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Study the broad line region structure of AGN emission lines across the X-SHOOTER spectra

The broad line region (BLR) dynamics of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) is crucial to measure the mass of supermassive black holes (SMBH) in the distant Universe. Assuming that the BLR is virialized, the reverberation mapping (RM) technique has been used for decades to resolve the size of the BLR based on the time lag of the optical/UV broad emission line light curve from the continuum light curve. Recently, the near-infrared (NIR) interferometer, VLTI/GRAVITY, is able to spatially resolve the BLR of AGNs with the broad emission line in K band. This opens up many important opportunities, including to independently measure the SMBH mass and to study the BLR structure combining the RM and GRAVITY measurements which are highly complementary. However, the two measurements are usually based on different broad lines, and the structures of different lines may not be identical. It is therefore crucial to quantitatively study the difference of the BLR structures and the physical implications. In this project, we plan to use a BLR dynamical model to analyze the broad lines in UV/optical and NIR simultaneously observed by X-SHOOTER spectrograph.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Allison Man

Student:

Partner:

Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Other

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Diversifier la clientèle de SSE en développant de nouveaux outils et en développant un accompagnement spécifiques à une nouvelle clientèle

Synergie Santé Environnement souhaite développer un service d’accompagnement en santé environnementale et développement durable adapté à la réalité des établissements de santé privés (CHSLD, cliniques de chirurgie, cliniques médicales variées) sur la base de sa grande expérience dans les établissements publics. Dans ce contexte, notre projet vise à dresser des portraits spécifiques de la santé environnementale et du développement durable dans plusieurs établissements privés, incluant des caractérisations des matières résiduelles. Sur la base de ces portraits détaillés, l’équipe va accompagner les établissements participants dans l’élaboration d’une démarche structurée (politique, plan d’action) qui va leur permettre d’atteindre des objectifs qualitatifs et quantitatifs réalistes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Thomas Mulcair

Student:

Partner:

Synergie Santé Environnement

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Estimating black bear kill rates of boreal caribou calves and the resulting effect on caribou population dynamics

Boreal caribou are federally listed as threatened due to widespread population declines. The main cause of decline is predation, which is influenced by human-caused landscape disturbance and climate change. Recent evidence suggests that black bear predation of caribou calves may be hindering the recovery of some caribou populations, but this impact is poorly understood in the western boreal forest. In northeastern Alberta, adult black bears were fitted with collars that record GPS location and the number of calves killed by each bear via “bear’s-eye view” videos. By identifying regions where black bear predation of calves has the largest impact on caribou populations, this research will inform where management strategies that protect caribou from multiple predators should be targeted. This research will directly inform the ABMI and its partners how to best implement management strategies to balance the ecological benefits of caribou recovery with the socio-economic benefits of natural resource extraction.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Stan Boutin

Student:

Partner:

Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Elaboration d’indices et de modeies predictifs

Ce projet de recherche vise a introduire des methodes automatiques recentes de detection des clients les plus fideles et de clients a risque au sein de I’entreprise Intema Inc. Des indices et des outils de visualisation pour les deux types de clients seront developpes afin de pouvoir assurer une bonne communication entre les experts de I’entreprise et les gestionnaires a qui ils s’adressent. Ce projet, en plus de pouvoir developper I’offre de service offertes aux clients d’lntema Inc., lui permettra d’integrer la logique du cheminement de preparation de donnees pour I’intelligence d’affaire. L’entreprise sera donc dote d’un nouveau produit et d’une methode pour avoir une architecture de donnees plus efficace pour developper de nouvelles solution.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Denis Larocque

Student:

Partner:

Intema Inc

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Commercial Services; Commercial Services

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Logistics behind implementing smart waste management system

Waste Management (WM) is increasingly becoming one of the major concerns in the modern world. The traditional way of make-use-dispose has created significant challenges for societies due to the increased level of landfills. Therefore, utilizing the generated waste as an integral part of the Circular Economy (CE) concept is turning out to be an important part of the economy of the modern world. Such initiatives have gained momentum by applying the tools and technologies introduced through Industry 4.0 (I4.0). This project proposes using I4.0 tools and technologies to revolutionalize municipal WM. Existing methods of WM have several inefficiencies, for example, a lack of inspiration to reduce the waste generated by each citizen, as well as the inability to measure the household wastes. This project introduces a smart waste management process to municipalities by implementing a one-of-its-kind smart bin product. The industrial partner needs to investigate the feasibility of this project, potential challenges during prototyping and implementation, stakeholders of this project, potential risks to fail the project, supply chain issues, and proving the sustainability of the project.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hamid Afshari

Student:

Partner:

Merivale Waste Management

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

University:

Cape Breton University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Front End Developer

2.2 billion people live with vision impairment: Over 1 billion are preventable or treatable. Even though the majority of cases are in Developing Countries, 75% of vision loss in Canada is preventable and 1 out of 5 Canadians are at risk of vision loss. Our emerging crisis of preventable blindness costs the Canadian government almost $33 billion annually. RetinaLogik is a social enterprise startup that aims to improve access to vision care services through utilizing technology and artificial intelligence (AI). Our novel platform unlocks the power of virtual reality for vision assessment, with an additional layer of early detection AI to detect conditions sooner. Our social enterprise model gets it to people who need it most. We are currently in the process of starting our clinical testing. However, one of the components that we need help developing before starting our trails is our front-end development. We are looking to incorporate best design practices that could make it smooth for clinicians through utilizing human-computer interaction principles.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jia-Huai You

Student:

Partner:

RetinaLogik Biotech Inc.

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Manufacturing

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

IP and Commercialization Framework for the University of Alberta

This work will support University of Alberta’s “IP and Commercialization Policy and Processes Review and Recommendations Committee”, responsible for creating a new IP and commercialization framework that supports innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of Alberta. The work of this Committee will be transformational for the U of A, and will define its innovation and commercialization philosophy and success going forward. The Committee consists of senior executive leadership from the U of A, and will involve a comprehensive consultation process to garner internal and external input required to shape the new framework. Innovate Edmonton will be involved in the consultation process. Further, this work, in collaboration with Innovate Edmonton, will also help shape the programming offered by Innovate Edmonton to the UofA.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Aminah Robinson Fayek

Student:

Partner:

Innovate Edmonton

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Public administration

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

AI-based lattice structure design for 3D printed customized health care cushion supports

Designing customized seating cushion supports for people with limited mobility is essential. A personalized cushion would help relieve seating pressure and prevent tissue injuries due to long-time sitting. This project aims to speed up and lower the cost of producing these cushions by using machine learning, and additive (3D) manufacturing techniques. This project is being led by the University of Alberta with support from Red Deer Polytechnic. The interns will gain valuable knowledge in data collection and using machine learning to solve real world problems that impact a person’s quality of life. They will also gain first hand experience working with an industrial client.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tonya Wolfe;Xingyu Li

Student:

Partner:

Assistability

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Red Deer Polytechnic; University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Analyse des facteurs d’attraction de la main d’œuvre dans les communautés nordiques.

L’objectif du projet de stage est de développer des outils afin d’identifier le profil de personnes désirant travailler dans les régions nordiques ainsi que les meilleures stratégies de recrutement pour les rejoindre. Pour ce faire, le stagiaire devra tout d’abord identifier les réseaux et les bassins de recrutement optimaux où l’on peut trouver de la main d’ouvre en santé prête à travailler dans les régions nordiques et les communautés autochtones. L’entreprise désire trouver et mettre en place des méthodes et des stratégies innovantes qui vont servir à identifier les meilleurs canaux de recrutement ainsi que les meilleurs outils de sélection pour identifier les profils adéquats.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Emilie Genin

Student:

Partner:

Pimadzin Inc.

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Design, development, and manufacturing of an ultra-efficient heat pump for cold climates

It is well known that space heating is the largest component of energy consumed by Canada’s building sector. Additionally, 64% of the energy used for space heating is from non-renewable sources. For Canada’s remote and rigid communities, which are our immediate target market, this percentage is even higher, greater than 75%. Heat energy naturally flows from higher to lower temperatures. However, heat pump-based technologies can transfer heat energy from lower to higher temperatures with the aid of an external energy source. Air-source heat pumps have several competitive advantages such as low cost, ease of installation, and best suitability for renewable energy sources. For cold climates, which are our target market, their adoption is limited due to low efficiency at temperatures below -10 oC and reduced heating capacity. Our proposed technology will address these challenges, especially lower efficiency at low temperatures.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Martin Agelin-Chaab;Sheldon Williamson

Student:

Partner:

Terravis Energy

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Program:

Accelerate

Recycling and reuse of fibre reinforced plastics

In this project we will employ a novel proprietary recycling solution developed by the sponsoring organization, Jeosal, to obtain fibres from recycled Fiber Reinforced Composites (FRP). High quality recycled glass and carbon fibres, extracted from composite wastes from end-of-life and manufacturing sources will be characterized in detail and melt compounded with polyamide. Suitable surface treatments will be implemented to enhance the interfacial interactions between the recycled fibres and the polymer matrix, thus improving the dispersion, and the mechanical properties. The resulting composites will be characterized in detail to assess their morphology, physical properties, and mechanical properties. The formulations will be optimized to suit the needs of the industrial partner. The knowledge generated by this project will have significant environmental benefits, by demonstrating a method to recycle Fiber Reinforced Composites, and has the potential to provide new value-added products suitable to various high value-added applications.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marianna Kontopoulou

Student:

Partner:

Jeosal Materials Research Corporation

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

Flax straw pellet for clean energy generation

Western Canada produces 40% of world’s flax for oil. After the harvesting of oilseed, an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 tonnes of flax straw is produced annually. Only small fraction of the straw is used and remaining are currently underutilized. The flax straw calorific value is similar to the woody biomass. Flax straw combustion for power generation could be a viable approach for the management of straw while providing renewable power. Additionally, co-firing flax straw in the existing coal fired power plant could substitute coal and thereby improve the carbon footprint. Even with greater potential for bioenergy production, the issues such as low bulk density, fibrous & hydrophilic nature, and potential for biological degradation during storage creates additional burden on the logistics of biomass handling. Furthermore, the presence of alkali and alkaline earth metal and sulphur and chlorine in the straw could lead to fouling and corrosion issues in boiler tubes. So, the qquestion remains regarding the combustion properties of flax straw pellets, and what would be the impact on the operation and overall efficiency of the power generation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bishnu Acharya

Student:

Partner:

Prairie Clean Energy

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

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