen current best-practises in the avalanche industry.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pascal Haegeli

Student:

Partner:

HeliCat Canada

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation; Other services (except public administration)

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Établissement de critères d’adjudication, pour des contrats publics réalisés en mode Conception-Construction

L’industrie de la construction est un secteur majeur au Québec puisqu’elle représente 12% du PIB et 1 emploi sur 20. Cependant, cette industrie est souvent confrontée au non-respect des délais et des coûts.
Le mode traditionnel entraîne une fragmentation de communication et de coordination entre les parties prenantes. Or, la littérature démontre que le mode Design-Build répond, en plus des difficultés du mode traditionnel, aux besoins des agences publiques.
La problématique est de comprendre pourquoi la Conception-Construction n’est pas répandue pour l’adjudication des contrats d’organismes publics. L’absence de critères justes et bien établis, qui répondent aux meilleures pratiques (transparence, égalité entre soumissionnaires…) est préjudiciable pour favoriser son implantation et son utilisation au Canada. Ce sera l’objectif de ce projet.
La Corporation proposera cette solution à ces membres ainsi qu’à la société dans un but de transparence, de confiance et de clarté.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gabriel Lefebvre

Student:

Partner:

Corporation des Entrepreneurs Généraux du Québec

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Optimal energy management in a smart building with storage

Electricity generation happens on a real-time basis therefore utilities and operators have to follow the demand, matching any variation in the customers’ needs and ensuring system stability at the same time. To achieve this balance between generation and demand during periods of high load peaks, it is necessary either to increase generation capacity or induce a decrease in the consumption profile. While the first option might require high investments and idle resources during off-peak hours, the second option empowers customers to participate in a more active way in the operation of the power network. The objective of this project is to design an optimal mechanism to encourage the users to shift their use of energy from peak to off-peak times. Up to a certain point this shifting can be done using a battery or other energy storage device. Additional shifting requires changes in the consumer behaviour; such changes can be induced via dynamic pricing policies. Bilevel optimization allows to determine the optimal prices by explicitly taking into account the decision-making process of the consumers. As a by-product, the bilevel optimization model can also provide information about the economic value of storage.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Miguel Anjos

Student:

Partner:

Université Lille Nord de France

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

High energy density lithium ion cells/batteries with excellent electrochemical performance and safety – Year two

Li-ion batteries (LIBs) are currently the most important power source for a wide variety of applications such as cell phones, laptops, computers and other portable electronics. They are also considered as very promising storage/power systems for future electric/hybrid-electric powered transportation. Although clever cell design and improvements in cell subcomponents can bear potential for volume and weight reduction, major developments in high energy density cathode and anode active materials are essential. Li[Ni0.8Co0.1Mn0.1]O2, Li[Ni0.5Mn0.3Co0.2]O2, Li[Ni0.6Co0.2Mn0.2]O2 (NMC) and Li[Ni0.8Co0.15Al0.05]O2 (NCA) in particular are the most promising candidates for EVs among the next-generation of high energy density cells owing to their high capacity, outstanding rate capability, and low cost. Despite the advantages, increasing the Ni fraction in the NMC cathodes negatively impacts the lifetime and safety of the battery, particularly when higher cut-off voltages and high electrode packing densities are pursued. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alexander McLean

Student:

Partner:

Electrovaya Corp;University of Toronto

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Elevate

High energy density lithium ion cells/batteries with excellent electrochemical performance and safety

Li-ion batteries (LIBs) are currently the most important power source for a wide variety of applications such as cell phones, laptops, computers and other portable electronics. They are also considered as very promising storage/power systems for future electric/hybrid-electric powered transportation. Although clever cell design and improvements in cell subcomponents can bear potential for volume and weight reduction, major developments in high energy density cathode and anode active materials are essential. Li[Ni0.8Co0.1Mn0.1]O2, Li[Ni0.5Mn0.3Co0.2]O2, Li[Ni0.6Co0.2Mn0.2]O2 (NMC) and Li[Ni0.8Co0.15Al0.05]O2 (NCA) in particular are the most promising candidates for EVs among the next-generation of high energy density cells owing to their high capacity, outstanding rate capability, and low cost. Despite the advantages, increasing the Ni fraction in the NCM cathodes negatively impacts the lifetime and safety of the battery, particularly when higher cut-off voltages and high electrode packing densities are pursued.Therefore, successful development of a high-energy-density battery requires not only suitable material to accumulate and store energy, but also technology capable of controlling large amounts of energy and technology to ensure reliability and safety in the event of emergency. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alexander McLean

Student:

Partner:

Electrovaya Corp;University of Toronto

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Elevate

UV-CHLORINE ADVANCED OXIDATION FOR WATER TREATMENT

The student will work in a drinking water engineering research laboratory at the University of Toronto to explore an aspect related to the novel use of ultraviolet light and chlorine to destroy hard-to-treat contaminants in drinking water. Previous work by this lab has shown that this form of treatment can be effective, but it is important to determine whether there may be undesirable chemical by-products formed. The student will monitor for the potential formation of these by-products under a range of simulated treatment conditions. This work is therefore an important step in the pathway that may lead to ultraviolet light and chlorine becoming an acceptable method to remove various contaminants from drinking water.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ron Hofmann

Student:

Partner:

Tel Aviv University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Evaluating options for the experimental design of an integrated green roof and rainwater cistern

Green roof and water cistern technologies are increasingly becoming important components of sustainable building practices and urban water management. However, the two technologies are rarely designed as an integrated system. This goal of this project is develop an experimental design to test the reuse of cistern water for irrigation in green roofs. This experiment will be designed for the new research facilities of the Green Roof Innovation Testing Laboratory at the University of Toronto. We plan to review scientific literature on water reuse in green roofs as well as water quality monitoring equipment and methods. This will allow us to develop different experimental design and budget options. The literature review, technical drawing, and costing of monitoring equipment and lab tests will be compiled into a written report, which will serve as the basis for discussions with potential industry partners when applying for additional government research funding.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Liat Margolis

Student:

Partner:

University of Haifa

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Measurement Verification And Modelling of W-Band Imager and Harvester

Beyond the spectrum of visible light lies a window of frequencies called the W-Band which illuminates a world normally unseen to the naked eye and can be the vessel for energy without wires. In order to see this world normally unseen, we have developed a unique circuit topology which has shown signs of truly state-of-the-art performance while consuming zero energy, occupying less area than the head of a sewing needle, and costing less than any of its competitors. Although promise has been shown by this
new device, further investigation is demanded. Under the joint guidance of Professor Voinigescu and Professor Socher, while utilizing University of Toronto’s facilities we hope to unlock the secrets of its inner workings, thereby enabling its integration into larger scale systems.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sorin Voinigescu

Student:

Partner:

Tel Aviv University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Dolmen: Towards the programmatic assembly of large-scale distributed systems

Modern distributed applications are becoming increasing large and complex. They often bring together independently developed sub-systems (e.g., for storage, batch processing, streaming, application logic, logging, caching) into large, geo-distributed and heterogeneous architectures. Combining, configuring, and deploying these architectures is a difficult and multifaceted task: individual services have their own requirements, configuration spaces, programming models, distribution logic, which must be carefully tuned to insure the overall performance, resilience, and evolvability of the resulting system.
In this project, the student will provide an assembly-based programming framework for the implementation of complex distributed topologies. Specifically, our aim is to provide a Domain Specific Language (DSL) that exploits self-organizing overlays to map at runtime a developer’s high-level description of a complex distributed topology onto a concrete infrastructure.
The resulting work will be published to an international conference on systems.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ivan Beschastnikh

Student:

Partner:

Inria Rennes - Bretagne Atlantique Research Centre

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Mathematical Modelling of Carbon Dioxide Removal Using Micron-sized Water Droplets in C-3 Module Process

Emission of CO2 from industrial processes contributes to global warming. Numerous technologies have been proposed to reduce the amount of CO2 released to the environment. The C-3 process, in which ~50% of CO2 in flue gas can be captured using small water droplets, shows great promise for low-cost removal of CO2. Enviro Innovate, the owner of C-3 process technology, wants to better understand CO2 capture mechanisms and the influence of operating conditions (e.g., temperature, water droplet size and velocity) on the effectiveness of CO2 removal. The objective of this research is to develop mathematical models (i.e., sets of equations that can be used in a computer program) that Enviro Innovate will use to predict the amount of CO2 removed under different scenarios. The models will account for multiple CO2 capture mechanisms and will be used by Enviro Innovate to aid future process development and optimization.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kim McAuley

Student:

Partner:

Enviro Innovate Corporation;Queen's University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

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