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Integrating the gas and electrical grids for a net-zero future

Electrification connects renewable, low-carbon energy sources to the energy services that power modern society. Delivering this energy in the form of electricity is a formidable challenge, as the current electrical transmission network is not structured to deliver the amount of electrical energy needed to propel our vehicles, heat and cool our homes, and power industry and commerce. To reduce the demand on the electrical grid, renewable energy can also be converted into hydrogen and distributed through the gas grid. This can be combined with biomass-derived methane to offer a second near zero carbon energy distribution route. The project team is studying the potential to use gaseous fuelled generators installed at the grid edge to provide low-carbon electricity at peak demand and to provide direct heating and cooling through a combined heat and power system. The generators will also be used to regulate energy delivery through the electrical grid, reducing losses and increasing peak capacity. In combination, this project offers a transformational potential in near-term greenhouse gas emissions savings without waiting for enormously expensive investments in long-lead-time transmission and distribution infrastructure.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gordon McTaggart-Cowan;Taco Niet;Colin Copeland

Student:

Partner:

The Transition Accelerator;Enbala Power Networks Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

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

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Stories for Stream2Sea: Mapping changing ocean relationships and ACTION in Canadian Communities

Stories are powerful. They weave us together and shape how we see the world. This project invites ALL Canadians to be storytellers for a common cause: the health and sustainable use of the global ocean, and all waterways leading to it.
In Canada, the ocean can be understood as an interconnected expanse encompassing coastal areas, freshwater, sea ice, and the open ocean. The ocean (expanse) is changing rapidly. This project encourages Canadians to share their observations, perceptions, and actions regarding their changing ocean relationships through a form of community science journalism. These stories will be integrated into a virtual storymap – an interactive collection of resources (e.g., video, images, audio) that are woven into a digital map. This map allows users (the public at large), to meaningfully explore and interact with the content serving as an educational tool to assess themes (e.g., regional) and community solutions.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kate Moran

Student:

Partner:

JASCO Applied Sciences (NS)

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Appraising Medical School Admissions Tools for Implicit Bias

This research considers the diversity profile of applicants to medical schools across Canada and with specific respect to the Undergraduate MD Program at McMaster University and contemplates the degree of potential implicit bias inherent to medical school admissions systems. In particular, this work will seek to understand the degree of statistical association between applicant social identity characteristics and performance on merit-based admissions tools operationalized by medical school admissions committees. Significant effects will be scrutinized with the goal of identifying the sources of unwarranted bias and will provide recommendations for more equitable admissions processes that will support medical school social accountability missions designed to create more diverse and inclusive learning environments.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lawrence Grierson

Student:

Partner:

Altus Assessments

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

Development of Biodiversity Assessment Techniques for Mine Closure Planning

The goal of the project is to assess the biodiversity of a unique set of glacially derived kettle lakes on the
Glencore property in Sudbury and to return to a remote set of lakes in Killarney Wilderness Park that were
once impacted from smelter air emissions. Now 25 years later and following 98% reduction in air pollution
the new biodiversity survey will reveal the benefits of clean air technology.

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Faculty Supervisor:

John Gunn

Student:

Partner:

Glencore Canada Corporation

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Mining

University:

Laurentian University

Program:

Accelerate

Developing Accessible Tests for Online Cognitive Assessments in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

The goal of this industry partnered project is to develop accessible online cognitive tests for children with neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Presently, Cambridge Brain Sciences is a leader in offering on-demand cognitive testing for typically-developing children and adults. An intern who is a graduate student in school psychology, will work with Cambridge Brain Sciences staff to develop audio/visual instructions for children with neurodevelopmental disorders. This work will allow cognitive testing in these children either at home, in the clinic or in schools so that children can access early therapies to promote cognition and academic achievement.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Emma Duerden

Student:

Partner:

Cambridge Brain Sciences Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of Western Ontario

Program:

Accelerate

Continuous production of high quality carbon nanopearls

Carbon nanopearls are an exciting novel class of materials that present unique characteristics, and they turn out to be an excellent alternative to carbon nanotubes for different applications. Presently they are experimented with success as material for cold cathodes for electron-beam based instrumentation applications and they can be used for the development of polymer nanocomposites with specific properties. We plan to develop a new chemical vapor deposition reactor with a mechanism for allowing a prolongation of the nanocatalyst lifetime that can favour the material growth process. A new fabrication process based on optimization of factors such as temperature, gas fluxes and substrate rotation speed will be determined in order to obtain the highest throughput for a continuous production.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Truong Vo-Van

Student:

Partner:

Nanomed

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Accelerate

Developing and testing co-designed medical assistance in dying peer-to-peer resources in Canada

A significant problem identified by Dying with Dignity Canada is that there is little information available for families and informal supports (F&IS) involved in medical assistance in dying (MAID). Our 47 F&IS interviewees from across Canada also said that they had few or no resources about MAID as the health system concentrates on the person receiving MAID. To bridge this gap, we will co-design a MAID Navigation Guide and accompanying video with Dying with Dignity Canada (DWDC), their F&IS volunteers and a F&IS Advisory Board. We will conduct focus groups and interviews to obtain feedback about the content of both resources. The MAID Navigation Guide and accompanying video will be available to the public on the DWDC website.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ellen T. Crumley

Student:

Partner:

Dying with Dignity Canada

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

St. Francis Xavier University

Program:

Accelerate

Devonian sarcopterygians with special reference to porolepiforms from the Canadian Arctic Archipelago

The proposed research project for Globalink Research Award is to test a hypothesis of faunal connectivity in the Devonian
(419-535 million years ago) Nothern Hemisphere through comparision of the fossil vertebrates from the Canadian Arctic
Archipelago with those from the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland, with special focus on an extinct group of lobe-finned fishes
(sarcopterygians) called porolepiforms. The secondary goal is to decribe unpublished and unknown aspects of poroplepiformes
anatomy and settle systematic issues. Potentially, collections in Canadian Museum of Nature could include new taxa, which I am
willing to help with indentifying and curating numerous uncatalogued specimens. During my research I would like to collect new
data as general measurements of specimens, characteristic features of internal skeleton, squamation, dentition and conduct
qualitative and quantitative analysis mainly of porolepiforms. Among the benefits that my visit can bring to the collections is
primarily detailed taxonomy and anatomical decriptions of sarcopterygians. Also, invetory for sarcopterygians among the
uncatalogued materials will help reorganize and catalogue this large and significant collection counted more than 3000
specimens.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marie-Andrée Akimenko;Tetsuto Miyashita

Student:

Partner:

University of Warsaw

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Education; Life Sciences (not health)

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Integrated Photonics for Large Scale Quantum Computing

In the past few years, a number of research groups around the world have demonstrated small scale, photonic quantum information processing using approaches like Gaussian Boson Sampling, which can function with the current “Noisy, Intermediate Scale” (NISQ) quantum devices. At the same time, the industry partner and other groups have proposed a variety of large-scale photonic quantum computing architectures. These large-scale architectures have yet to be realized in practice and will require large investments to bring to fruition. In order to maximize the chances of success, it is crucial to explore design options as much as possible in calculations and simulations, before setting out to build large scale hardware. This project will use cutting edge mathematical models and computer simulations to carry out a detailed analysis of the impact of realistic performance, errors and loss levels of photonic components on the overall performance of a proposed large scale quantum computer.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jeff Young

Student:

Partner:

Xanadu

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Converge Condo Management – Accounting Analyst Fall 2021

We are looking for an Accounting Analyst who is willing to fill in the gaps and create processes on-the-go that will benefit the whole organization by recommending process improvements over various accounting functions. . The successful candidate will work autonomously but closely with two very experienced CPAs – the president of Converge is a CPA and CA; and one of the directors of Converge is a CPA and CFA and will also work with Converge Board of Directors.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Martin Halek

Student:

Partner:

Converge Condo Management

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Real estate and rental and leasing

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Using AI to help first responders assess skin burns

The broad goal of this project is to create and implement a system which is able of assessing and classifying skin
burns (and other types of skin lesions/wounds) using different state-of-the-art machine learning models and
techniques such as EfficientNets, Reinforcement learning, saliency mappers, CAM, etc… The work that will be
completed during this internship will help first responders to better assess the severity of skin burns. In turns, this will allow for a better management of the patients and, therefore, a more efficient treatment of their burns. Of
course, the insight that will be gathered may also help concretizing similar tools for other skin lesions or wounds.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ioannis Mitliagkas

Student:

Partner:

Skinopathy Inc.

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

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

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Enrich

We are doing a series of courses/focus groups to explore the technical and marketing challenges people face when they want to create something new. The project involves asking people what they want to build, helping them understand the framework of the customer discovery process, and working with them to determine the customer needs, solution details, and technical challenges that need to be addressed while creating a solution.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sandy Staples

Student:

Partner:

PinterEC

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

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