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Numerical simulation of dehydration of heat-sensitive shrinking materials

Description: During drying most real materials shrink depending on moisture content, physical structure and sometimes the rate of drying. Moisture and temperature dependent transport properties (such as moisture diffusivity, thermal conductivity etc.) that control the drying rate change significantly with the shrinkage of the product. A two-dimensional liquid diffusion model will be developed in MATLAB to predict the drying kinetics of a model material. The CFD software (such as Fluent or Comsol) could be used to obtain the necessary boundary conditions. The variation of the transport properties with the shrinkage will be simulated using the model and their contribution on the drying rate will be investigated.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Deepa Kundur

Student:

Partner:

National University of Singapore

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Nanostructured tantalum metallic coatings by high-pressure cold spraying

The proposed project deals with a novel idea of combining lightweight design and synthesis of metallic nanostructured materials and their use as feedstcok in the development of high-strength thin layered coatings. The engineered design of particles holds the key to accommodate both strength and toughness in the derived coatings due to the very nature of ceramic nanograins’ high hardness and metal/alloy’s elasto-plastic behavior. In this work, specific metal design based on tantalum composition will
be implemented in the high-pressure cold spraying (HPCS). The objective is to develop and evaluate the thin layered coating (below 100 micron) that is light and, at the same time, resistant to erosion (abrasion+corrosion) in high-speed fluid flow environments. The coatings will be made functionally-graded through their thickness by employing the additive manufacturing principle with networked architecture.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gobinda Saha

Student:

Partner:

Université de Limoges

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

University of New Brunswick

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Variabilité climatique holocène, régime des feux et dynamiques des végétations le long d’un gradient de précipitations en forêt boréale Québécoise

D’après plusieurs données climatiques, on observe que les précipitations enregistrées au Québec augmentent considérablement de l’ouest vers l’est, et un peu moins du nord vers le sud. Connaissant le rôle majeur que jouent les feux dans la dynamique de la végétation en forêts boréales, nous nous interrogeons donc sur l’influence qu’auraient les variations climatiques en générale, et plus particulièrement les variations du régime des précipitations sur le régime des feux et la dynamique des végétations.
Nos objectifs sont :
– Premièrement, de reconstruire l’histoire de la végétation, des feux et du climat dans la région de la Romaine. Une région peu étudiée.
– Deuxièmement, reconstruire les paléoclimats le long d’un transect Est-Ouest
– Et pour finir, évaluer l’impact des variations climatiques sur les régimes de feux et la végétation. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Olivier Blarquez

Student:

Partner:

Université Marie et Louis Pasteur

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Natural Resources; Forestry; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Étude empirique d’un modèle d’évaluation des compétences et d’une matrice d’évaluation de la maturité BIM

L’industrie de la construction au Québec entreprend son virage numérique, et le Building Information Modeling en est l’élément principal. Afin de répondre aux besoins d’évaluation de la progression de l’industrie concernant l’implantation et l’utilisation du BIM, plusieurs outils sont actuellement développés. Cependant, ces modèles d’évaluation des compétences ou de la maturité BIM bénéficient rarement d’une validation empirique. Dans le cadre du développement d’un modèle pouvant servir à l’étalonnage des acteurs de l’industrie au niveau organisationnel, le but de ce projet est d’appliquer un modèle d’évaluation des compétences BIM ainsi qu’un modèle d’évaluation de la Maturité BIM lors d’une étude de cas puis de les évaluer.
Cette étude contribuera au développement d’un système d’évaluation standardisé au niveau organisationnel en fournissant des données quant aux forces et faiblesses des deux modèles étudiés sur le terrain.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Daniel Forgues

Student:

Partner:

BIM Québec

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Other services (except public administration); Real estate and rental and leasing

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Tensions et rétention en PME : une approche communicationnelle

Les tensions organisationnelles sont caractérisées comme étant des états ressentis par des individus lorsqu’ils font face à des contradictions ou à des paradoxes. Elles sont inhérentes à toutes organisations et les petites et moyennes entreprises (PME) n’y font pas exception. Dans un contexte de pénurie de main-d’œuvre et de difficulté de rétention des employés qualifiés au Canada et ailleurs dans le monde, particulièrement dans les PME, s’intéresser aux tensions présentes dans ce type d’entreprise peut mettre en lumière les tensions présentes dans la vie organisationnelle. En collaboration avec les Industries Cresswell, ce projet vise à comprendre les tensions inhérentes à une organisation de petite et de moyenne taille qui peuvent influencer la rétention des employés au sein de l’organisation ainsi qu’à comprendre comment ces tensions sont vécues et gérées par les employés au quotidien.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Geneviève Boivin

Student:

Partner:

Cresswell Industries Inc

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Analyse des données canadiennes du Digital News Report

L’enquête vise à documenter et à comprendre les pratiques de consultation, attitudes et perceptions des Canadiens, francophones et anglophones, quant aux informations d’actualité dans l’environnement numérique, ainsi que sur les plateformes traditionnelles. Il s’agit de l’édition canadienne d’un sondage international piloté par le Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, à l’Université d’Oxford.
Cette étude annuelle vise à combler un manque de données publiques, rigoureuses et systématiques sur les transformations de l’écosystème médiatique, du point de vue des usagers, ainsi qu’à soutenir les efforts des médias et des décideurs pour s’assurer d’une offre satisfaisante d’information de qualité. Elle permet aussi de situer le Canada relativement à une quarantaine d’autres pays de tous les continents.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Renaud Carbasse

Student:

Partner:

Centre d’études sur les médias

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

The Art of Small City Transformation: exploring a role for socially engaged public art institutes as leaders with municipal cultural sustainability agendas

This project investigates the role small city public art galleries play, and might play, in catalyzing community transformation on the municipal level. In looks, in particular, at the work being accomplished by socially-engaged small city galleries across Canada, and at the ways in which this work can inform and mobilize municipal agendas rooted in cultural sustainable development. By connecting the work of these galleries with the desires expressed by municipalities for culture-led change leading to greater sustainable futures, this project contributes new knowledge leading to greater linkages between small city governments and the creative non-profit sector.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nicole Vaugeois

Student:

Partner:

Walk With Me;Comox Valley Art Gallery

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

Vancouver Island University

Program:

Accelerate

Advanced cutting tool life evaluation based on fractal analysis for hard-to-machine materials

The global goal of this project is to drastically reduce ABIPA’s tooling cost that can reach 5 million dollars a year. This reduction would rely on a performant tool condition evaluation technique (using fractal analysis) to be able to use tools in their optimal capability.
This research proposal focuses on tool wear and tool life evaluation for machining of Inconel and titanium. An innovative technique is proposed to analyze data acquired during machining in order to evaluate the condition of the tool. Present proposed research aims at evaluating this method capability for Inconel machining using ABIPA cutting conditions in lab environment. This research seeks to demonstrate the application of this method for a better precision in tool life estimation for machining hard-to-machine materials.
Finally a statistical analysis of tool usage will be performed. This will allow the company to better apprehend the cost benefit of using a fractal analysis based highly technical and innovative monitoring system.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marek Balazinski

Student:

Partner:

ABIPA

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Polytechnique Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Economic impact and feasibility analysis of public investments in broadband connectivity, and in other sectors

Interns will perform research leading to the design or the implementation of new economic strategies that can be utilized in the design, financing, monitoring and evaluation of projects at different stages. Specifically, interns will work on an analysis of equitable access to broadband connectivity in Kingston, ON, as part of the City’s plan to expand broadband access. By analyzing the benefits of broadband access and where gaps currently exist, the research will result in policy recommendations. A second area of research involves looking at innovative financing mechanisms for projects in the international development and domestic social sectors. Interns will research how to use these tools to maximize project impact, and determine how lessons learned from similar financing arrangements in infrastructure projects might apply to the social sector.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Huw Lloyd-Ellis

Student:

Partner:

Limestone Analytics Inc

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

A personalized approach to the treatment of malignant melanoma: An economic evaluation of ipilimumab

Malignant melanoma is an aggressive form of skin cancer that is generally fatal if untreated. Approximately 10-20% of patients treated with ipilimumab may experience significant long term survival benefits. However, a UK agency recently recommended against public funding for ipilimumab on the grounds that no biomarkers have been discovered to identify the small group of people most likely to benefit from this treatment. The goals of this project are to 1. Create a decision analytic model to assess the health impact, costs and cost effectiveness of treatment with ipilimumab; and 2. Determine the conditions required for a biomarker test to be considered cost effective. This work will be done in partnership with ARCC, The Canadian Centre for Applied Research in Cancer Control. The project will benefit ARCC by contributing to their research activities in the area of Health Technology Assessmen

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gregory Zaric

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Centre for Applied Research in Cancer Control;Western University

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

Archival Research and Accessioning for the CSCE National History Committee

The proposed research project will determine the significance of and catalog historic papers and documents held by the National History Committee (NHC: established 1983) of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE: established as the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers in 1887). These records have been rather haphazardly stored by various Chairs of the NHC since its inception and, if properly organized, will provide a valuable archive for historical researchers that will be housed at the University Ontario Institute of Technology Library. The research will also augment available information to develop succinct, accurate and consistent descriptions of the 78 existing CSCE National and International Historic Sites for dissemination through the CSCE Website and other media. The research will develop guidelines to allow oral histories of prominent Canadian civil engineers to be obtained by interviews that include procedures to obtain necessary ethical approvals, interviewee agreement forms, and guidance for the interviewer.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Dove;Michelle Hamilton

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (History Committee)

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

Impact of Open Banking on Canadian Financial Transaction Platforms

Open banking systems have slowly migrated throughout the world, they are already implemented in Australia and Great Britain. An open banking system allows financial institutions to communicate directly with one another without the need of a central payment processing or clearance platform. As Canada turns to open banking in the future, payment processing platforms’ product mix will change. Working with a large payment processing platform in Canada, we determine the impact of open banking on the platform and determine what product fees may be charged, given regulatory and market conditions, such that the platform remains viable, as defined by the platform’s key performance indicators. We use optimization and simulation methods as defined in the literature to find a range of fees.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Stanko Dimitrov

Student:

Partner:

Interac Corp (Kitchener, ON)

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Finance and Insurance

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

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