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Feasibility Study of Dual Input Clamp Undir DC-DC Converter for 737 SPU Replacement

The main objective of this project is to a) investigate feasibility and suitability of a new proposed DC-DC converter based on a novel “Dual Input Clamp Unidir DC-DC Converter”, and b). validate and quantify its projected benefits including reduced parts count, higher efficiency, lighter weight and more reliable as compared to existing commercial products. Cost-effective, efficient, reliable and high-speed gate drivers, clamp circuits, and HF isolation transformer suitable for operation at switching frequencies of 100 kHz need to be developed for the proposed DC-DC converter. A brass-board prototype need to be built and tested in a relevant environment and should meet stringent electrical, thermal, power quality and EMI requirements.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ali Emadi

Student:

Partner:

Honeywell Canada (Mississauga, ON)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

Fin whales of the Gitga’at First Nation: Site fidelity, distribution, and abundance within a proposed shipping lane

A rare inland population of fin whale uses the remote Kitimat Fjord System (KFS) in northern British Columbia (in the marine territory of the Gitga’at First Nation). This is the only fjord system, both historically and currently, that this predominantly offshore species has used within Canadian waters. Fin whales returned to the KFS only recently, at the same time as industrial development planning accelerated for northern BC coast. Up-to-date information on the population size, habitat use, and site fidelity of this peculiar aggregation of fin whales is needed in order to effectively plan for and manage the potential impacts of increased marine shipping within the KFS. Here we propose to consolidate and analyze 15 years of unpublished archived observations and photo-identification records of fin whales within the KFS, with a particular focus upon the intersection of our findings with the successful management of shipping traffic within the marine territory of the Gitga’at First Nation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Natalie Ban

Student:

Partner:

World Wildlife Fund Canada (Toronto, ON)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Valorisation de biomasses marines et subjectivation d’ingrédients bioactifs – Year two

À l’échelle mondiale, le nombre de personne atteintes de désordres métaboliques associés à l’obésité ne cesse de progresser malgré les traitements disponibles. En parallèle, les industries agroalimentaires au Québec cherchent à valoriser des composés résiduels issus de leur production dont les propriétés thérapeutiques restent souvent inexploitées. Par conséquent, l’objectif de ce projet, en partenariat avec les entreprises Silicycle, Fruit d’Or et Coop Ferland-et-Boileau, a pour but de développer de nouveaux ingrédients objectivés avec une plus-value unique à partir de leur biomasse résiduelle marine, riche en oméga-3, ainsi que fruitière et forestière, riches en polyphénols, issues de la production industrielle et disponibles en grande quantité au Québec. En effet, les bénéfices sur la santé métabolique de la consommation de produits marins riches en oméga-3 ainsi que de fruits et légumes riches en polyphénols sont bien connus. Ainsi, ce projet répond à la demande du secteur des nutraceutiques et des produits de santé naturels, en forte croissance. Des bioessais in vitro et des modèles in vivo permettront d’élaborer les combinaisons d’ingrédients présentant le plus de bénéfices potentiels sur la santé. L’association de polyphénols et d’oméga-3, issus de biomasses résiduelles, constitue une voie innovante et prometteuse dans la recherche sur la santé métabolique.

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Faculty Supervisor:

André Marette

Student:

Partner:

SiliCycle Inc;Fruits d’Or;COOP Forestière Ferland-et-Boilleau

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Elevate

Valorisation de biomasses marines et subjectivation d’ingrédients bioactifs

À l’échelle mondiale, le nombre de personne atteintes de désordres métaboliques associés à l’obésité ne cesse de progresser malgré les traitements disponibles. En parallèle, les industries agroalimentaires au Québec cherchent à valoriser des composés résiduels issus de leur production dont les propriétés thérapeutiques restent souvent inexploitées. Par conséquent, l’objectif de ce projet, en partenariat avec les entreprises Silicycle, Fruit d’Or et Coop Ferland-et-Boileau, a pour but de développer de nouveaux ingrédients objectivés avec une plus-value unique à partir de leur biomasse résiduelle marine, riche en oméga-3, ainsi que fruitière et forestière, riches en polyphénols, issues de la production industrielle et disponibles en grande quantité au Québec. En effet, les bénéfices sur la santé métabolique de la consommation de produits marins riches en oméga-3 ainsi que de fruits et légumes riches en polyphénols sont bien connus. Ainsi, ce projet répond à la demande du secteur des nutraceutiques et des produits de santé naturels, en forte croissance. Des bioessais in vitro et des modèles in vivo permettront d’élaborer les combinaisons d’ingrédients présentant le plus de bénéfices potentiels sur la santé. L’association de polyphénols et d’oméga-3, issus de biomasses résiduelles, constitue une voie innovante et prometteuse dans la recherche sur la santé métabolique.

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Faculty Supervisor:

André Marette

Student:

Partner:

SiliCycle Inc;Fruits d’Or;COOP Forestière Ferland-et-Boilleau

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Elevate

Les incidences de la pandémie sur l’État de droit du point de vue de la garantie des droits économiques, sociaux et culturels des migrants: approche comparée au regard du droit interne et du droit international – Year two

Le projet a pour objet l’étude des conséquences de la pandémie sur la garantie des droits économiques, sociaux et culturels des migrants en situation de mobilité, volontaire ou contrainte, pour des motifs économiques ou des considérations d’ordre humanitaire.
Le contexte d’urgence sanitaire à l’échelle mondiale a conduit de nombreux gouvernements à adopter des mesures d’exception. Ces dernières sont particulièrement restrictives en ce qui concerne les droits et libertés des citoyens comme l’interdiction des rassemblements, la restriction des déplacements ou le bouleversement du droit au travail et du droit à la santé. Ces mesures ont un impact d’autant plus fort sur les personnes davantage exposées à la discrimination et à l’exclusion, notamment les migrants voulant s’installer durablement au Québec ou au Canada. Au vu de cette situation inédite, il s’agit d’adopter une approche comparative au regard du droit interne et du droit international pour étudier les règles et les mesures mises en place par le Québec et le Canada afin d’évaluer leur impact sur les droits économiques, sociaux et culturels des migrants. Le travail avec l’organisme partenaire, la Clinique juridique PROFIL, consistera à identifier les problèmes fréquemment rencontrés par les migrants et à renforcer le soutien juridique qui leur est apporté.

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Faculty Supervisor:

France Houle

Student:

Partner:

Clinique juridique PROFIL

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Elevate

Les incidences de la pandémie sur l’État de droit du point de vue de la garantie des droits économiques, sociaux et culturels des migrants: approche comparée au regard du droit interne et du droit international

Le projet a pour objet l’étude des conséquences de la pandémie sur la garantie des droits économiques, sociaux et culturels des migrants en situation de mobilité, volontaire ou contrainte, pour des motifs économiques ou des considérations d’ordre humanitaire.
Le contexte d’urgence sanitaire à l’échelle mondiale a conduit de nombreux gouvernements à adopter des mesures d’exception. Ces dernières sont particulièrement restrictives en ce qui concerne les droits et libertés des citoyens comme l’interdiction des rassemblements, la restriction des déplacements ou le bouleversement du droit au travail et du droit à la santé. Ces mesures ont un impact d’autant plus fort sur les personnes davantage exposées à la discrimination et à l’exclusion, notamment les migrants voulant s’installer durablement au Québec ou au Canada. Au vu de cette situation inédite, il s’agit d’adopter une approche comparative au regard du droit interne et du droit international pour étudier les règles et les mesures mises en place par le Québec et le Canada afin d’évaluer leur impact sur les droits économiques, sociaux et culturels des migrants. Le travail avec l’organisme partenaire, la Clinique juridique PROFIL, consistera à identifier les problèmes fréquemment rencontrés par les migrants et à renforcer le soutien juridique qui leur est apporté.

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Faculty Supervisor:

France Houle

Student:

Partner:

Clinique juridique PROFIL

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Elevate

High-Performance Sulfide-Electrolyte-Based All-Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur Batteries for Safe Electric Vehicle Applications

Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have been considered as one of the most promising candidates to meet the energy storage demand for electric vehicles due to their high theoretical energy density of 2600 Wh kg-1, low cost, natural abundance, environmental friendliness. State-of-the-art Li-S batteries, using liquid electrolytes, still have significant challenges in their safety and lifespan. Accordingly, solid-state Li-S batteries (SSLSBs) have recently been attracting increasing research and industrial attention due to their ability to overcome intrinsic disadvantages of flammable liquid electrolytes used in current Li-S batteries. The objective of this proposed research is to develop safe and high-performance SSLSBs with sulfide-based electrolytes. The project includes three main directions: (1) preparation of highly conductive thin sulfide electrolytes film; (2) development effective Li protection strategies to realize the combination of sulfide electrolytes with Li metal anode, and (3) design of high-performance SSLSBs with a stable interface between sulfide electrolytes and sulfur cathodes. GLABAT SOLID-STATE BATTERY INC. as an industrial partner will support and be involved in this project. The innovative research will help both GLABAT and Canada increase their global competitiveness and create new economic ventures.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Xueliang Andy Sun

Student:

Partner:

Glabat Solid-State Battery Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of Western Ontario

Program:

Elevate

Copper and nickel stable isotopes in overburden and transported cover as exploration tools for buried magmatic sulfide deposits

The rate of discovery of new, large mineral deposits has slowed, yet significant opportunity exists in many world-class belts where post-mineral cover obscures bedrock and can potentially hide world-class deposits beyond the reach of traditional geochemical tools. However, locating mineral deposits in areas of thick or transported overburden is challenging. The proposed research integrates trace-element geochemistry with traditional (sulfur) and non-traditional (nickel and copper) isotope geochemistry to characterise the footprints of mineralised and sub-economic magmatic systems with the objective of identifying elemental and isotopic systems that serve as vectors towards Ni-Cu mineralisation.

In collaboration with ALS Geochemistry (North Vancouver, Canada), copper and nickel isotopic techniques will be developed to create a new suite of analytical services to be offered on a commercial basis to the mineral exploration industry. Successful demonstration of these isotope systems as mineralization vectors in covered regions from Canadian, Australian, and Russian deposits (provided by IGO Ltd.) may potentially create a host of new clients in the mining industry who already routinely send samples to ALS Geochemistry for analysis, and facilitate the discovery of new deposits of critical metal resources that are crucial to the further development of Canada’s economy and the shift towards renewable resources.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Matthew Leybourne

Student:

Partner:

ALS;IGO Ltd

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Agriculture; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Elevate

Study the recovery of gold from mine tailings using a novel clean technology.

AJ Min Inc. is developing a technology to recover gold from tailings material. The technology is a novel combination of older and newer technologies and is not currently patented. The technology requires little energy, little to no reagents and little to no additional water. Past testwork has indicated that this technology can recover significant amounts of gold from some tailings material, and that the recovered gold can be upgraded. This project will build on past testwork to evaluate if the recovered gold can be upgraded sufficiently to be potentially commercially viable. In addition, empirical models will be developed from the testwork to describe the performance and capabilities of the technology.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bern Klein

Student:

Partner:

AJ Min Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

The importance of nutrition for ice hockey players

One aspect of hockey science that remains elusive is the role of nutrition in performance. We
propose to study the dietary intake of hockey players and also examine their nutritional
knowledge with a questionnaire. We will also examine the nutritional knowledge of athletic
trainers and examine the role that they play from a nutritional point of view on advising ice
hockey players. Lastly we will examine how important fuel provision during hockey is to
maintain on-ice hockey playing performance. We believe that these studies will further
enhance our ability to provide hockey-specific education to parents, coaches, trainers and the
athletes through product claims, educational resources and potentially to drive innovation. It
is only through science-based evidence that we can provide this accurate and credible
information that can allow at athlete to perform at their best.
PepsiCo Canada (Gatorade) has a long history of supporting research that can help us
understand athletes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lawrence Spriet

Student:

Partner:

PepsiCo Beverages Canada

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

Development of advanced electrochemical techniques for the production of graphene-based nano-materials from graphite

Graphene is considered a strategic nanomaterial for the development of clean technologies due to its unique properties. According to Allied Market Research, the global graphene market was valued at US $91.3 million in 2019, and is projected to grow to US $1.4 billion by 2027 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 40.2% from 2020 to 2027. Currently, there are no clean and cost-effective technologies available for the mass production of graphene. ZEN Graphene Solutions Ltd. (ZEN) is an emerging technology company with a focus on the development of its unique Albany Graphite as a precursor for graphene production and applications. The electrochemical exfoliation of graphite to produce graphene-based nanomaterials has garnered immense interest due to the simplicity of the process, improved controllability over product quality, and use of environmentally benign electrolytes. The aim of this project is to develop and scale up advanced electrochemical techniques for the efficient and economical production of graphene-based nanomaterials from ZEN’s Albany graphite, which has shown to be an excellent precursor for the production of graphene oxide via chemical exfoliation. This work would culminate in an effective solution toward increasing the generation of high-quality Canadian graphene along with associated scientific articles and patents.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Aicheng Chen

Student:

Partner:

ZEN Graphene

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Manufacturing; Mining

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Elevate

Leveraging linked, person-level health information to inform resident safety and a risk management framework within retirement homes in Ontario, Canada

The retirement home sector in Ontario is rapidly expanding, given the need for assisted living services to support an aging population, coupled with health system issues related to hallway health care and a deficit of long-term care capacity. However, there is no research on this sector to inform policies related to risk assessment, quality of care, and retirement home sector performance. To address this gap, linked health system administrative data in Ontario will be used to investigate the rates of injuries and anxiety and depression among retirement home residents and the subsequent health service use attributed to them. In addition, factors associated with the spread of COVID-19 through retirement homes and retirement communities will also be investigated. This project supports the mandate of the RHRA, and it supports the RHRA’s mission to use data and evidence to support a risk-based approach to decision-making.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Andrew Costa

Student:

Partner:

Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Public Service, Policy, and Governance; Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Other

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate