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Community dynamics in restored salt marshes

Salt marshes are important coastal ecosystems as they provide many services to surrounding areas. However, due to their highly productive nature, they have a long history of being converted into farmland in the Maritimes and continue to be altered for human development. Salt marsh restoration has become popular recently to mitigate the increasing societal costs associated with rising sea levels, as well as to increase amount of suitable habitat for wildlife including waterfowl. Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) initiated a salt marsh restoration project in 2010 near Fort Beausejour in Aulac, New Brunswick, by breaching the dikes impounding two farmland cells. The intern will continue to monitor the succession of the communities (terrestrial and aquatic), from farmland to mudflat to salt marsh, and provide insights on best management strategies for salt marsh restoration.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Myriam Barbeau

Student:

Partner:

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Environmental Science and Technology

University:

University of New Brunswick

Program:

Accelerate

Development of a Sustainable Program Quality Improvement Framework using a Balanced Scorecard Methodology at Family Services Ottawa

FSO (Family Services Ottawa) is a not-for-profit social service agency whose mission is to assist individuals, to build on their strengths and to improve their mental health. FSO does so by providing counselling, education, and advocacy within a context of working to foster systemic change. Although their programs are increasingly monitored and evaluated at the program level, FSO does not currently have a tool to assess and monitor their organization as a whole. This project will identify the most critical measures for monitoring and developing a strategic direction for the organization, balancing theories of strategy with the practical needs related to executing strategy. The intern will work with a working committee of relevant stakeholders and organization members to develop a performance monitoring template that the organization can use to track important information they can use to demonstrate effectiveness to funders and improve organizational functioning.

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Faculty Supervisor:

John Sylvestre;Tim Aubry

Student:

Partner:

Family Services Ottawa

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Arsenic in soil removal and beneficial reuse

The objective of the research is to develop a method for and pilot test the remediation of 3,000 tonnes of arsenic trioxide contaminated soils with concentrations up to 20,000mg/kg. Our project aims to research and develop an efficient and safe methodology of soil washing to remove the arsenic from soil, however other methods would be considered. Moreover, we would also like to find a way to treat the arsenic solution resulted from a successful soil washing. One of the possible way to reuse the arsenic solution is to convert it to gallium arsenide for the use in solar power production. The main activities in our project include a site survey, soil and water sampling and analysis, literature review, bench scale tests and design and implementation of a pilot tests for up to 3,000 tons of soil. The project will also involve the associated reporting of remediation results.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hossein Kazemian

Student:

Partner:

True North Environmental

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Northern British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Fabrication of strong and transparent Janus wound dressings by electrospinning

Wound dressings are indispensable in medical operation as they protect the wound from contamination by foreign matter, absorb wound exudate and control the humidity of the wound to promote healing. Mitigating technology can be integrated in modern wound dressings to expedite the healing process and reduce scarring. In this proposal, we will develop an innovative Janus wound dressing that is water repellent on one side and water absorbing on the other. Tensile strength, transparency and water vapor transmission rate of the wound mesh will be controlled by chemical composition and structure of the mesh. The outcomes of this projects will lead to technology development of wound mesh that may be commercialized by the industrial partner. With sufficient adherence to the skin and mechanical strength the dressing has the potential to hold the wound closed as an alternative to sutures, staples and glue

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Faculty Supervisor:

Xuehua Zhang

Student:

Partner:

WoundMesh

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Technology; Biotechnology; Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Investigating the geomechanics and public safety risks associated with the instability potential of popular geotourist sea stack rock formations

Sea stacks are natural pillars of rock that are usually found on shorelines. They are fascinating formations that are popular destinations for geotourism, including at the Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park, New Brunswick and Flowerpot Island in Fathom Five Marine Park, Ontario. As they experience continuous wave and tidal erosion, sea stacks eventually collapse. Given their popularity, there is an elevated risk of injury or fatality to visitors that is managed by Parks by limiting access to sea stacks that are closer to collapse. This research project aims to improve predictions of when and where sea stacks will collapse by studying the physical properties of the rocks and using computer models to simulate various collapse scenarios. The intern will benefit from the partner organization’s expertise in field data collection using drone-based photography, their knowledge of structural geology that applies to these rock formations, and their local knowledge of the Hopewell Rocks.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jennifer Day

Student:

Partner:

Terrane Geoscience Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

Atlantic Salmon Smolt and Habitat Assessment in the Medway River

Atlantic salmon is in decline in many places across its range. Reduced habitat quality, declines in at-sea survival, and decreases in availability or timing of food resources are all recognized as factors contributing to spawning declines and early life survival. Healthy rivers are good candidates for adult enhancement programs. Adult enhancement involves removing some smolts from the river, growing them to adults in aquaculture tanks, and returning them to the river to supplement the natural returns from sea. Before adult enhancement is undertaken, candidate rivers and their smolt populations must be assessed for suitability. Our project goals are to assess the abundance and genetic structure of salmon in the Medway River, habitat including water quality, and prey availability to inform decisions on the suitability of this river for an adult enhancement program.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Trevor Avery

Student:

Partner:

Medway River Salmon Association;Freeman Lumber;Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd;Cooke Aquaculture Inc (Blacks Harbour, NB)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Retail trade

University:

Acadia University

Program:

Accelerate

Understanding the Operational, Human, and Policy Implications for a Roadmap to Canada’s Next Generation 9-1-1 Services

The project will create a research-based strategic plan and roadmap that describes when and how to best introduce NG-911 services in British Columbia. The research needs to consider the unique BC context including review of current legislation, our emergency response structures and practices, current technologies, societal expectations and political norms. The work also needs to consider global trends and developments in emergency communications from industry, government and emergency response agency perspectives and identify the implications in BC.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Harish Krishnan

Student:

Partner:

E-Comm 911

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Public administration

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Toward the development of a framework for research collaboration between public libraries and universities

Public libraries and universities can benefit greatly by partnering to conduct research. To ensure the sustainability and impact of these partnerships, they need to be grounded in an awareness of each organizations’ research needs, goals, resources, and strengths. This project will produce a framework that guides public libraries in identifying research needs, strategically selecting university partners, and developing research plans that address each organizations’ roles and responsibilities. While frameworks for community-university partnerships exist, none are tailored to the unique context of public library-university research collaborations. To build such a framework, this project will entail a systematic synthesis of literature relevant to supporting strong university-community partnerships, participant observation of HPL’s research culture, and a survey of the research needs and practices at HPL and three other public library systems in Western, Central, and Atlantic Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

James Gillett

Student:

Partner:

Hamilton Public Library

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

Gestion des sédiments de dragage et processus bio-physico 2

La marina Saurel connait un problème récurrent d’envasement du fait de sa position géographique à la confluence du fleuve Saint-Laurent et de la rivière Richelieu. Cette situation conduit fréquemment à des dragages d’urgence, puis au confinement du matériel sédimentaire contaminé. C’est dans la perspective d’affiner la compréhension sur les mécanismes de mobilité géochimique et de spéciation des contaminants associés aux sédiments de dragage, que s’inscrit l’étude proposée. Pour se faire, 240 m3 de sédiments ont été dragués puis répartis équitablement dans six bassins expérimentaux. Ces derniers sont exposés aux différents impondérables qu’impliquent les conditions naturelles réelles. Chacun des bassins est relié à un regard permettant de recueillir l’eau de lixiviation. L’objectif de cet essai est de caractériser la spéciation des métaux et des hydrocarbures, selon l’évolution des conditions physico-chimiques. Les possibilités de revalorisation des sédiments excavés, au niveau de sablières en fin de vie de l’entreprise partenaire, seront évaluées.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alfred Jaouich

Student:

Partner:

Gersol Construction inc

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Comment valoriser le bâtiment durable dans les nouveaux projets de construction d’immeuble commercial au Québec selon la perspective de l’investisseur?

Ce projet a pour but de fournir aux investisseurs en immobilier commercial impliquées dans les projets de développement immobiliers au Québec une analyse des meilleures pratiques et techniques d’investissement en bâtiment durable recensées dans le milieu académique et identifiées dans le milieu professionnel auprès d’acteurs de renommée en la matière. Le partenaire de stage recevra également à la fin du stage un outil d’analyse comprenant une liste de critères spécifiques à l’investissement en immobilier commercial propre au bâtiment durable qui lui permettra d’adapter ses modèles d’investissements actuels afin d’y inclure des critères spécifiques au développement durable.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Andrée De Serres

Student:

Partner:

Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ Inc

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Finance and Insurance; Management of companies and enterprises

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Gestion intégrée de la maintenance et de la production des groupes turbines-alternateurs à Hydro-Québec

La planification intégrée de la maintenance et de la production revêt une importance cruciale en industrie. Dans le cas des centrales hydro-électriques, il est très important d’optimiser conjointement les ventes et la pérennité du parc de production. Or, en raison de la pression constante pour faire plus de profits de vente, il arrive souvent que l’on reporte des entretiens préventifs prévus. De tels reports accélèrent la dégradation des équipements, engendrant ainsi des pertes à long terme. Ce projet vise ainsi à optimiser la maintenance et la production des groupes turbines-alternateurs à Hydro-Québec. La méthodologie proposée permet de développer une stratégie globale pour répartir de la meilleure façon possible l’entretien du parc, tout en gérant efficacement les contraintes quotidiennes de production. En utilisant des données historiques, nous allons montrer comment cette stratégie permet de trouver le meilleur compromis entre la maximisation des revenus et la pérennité du parc de production.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mustapha Nour El Fath;Masoumeh Kazemi Zanjani

Student:

Partner:

Hydro-Quebec

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Utilities

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

BSI Application – Jared Aleong, EDC, Summer Semester 2021

The intern plans to engage with the Data Management & Stewardship (DMS) team at EDC, which is responsible for the governance of information on all companies that are relevant to EDC’s business, as well as the people who are associated with those companies. The DMS team is responsible for company and individual records from the time they are created through to the end of their lifecycle. The impact of the DMS team is significant, as they are responsible for ensuring the quality of data used by EDC’s other lines of business. Working on the DMS team at EDC, the intern will gain a thorough understanding of EDC’s mandate, its different lines of business, in addition to various customers and operations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Howard Nemiroff

Student:

Partner:

Export Development Canada Inc

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Finance and Insurance; Management of companies and enterprises

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

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