Innovative Projects Realized

Explore thousands of successful projects resulting from collaboration between organizations and post-secondary talent.

30156 Completed Projects

2861
AB
5059
BC
812
MB
673
NL
842
SK
8957
ON
9368
QC
96
PE
579
NB
1120
NS

Projects by Category

Townships of Woolwich and Wellesley Cultural Heritage Landscape Studies

Ontario municipalities are required to conserve significant cultural heritage landscapes. This requires identification of these landscapes, evaluating their significance, and determining how much their local communities value them. Some municipalities have engaged professionals to study their cultural heritage landscapes sometimes involving consultation of the public. Most public consultation approaches, however, are often difficult to afford or not well-suited to rural municipalities. This is situation is further complicated in municipalities with hard-to-reach populations such as the Mennonite communities in the Townships of Woolwich and Wellesley, the locations of the current study. This study, which involves the North Waterloo Branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ACO) and the Heritage Resources Centre of the University of Waterloo, aims to evolve culturally sensitive, scale appropriate and affordable new approaches to the identification of cultural heritage landscapes.

View Full Project Description
Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Drescher

Student:

Partner:

The North Waterloo Branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario;University of Waterloo

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Advancing Unstructured Data Extraction and its Use in Geoscience

Unstructured data refers to data that is present in reports, web pages, newspapers and other media. Such data is the most common data that we see around us and yet no modern tools exist to extract information from it. In this project we will develop techniques to extract the data and apply it to geoscientific reports in order to aid in the discovery of new mines and other geoscience applications.

View Full Project Description
Faculty Supervisor:

Eldad Haber;Michael Gelbart

Student:

Partner:

Xtract AI

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Mining; Technology; Natural Resources

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Building Scalable Business Transaction and Data Mining Systems For Insurance Workloads

Farmers of North America (FNA) and FNA Strategic Agriculture Institute (FNA STAG) are two Canadian organizations dedicated to maximizing farm profitability. They collect and analyze demographic, legal, marketing and relevant data about its producers and partnering commodity organizations to understand the farmer market need and create strategies for business operation functionality. With this project, the organizations will get two database systems, the market/consumer research and distributed database. The research database system will allow them to generate and manage surveys to collect, disseminate, receive and collate data about producers and commodity organizations; track, compile and manage the collected data. The distributed database system will allow them to manage their operation functionality; collect data relevant for marketing purposes; connect to trade related websites, suppliers, credit insurer IT databases, lenders, potential/actual grain and commodity broker websites; and capture information useful to further development of the program in future.

View Full Project Description
Faculty Supervisor:

Ralph Deters

Student:

Partner:

Farmers of North America;Farmers of North America Strategic Agriculture Institute

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

Fuselage Design for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for Commercial and Humanitarian Initiatives

Development of a field-ready and commercially useful fuselage and cargo bay for a long-range unmanned aerial vehicle, including analysis of use of composite materials and resulting performance implications.

View Full Project Description
Faculty Supervisor:

Jeremy Laliberté

Student:

Partner:

Romaeris Corporation

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Transportation and warehousing

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

SmogStop Barrier Field Study

Sound barriers can be seen beside highways across Ontario and are designed to protect residents from the noise produced by traffic. However, these barriers do little in the way of protecting residents from the pollution produced by nearby vehicles. This project combines a novel sound barrier design with a new pollution control technology that will help reduce the level of traffic related pollutants that those living near major roadways will be exposed to. The partner organization is an R&D firm that would greatly benefit from the access to equipment and HQP that they would gain from a partnership with the University of Guelph.

View Full Project Description
Faculty Supervisor:

Bill Van Heyst

Student:

Partner:

Envision SQ Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

La saisonnalité des produits touristiques hivernaux de plein air de la région de Charlevoix : Stratégies et innovations

La saisonnalité représente un des enjeux majeurs du tourisme hivernal. La transition entre l’automne et l’hiver et entre l’hiver et le printemps représente, pour plusieurs acteurs de l’industrie touristique de la région de Charlevoix, une problématique importante au niveau social et économique, et qui mérite d’être approfondie et étudiée. Ce faisant cette recherche permettra de savoir quelles sont les stratégies d’innovation touristique qui pourraient être utilisées pour contrer la saisonnalité des produits hivernaux de plein air dans la région de Charlevoix. La recherche proposée permettra d’aider Tourisme Charlevoix à maintenir la compétitivité de la région, et favorisera donc l’essor du développement économique de la région. En fait, ce projet permettra de mieux outiller et de soutenir les membres de cette organisation par rapport aux conséquences issues de la saisonnalité et leur permettre d’accéder à un développement économique plus durable.

View Full Project Description
Faculty Supervisor:

Pascale Marcotte

Student:

Partner:

Tourisme Charlevoix

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Les déterminants de l’achat des véhicules électriques auprès des Québécois

Au Québec, le secteur des transports est responsable de 44,7 % des émissions totales de gaz à effet de serre (GES) en 2012 (MDDELCC, 2015). Le transport routier représente la source la plus importante de ces émissions avec presque 57 % des émissions totales (Environnement Canada, 2014). Les véhicules électriques deviennent alors un substitut important aux voitures thermiques grâce à leur technologie propre qui permet d’éliminer les émissions polluantes. Malgré que le contexte politique et économique est favorable ainsi que la disponibilité d’une énergie propre, disponible en grande quantité et à un coût concurrentiel, le Québec enregistre un certain retard par rapport à d’autres pays en termes d’achat des véhicules électriques (AVEQ, 2016a). L’objectif de la présente étude est d’expliquer le comportement des Québécois envers l’achat de véhicules électriques en analysant l’influence relative de chacune des parties prenantes. TO BE CONT’D

View Full Project Description
Faculty Supervisor:

Jean-François Guertin;Caroline Boivin

Student:

Partner:

Sherbrooke Innopole

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Public administration

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Design of an EV Charging Infrastructure: DC Grid for High Density Plug-in Electric Vehicle Charging and other DC Loads

West 5 community in London, Ontario, will pursue high penetration of electric vehicles, and is exploring an innovative marketing program of including them with the sale of each new condominium unit. The primary objective of this project is to determine an economical approach to create an acceptable infrastructure for these electric vehicles that will be desired by the community. The study will evaluate how to improve the efficiency of using Solar Energy to charge vehicles’ battery and for other DC loads in the London West 5 community. One of the main purposes of the West 5 project is to create a showcase for sustainable design and products that will attract global attention, which will create civic pride and draw people to participate. On the other hand, the benefit to S2E will be properly designing Net Zero and Smart communities with DC based infrastructure.

View Full Project Description
Faculty Supervisor:

Ehab F El-Saadany

Student:

Partner:

S2E Technologies Inc;University of Waterloo

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure; Finance and Insurance; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Aircraft Piston Engine Detonation Measurements and Data Analysis

Aircraft piston engines are widely used for aviation in North America and still use leaded fuel. 100 octane low-lead (100LL) aviation gasoline (avgas) is the common fuel used in aviation that contains lead in the form of Tetra-ethyl Lead (TEL). The TEL additive is mainly used to modulate the aviation gasoline octane levels to avoid knock and engine failure. This lead additive is harmful for the environment and it has been phased out in the automotive industry in the 1970-1980’s and completely phased out in 1993 in Canada and 1996 in the United States. Despite extensive efforts to find an unleaded replacement fuel for aircraft piston engines in the 1990’s, no fuel that meets all the requirements was found and therefore aviation industry has been exempt from the leaded fuel ban. TO BE CONT’D

View Full Project Description
Faculty Supervisor:

Charles Robert Koch

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Owners and Pilots Association

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Transportation and warehousing

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Production of polyurethane rigid foams using biobased polyols for application in wall and roof insulation

Thermal insulation is an efficient way to reduce the loss of heat and decrease the energy consumption in buildings and houses. Polyurethane rigid foams are excellent materials for this purpose. Currently, polyurethane foams are produced from petrochemical feedstock. However, fossil fuel resources are non-renewable and are being depleted. In addition, their use contributes to the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. This research aims to use biobased materials for the preparation of polyurethane foams to increase the bio content of the foams. Canola oil will be used to produce polyol, one of the major raw materials used in polyurethane foam, for use in the preparation of foams under industrial applications.

View Full Project Description
Faculty Supervisor:

Jonathan Curtis

Student:

Partner:

1782815 Alberta Ltd;Quantum Chemical

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Up-regulation of the antigen presentation machinery in metastatic cancer using small molecules

As a primary cancer progresses to the deadliest form, metastatic cancer, the cells undergo several genetic and epigenetic alterations referred to as the metastatic gene signature. Part of a metastatic gene signature is the downregulation of genes associated with immune recognition, which can be seen in multiple cancer types as the down regulation of the antigen presentation machinery (APM). This internship project will contribute to the collaborative investigation of APM and its potential as future therapeutics in the prevention of cancer progression.

View Full Project Description
Faculty Supervisor:

Wilfred Jefferies

Student:

Partner:

Pascal Biosciences Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Expanding the concept of avalanche climate: Detailed insights into the nature and variability of avalanche hazard in Western Canada between 2009/10 and 2016/17

Different snowpack structures and weather conditions create distinct types of avalanche problems that require different risk mitigation practices. In North America, nine types of avalanche problems have been identified in the recently introduced Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard (CMAH). Avalanche Canada and Parks Canada forecasters have identified and assessed avalanche problems according to the CMAH daily since the winter 2009/10. This dataset provides a unique opportunity for examining the nature of avalanche hazard in western Canada. In this first study, we explore the prevalence of the different avalanche problem types and examine their characteristics. Our analyses of the regional and seasonal variability provide valuable insights on the patterns of avalanche hazard in western Canada. The results of this study will strengthen our understanding of the CMAH and represent an important stepping-stone for future investigations and the development of practical tools to improve the forecasting capabilities at Avalanche Canada and their partner organizations.

View Full Project Description
Faculty Supervisor:

Pascal Haegeli

Student:

Partner:

Avalanche Canada

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Previous
1…150151152153154155156…2,513
Next

Join a thriving innovation ecosystem.

Subscribe to our newsletter now!

Subscribe