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The role of wearable technology in a community-based program for language development and the impact of virtual program delivery.

The proposed research project is the virtual delivery of an existing program provided by the partner organization, Calgary Reads. LENA Start is a group program offered to parents of children aged 6 months to 3 years. The goal of the program is the provide parents with information regarding language development in the home and practical strategies to both increase parent language and conversational turns between the caregiver and child as well as increase parent knowledge and child language outcomes. Along with weekly sessions, parents complete a day-long recording of their child’s language environment using LENA devices. With this information, parents receive practical feedback about their child’s specific language environment. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, group programs are not feasible and therefore the goal of this research project is to deliver the program via a virtual delivery, i.e., Zoom, and compare it to previously delivered programs in person to determine the costs/benefits of a virtual group program.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Penny Pexman

Student:

Partner:

Calgary Reads

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Experimental and Analytical Study on Sustainable Sandwich Structures made from Recycled Plastic Core and PET FRP facing

The project seeks to discover the optimum design and commercialization strategy for newly developed sandwich structures derived from recycled plastic for the civil engineering sector. The sandwich structures are highly sustainable and could potentially consume large amounts of the rapidly produced plastic waste. The final sandwich product would have the potential to be used in various applications such as roof panels and exterior/interior walls of buildings. The project’s objectives will be met through experimental testing, analytical modelling, as well as participation in various business-development workshops and engagement with experts in the field.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pedram Sadeghian

Student:

Partner:

Springboard Atlantic Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction; Manufacturing and Construction; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

POD of advanced ultrasonic inspection methods applied to the welded joints of hydraulic turbine runners

Hydro-Québec, as a major power generation company, uses models to estimate the service life of turbine runners so as to avoid unpredicted halts of power generation equipment. For these models, the location, the orientation and the size of welded joint flaws are some of the most influential inputs. Since ultrasonic testing (UT) methods have been found effective for the characterization of these flaws, it is important to quantitatively assess the reliability of these methods through probability of detection (POD) studies. However, experimental POD campaigns are excessively time and money consuming rapidly making them unaffordable and impractical. On the other hand, recent advances in our capabilities to accurately simulate non destructive testing (NDT) processes, enabled a new tool called MAPOD for “Model Assisted Probability of Detection”. This project aims at providing Hydro-Québec with a clear understanding on the performance of advanced ultrasonic inspection methods in the detection of harmful flaws that could impact the service life of their turbine runners.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Martin Viens

Student:

Partner:

Institut de Recherche Hydro-Québec

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Utilities

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Development of alternative technologies to assess muscle functionality

Skeletal muscle is a dynamic tissue that undergoes many regeneration processes during our lifetime. Loss of skeletal muscle is known as muscle atrophy or sarcopenia and is directly related with quality of life and life expectancy. There are very few diagnostic tools to identify muscle atrophy and the ones available are time-consuming and expensive. Therefore, the most used diagnostic measure for accessing muscle atrophy and recovery is physical examination for patients with a certain mobility status. In the case of bedridden patients, the methods for identify muscle atrophy are invasive and expensive, such as MRI or muscle biopsy. In consequence of this, muscle loss evaluations of bedridden patients are rarely performed. Therefore, the development of an early detection, non-invasive diagnostic tool will benefit patient recovery and improve preventive measures. Consequently, this project will promote research and development besides creating innovative technologies that can be used for the benefit of our community.

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Faculty Supervisor:

James Fawcett

Student:

Partner:

Springboard Atlantic Inc.

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Sustainable Development of Late-Life post-SAGD Reservoirs for Energy Recovery

What is left after late-life SAGD production is a large amount of valuable energy in the form of heat contained in the reservoirs. Instead of leaving behind the stored energy in a hot reservoir after many years of SAGD operation, considering energy recovery from post-SAGD reservoirs leads to lower carbon emissions by saving energy already injected in the reservoir rather than leaving it to avoid burning more natural gas; saving money for SAGD operators and helping to make operations more sustainable. The new life of extracting energy from post-SAGD reservoirs will extend the in-situ energy production profile improving the overall energy efficiency of SAGD life cycle supporting long-term sustainable energy development of in-situ SAGD operations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ian D Gates

Student:

Partner:

Springboard Atlantic Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Oil and Gas; Green/Alternative Energy; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Effects of human and natural habitat factors on wolverine density and connectivity

In southern Canada, wolverines share their natural habitat with humans. Forestry, for example, alters local ecosystems and leaves behind road networks that give access to people, also including recreationalists. Finally, many valley bottoms contain human infrastructure. This research project examines if wolverine numbers are impacted more by human or natural factors, determines if population connectivity is interrupted by human infrastructure and asks if those patterns are different for reproductive females. Understanding the relationship between wolverines and human land uses will help wildlife managers and stakeholders make informed decisions to maintain sustainable populations of this species at risk, as well as other sensitive species with similar needs. The project partner, Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y), is dedicated to balancing the needs of people and wildlife. Y2Y often works with universities to provide science-based conservation recommendations, for example the manageable factors impacting wolverines that this project will determine.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marco Musiani

Student:

Partner:

Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Approche d’utilisation de la simulation énergétique pour la conception d’un centre multifonctionnel municipal

Il existe encore plusieurs défis pour soutenir l’utilisation des outils de simulation de la performance des bâtiments (BPS) et de la conception intégrée (CI) pour la conception de nouveaux bâtiments. La ville de Beaconsfield aimerait se doter d’une approche adaptée à leur contexte qui soutiendrait la conception d’un nouveau centre multifonctionnel écologique et polyvalent ayant une conception écoénergétique respectant le cadre bâti existant. Pour ce faire, l’objectif du projet consiste à évaluer différentes options à l’aide d’un outil de simulation de la performance des bâtiments (BPS) pour soutenir le processus décisionnel dans (1) le cadre d’un concours pluridisciplinaire et (2) pour l’élaboration du concept en mode conception intégrée (CI).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Danielle Monfet

Student:

Partner:

Ville de Beaconsfield

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Public administration

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Étude par simulation de goulots d’étranglement dans un port sujet à un projet majeur d’expansion

Un projet d’expansion portuaire soulève plusieurs enjeux de logistique portuaire, notamment en regard de la capacité des ressources portuaires actuelles et planifiées à assurer une fluidité du fret de l’entrée à la sortie du port. Parallèlement, une administration portuaire doit considérer une importante incertitude en matière de prévision d’un portfolio varié de fret non conteneurisé. Dans ce contexte, il devient avisé d’étudier l’impact d’un projet d’expansion sur l’augmentation de la capacité globale du port en complétant, avec le recours d’un outil de simulation, une analyse des potentiels goulots d’étranglement pouvant survenir dans le transit portuaire de fret selon divers scénarios de prévisions de flux.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jean-François Audy;Pascal Forget;Amina Lamghari

Student:

Partner:

Administration portuaire de Trois Rivières

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Transportation and warehousing

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Accelerate

Effect of anisotropy in thermal-hydro-mechanical properties of argillaceous shale on casing and caprock integrity under thermal recovery

Argillaceous shales comprise a large proportion of rocks in most sedimentary basins. They serve as caprocks in the projects of petroleum industry. Maintaining borehole and caprock integrity is to prevent disasters such as borehole collapse and leakage through caprocks. Thermal-hydro-mechanical properties of argillaceous shales have decisive controls on the integrity analysis. As a kind of clay rich geomaterial, argillaceous shales feature in oriented fabric and have anisotropic behaviors. Currently, the investigations on anisotropic thermal-hydro-mechanical properties of argillaceous shale are limited. During designing of oil exploiting, the neglect of anisotropy will reduce the degree of exactitude. The objective of this internship is to work with BitCan Geosciences & Engineering Inc. and their expertise and facilities to develop characterization tools on investigating the anisotropic thermal-hydro-mechanical behaviors in argillaceous shale. The researches included in the internship are closely related to BitCan’s technical services.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ron Wong

Student:

Partner:

BitCan Geosciences and Engineering Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

An FPGA-based platform for the control of a CMOS quantum chip

Quantum Computing has the potential to tackle problems, unsolvable with the most powerful current high-performance machines. It is expected that quantum technology will enable life-changing discovery in the pharmaceutical industry with new drugs, finance for risk minimization, discovering new materials, clean energy, and more. Today, many different architectural solutions exist for quantum computing – photonic, trapped ions, neutral atoms and others. Such solutions require specialized cooling systems, e.g. cryogenic, to keep the qubits in a quantum state. This project deals with the problem of interfacing and controlling CMOS-based qubits using an FPGA platform. The considered quantum chip operates at room temperature, a technology developed by the InfinityQ Inc, the industrial partner of the project. Moreover, the project will tackle the problem of running real-world computing applications on the quantum chip using the prototyped interface board.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tarek Ould-Bachir

Student:

Partner:

infinityQ

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Polytechnique Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Textile Embedded Vital Health Signs Monitor

The goal in medicine is prolong life and prevent disease before it spreads and becomes irreversible. There must be a way to easily self-monitor or to allow medical professionals to continuously remotely monitor high risk patients. The main vital signs that ideally should be constantly evaluated are pulse rate, respiration rate, body temperature, oxygen saturation levels and blood pressure. Other secondary figures that should be watched over are glucose levels, cholesterol levels among others. With our technology, patients’ vital health signs will be monitored remotely, cutting a considerable portion of costs from in-person medical examinations and monitoring and thus bring about a disruptive technology to the biomedical testing and diagnostics sector. Besides, these devices allow health care personnel to control important physiological symptoms of their patients, evaluate them in real-time, and provide appropriate treatment conditions.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ghada Koleilat

Student:

Partner:

Springboard Atlantic Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Nanotechnology; Technology

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Children’s Link Society – Marketing & Branding Coordinator #2

The intern would be responsible for analyzing and executing different semi-developed revenue generating projects. These initiatives would help Children’s Link become financially prominent and meet the needs of families who care for children with disabilities. Potential projects include: developing effective marketing strategies to increase website traffic, including guiding social media content and assisting with written and visual web content; building relationships with sponsors and brand partners to leverage traffic and increase website based ad revenue; optimizing video-streaming technologies to better connect partner messages with audiences; significantly increasing the scale of various local 3rd party business offerings; and identifying sponsors who share core values to support client-centered events. The intern would work with the Director of Operations to develop measurable outcomes for all initiatives and would play a vital role in helping Children’s Link cultivate financial strength and operational excellence. Lived experience with disability is an asset, as are strong logistical, organizational, creative, critical thinking, communication, and interpersonal skills. These projects command a passion for community development, anti-oppressive practice, business development, empathy, teamwork, and storytelling.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Martin Halek

Student:

Partner:

The Children's Link Society

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

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Mitacs is funded by the Government of Canada, the Government of Alberta, the Government of British Columbia, Research Manitoba, the Government of New Brunswick, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Government of Nova Scotia, the Government of Ontario, Innovation PEI, the Government of Quebec, the Government of Saskatchewan, and the Government of Yukon.