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From Camps to Campus: English Literacy Development Programs for Refugee Students with Emerging Literacy

The majority of refugee children have limited opportunities to develop first language (L1) literacy skills due to interrupted formal education. Upon resettlement to a country with a different language, refugee children must learn the language of instruction (L2) and develop L2 literacy to fill academic knowledge gaps. With limited L1 literacy and L2 oral competence upon which to build L2 literacy, and limited time to bridge linguistic and content gaps, students of refugee backgrounds with emerging literacy (REL students) require literacy support.
Currently, the majority of references cited in major policy resources relating to refugee education in Canada come from Australian research. This project will deepen understanding of secondary-aged REL students’ literacy development by addressing the questions: 1) What is the current status of research on the literacy learning and education of REL students? 2) What are the current policies, practices, and resources used in literacy programs for REL students in Australia? 3) How do these policies, practices, and resources align with those in Canada?
The project will comprise two phases: first, a scoping review of empirical and gray literature; second, a case study of a literacy program in Melbourne, Australia […]

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ruth Kane

Student:

Partner:

Monash University (Clayton, Australia)

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Pan-Canadian Survey of Education Funding Structures and Processes

Across Canadian provinces, there is little standardization or coordination in terms of public education financing. As such, there is no coordination or standardization in public education across Canada. The IPE/BC is interested in producing a report that outlines the diverse funding models used across Canadian provinces and territories. The aim of this project is to be easily understood and accessible to educators, researchers, policy analysts and citizens. The intern will utilize secondary data analysis to gather and analyze information on education funding allocation across Canada. The intern will then compile the information in a report, and deliver a presentation to key stakeholders. As the IPE/BC is committed to independent research focusing on strengthening the public education system, this project sparks greater dialogue and presents an opportunity to learn from and engage with other jurisdictions.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Daniel Laitsch

Student:

Partner:

Institute for Public Education British Columbia Society

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Temporally consistent employee group labels

Analytical applications in large organizations across even intermediate time ranges are often made complex, costly or even impractical due to temporal inconsistencies in the available data. The ever-changing nature of organizations causes categorical labels in data to change over time. This is particularly true for HR data, as the organization adjusts to changes in skillsets, market and operations. This project aims at establishing automated methods of defining consistent employee group labelling across time. Such consistent labels will allow organizations to make better organizational decisions as more historical data becomes available for analysis.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Daniel Coombs

Student:

Partner:

Visier Solutions Inc

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Arsenic solubility and its mechanism from DST glass arsenic product; an arsenic solubility study and comparison with other stable arsenic minerals (scorodite, encapsulated scorodite, and calcium arsenate)

The project focuses on the evaluation of the arsenic-containing glass material that the new Dundee Sustainable Technologies (DST) process produces. The idea is to evaluate the stability of arsenic in the material, and through a feedback process to DST improve the quality of the process for the production of arsenical materials.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ahmad Ghahreman

Student:

Partner:

Dundee Sustainable Technologies Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining; Sustainability & the Environment; Clean Technology

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

Optimization of a calibration procedure for Mecademic’s Meca500 robot arm

Mecademic manufactures the smallest and most precise six-axis robot arm. The repeatability of this robot is better than 0.005 mm, but like any industrial robot, the robot’s accuracy is far worse. The only practical way of improving the robot’s accuracy is to calibrate each individual robot. While various methods for the calibration of six-axis robot arms have already been developed in the past, the proposed research project is different since the robot will be installed directly on the CMM and the full pose (position and orientation) will be measured by touch probing the datum cube attached to the robot’s flange. Moreover, since the applicant will have full access to all physical characteristics of the robot, an attempt will be made to develop a simpler mathematical model, so that the model can be used in real time.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Souheil-Antoine Tahan

Student:

Partner:

Mecademic

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Energy management and optimization of airport terminals with the focus on green and net-zero energy solutions

This project is a collaboration between Vantage Airport Group Ltd. and Dr. Krishna Vijayaraghavan research group at SFU to identify best current sustainable practices in the airport industry. The focus of this project is on the economic and environmental aspect of sustainability, and this research aims to identify the best terminal and hub design practices that can minimize the energy consumption with the focus on green and net-zero energy solutions. The ultimate goal of this project is to contribute to Vantage’s long-term efforts to develop and operate airport terminals with a minimum total cost of ownership and environmental impact by identifying existing best practices in airport terminals design and operations. Since 1994 Vancouver-based Vantage Airport Group has developed or operated 31 airports around the world and currently manages ten assets in Canada, the US, and overseas. For development projects, Vantage typically teams up with investors, architects, and builders and contributes to the project as an experienced airport operator and owner representative.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Krishna Vijayaraghavan

Student:

Partner:

Vantage Airport Group Ltd.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Implementation of an automatic sound recognition system for activity daily living

In the framework of a collaboration between eBioMed chair of UTC-BMBI lab and Ubilab from Waterloo University, an automatic sound recognition system for activity daily living identification will be implemented on a Raspberry Pi card. This algorithm is able to analyse continuously the sound environment and to recognize distress sounds and was already proposed on a PC implementation. The first objective of the project is to transfer the algorithm on the limited resources of the embedded card. The system will be evaluated first, in our Living Lab and in a second step by our partner Senio@dom, in real conditions at home.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Plinio Pelegrini Morita

Student:

Partner:

Université de Technologie de Compiègne

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Ketamine use among teenagers

Ketamine was developed primarily as an anaesthetic agent for use in pediatrics, oncology, and veterinary practice. However, soon after its development and wider availability, Ketamine became a commonly abused drug around the world, particularly in East Asia. Further, Ketamine use among adolescents and young adults increases rapidly in recent years, thus understanding the long-term consequences of ketamine use is imperative. The study aims to examine the effect of Ketamine on teenagers’ cognitive functioning, brain network and connectivity. It is hypothesized that female ketamine users will demonstrate an altered brain response compared to males.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jean-Sébastien Fallu

Student:

Partner:

National Taiwan Normal University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Creative Housing Options for Adults with Developmental Disabilities and High Complex Needs

A crisis is looming for many Ontario citizens with developmental disability and other challenges that make their support needs especially complex. In recent decades a process of deinstitutionalization moved the Province away from a morally problematic “warehousing” model towards one where people had an opportunity at meaningful lives in their communities. However, many are living lives that depend on family members who are stressed, aging, and in declining health, and there is no plan in place for what happens when these families can no longer carry that load. This project will gather and analyze information that will help clarify what can reasonably be done to help avert the looming crisis, but gathering information about what sorts of homes the people involve need and hope for, and by investigating creative approaches taken in other jurisdictions to evaluate their appropriateness for the Ontario context.

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Devidi

Student:

Partner:

Waterloo Wellington Autism Services

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Industrial Economics Research Based on Multi-tier Supply Chain in the Background of Industry 4.0

First, student will summarize the research types, research approaches and research outputs on multi-tier supply chain in the last decade years by system literature review and use the design matrix and related design engineering methods to link the different research approaches, research types and research outputs to develop methodological frame of the multi-tier supply chain. The articles based on this study will be submitted to an international journal. Then , through the study of changes in supply chain strategies to explore “outsourcing or self-production” strategies under the background of industry 4.0 to support companies for improving investment strategies, production mode and product mix by game theory and sensitivity analysis etc. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Anjali Awasthi

Student:

Partner:

CentraleSupélec

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

The Development of Multilingualism in a Bilingual Society

This project explores the way in which children learn language, focusing especially on those who come from international backgrounds, and whose families maintain the family language at home. In general, these kids tend to have a much better grasp of the local language (spoken in their school / city / country). We want to know what impacts the development of their family language, and what obstacles they face as they learn it. Specifically, we’re looking at the impact the identity of the local language and specific interventions (like Saturday language school) have on this family language.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Olga Tararova

Student:

Partner:

Universidad Internacional de Cataluña

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Western University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Outdoor Microclimate Analysis for Enhancing Architectural Project Designs

The climate conditions of outdoor urban spaces is strongly influenced by the form and materiality of surrounding buildings. Features as specific as balconies and different-coloured claddings can contribute to the temperatures felt by pedestrians in the immediate vicinity. This project aims to discover architectural features which improve outdoor thermal comfort during the shoulder seasons of mixed climates (Spring and Fall). The implication is that outdoor leisure spaces such as courtyards, patios and rooftop terraces may be used for a larger part of the year – the shoulder seasons effectively become ‘stretched’. The method involves using computer simulations and applied physics to determine the relative influence of various architectural features on temperature. KPMB will benefit from the expansion of their design scope in a new dimension, which will grant them new opportunities to satisfy everyone who interacts with their projects.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Umberto Berardi

Student:

Partner:

KPMB Architects

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Accelerate

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