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Exploring barriers and facilitators in achieving positive sexual health among trans-femme youth

The overall purpose of this study is to explore sexual health needs of trans-femme youth using a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) appraoch. Trans-femme is a term used to indicate anyone who was assigned male at birth and now identifies with femininity. The lack of understanding about the sexual health needs of trans-femme and low levels of relevant sexual health education have put an increased risk of Sexually Transmitted Infections/Sexually Transmitted Disease (STI/STDs) and HUman Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infenction among trnas-femmes. Yet little is known about their sexual health concerns. My study will idenify the barriers and facilitators experienced by trans-femme youth in achieving positive sexual health. The photographs taken by the participants will help them to share their concerns around sexual health. Findings will generate suggestions for policy maker about the ways to achieve the gender-inclusive sexual health system.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jane Springett;Denise Spitzer;Glynnis Lieb

Student:

Partner:

Pride Centre of Edmonton

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Planning for the Co-management of the Metlakatla First Nation Conservancies

Conservancies are a new and unique type of protected area in British Columbia that explicitly recognizes First Nations’ rights to social, ceremonial and cultural uses of the area. Conservancies, and the Conservancy Management Plans (CMPs) that direct them, are informed by a Collaborative Management Agreement (CMA) that is negotiated on a government-to-government basis between the First Nation and the Province of BC. Since 2008, the Metlakatla First Nation and BC Parks have designated 28 conservancies within their Traditional Territory, five of which have CMPs to be finalized and implemented this year. While these plans provide an opportunity for equitable and effective co-management of the Metlakatla Conservancies in theory, it remains to be seen whether or not they will be implemented successfully in practice. By reviewing academic literature and government documents, performing an inventory of the Metlakatla’s current management capacity, and conducting interviews, this research seeks to identify the actions that…TOBECONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Murray Rutherford

Student:

Partner:

Metlakatla Development Corporation

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Public administration

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Additive manufacturing of high-performance polymer parts for aerospace application

Additive manufacturing (AM), 3D printing, offers flexibility in manufacturing and can process a wide range of materials. In this project, polymers and composites are investigated to increase mechanical performance, and to reduce weight, cost, and lead time of candidate parts. Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) can greatly benefit from AM processes in aircraft engine components. In addition, AM can shorten the engine design cycle, and Research and Development (R&D) activities. This requires investigation of 3D printed parts and the impact of manufacturing parameters on final part properties, e.g. surface smoothness, tensile strength, etc. Available data from previous studies will be gathered and experimental testing on small-scale coupons will be used to fill gaps in data. In addition, large-scale parts will be prototyped, and their mechanical performance will be explored. Along with cost modeling, this project will help P&WC to make strategic decisions regarding the use of AM in its products.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kazem Fayazbakhsh

Student:

Partner:

Pratt & Whitney Canada

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Aerospace; Advanced Manufacturing; Technology

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Accelerate

Solid Fermentation of Barley

Canada is the fourth largest barley producer and the second largest malt exporter in the world, representing billions of dollars in domestic and international sales. Typically, barley is utilized as animal fodder, as a nutritional supplement for healthy foods and is also used in the production of alcoholic beverages and distilled spirits. The ethanol produced for alcoholic beverages can also be utilized in the production of petroleum products. Interestingly, ethanol production often results in significant amounts of thin stillage by-product. Analysis of thin stillage revealed the presence of the highly valuable cognitive nootropic, glycerophosphocholine (projected to surpass $10 billion in the next several years). Additional processing and enrichment of thin stillage can produce other valuable organic solutes and high-quality protein. Therefore, enhancing fermentation conditions, developing processing and purification methodologies, and demonstrating up-scale feasibility is of interest in contributing to the global supply of these coproducts, while maintaining current applications for ethanol production. Successful development of these processes will provide a means for the Canadian barley industry to adopt these supplemental technologies to produce additional sources significant revenue, without sacrificing current methodologies and processes of barley crop.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Martin Reaney

Student:

Partner:

Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission;Bioriginal Food and Science Corp

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

Assessment of compression breakage test methods for rock hardness characterization

The most energy intensive component of mineral processing is comminution (crushing and grinding), consuming, on average, about 50% of the total electric energy of a mine site . To optimize and thereby improve the energy performance, accurate measurement of the ore hardness is critical. The proposed study is aimed at developing a new test apparatus that represents an improvement over existing methods. The test apparatus has the ability to generate data for larger sample sets than present methods and thereby represents a significant improvement.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bern Klein

Student:

Partner:

Minpraxis Solutions Ltd.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Modélisation de la température minimale normalisée pour la prédiction de lacharge électrique sur le réseau d’Hydro-Québec

Le projet est divisé en deux parties. La première partie consiste à déterminer la température
pour laquelle la consommation en énergie électrique est maximale pour une région donnée.
Ceci permet d’anticiper les pointes de consommation d’énergie électrique durant l’année
selon les saisons. Ensuite, les profils de la charge des consommateurs d’énergie électrique
sont déterminés. Cette étape consiste à modéliser la consommation électrique dans les
réseaux d’Hydro-Québec. Ces données pourront par la suite être utilisées dans le but de
développer un système intelligent pour déterminer la consommation réelle en énergie
électrique des clients d’Hydro-Québec durant la journée et durant l’année.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Maarouf Saad

Student:

Partner:

Institut de Recherche Hydro-Québec

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Utilities

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Achieving energy efficiency and quality control during veneer drying with data-driven approaches

Minimizing energy consumption is essential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. With that in mind, the industry partner wants to transition to a quantitative monitoring approach to simultaneously manage product quality and energy consumption. The intern will work to understand the relationship between raw material characteristics, process parameters, product quality indices, and energy consumption. They will use industrial data and various data-driven approaches to develop an energy consumption prediction model that could then be adapted into an online monitoring system. From the model, the intern will be able to recommend operational guidelines to the industry partner, who will benefit by increasing their understanding of the veneer drying process. This should result in a reduction in production costs and greenhouse gas emission.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Julie Cool;Stavros Avramidis

Student:

Partner:

Coastland Wood Industries Ltd (Delta, BC)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Valorization of pyrolytic oil obtained through pyrolysis

Pyrolysis results in the production of biochar and value-added materials such as bio-oil. Pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass is a convenient source for the production of bio-oil and other valuable hydrocarbons. Pyrolysis of organic feedstocks will produce three products including a liquid (bio-oil), a syngas, and a solid (biochar). Bio-oil is created during pyrolysis because natural polymeric constituents (i.e., lignin, cellulose, fats) are broken down into volatile gasses. These gasses can be later condensed along the pyrolysis continuum into bio-oil or recycled to facilitate energy required for upstream feedstock drying and carbonization. However, often in many pyrolytic plants, bio-oil becomes a source of potential contamination. Bio-oil is acidic in nature and rich with organic contaminants such as phenolics. The raw disposal of bio-oil can lead to unwanted environmental problems. Thus, on-site management of bio-oil become an important criterion for many pyrolytic plants. This project aims to develop methods for the treatment and/or bio-valorization of bio-oil through various biological methods (mycoremediation, anaerobic and aerobic digestion).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hubert Cabana

Student:

Partner:

Charbon de bois feuille d’érable Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Détection de contaminants dans du minerai

Les arrêts de production coûtent cher dans toutes les industries, mais particulièrement dans le domaine minier où les activités ont un coût horaire très élevé. Ainsi, le présent projet MITACS vise à atténuer une des sources d’arrêts de production dans ce domaine : la présence de contaminants dans le minerai. En effet, la présence de contaminants est présentement difficilement détectable et mène bien souvent qu’autrement à des bris d’équipements. Il est donc proposé de repenser la méthode de leur détection et de la bonifier avec de nouvelles technologies, telle que l’intelligence artificielle.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alexandre Campeau-Lecours

Student:

Partner:

Intelligence industrielle Nemesis

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Accelerating database storage engines using Processing In Memory

A notorious phenomenon limiting general-purpose computing today is memory wall. Memory – the hardware used to store the data- is located relatively far from the central processing unit (CPU), so applications spend a lot of time waiting on data to travel from memory to the CPU. New memory hardware, such as the one addressed in this project, aims to address this problem at a fundamental level by adding processing units to the memory itself. This way, the data can be processed right where it lives, instead of being shuffled to and from the CPU. This idea is called Processing In Memory (PIM). The proposed project will experiment with novel PIM hardware with the goal of understanding how to adopt the software to make the best use of it.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alexandra Fedorova

Student:

Partner:

UPMEM S.A.S.

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Development of High-Fidelity Computational Continuum MechanicsSoftware

Due to the potential for significant cost-savings, many companies are turning their attention to digital simulations to improve their products and develop new ones. Although software is available to support these efforts, there is a growing need in industry to improve the accuracy of predictions from these codes. The goal of this project is to conduct research required for the development of a new prototype software package for engineering simulations in continuum mechanics (e.g., fluid flows, heat transfer, electromagnetics, etc.) based on an innovative concept known as “cut-stencils”. Compared to existing computational technologies, the cut-stencil approach is well-suited for the design and implementation of algorithms that generate high-fidelity solutions. SOTAES, which has licensed the patent on the cut-stencil technology, is well-positioned to develop this product.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ram Balachandar

Student:

Partner:

SOTAES Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Automotive; Aerospace; Advanced Manufacturing

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Accelerate

Élaboration de stratégies durables pour l’élimination de nutriments, de pesticides et de produits pharmaceutiques contenus dans les eaux usées et les eaux de surface à l’aide de formulations enzymatiques et bactériennes

Les municipalités ont de plus en plus de difficulté à respecter les normes sur le rejet des contaminants. Cela est dû en partie au resserrement des normes gouvernementales sur le rejet de certains contaminants. Afin d’adresser ce problème, le partenaire industriel du projet souhaite développer un produit efficace pour le traitement des eaux usées municipales. L’objectif est de décontaminer les eaux usées et réduire le volume des boues à l’aide d’une bactérie choisi. Le développement d’une approche biologique de traitement des boues s’avère essentiel afin d’offrir une alternative technologique aux municipalités pour répondre aux exigences de la Politique québécoise de gestion des matières résiduelles. Ce développement permettra à l’entreprise partenaire d’optimiser ses produits biotechnologiques pour de traitement des eaux usées et des boues municipals.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hubert Cabana

Student:

Partner:

Nuvac Éco-Science Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

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