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Anode and solid electrolyte interface engineering

In our project, we plan to improve the interfacial properties between metallic Li anodes and garnet-based Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZ) electrolyte. The approach is to use coating techniques such as chemical and physical vapor deposition (CVD/PVD), and atomic layer deposition (ALD) to deposit a thin protection layer on a dense LLZ separator which is co-sintered with a composite cathode. These composite cathodes have already shown to be suitable to obtain high areal capacity over 4 mAh cm-2. By using a metallic Li anode, we expect to increase the areal capacity further. In addition the often observed Li dendrite formation might be suppressed due to the coating layer as the Li plating is more homogenous. The screening of various coating layers will allow us to select the most suitable material. Analysis of the cycling behavior, combined with structural analysis will enable us to understand the mechanisms and the interfacial reactions during cycling between anode and solid electrolyte in more detail. This is beneficial for future design of the anode/solid electrolyte interface.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Xueliang Andy Sun

Student:

Partner:

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Environmental Science and Technology; Energy and Utilities; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

The University of Western Ontario

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Conceptual Design of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

The project aims to enable and formalize the conceptual design and optimization of the different UAV designs, including safety and reliability considerations. This achievement will contribute to the emergence of UAV in safety-critical applications that would change our daily lives like air taxiing, painting skyscrapers, urban surveillance, media coverage, logistics, deliveries, or flying ambulances. As of writing this proposal, there is no methodology in the open literature to size and evaluate various UAV concepts. Also, there is no methodology to size and evaluate UAV concepts with safety and reliability considerations. Therefore, the project’s first objective is to establish and validate a methodology and software tool to size the different UAV design concepts (fixed-wing, multicopter and VTOL fixed-wing). The second project’s objective is to include safety and reliability considerations by incorporating and optimizing redundancy measures in the evaluated concepts. The first objective will be achieved by adapting and further developing a promising design methodology and its tool based on scaling laws and multi-disciplinary optimization. This methodology originates from the student’s home laboratory and he is currently working on applying it to multicopters.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jonathan Liscouet

Student:

Partner:

Université de Toulouse (INSA Toulouse);Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Plenty Canada Water Management System

Combined water management system including integrated composting toilets, greywater diversion with biological filtration, and rainwater harvesting for irrigation. Avoids the use of traditional septic fields or tanks in an effort to create a safe, decentralized, low maintenance, and repeatable holistic water and waste management system that does not contribute to soil nutrient depletion, erosion, or water nutrification and hypoxia.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Adrian Drozdowski

Student:

Partner:

Plenty Canada

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Agriculture; Arts, entertainment and recreation; Education; Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Healthcare Innovations Through Insights

Shannex has implemented an innovative technology solution which is currently being piloted in several locations. In order to understand how the quality of life of residents can fully benefit from this rich data source, in collaboration with other medical outputs, a new group was formed within Shannex, called the Insights Lab. All operational policies and procedures , as well as reporting/ process flow, must be developped for this new group to successfully collaborate with healthcare teams in a meaningful way.

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Faculty Supervisor:

D. David Persaud

Student:

Partner:

Shannex Inc

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Development of an automated image registration and depth estimation for fruit detection using deep learning and spectral imaging

There is an increasing demand for food production to meet the ever-growing world population. As such, effective management of farm resources is quite critical for the optimal operation of farm enterprises to meet the demand. This project intends to develop an automated approach to detect and analyze fruits using a camera system. One internship programmer working with Vivid Machines Inc. will develop a novel machine learning-based approach to automate the fruit detection and analysis. The proposed method will be helpful in assisting fruit counting, assessment, and automated harvesting. The project will allow Vivid Machines Inc. to stay ahead of the competition by providing a novel best-in-class system for managing fruits and vegetables for farm enterprises.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kumaradevan Punithakumar;Nilanjan Ray

Student:

Partner:

Vivid Machines

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Target Analysis and Evaluation

The technology vertical is rather fragmented. More specifically, solutions providers with offerings such as cloud platforms and managed services oftentimes only offer that one solution. This project will attempt to address the fragmentation of the industry via consolidation of key players. Consolidation and acquisitions can only be achieved by obtaining a certain amount of capital, which will be secured through lenders and investors, and thus, this project will revolve around the ideation and execution processes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sandy Staples

Student:

Partner:

Spiridon Technologies

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Manufacturing

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Web based avionics certification management for bus design

Aircraft/Avionics System certification is awarded by aviation regulatory bodies to applicants after they have
demonstrated that the design of the system meets airworthiness requirements. Airworthiness requirements are
a complex set of requirements, standards, and regulations. Demonstration of compliance to airworthiness
requirements can be accomplished through testing, reviews, similarity of installation and/or usage and other
means. Certification is, therefore, a complex and expensive process that involves designers, project managers,
certification authorities, testers, aircraft, test benches, and other systems.
Marinvent is conducting a research program on a new Flight Management System (FMS) guidance
algorithm to improve en route performance for its aircraft. Marinvent CertPro, a web based application to help
managing certification programs will be used as a supporting tool for certification of the FMS en route algorithm.
Expected benefits for Marinvent are the ability to participate in cutting edge research programs once the
FMS research program will be completed, and to propose CertPro as a certification management software
product to the worldwide market, positioning Canada as the world leader for those technologies that have no
competitor for the moment.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Yuhong Yan

Student:

Partner:

Marinvent Corporation

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Accelerate

Investigation on the chemical ecology of Eurytoma samsonowi and characterization of its semiochemicals

The Apricot Seed Wasp Eurytoma samsonowi Vasiljev (1915) (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) is a phytophagous parasitic wasp species associated with stone fruits, detected first in the oases of Gafsa southwest of Tunisia. It causes high infestation on apricot to reach up to 76% as yield loss rate. Among control methods, mass trapping with sex pheromones is considered friendly to the environment. The proposed research project aims to study the chemical ecology of E. samsonowi and the interaction between males and females of the wasp. We are planningto isolate and identify the molecules of sex pheromones emitted by E. samsonowi. The expected outcomes are confirmation of the presence of the sex pheromone, characterization of semiochemicals molecules responsible for interaction between male and female of the pest, and identification of molecules structure. Afterward, obtained the prospected results in this internship, field assays in Tunisia will be conducted to evaluate the attractiveness molecules identified.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kirk Hillier

Student:

Partner:

Université de Sousse

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Agriculture and Food; Biotechnology; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

Acadia University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Evaluating the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Risk Assessment Method in Supporting Decisions for Loan Approval by Financial Institutions

Financial institutions ensure borrowers’ ability to repay the loan before lending them for the pursuing projects. The ESSAFIN Logic 1.0 software tool is available for evaluating loan proposals based on the Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria. The tool has a potential for improvement to account for the lack of critical practical application and evidence-based literature support. This research aims to validate the indicators of ESG criteria and improve the existing risk assessment method for evaluating projects to assist decision-making in loan approval for financial institutions. The existing ESSAFIN Logic tool 1.0 will be improved to incorporate uncertainty
using the available literature and expert opinions on the types of indicators, and weights of criteria and indicators. The generated risk score will be compared with the risk level estimated using the existing method. Based on this, an improved risk assessment method will be proposed.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Rehan Sadiq;Kasun Hewage

Student:

Partner:

ESSAFIN Logic Ltd.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Program:

Accelerate

Smart Greenhouse Initiative

The use of a modern greenhouse is considered an efficient way of maintaining favourable growing conditions to enhance the productivity of agriculture and horticulture. However, the high production cost is associated with the greenhouse operation due to the high energy demand that results in significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and environmental impact. It is important to consider the efficiency of greenhouse operation by maintaining the optimal operating conditions for energy-efficient operation for sustainable development of the Canadian nursery industry and adhere to the Canadian Government’s emission reduction goals. The proposed collaboration between AgriForest and UBCO aims to develop pathways for the performance enhancement of greenhouses.
This research aims to develop an automated microclimate monitoring and control strategy for the greenhouse by considering the plant health and related energy use for effective and energy-efficient operation. This is a practical investigation in which a vertical growing system will be realized by AgriForest in a greenhouse environment. This case greenhouse will be instrumented with the deployment of a wireless sensor network to capture greenhouse characteristics. The collected data will be analyzed and used to develop a greenhouse performance model.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kasun Hewage;Rehan Sadiq

Student:

Partner:

AgriForest Bio-Technologies Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

The University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Program:

Accelerate

Spatiotemporal analysis of emerging contaminants of concern for salmonids by direct mass spectrometry

This project will develop and optimize high throughput, rapid screening analytical methods for twoclasses of aquatic toxins that threaten salmonid populations on Vancouver Island. These include UV filter sunscreen products associated with recreational activities and tire preservative compounds associated with roadway run-off. Working with project partners, community groups, and First Nations communities on Vancouver Island, these techniques will be used to screen large sample sets to identify ‘hotspots’ and characterize how these contaminants vary over time and space. The outcomes of this work will be used to develop and evaluate mitigation strategies to inform tangible actions aimed at improving water quality, protecting habitat, and preserving B.C. salmon.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Erik Krogh;Chris Gill

Student:

Partner:

BC Conservation Foundation

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

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

University:

Vancouver Island University

Program:

Accelerate

Developing Methods for Quantification and Characterization of Fucoidan Present in Laminaria Digitata Extract

Using simplified language understandable to a layperson; provide a general, one-paragraph description of the proposed research project to be undertaken by the intern(s) as well as the expected benefit to the partner organization. (100 – 150 words) 7 Fathoms Seaweed Skincare (7FSS) is a small business that has developed products which incorporate an extract of Laminaria Digitata seaweed. The extract is prepared using a proprietary method and customers have reported dermatological and other benefits to using their products. The beneficial properties of their skincare products are thought to be due to the presence of fucoidans. Fucoidans vary depending on the seaweed they are obtained from, extraction methods used and geography. They can have different structures, molecular weights, degrees of sulfonation and other functional groups. The intern will develop a method to quantify and characterize the fucoidan in the 7FSS extract. The primary objective of this internship is to develop an analytical method using mass spectrometry to characterize the amount and structure of fucoidan present in 7FSS aqueous seaweed extract

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Faculty Supervisor:

Francesca Kerton

Student:

Partner:

7 Fathoms Seaweed Skin Care

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Accommodation and food services; Retail trade

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

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