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Mapping the connections between spinal interneurons and motoneurons with super-resolution microscopy

Motility is an essential characteristic of many aquatic and terrestrial animals. In vertebrates, self-contained and autonomous neuronal networks in the spinal cord can produce patterned and rhythmic locomotor outputs in the absence of higher brain centres and sensory inputs. Spinal locomotor networks comprised of interneurons differentially control the outputs of respective motoneuron subtypes that exclusively activate specific muscles in the limbs. While these local spinal circuits have been shown essential in the generation of coordinated locomotion, the fundamental mechanisms by which this is achieved remain largely unknown. One major factor limiting further discovery in the spinal cord has been the inability to breakdown the locomotor circuit beyond single cells to single synapses. However, with the very recent advents of super-resolution and light-sheet microscopy it is now possible to study individual synaptic connection patterns and single synapse structures.TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ying Zhang

Student:

Partner:

ShanghaiTech University

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Development of Morphing Skin

Parallel mechanisms/robots have been developed for numerous applications. At Ryerson University, it has been implemented in morphing wing mechanism design. However, an ideal morphing skin is required to create a functional morphing wing. In addition to morphing wings, other applications may require parallel robots to be covered due to environment requirements, for example, medical, industrial, and nuclear robots. These coverings can be classified as flexible and rigid. Flexible covers are stretchable materials. Though easily manufactured, they have problems, such as sagging, ripples, and require extra force for stretching. Rigid covers are made of a series of rigid sliding panels, no sagging and no ripple with negligible actuation force, good for applications where structural strength is required, such as morphing winglet. This background motivates the research of a rigid morphing skin design. The overall outcome of the research will incorporate numerical formulation, methodology validation, and study of other possible applications.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Fengfeng Xi

Student:

Partner:

Harbin Institute of Technology

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Sustainable Food Systems for Future Cities: The Potential of Urban Agriculture from a Case Study in Nanjing, China

Urbanization is increasing rapidly worldwide, predominantly in developing countries, and thus becoming an issue in addressing food security. In addition to the conflict between sustaining rural agricultural production and the rapid consumption of land by growing urban activities, agricultural areas within or around cities are also being transformed. This is creating a need for diverse and responsive food systems. Cities have a strong role to play in this transition to responsive urban food systems that provide a level of subsidence and supportive services for sustainable food production which urban residents will increasingly depend on. In rapidly urbanizing China, recent policy has focused on national-scale food security and production and does not adequately address the needs or issues of access that the increasingly urban Chinese population faces. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Steffanie Scott

Student:

Partner:

Nanjing University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Financing China’s Industrial Adjustment

The research project examines how social and political groups make critical policy choices in a challenging economic context. Focusing on the sub-provincial cases in China, the project aims to examine the process of financial reform during a period of declining economic growth. Examining the government-business relations, the research addresses the challenges that the Chinese political elites face to address the critical needs of diversifying its financial system in order to facilitate economic growth without losing control and oversight over its institutions. From a theoretical perspective, the project aims to shed light on state-building through regulatory reform in a unique political system like China during a period of industrial adjustment. From an empirical perspective, the project contributes our understanding on how an East Asian developmental state adapts to Western financial system by localizing financial practices.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lynette Ong

Student:

Partner:

Zhejiang University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Fugitive Emissions in Liquefied Natural Gas Transmission, Storage, and Distribution: Canadian Solutions for Transportation and Remote Power

The proposed research will be focused on eliminating fugitive emissions from liquefied natural gas (LNG) transmission, storage, and distribution operations. LNG can be used as fuel for transportation, and for combined heat and power generation in remote locations. We will study transmission, storage, and distribution operations by developing quasi-steady-state and time-dependent thermodynamic models. These models will be validated using data from instrumented equipment at our industrial partners’ sites (a small consortium has been created specifically to support the proposed research). The expected research breakthroughs can be transferred to our consortium partners immediately – thereby enhancing the safety and competitiveness of Canada’s natural gas sector.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Joshua Brinkerhoff;Walter Merida;Patrick Kirchen

Student:

Partner:

Siemens Canada (Richmond, BC);FortisBC Energy Inc;Solaris Management Consultants;Ekona Power

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services; Utilities

University:

The University of British Columbia; University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Program:

Accelerate

Pressure Ulcer Biobank from Spinal Cord Injury Patients

Pressure ulcers (PUs) are a major health problem in people with spinal cord injuries (SCIs). PUs increase hospital admissions, with 25% of SCI treatment cost linked to PU management. Currently, treatment is limited and new therapeutic options are required. Wound fluid from PUs is invaluable for researchers as it allows a detailed study of the disease. However, no system is in place to systematically collect and store SCI PU wound fluid in British Columbia. In response, the aim of this proposal is to collaborate with the Rick Hansen Institute (RHI) to establish a PU biobank. The RHI have access to large numbers of SCI patients and have developed a non-invasive technique to extract would fluid from PUs. Together, this biobank will provide an invaluable tool for researchers and assist with the overall goal of RHI to accelerate the translation of discoveries into improved treatments for people with SCIs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Granville

Student:

Partner:

Rick Hansen Institute

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Plurilingual Competence and Language Practice in English for Academic Purposes

Research in second language education has raised an overarching question regarding what kind of language practice that should be in the place to respond to the changing global landscape of higher education. Though the notion of plurlingual competence has gained increasing attention in recent years, there has been scarce literature focusing on (and comparing) educators’ and students’ perceptions of language choice/practice in academic English teaching and learning from the perspectives of plurilingualism in the Chinese context. My research will address this gap. The project aims to explore Chinese educators’ and students’ perceptions of the language choice/practice for English for Academic Purposes (EAP) teaching and learning. The research questions inquire the facts and reasons for participants’ choice and use of multiple languages in EAP. This qualitative research will employ interview as the main research method and content analysis as the main analytic tool for data analysis. The results of the research will provide valuable insights into the complex relationships between English and Mandarin for EAP in the specific Chinese context, as well as implications for institutional language policy making in its response to a greater diversification of languages and internationalization agenda.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shelley Taylor

Student:

Partner:

Wenzhou University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

University:

Western University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Testing of Offshore Wind Turbine Positional Controller

A previous mathematical model of an offshore wind turbine was established and then, a positional controller was designed and simulated for a single Wind Turbine in order to provide movement around an area using the force of air that acts on the wind turbine. The goal of my research project is to validate this Position Controller by testing its performance in a real offshore wind turbine system in a controlled environment provided by the host university. By achieving this goal, we will be capable of modifying and controlling the position large-scale offshore wind turbines. This will lead to my second objective that consists on controlling the position of a group of wind turbines, called Wind Turbine Farm, been able to control each wind turbine simultaneously and independently. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ryozo Nagamune

Student:

Partner:

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Agriculture; Education

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Extreme climatic events revealed by tree-ring anomalies in temperate mixed forests of Central China

In dendrochronology, tree-ring widths are used in environment and climate reconstructions. In addition to tree-ring width, wood anatomy and tree-ring anomalies are becoming increasingly valuable as sources of proxy data. The disruption of normal tree growth resulting in various tree-ring anomalies including frost rings, false rings or light rings have been related to climate events such as severe frosts, droughts or cool summers. To our knowledge, only one such study has been done in China where light rings were related to severe droughts. An analysis of tree-ring anomalies in Chinese pine tree species offers the opportunity to address this gap. The purpose of this project is to identify tree-ring anomalies in Chinese tree species and determine their relationship to instrumental records of extreme climatic events in central China. The knowledge of tree-ring anomalies and their calibration to climate data from this study will benefit long-term climate reconstructions, especially where instrumental records are missing and multi-century tree-ring chronologies exist.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jacques Tardif

Student:

Partner:

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

University:

University of Winnipeg

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Exploring livelihood change in upland rural Hmong villages in Maguan County, Yunnan, China

My Master’s thesis will investigate how ethnic minority livelihoods, specifically those of ethnic minority Hmong (Miao) , have changed in rural Southwestern China over the last 20 years. Hmong communities have traditionally made their livelihoods around household based semi-subsistence agricultural production, based primarily on rice or maize. However, new state policies, technologies, and opportunities are changing the means by which Hmong individuals and households are making ends meet. I will conduct fieldwork in a series of three rural upland villages where I will undertake semi-subsistence interviews, oral histories, potentially complete a photovoice project, and participate in and observe daily life. My aim is to discover the ways Hmong households and individuals are piecing together livelihoods that are both culturally appropriate and situated within the global cash-economy, and the factors that have been directly impacting these livelihood opportunities.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sarah Turner

Student:

Partner:

Yunnan University of Finance and Economics

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

McGill University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Investigation of LDPE/LLDPE blends foaming behavior based on the high-pressure rheology

Rheology is the branch of physics that deals with the deformation and flow of matter, especially the non-Newtonian flow of liquids and the plastic flow of solids, which is very important in the foaming process. Currently, the rheology of a pure polymer is mainly used to characterize the foamability of polymers. However, the processing conditions, such as high pressure and blowing agent dissolution, exert a significant effect on the rheology. Thus, the investigation of the rheology under the practical conditions is critical for a better understanding of the process and its optimization. The objective of this research project is to correlate the high-pressure rheology of Low density polyethylene (LDPE) and Linear Low density polyethylene (LLDPE) blends with their batch foaming behavior. The high-pressure rheology of LDPE and LLDPE will be characterized, respectively. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jesse Zhu

Student:

Partner:

East China University of Science and Technology

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

Western University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Experimental Validation of an Offshore Wind Turbine Control-Oriented Model and Advanced Contoller Implementation

Our laboratory has developed an improved model of large scale offshore wind turbines systems for controller design. This model captures all the important dynamics involved in the system such as the 3 dimensional motion, wave disturbance and wind effects, allowing to design advanced control techniques to enhance the efficacy of the wind turbines and increase their lifespan. The project consists on the experimental validation of this model. Although simulations have been performed achieving promising results, no experimental validation has been done since our home university does not possess a real model and the necessary facilities to run the experiments that the host university has. Once the validation is done I will proceed to design advanced controllers based on this model in order to improve the performance of the offshore wind turbine system. Finally, I will implement these controllers in the real model of the host university and evaluate the performance obtained. If validated, these new controllers will be applicable to large scale wind turbines, maximizing their energy capture and increasing their life span.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ryozo Nagamune

Student:

Partner:

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Agriculture; Education

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Globalink Research Award

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