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Filtered far-UVC efficacy at surface and aerosolized decontamination of pathogens commonly found in healthcare settings

UV light is known for its antimicrobial properties. In this project, we expect to use a proprietary lamp which will provide a specific light that will target bacterial, fungal and viral strains commonly found in health care facilities. Results of the project will have a direct impact in the sterilization of areas with a high traffic of health care providers. The company mission is to design, test, and manufacture customizable UVX light. The project is also relevant to COVID-19, as one of the strains used in the panel of pathogens is considered a replacement of the COVID-19 virus.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Horacio Bach

Student:

Partner:

UVX

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Exploring climate action pathways towards a broader, deeper social mandate for a net-zero carbon economy – Year two

Climate change is understood variously across populations, and climate action strategies receive varying degrees of support. This study will explore climate action pathways towards a broader, deeper social mandate for a net-zero carbon economy. It will specifically identify the communication and engagement strategies that are most resonant with certain segments of the population in BC, as well as more broadly in Canada. Engaging with people who are concerned yet somewhat cautious about the climate change issue, this study will seek to understand the worldviews and values that shape perceptions of climate change. By better understanding audiences in terms of what deeply matters to them, the project intends to gain insight into best practices for a more inclusive climate engagement towards decarbonized economy in BC, Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Kozak

Student:

Partner:

MakeWay;MakeWay Foundation

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Elevate

Exploring climate action pathways towards a broader, deeper social mandate for a net-zero carbon economy

Climate change is understood variously across populations, and climate action strategies receive varying degrees of support. This study will explore climate action pathways towards a broader, deeper social mandate for a net-zero carbon economy. It will specifically identify the communication and engagement strategies that are most resonant with certain segments of the population in BC, as well as more broadly in Canada. Engaging with people who are concerned yet somewhat cautious about the climate change issue, this study will seek to understand the worldviews and values that shape perceptions of climate change. By better understanding audiences in terms of what deeply matters to them, the project intends to gain insight into best practices for a more inclusive climate engagement towards decarbonized economy in BC, Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Kozak

Student:

Partner:

MakeWay;SHIFT Collaborative

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Elevate

High resolution wind turbine power outputforecasting

Wind turbine generator power output and consumer electricity demand vary independently from one another. This presents a difficult situation for electricity grid managers as they attempt to exactly match demand using wind turbines and conventional generators (e.g. hydro, fossil fuels). Accurate forecasting of wind turbine generator power enhances management of the electricity grid, allowing for more wind turbine generating capacity while maintaining grid stability. This research will calibrate, perform sensitivity analysis, and validate the newest high resolution wind power forecasting model for Atlantic Canada. Resolution of space and time have increased from 10 km and 60 minutes, representing an entire wind farm with one forecast point, to 0.1 km and 5 minutes,representing a single wind turbine. Calibration will be completed by forecasting a variety of wind turbine types and farms and comparing with actual performance data. Sensitivity analysis will compare the incremental gains in forecast accuracy due to increasing resolution.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lukas Swan

Student:

Partner:

Scotia Weather Services Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

High Efficiency Biomass Heating for Remote and Off-Grid Homes

For many regions in Canada, wood is a plentiful and renewable resource that can be burned to offer low-cost and reliable heating for homes and buildings in remote communities. This project will support Demizine Inc., a Canadian company focused on remote and off-grid technology solutions, in developing a new forced-combustion heater system. The wood burning process will be automatically controlled to maximize efficiency and minimize harmful pollutants. To regulate room temperatures, a dedicated heat storage material will collect the heat from the fire and will transmit it to the room slowly over a long time. Some of the heat produced will also be converted into a useable electrical supply to reduce the demand on local generation. The challenges that this project will investigate include how to prevent soot buildup; how best to use the heat storage material; how to control the fire and how to efficiently convert some of the heat into electricity. If the project is successful, it will lead to an improved biomass-based space heater that is low-maintenance, reliable and efficient while also providing a reliable source of electrical power. This will provide substantial benefits especially for remote and off-grid residences and commercial buildings.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sami Khan;Gordon McTaggart-Cowan;Sami Khan

Student:

Partner:

Demizine Technology Inc;Ingenious Holdings Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Utilities

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Development of durable coatings for steel tanks exposed to high chlorine concentrations

This project aims to find the durable coating which resists blistering (bubble like spots (somewhat like chickenpox sores) beneath or within a coating or paint film) for uses on steel swimming pools which is of concern for Nanaimo, BC based company Dunk Pool. This study will find suitable coating from already available coating and study the latest trends in the coatings for metal surface that remains submerged in water. Then further improvement will be made by adding performance enhancing additives. All the coatings will be rigorously tested to check the effect of aging and fatigue in extreme environmental condition. In the end, this study aims to provide Dunk Pools with the coating that to suit the long-term durability, blistering resistance on the surface of swimming pool.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Rishi Gupta

Student:

Partner:

Dunk Pools

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Stress State and Probabilistic Assessment of Slip Potential during Geothermal Energy Development, Grande Prairie, AB

The state of stress in depth is an important parameter for subsurface project. One of the applications of knowing the stress state is understanding induced earthquake pattern arising from geothermal energy extraction. Fault slip due to fluid injection (for energy extraction) into underground deep geological layers constitutes an environmental and potential risk issue if induced seismic events are large enough to damage subsurface or surface infrastructure. This project will specify the stress state in the Grand Prairie AB region, where the first geothermal fluids exploitation scheme in AB is in development. We are used in a probabilistic analysis to evaluate the slip potential of linear fault features (existing or hypothesized). Parametric uncertainties are introduced using Monte Carlo methods with constraints established through geomechanics principles, available data, and rational (experiential) assessment. Thus, issues such as uncertainty in fault feature friction coefficient, pressure, input stress data, feature orientation and proximity to processing can be evaluated quantitatively, and risk assessments thereby carried out. The result is the cumulative distribution of the pore pressure required to prevent slip on each preexisting faults in the Grand Prairie AB region.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Maurice Dusseault;Yuri Leonenko

Student:

Partner:

Terrapin Geothermics Inc

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Utilities

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Crystal plasticity finite element modeling of neutron irradiation effects on slip deformation in ?-zirconium alloys

Climate change and global warming are among the main concerns that the whole planet is facing nowadays. One of the solutions to this problem is to substitute the current fossil fuel power plants with the nuclear reactors. However, the safe operation of the nuclear reactors is still a challenge. The mechanical designer are responsible to ensure the safety. In this research, we are providing an advanced simulation tool which can help the nuclear engineers to be able to design safer and more economic reactors. Canada and the partner organization will benefit from this research by improving the required knowledge for designing next generation nuclear reactors, which can eventually bring a cleaner environment.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hamidreza Abdolvand

Student:

Partner:

I-INC Foundation for Business Development

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of Western Ontario

Program:

Accelerate

Optimal Energy Storage for 5G Network

The telecommunication industry is rapidly evolving towards providing faster services to accommodate the global surge in network demand. The next-generation (5G) network aims to increase the current network speed by more than twentyfold. This transition brings enormous benefits for the economy and society. A main challenge faced by network providers, however, is that the existing infrastructure cannot fulfill the new requirements of the 5G network. For example, the future 5G small cells need to be more powerful than the conventional 4G network architecture. Thus, further research and development are required in powering future 5G network. The research and development at Alpha Technologies Ltd. in Burnaby is currently focussed on developing new two-stage power converter for powering 5G small cells with power 3KW. The work involves layout of power converters optimized for electrical and thermal performance. In addition, the converter will be evaluated in terms of its EMI performance.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Majid Pahlevani

Student:

Partner:

Alpha Technologies Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

Determination of the mechanism and kinetics of melting of carbon-free direct reduced iron (DRI) made using hydrogen reduction to eliminate CO2 from steel production, and its impact on EAF steelmaking process.

The iron and steel industry are the major contributors to global industrial CO2 emissions. Coke making plants and blast furnaces are the largest emitters in this sector. To meet the requirements of CO2 emission mitigation by 2050 to net zero, hydrogen-based ironmaking is an alternative for the fossil fuel ironmaking route. The overall objective of this project is to study the kinetics and mechanism of melting of hydrogen-based DRI using an X-ray fluoroscopy system. Although it is known that melting temperature will be significantly high, melting rate, onset temperature, and its kinetics are unknown. The findings of this project will form a fundamental base for ArcelorMittal Dofasco for potential future design for a fossil-free steelmaking process based on the direct reduction of iron ore with hydrogen.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Neslihan Dogan

Student:

Partner:

ArcelorMittal Dofasco

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

Investigation and Development of a Modular Control Board for Advanced, Automated Dispensing Machines

This project will investigate a low cost, modular control board that enables centralized control, data collection, and communication between the sensors and devices required for advanced, automated dispensing machines. The objective of this project is to develop a standardized, low-cost microcontroller, allowing for different sensors and devices to be easily integrated together. Additionally, programs will be developed to facilitate the communication and control of the sensors and devices which will be integrated with existing software. This project will develop a novel, modular approach and apply it in a practical, industrial setting.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ya-Jun Pan

Student:

Partner:

Dispension Industries Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Towards the Commercialization of Perovskite Solar Cells

The project aims to design and fabricate high-performance perovskite solar cells for commercialization. Suitable fabrication methods will be employed for preparing perovskite solar cell samples in large-scale while characterizing both perovskite films and devices by utilizing a myriad of techniques. The characterization methods will provide better insight and invaluable date of the operation of perovskites and will help to mitigate the challenges of upscaling. The research collaboration between the partner organization (Solaires Enterprises Inc.) and UBC Okanagan will provide an excellent platform to commercialize perovskite solar cells, inspire and train students in photovoltaic technology, and promote renewable energy in Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alexander R Uhl

Student:

Partner:

Solaires

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services; Utilities

University:

The University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Program:

Accelerate

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