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Development of self-powered portable devices for simultaneous water disinfection and pollutant removal through piezophotocatalysis

The Government of Canada is committed to addressing drinking-water-related health and safety needs. However, the vast territory of Canada and the disparate locations of communities makes it a huge challenge to set up water treatment infrastructure and provide necessary training and maintenance. This project aims to develop selfpowered portable devices for simultaneous water disinfection and pollutant removal. The developed devices could be applied to First Nations and remote communities that suffer from water quality issues. There will be no need for power supply, filter replacement/disposal, or on-site technical service. It will bring about tremendous benefits in terms of enhanced drinking water quality, reduced public health issues, decreased cost for water supply, and minimized environmental footprint. The devices can also be used for providing clean water for remote trips/sites, supporting industrial/military deployments, and supplying drinking water under emergencies (e.g., power outage, water contamination, and wildfire).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gordon Huang

Student:

Partner:

North Forge

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education; Management of companies and enterprises; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Regina

Program:

Accelerate

Analyse des pratiques en gynécologie obstétrique des médecins de famille

Par l’analyse des pratiques en gynécologie obstétrique chez les médecins de famille québecois qui ont la possibilité du suivi de grossesse et de l’accouchement contrairement aux médecins généralistes français, je cherche à analyser les deux pratiques de soins en santé de la femme dans ces systèmes de santé différents. Le but étant de comparer afin d’apporter des bénéfices dans le suivi de grossesse et l’accès aux soins en matière de gynécologie obstétrique.
Je ferai des entretiens semi dirigés avec 15 médecins de famille québécois afin d’avoir un certain nombre de données. Je ferai ensuite un focus group avec des médecins généralistes français pour discuter de mes résultats. Au final, j’apporterai des pistes de recherche et de solutions pour améliorer l’accès aux soins en santé de la femme dans les deux pays.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nicolas Fernandez;Lysiane Dallé

Student:

Partner:

Université de Lille

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

How to Create Affordable Housing Models in Toronto? The Discussion on Missing Middle and Financing Redevelopment

Toronto has been experiencing a housing affordability crisis for almost two decades and the house prices continue to increase. The increasing unaffordability causes many problems in the city including increasing social inequality and difficulty of accessing affordable housing essentially for newcomers and racialized communities. This project aims at focusing on the discussion of “missing middle” and attempting to analyze what type of redevelopment is necessary in order to create an affordable housing system in Toronto. The project situates the mid-rise apartment buildings into the centre of the discussion and seeks to find answer to the questions “how can more mid-rise apartment buildings overcome the affordability crisis in Toronto?”.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ute Lehrer

Student:

Partner:

Seyfi Tomar Realtor Inc

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Sustainability & the Environment; Construction

University:

York University

Program:

Accelerate

Transforming animal by-products into functional meat products using 3D Printing

The utilization of meat by-products (e.g., heart, liver, kidney, intestines, and tongue) is necessary due to their adverse effects on environment. Livestock by-products represent about 52% of the cattle live weight. Since greater amounts of animals live weight is rendered unfavorable for regular consumption, it becomes important to develop technologies for the effective utilization of meat by-products. Furthermore, the large scale disposal of meat by-products in landfills raises environmental concerns. In this regard, their reuse in 3D printing technology could be an alternative. This project goal is to transform beef by-products into functional products through the use of the emerging 3D printing technology for culturally-diverse Canadian consumers. This project proposes a novel initiative to improve the sustainability of livestock production by reducing animal by-product waste. The production of functional meat products through 3D printing that meets optimal nutritional requirements recommended by Health Canada for different population age stages such as adult and seniors.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Argenis Rodas-Gonzalez

Student:

Partner:

North Forge

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education; Management of companies and enterprises; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Increasing impact of entrepreneurship training for women in STEM and health

For women in STEM and health, translating their research into a business can be an exciting but daunting task. Hurdles they may encounter include implicit bias, lack of key entrepreneurial skills, and balancing business with research and family commitments. The From Lab to Fulfillment (FL2F) workshop by Technologies and Beyond, Inc. teaches women tools and skills to overcome these hurdles and be more successful on their entrepreneurship journey. This project aims to increase the impact and effectiveness of the FL2F workshop by analyzing participant survey feedback with the help of Artificial
Intelligence. Results from the analysis will be used to improve the content of future workshops, in turn enhancing the entrepreneurial success of participants. This will be one small but important step towards reducing gender barriers in STEM and health entrepreneurship.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kartikeya Murari

Student:

Partner:

Technologies and Beyond

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Optimizing staff training to improve adapted physical activity service provision for two community organizations: Co-construction and implementation evaluation.

The community partners, Viomax and Adaptavie, have identified a need to optimize training of their staff to support the
accessibility of their programming. The goal of this project is to co-create and implement training resources for staff at
Viomax and Adaptavie. The training resources will be grounded in adapted physical activity, person-centered interpersonal
communication (e.g., motivational interviewing), and behaviour change (e.g., goal setting, action planning). A working
group will be established to co-create the resources. The training resources will be evaluated using a mixed-method quasiexperimental
design. Participants will (a) complete questionnaires pre- and post-training, (b) apply their skills on a mock
client to be evaluated by two independent coders, and (c) participate in an interview. As a result of this project, community
partners will have access to evidence-based training resources that will create a highly qualified workforce aimed to
increase accessibility of physical activity opportunities for people with disabilities.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shane Sweet;Krista Best

Student:

Partner:

Adaptavie;Viomax

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Investigating the Role of Peer Support in Reducing the Harms of Substance Use and Advancing Recovery: A Qualitative Analysis of CMHA Hamilton’s Community Mental Health Peer Support Initiatives

The Canadian Mental Health Association, Hamilton Branch (CMHA) is partnering with academic partners through McMaster Community Research Platform to evaluate the impact of peer-based support, a program providing mental health support for working-aged men and transitional aged youth who use substances. The program provides SMART recovery-based support to reduce the harms of substance use and advance recovery. The CMHA collects entrance and exit data from program participants. The research partnership will analyze these data, determine the strengths of the program, and set the foundations for ongoing evaluation and best practices to further meet the needs of the community. The primary goal of this project is to support mental health and maximize harm reduction and advance recovery among the priority population through quantitative and qualitative impact assessments which will inform the expansion of peer-based support.

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Faculty Supervisor:

James Gillett

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Mental Health Association (Hamilton)

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Public Service, Policy, and Governance; Other

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

Developing methods for quantifying leaf area index (LAI) using multi-EO RPAS in disturbed and regenerating post-disturbance ecosystems

Leaf Area Index (LAI) is an important variable to measure when revegetating and reclaiming disturbed ecosystems. Estimating LAI from models using remotely sensed data is becoming increasingly common; Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems, or ‘RPAS’ in particular, have the potential to grow in importance as they can acquire the fine scale spatial data necessary to accurately quantify LAI in complex reclamation environments. This project seeks to develop innovative methods for estimating LAI using RPAS optical 2D, 3D photogrammetric or “structure from motion”, and lidar data. Here we aim to work with Integral Ecology Group (IEG) to determine the efficacy of methods and results for reclamation monitoring. IEG believes remote sensing data will play an important role in future reclamation practices. They will benefit by the adoption of the methods developed by the Mitacs intern for collection and processing of UAV acquired data for accurate LAI estimation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Christopher Hopkinson;Laura Chasmer

Student:

Partner:

Integral Ecology Group

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Lethbridge

Program:

Accelerate

Optimizing the Implementation of Small Modular Reactors Into Ontario’s Future Energy Mix

The current research project investigates Ontario’s implementation of SMRs over an initial 30-year period, allowing for consideration of Ontario’s current energy mix as well as approximately two generations of SMR installations. Using linear programming and IBM’s CPLEX ILOG Optimization software, the development of a model which may compare front line SMR designs with the province’s existing energy mix is underway. In its current form, the model seeks to minimize the overall future cost of electricity production in Ontario by replacing a fraction of the existing electrical capacity with a generic SMR design.
Going forward, the opportunity to work closely with Prof. Fujii’s research group will allow for significant increases in the existing model such that it can consider secondary constraints such as CO2 emissions, future costs of nuclear waste disposal and the hourly availability of competing energy methods. During this period, the project will also aim to optimize the comparative cost of electricity generation from varying candidate SMR designs, estimate the storage capacity requirements for used SMR fuel and quantify the risk and uncertainty that will accumulate as a result of used SMR fuel transportation, storage and disposal.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shinya Nagasaki

Student:

Partner:

The University of Tokyo

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

The benefits of flotation-REST on heart rate variability, muscle oxygenation & postural control in university aged concussed & healthy athletes.

Flotation-REST has gained in popularity in recent years as athletes seek the best tools to recover, improve performance and decrease injury risk. While the relaxation response brought on by flotation-REST has been demonstrated, few studies have investigated the benefits on physical fitness and concussion recovery. Though this research has shown promising results on physical fitness performance, the mechanisms to this have yet to be explored. Mechanisms indicative of improved physical fitness, such as increased heart rate variability (HRV), increased muscle oxygenation (MO2) and increased postural stability (PS), are useful and interlinked indicators to understanding the effects of flotation-REST in athletes. Additionally, sports-related concussions are common and investigating new methods for recovery is warranted. Thus, the aim of the proposed project is to investigate the benefits of 10 weeks of flotation-REST on HRV, MO2 and PS in healthy and concussed university athletes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alain-Steve Comtois;Andreas Bergdahl

Student:

Partner:

Studio Ovarium Inc.

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Metagenomic analysis of oil refinery wastewater

Treatment of wastewater from refineries removes toxic compounds prior to the water being released into the environment. Treatment could be made more efficient and done more cheaply if we knew how to promote the growth of bacteria that enable toxin breakdown. The aim of this project is to identify which bacteria are present and active when the treatment plant is working as expected, and which are present when the treatment plant is ‘disrupted’. This comprehensive map of the bacteria will enable us to build bacterial communities that are better able to rapidly break down the toxins, a probiotic mixture for the treatment plant. This will result in a more reliable and efficient treatment plant in the future.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gregory Gloor;David Edgell

Student:

Partner:

Suncor Energy Inc (Sarnia, ON)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

The University of Western Ontario

Program:

Accelerate

Effectiveness of a Compassion Fatigue Reduction Workshop in Reducing Compassion Fatigue at Mount Sinai Hospital

Healthcare professionals treating trauma patients can vicariously experience trauma from long term exposure to suffering, resulting in compassion fatigue. The impact of compassion fatigue on the psychological well-being of healthcare workers is detrimental, decreasing patient care and retention of healthcare providers. In an effort to reduce compassion fatigue, Mount Sinai Hospital has implemented a 4-hour workshop for employees to increase professional’s knowledge of compassion fatigue and improve worker’s skills for dealing with stress in the workplace. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the program was effective in imparting the knowledge and skills to deal with stress in the workplace and reducing compassion fatigue of employees attending the workshop. The pre-posttest and one month follow up data will be analyzed by the intern. Based on the results and a literature review of compassion fatigue and related interventions, the intern will make recommendations to inform future implementation of the workshop. This study will have an impact on improving the quality of patient care within the hospital and improving the mental health of healthcare professionals

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kelly McShane

Student:

Partner:

Mount Sinai Hospital

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Life Sciences (not health)

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Accelerate

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Mitacs is funded by the Government of Canada, the Government of Alberta, the Government of British Columbia, Research Manitoba, the Government of New Brunswick, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Government of Nova Scotia, the Government of Ontario, Innovation PEI, the Government of Quebec, the Government of Saskatchewan, and the Government of Yukon.