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Sustainable Agri-food Research Initiative

Interns will work with beef and crop producers to collect farm-level production data and provide basic training on the Cool Farm Tool sustainability calculator. The collected data will be used to calculate the farm’s relative sustainability metrics, such as greenhouse gas emissions and water usage.
The partner organizations (TrustBIX and Viresco) will benefit from the work conducted by the interns by using the research outcomes to:
• Identify common data gaps in the industry.
• Develop benchmarks for beef and crop production in the province, based on location, stage of production, size, operation type (grass-fed, organic, conventional).
• Train the next generation of producers and sector-experts in the merits and practicalities of data collection, sustainability, and corporate supply chain sustainability initiatives.
• Create sustainability metrics and protocols for the Canadian environment.
• Develop beneficial management practice scenarios and reanalysis of data to assess management impacts.
The abovementioned benefits will help Viresco and TrustBIX meet the deadlines of a larger, 5-year project called the ‘Sustainable Agri-Food Traceability (SAFT) Initiative’, that the two companies have undertaken with Lakeland College and FarmLead (SAFT grant application attached; Appendix 2). Upon commercialization of the SAFT platform, both organizations are positioned to benefit financially (disclosed in grant application).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Obioha Durunna

Student:

Partner:

Viresco Solutions;TrustBIX Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Lakeland College

Program:

Accelerate

APEX Total Compensation Study

The APEX (Association of Professional Executives of the Public Sector of Canada) total compensation study seeks to provide a current assessment of executive compensation philosophies and governance within the public service sector in Canada. Issues related to limited differences in compensation between senior level managers and less experienced managers will be explored including the various compensation policies in place within federal, provincial, and municipal public sector organizations. A benchmarking of current practices will be undertaken using existing information contained within APEX’s database and additional information gathered through a survey and interviews. An analysis of the data gathered will result in a summary report and related recommendations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Philip Walsh

Student:

Partner:

The Association of Professional Executives of the Public Service of Canada

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Public administration

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Accelerate

Condensation Droplets Shedding in Microgravity

Our experiments will investigate the shedding of condensates when exposed to airflow (aerodynamic forces) in the microgravity environment. Shedding of droplets from a surface is a critical part of the dropwise condensation process to improve heat transfer. Because the use of gravity as a droplet removal technique is not available in space, the use of airflow for shedding droplets needs to be considered for condensing heat exchangers in environmental control and life support systems that operate on near-earth space vehicles like the ISS. The use of surface coatings can increase or reduce the energy requirements for this process. The adhesion of the droplets which form because of condensation is a function of surface properties and the condensing period. We will test different surfaces, and condensing periods to understand the effect of the droplet distribution on the multi-droplet dislodging due to airflow (aerodynamic force).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alidad Amirfazli

Student:

Partner:

Université Libre de Bruxelles

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Energy and Utilities; Nanotechnology; Water

University:

York University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

MBA – Inside sales Intern – NTWIST

NTWIST currently has a few AI based products that can help industrial clients to enhance process stability, profitability, and trouble shooting capabilities. It has also designed tools that can carry out scenario analysis & act as a training tool for operators, technical staff, and management.
NTWIST is looking to market the existing products to new customers and also design new products based on the needs of other customers.
The key deliverables of this project are: –
• Identify AI/NTWIST opportunity/use case
• Develop a Unique Value Proposition
• Quantify value delivered through UVP to a single customer
• Size the market
• Characterize the market (segmentation, concentration, competitive landscape)
• Establish market trends (technological, societal, economic, regulatory)
• Prioritize target customers
• Understand customer problem
• Understand customer revenue and cost structure
• Quantify cost of the problem to a customer
• Develop a customer-specific pricing strategy
• Develop customer-specific sales and marketing strategy (Go to market strategy)
• Develop a validated learning framework (continuous updation of sales strategy based on lessons learned)

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Maier

Student:

Partner:

NTwist

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Manufacturing; Mining; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Electronic Wills Business Development

COVID-19 pandemic and safe distancing protocols set by government officials mean in-person witnessing and execution of various legal and “personal planning” documents (Wills, Powers of Attorney, Health Agreements) have been challenged, which directly reduced our revenue. A direct result of the state of emergency declaration (Emergency Program Act) for all of British Columbia, are two ministerial orders (M162 and M161) that allow for remote witnessing (“in the electronic presence”) by a Notary Public for Wills, Powers of Attorney and Health Representation Agreements.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ignace Ng

Student:

Partner:

Beverly Carter Notary Public

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Mechasys

Le projet consiste à l’optimisation des processus opérationnels et comptables interne. Dans le cadre du projet, l’étudiante travaillera directement avec le Département des Opérations dans la gestion de la comptabilité, l’amélioration de processus internes ainsi que dans la gestion des opérations internes. Son objectif sera de soutenir le département des Opérations dans l’amélioration de ses processus, l’amélioration des stratégies d’opérations de l’entreprise en plus de développer de nouvelles méthodologies organisationnelles.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sylvain Perron

Student:

Partner:

Mechasys

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Labatt E-Commerce Channel Growth

With the onset of Covid-19, Labatt has scaled up its direct-to-consumer operations, providing our consumers new ways to interact with and shop our brands. With this national scale-up, we are looking for ways to closely align core business priorities to our e-commerce businesses. Candidates will have the unique opportunity to work with our biggest brands including Budweiser, Bud Light, Corona, Stella Artois, and regional Craft Brands, and our main D2C platforms. This project requires clear definition of e-commerce strategies that grow net revenue, market share, and most importantly: e-commerce channel penetration for the business. Candidates will be required to develop a thorough understanding of the e-commerce landscape in Canada as it pertains to the alcohol industry, and use relevant framework and research to substantiate their analysis and recommendations. As we continue to invest in this new sales channel, successful candidates will be able to consolidate e-commerce best practices related to brand activation, consumer experience, and last-mile strategies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jay Handelman

Student:

Partner:

Labatt Breweries of Canada

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Needs Analysis

As an intern for Raj Manek Foundation, I will be developing a Needs Analysis Report over the next 4 months by creating 10 interview view questions and a survey with approximately 4-5 meaningful questions. My primary research will help me understand and identify the needs of their program participants. Raj Manek Foundation provides business mentoring for small to mid-size businesses and it is my duty to help the program better assist their proteges.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Vince Bruni-Bossio

Student:

Partner:

Raj Manek Mentorship Program

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Exploration of inhibitors metabolization and their effect on Rhodosporidium toruloides

Lignocellulosic biomass has been widely accepted as a alternative and inexpensive substrate for biofuel production. The liquid hydrolysate generated from biomass contain sugars (such as glucose, xylose, fructose, arabinose and galactose) and inhibitors (such as furans, organic acids and phenols). However, inhibitors generally alters the sugar consumption, growth profile and metabolic activities of microorganisms. Hence, the objective of present project is to study the inhibitor tolerance of Rhodosporidium toruloides. In addition, Rhodosporidium toruloides also known to accumulate lipids, the feedstock for biofuel. The aim is to evaluate the effect of inhibitors on lipid accumulation and growth profile of Rhodosporidium toruloides. In this sense, if Rhodosporidium toruloides able to grow, produce lipid and tolerate inhibitors, then it would be a value-addition to the undetoxified hydrolysates. Ultimately, the detoxification of hydrolysate would not be necessary to perform before fermentation and ultimately will reduce the final biofuel production cost.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Satinder Kaur Brar

Student:

Partner:

University of Borås

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Biotechnology; Sustainability & the Environment; Green/Alternative Energy

University:

York University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Nouvelles solutions innovantes de cartographieà partir d’images hyperspectrales acquisesdepuis un drone

L’exploitation de drone pour l’aquisition de données hyperspectrales présente un fort potentiel comptetenu des coûts très importants et de la faible disponibilité des solutions aéroportées actuelles. Mais il y a peu d’études adressant l’usage de drone avec des capteurs hyperspectraux. Ceci constitue l’objet du présent projet qui vise à faire progresser les connaissances relatives à l’élaboration et à l’exploitation de cartographie établie à partir d’images hyperspectrales acquises à l’aide de drone. Le secteur des mines constitue le domaine d’application ciblé, compte tenu de l’importance socioéconomique que ce secteur revêt pour le Canada et des bénéfices anticipés de la cartographie à base de drone pour ce domaine. Les résultats et apprentissages issus de la recherche permettront au partenaire du projet de cibler les besoins précis auxquels cette technologie pourra répondre et de bonifier ses offres de service autour du procédé d’acquisition et de traitement développé.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sylvie Daniel

Student:

Partner:

CIVIS IT

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Efficacy of online games for ocean career education

Ocean industries hold many opportunities for employment for the future Nova Scotian work force. However, Nova Scotian junior high students have a poor understanding and a lack of interest in Nova Scotia’s available ocean careers. Ocean career education through online interactive games could increase Nova Scotian students’ interest in ocean careers. By having students try the games and offering us their feedback through surveys we can determine how effective these online games are for increasing student’s interest in ocean related careers. We will investigate how an individual student’s race, gender, age, and individual identity may affect their response to the games in order to better engage underrepresented demographics in ocean careers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Katarin MacLeod

Student:

Partner:

Stellar RHL Inc

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education; Ocean Tech; Technology

University:

St. Francis Xavier University

Program:

Accelerate

Système intelligent de gestion des ressources humaines

Optimiser les processus de gestion électronique des ressources humaines (e-GRH) à l’ère du numérique et de l’intelligence artificielle en mettant l’accent sur les compétences du 21e siècle pour maximiser les performances humaines et organisationnelles. Avec la crise pandémique et l’ère post-COVID, un défi de transformation numérique et d’innovation s’impose pour la e-GRH : Concevoir une approche novatrice, flexible (à distance) et centrée sur le talent.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sebastien Tremblay;François Vachon

Student:

Partner:

Habilis 21

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

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

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

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