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Vers une culture d’affaires coopérative : du modèle marchand au modèle coopératif

Ce projet cherche à comprendre, en temps réel, la culture d’affaires coopérative et ses composantes. Elle vise à documenter les facteurs et les conditions de succès du passage d’une culture d’affaires vers une culture d’affaires coopérative. Les gestionnaires jouent un rôle de premier plan dans la façon de mettre en oeuvre les pratiques de gestion empreintes de ces valeurs et principes coopératifs. Les données recueillies permettront de modéliser un système de pratiques de gestion empreint des valeurs et des principes coopératifs. Ce modèle permettra de guider les caisses populaires dans la transformation de la culture d’affaires coopérative en décrivant les phases du processus, les acteurs
concernés et les pratiques de gestion basées sur les valeurs et les principes coopératifs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michel Lafleur

Student:

Partner:

Caisse Desjardins de Granby-Haute-Yamaska

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Finance and Insurance

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Pathways to accelerate the diffusion of demand-side low-carbon innovations and socio-technical energy system change

This research is intended to investigate the pathways to accelerate the diffusion of demand-side low-carbon innovations and socio-technical energy system change. Specifically, we want to map out whether innovations are pertinent, which can reinforce each other, which policies, stakeholders and legitimacy factors help them and their interactions. The variables that the innovations were coded for can be considered “score cards” to analyse whether an innovation has potential for system disruption or reinforcement, and the level of policy and legitimacy support it receives. This project plans to analyse the relative diffusion rates of complementary innovations that are required to support renewable energy and electric vehicle deployment and also identify challenges to mapping and implementing pathways. For example, despite rigorous desk research and stakeholder engagement, our research reveals a critical lack of dissemination rate data, a critical variable to measure our mitigation responses.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Christina Hoicka

Student:

Partner:

The Transition Accelerator

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

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

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

3D Planeta’s Earth Intelligence Platform Development

3D Planeta is creating an Earth Intelligence software as a service platform to help solve major challenges that are being faced in areas such as emergency response, disaster management, defense and security, renewable energy development, mining, and property risk and damage assessment. The platform will source and curate data of interest in various formats, create multi-layered detailed visualization and analyze the data to provide detailed and highly accurate information to aid clients in making important decisions. Through this project, three interns will be engaged to build on the work 3D Planeta’s team has been developing. This work will help 3D Planeta to advance it’s 3D offerings from the advanced prototype stage to being commercially viable products.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Paul Cook;Arash Habibi Lashkari

Student:

Partner:

Terris

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and Communications Technology

University:

University of New Brunswick

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Dégradation photocatalytique de la lignine

La biomasse est considérée comme une source disponible et une alternative viable au pétrole. La lignine est actuellement une des formes de biomasse la plus ciblée car elle possède une structure polymérique unique contenant des unités aromatiques. Pour accéder aux motifs aromatiques a faible masse moléculaire, les chimistes ont ciblé la liaison ?-O-4 de la lignine, étant donné qu’il s’agit du motif le plus fréquent trouvé dans la lignine originelle. Une avancée prometteuse a été l’utilisation de la photochimie, spécifiquement la photocatalyse, pour fragmenter la lignine. Le standard actuel utilise des photo-catalyseurs qui peuvent être utilisés en lots et en flux continu pour l’implémentation dans des processus de grande envergure. Le groupe Collins a développé des photo-catalyseurs hétéroleptiques à base de cuivre en tant qu’alternative à des complexes à base de métaux toxiques et non renouvelables tels que l’Iridium. Leur travaux non publiés ont découvert d’importantes relations structure/activité qui leur permettent d’ajuster les structures des ligands dans les photo-catalyseurs à base de cuivre afin de décomposer efficacement les modèles de lignine.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shawn Collins

Student:

Partner:

Université Catholique de Louvain

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Education

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Développement d’un logiciel de bilan carbone nouvelle génération pour entreprises

Ce projet propose de développer une application mobile pour permettre aux entreprises de calculer leurs émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES) en réalisant le bilan carbone de leurs activités. La recherche et le développement de l’application seront réalisés en collaboration avec l’entreprise Irokko et l’Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS). En plus de réaliser le bilan carbone de la compagnie, l’application proposera aux compagnie des pratiques et opportunités pour réduire leur impact environnemental tout en conservant la rentabilité économique. Le logiciel de bilan carbone se distinguera par son niveau de précision, son automatisation, sa personnalisation selon la taille de l’organisation et le secteur d’activité. Il permettra la modélisation de solutions à faible émissions de GES et l’analyse de l’impact de la mise en oeuvre de ses solutions sur l’environnement et l’organisation. Le programme de plantation d’arbres d’Irokko déjà en place sera offert pour compenser les émissions qui n’auront pas été réduites.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Louis César Pasquier

Student:

Partner:

Irokko Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Université du Québec : Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Program:

Accelerate

Évaluation techno-économique des systèmes de stockage de chaleur sensible aux sels fondus adaptés au chauffage industriel

Le stockage de l’énergie renouvelable variable et le remplacement du gaz fossile pour le chauffage des procédés industriels sont deux des plus grands défis techniques de la transition énergétique. Un système économique de
stockage de chaleur à haute température pourra répondre simultanément à ces deux besoins. Ce projet vise à reprendre la technologie de stockage aux sels fondus déjà employés dans les immenses centrales solaires à concentration, et de l’adapter aux besoins des usines canadiennes. Des innovations seront étudiées aux niveaux des réservoirs, des matériaux de stockage, et des composants mécaniques, dans le but de définir un système capable de stocker la chaleur efficacement pour un coût initial inférieur à 50$/kWh.Leader dans l’implantation des projets transformationnels en infrastructure écoénergétique, Ecosystem Inc est toujours à la recherche des solutions innovantes qui livrent la valeur exceptionnelle pour leurs clients.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Melanie Tetreault-Friend

Student:

Partner:

Ecosystem

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Public Service, Policy, and Governance; Technology

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

La phase de creation-demarrage : une lecture de l’accompagnement entrepreneurial autour du concept de Business Model

La phase de demarrage est toujours une periode de doute, charniere pour de jeunes entrepreneurs, qui doivent tenter de faire face a de nombreux enjeux dans un environnement du tout va tres vite. Le projet d’etude consiste a accompagner le developpement d’une entreprise specialisee dans la conception et I’operation d’une plateforme web et mobile de reaction et diffusion nommee Liveshout. L’objectif est double puisqu’il vise a travers une etude de type ethnographique de faciliterinourrir d’une part, la reflexion des fondateurs et de l’autre, de fournir les outils et connaissances necessaires pour la definition d’un business model par une mise en oouvre de la strategie retenue. Proposant un produit unique pour le segment de marche vise, l’entreprise pourrait devenir un leader dans son domaine, non seulement pour son produit, mais egalement pour la maniere dont elle developpera son modele d’affaire (8M).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Franck Bares

Student:

Partner:

LIVESHOUT

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Penrose Partners BSI Mitacs Internship

Penrose Partners is a blockchain startup firm that provides transactional, educational, and corporate consulting/material production services to businesses, institutional investors, and disruptive tech companies in the blockchain space. We are the trusted advisor that bridges the gap between businesses with great ideas, and blockchain adoption.

In June 2021, Penrose Partners launched the i3 Incubator program in Bermuda in partnership with Innofund. This program supports emerging and blockchain-based technology startups to establish business operations in Bermuda, develop international partnerships, meet local investors, and more. The inaugural cohort of businesses will finish the program in March 2022. In parallel with supporting currently participating companies, Penrose will be actively recruiting startups for the next round of the program.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sandy Staples

Student:

Partner:

Penrose Partners

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Antifouling Performance of Graphene-based Coatings in Varying Flow Conditions

Marine biofouling, which is the growth of organisms on ocean infrastructure, is a widespread problem with
substantial economic and environmental costs. This project undertaken by the intern will develop dynamic tests
of a novel graphene-based antifouling coating designed by Graphite Innovation & Technologies (GIT). The
dynamic tests involve generating water flow over the coating surface, better mimicking real-life conditions for the
antifouling coating. The 3rd generation GIT coating is designed to be non-toxic, durable, and slippery, making it
difficult for biofouling organisms to attach. A series of field tests will be used to help in the research and
development process, refining the antifouling and durability characteristics of the coating. These real-world tests
will benefit GIT helping to refine their technology and generating valuable information for marketing purposes

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Faculty Supervisor:

Russell Wyeth

Student:

Partner:

GIT Coatings

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Ocean Tech; Environmental Science and Technology; Clean Technology

University:

St. Francis Xavier University

Program:

Accelerate

Efficacy of mental well-being interventions provided by CheckingIn, a smart device application

Smart device applications show great promise as a means to improve the mental health and well-being
of users. CheckingIn is one such app. CheckingIn monitors self-reported daily mood states of users and
suggests exercises to improve user’s mental health and well-being. Although the app’s well-being programs are
scientifically informed, there is a general lack of research investigating how effective such apps are in improving
mental health. Therefore, CheckingIn requires more research to examine the effectiveness of their app’s mental
health programs. The goal of the present project is to evaluate changes in the mental health of application users
after completing CheckingIn’s 30-day well-being program. In doing so CheckingIn will be able to determine how
effective the program is. The results should ultimately improve the quality of well-being programs provided to
application users.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alan Kingstone

Student:

Partner:

CheckingIn

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

A new additive manufacturing technology for biobased polyurethane composites

Evoco Ltd. is a Toronto based company specialized in manufacturing bio-based and environmentally friendly polyurethane (PU) materials that have a wide range of applications, including but not limited to footwear, apparel, sports equipment and pet products. The company is interested in incorporating advanced manufacturing and 3D printing technologies into their PU material fabrication procedures. The Toronto Smart Materials and Structures (TSmart) Lab at the University of Toronto has the expertise, experience and capability to conduct research and developing new fabrication procedures for Evoco’s needs. Two different polymers: thermoplastic and thermoset PU, will be studied simultaneously. For each individual stream, the research will be focused on the optimization of materials properties (through modification of formulation or chemistry) as well as the development of appropriate 3D printing systems which are capable of handling the corresponding materials. The goal is to design appropriate 3D printing platforms to be used to produce complex geometries.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hani Naguib

Student:

Partner:

Evoco Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Identifying the effects of COVID-19 on the mental health of the visible minority essential workers and their coping strategies

Canada has made an extensive effort to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite all effort, however, some populations were hit harder by the COVID-19. Visible minorities, who often include immigrants and refugees have been disproportionately exposed to and affected by the COVID-19. Especially, the visible minority essential workers who are crucial for the country’s infrastructure including healthcare, law enforcement sector, retail food, transportation, and others were affected the most. They have been reported being more anxious, depressed, and sadder than their non-minority counterparts. Analysing Mental Health Research Canada polls and a series of interviews, we intend to identify the mental health problems the visible minority essential workers are facing due to the pandemic, factors affecting those, and their coping mechanism. The findings of the study will help develop appropriate support strategies for affected and at-risk visible minority essential workers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Turin Tanvir Chowdhury

Student:

Partner:

Mental Health Research Canada;Alberta International Medical Graduates Association

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

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

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate