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Landfill Odour Management Strategies

Golder Associates Inc. is the Technical Lead Consultant on the Environmental Assessment for the expansion of the W12A landfill of the City of London. One key aspect of this project is landfill design alternatives and the impact on air quality and, specifically, odour issues. The proposed project aims at providing critically valuable information regarding local air and odour monitoring at the W12A landfill site, regional air and odour monitoring in the South London area, as well as an assessment of the industry best practices not currently employed that may be applicable. Experimental and modelling work, combining data gathered with appropriate sampling and monitoring technologies, dispersion modelling and meteorological data will allow to better understand the air quality and odour issues surrounding the landfill and to recommend the most effective odour management strategies by either enhancing or implementing new operational activities or employing additional engineering controls and/or monitoring devices/programs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Franco Berruti

Student:

Partner:

Golder Associates Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of Western Ontario

Program:

Accelerate

The interplay between mental health, mental illness, sport culture, and athletic performance in Olympic and Paralympic sport

Mental health is increasingly being recognized as a key component of elite athletes’ overall functioning and sport performance. Globally, research on antecedents (e.g., sport culture) and consequences (e.g., athletic performance) of mental health and illness in elite athlete populations is growing. However, little is known about the relationship between mental health, mental illness, sport culture, and athletic performance in the Canadian high-performance sport context. The purpose of this research project is to better understand the interplay between these variables in Canadian Olympic and Paralympic athletes using a longitudinal mixed-methods design. The results and deliverables associated with this project will help the partner organization, Own The Podium, develop evidence-based and culturally appropriate resources, policies, and programming to support Olympic and Paralympic athletes in their training and competition environments.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Natalie Durand-Bush;Michelle Dionne;Michelle Dionne;Natalie Durand-Bush

Student:

Partner:

Own the Podium

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University; University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Séparation magnétique appliquée à l’extraction de la magnétite dans les résidus de bauxite calcinés

Le but de cette étude est de réaliser une séparation magnétique de la magnétite (oxyde de fer) contenue dans le résidu de bauxite calciné, dans le but de le valoriser. L’étude se déroule en plusieurs volets : la caractérisation du résidu de bauxite, phase expérimentale de séparation et le développement d’un modèle mathématique. La caractérisation permet de connaitre entre autres la distribution granulométrique et les espèces chimiques. La phase expérimentale permet d’identifier les paramètres d’influence de la séparation. Le modèle mathématique permettra de réaliser des simulations. Le montage expérimental est un séparateur à échelle réduite avec lequel se feront les mesures de trajectoires, de vitesses, de concentration à la sortie. Les mesures de trajectoires et de vitesse se font par imagerie, et les concentrations à la sortie par gravimétrie. Au terme du projet, le banc d’essai (montage expérimental et modèle mathématique) servira la conception à pleine échelle de dispositifs industriels de séparation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Guy Simard

Student:

Partner:

Centre de recherche et de développement d’Arvida

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Technology; Mining; Manufacturing and Construction

University:

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Program:

Accelerate

Novel MRI Technical Developments for Noninvasive Measurements of Arterial Stiffness

L’importance de la foresterie dans l’économie nécessite de réaliser des études

permettant de comprendre et résoudre les impacts que cela produit, pouvant affecter

la durabilité des zones productrices. L’orniérage est l’un de ces impacts qui sont

connus mais pas toujours contrôlés. Certaines zones connaissent des disparités

importantes pouvant conduire à une modification du milieu à courts et longs termes. A

l’aide de photos satellites et de mesure locales, nous allons travailler à différentes

échelles et étudier la dynamique de résilience des sols et végétaux suivant les

conditions du milieu. Dans le cas des zones déjà modifiées nous isolerons les seuils à

partir desquels le milieu a basculé vers un autre état d’équilibre.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hung-Yu Lin

Student:

Partner:

MedVoxel

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Industrial Safety Management using Control Theory and Machine Learning

Optimizing plant processes is of prime importance now more than ever. With stricter infrastructures being placed on safety, environmental effect, and corporate social responsibility, more complex systems that optimize these factors are needed. These complex systems with advanced algorithms are intended to further streamline the existing process while mitigating issues leading to a safer workplace, and environment, while creating cost savings potentially in the millions. Two of the biggest problems that are hindering this growth are process optimization and management of alarm systems. This proposal aims to incorporate a methodology that combines traditional safety analysis techniques with recent data-driven techniques such as machine learning and reinforcement learning to minimize and manage the alarm system and suggest operational set points to increase throughput while optimizing safety. The proposed research will use data from the plant process at NTWIST Inc will be used to obtain optimal policies that minimize cost associated with the unsafe operation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mo Chen

Student:

Partner:

NTwist

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

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

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Dynamics of T-cell recruitment and polarization in inflammatory skin diseases

Psoriasis is an auto-immune disease in which the T-cells (type of blood cells involved in fighting infection) mistakenly attacks the cells within the body leading to formation read scaly patches or plaques on the skin. Plaque Psoriasis that occurs in 80-90% of the patients is associated with anxiety and depression that negatively affects patients social and economical situation. The current treatment options for psoriasis are expensive and require a long-term commitment from the patients to prevent disease relapse. There are no options for complete cure. The current understanding of the disease is that the pathogenic T-cells are only residing in skin and therefore, most of the treatment options available are skin directed. Recent studies and clinical observation suggest otherwise. We propose a study to identify these pathogenic T-cells in blood that will likely explain the cause for relapse of the disease and limitations of current treatment protocol.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Gniadecki

Student:

Partner:

SunPharma

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Development of a standardized nutrient and taste screen by which to support farm crop andcultivar selection

The Lufa Farms urban greenhouse project, by producing truly local fresh produce, changes the emphasis on

crop selection criteria. Storage, shelf-life, and shipping factors now have lesser importance in choosing a

particular variety of produce. Therefore, selection can now once again be based on market-oriented criteria –

notably nutritional value and taste. In addition, because food production can be localized to small areas such

as specific neighborhoods, crop selection can also be area specific. The problem, however, is that there are

no well-established, user-friendly criteria or approach for screening and selecting produce crops by taste and

nutrient levels. This project will create, evaluate and demonstrate a new screening method by which to

choose highly nutritious and tasty fresh produce varieties.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Danielle Donnelly

Student:

Partner:

Lufa Farms Inc

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Wholesale trade

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Energy Consumption Exploration in Smart vs Standard Thermostats

Home automation and smart devices offer the opportunities for consumers to save on costs. Furthermore, it is observed that home residents living in climates which require seasonal heating can achieve significant energy savings through thermostat adjustment. The aim of this project is to explore how smart thermostats track, control, and reduce electric resource consumption compared to regular, standard thermostats.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tom Cooper

Student:

Partner:

Mysa Smart Thermostats

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

Bioorthogonal spin labeling approaches for high sensitivity electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy

In order to investigate proteins in their natural environment one can attach tiny reporter molecules to them that can be traced with appropriate instruments. However, these small reporter molecules may often cause strong perturbations to the functionality of the proteins, or cannot be seen due to experimental restrictions like low concentrations. Bioorthogonal chemistry aims to eliminate such experimental restrictions by using as inert molecules as possible to see how proteins really work. We want to test novel bioorthogonal strategies for attaching reporter molecules that can be detected with electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, a powerful magnetic resonance method that is able to detect changes in structure and function of proteins. As we also have a unique and highly sensitive, state-of-the-art EPR device at hand, together with new bioorthogonal strategies we are convinced that we will bridge the gap to a new world of applications.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Oliver Ernst;Cordula Enenkel

Student:

Partner:

High Q Technologies Inc.

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Harmonisation de la TVA et Commerce International

La recherche envisagée porte sur la comparaison de l’évolution du régime canadien de la taxe sur les produits et services (TPS) applicable aux opérations transfrontalières avec le système européen de la TVA pour vérifier si une telle évolution montre une convergence quant aux règles applicables en matière de distorsions au commerce. La recherche s’intéressera également au AECG (ou CETA), traité de libre-échange entre l’UE et le Canada.
Cette étude fait partie d’un projet global de recherche doctorale visant à prouver qu’il est crucial de développer la coopération et la coordination internationales en matière de TVA/TPS sur les opérations commerciales internationales. Dans une économie de plus en plus mondialisée, les interactions entre les systèmes de TVA/TPS appliqués dans les différents pays augmentent et cette situation engendre des risques de plus en plus élevés de manque à gagner pour les gouvernements, mais aussi de distorsions des échanges dus à une double imposition.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Vincent Arel-Bundock

Student:

Partner:

Université Catholique de Louvain

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Optimisation de l’extraction de co-produits de l’agro-alimentaire canadiennepour les marchés nutraceutiques

Les objectifs du présent projet visent (1) la caractérisation du matériel de départ ( choisi

parmi les espèces suivantes fraises, les framboisies, les bleuets, les canneberges, les

pommes, la laitue, les épinards, les oignons, les brocolis, le chou-fleur et les melons) et sa

préparation, et (2) son extraction afin d’optimiser la présence des composés d’intérêt

nutraceutique dans les extraits secs. Les conditions de préparation seront étudiées dans le

but de diminuer l’oxydation des composés phytochimiques sensibles, en particulier les

composés antioxydants. De plus, nous souhaitons que les conditions de séchage du matériel

permettent la conservation et/ou l’augmentation de la disponibilité de ces molécules durant

l’extraction. Ensuite, ces expériences doivent permettre d’améliorer les rendements

d’extraction en modifiant les paramètres de macération (temps, température, pH et solvants).

L’extraction sera de manière générale, réalisée en deux étapes, avec différents solvants et

conditions à chaque étape afin d’obtenir trois extraits et fractions : un extrait riche en…TOBECONTINUED

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Faculty Supervisor:

Paul Angers

Student:

Partner:

Nutra Canada

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture; Manufacturing

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Application de méthode de word embedding à l’auto-complétion de diagramme UML

Cette recherche porte sur un sujet appartenant au domaine de l’ingénierie des logiciels et utilisera des techniques du domaine du machine learning. Je travaillerai sur la création des diagrammes de structures dans le langage UML qui est un diagramme représentant la structure interne de classes et les relations entre elles. Le but de cette recherche est d’extraire des connaissances générales des corpus de diagrammes de structures afin d’offrir une aide à la décision. Pour cela, nous souhaitons utiliser du Machine Learning afin de générer un modèle permettant de prédire et de suggérer des caractéristiques d’un diagramme de structure durant sa conception. Les caractéristiques prédites seraient des attributs, des relations, des noms de relations, d’autres classes, etc. Nous évaluerons s’il est possible d’appliquer des algorithmes utilisés pour la suggestion de code, tel que du word embedding, aux diagrammes. Le but final étant d’apporter un nouvel outil d’aide à la création de diagramme à la fois dans le domaine de l’industrie, de l’enseignement et de la recherche.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Houari Sahraoui

Student:

Partner:

University of Namur

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and Communications Technology; Other

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award