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Wood Decomposition and Carbon Loss Following Mountain Pine Beetle Attack

BC’s mountain pine beetle (MPB)-killed forests may release significant amounts of CO2 to the atmosphere as dead trees decay. Following Kyoto’s initiatives, CFS researchers are working to quantify CO2 release from forest disturbances. Carbon loss from decaying wood is poorly understood; my objective, therefore, is to investigate how tree position and climate moisture affect decay rates of MPB-killed wood. To date, I have sampled standing, suspended, and down MPB-killed trees on dry, moist, and wet sites. During the internship, I will work with CFS staff at the PFC laboratory to determine the carbon content of my samples. We will estimate the rate of carbon loss over time with respect to tree position and climate moisture. These data will be used by CFS scientists to calibrate the computer model designed to estimate forest carbon fluxes. By improving knowledge of carbon-loss processes, this research will help CFS recommend appropriate forest management.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Arthur Fredeen

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Forest Service

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Public administration

University:

University of Northern British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Climate change, wildlife harvest, and traditional food security in northern Quebec

The wild food system of northern Quebec is a critical natural resource, health resource, and cultural resource of the people of Eeyou Istchee and Nunavik, which has and will be impacted by climate change in many, diverse ways. The research proposed here seeks to identify the likely climate change impacts on key wild food species as well as the adaptation strategies that enable the maintenance of traditional food security in changing environments.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Murray Humphries;Treena Delormier;Gordon Hickey

Student:

Partner:

Ouranos Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Accommodation and food services; Agriculture; Professional, scientific and technical services; Public administration

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Ultra-low power wireless sensor node design for health monitoring

In this project we address the problem of power consumption for wireless sensor nodes. This is where among different components of a sensor, RF transceivers consume a significant amount of power e.g. approximately 80%. Hence the main objective is this project is to tackle the power consumption problem at the RF transmitter, where we aim to reduce the power consumption to micro-watts of power, with minimal sacrifice in achievable data rate and by keeping the connectivity range within an acceptable radius.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lotfollah Shafai;Cyrus Shafai

Student:

Partner:

TandemLaunch Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Finance and Insurance; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

oN DuTy! – Innovative Program on NonDestructive Testing (NDT)

NonDestructive Testing (NDT) is a key discipline in major industrial sectors to ensure quality and safety. Several methods are regularly employed in areas ranging from x-ray or ultrasound testing of metallic or composite components in the automotive and aerospace industries, to the inspection of petrochemical ducts using eddy currents or acoustical emissions. The present proposal combines different NDT-related subjects under the oN DuTy! training initiative supported by the NSERC CREATE, whose main objectives are of developing an enriched, unique and innovative Technical and Professional training experience in NDT for students and postdoctoral fellows through a network of leading NDT universities and industrial partners, thereby facilitating the transition of new researchers from trainees to productive employees in the Canadian workforce. The investigated subjects are at the forefront of current worldwide research efforts in NDT and deal with a variety of applications and challenges according to the actual needs of the partners.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Xavier Maldague;Hakim Bendada;Pierre Bélanger;Martin Viens;Pierre Bélanger;Tobin Filleter;Xavier Maldague;Andreas  Mandelis

Student:

Partner:

Zetec;Eddyfi NDT Inc;Pratt & Whitney;LynX Inspection Inc;TORNGATS Technical Services Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

École de technologie supérieure; Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

In-situ Exfoliation of Graphene Nanoplatelets Using Supercritical Fluid in Foaming Processing

The manufacturing of high-performance graphene/polymer nanocomposites relies on both the production of high-quality and low-cost graphene sheets and the fine dispersion of graphene in the nanocomposites. The commercial graphene materials in large quantity are typically GnPs with several to tens or even hundreds of graphene layers whose properties are inferior to monolayer graphene. In the previous work, it was demonstrated that SCF-assisted foaming of GnP/polymer nanocomposites can effectively exfoliate GnPs in situ. However, there is a lack of understanding on the exfoliation mechanism during this process. In this project, SCF-assisted exfoliation of GnPs will be comprehensively studied. A great effort will be made to achieve full exfoliation of GnPs to generate monolayer graphene sheets. The obtained knowledge will benefit the industrial partner in optimizing the GnP manufacturing process and also provide guidelines for designing SCF-assisted twin-screw extrusion processing of GnP/polymer nanocomposites.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Chul Park

Student:

Partner:

NanoXplore Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Centre for Operations Excellence Industry Projects 2018 – Part 2

The Centre for Opertations Excellence Industry Projects 2018 consists of seven sub-projects sponsored by five different industry partners. Each sub-project represents an important challenge for its sponsor. These sub-projects include Correlating Anomaly detection for Boeing Vancouver(Boeing 1), Correlating NOTAMs with airport disruption for Boeing Vancouver (Boeing 2), Using Wifi data to measure process times at YVR (YVR), Using text analytics to predict return to work for Worksafe BC (WSBC), Modelling the claim approval process for Worksafe BC (WSBC), Optimizing truck assignment during disruptions for Teck Resources (Teck), and Modelling tire failure rates for Kal Tire (Kal Tire).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Steven Shechter

Student:

Partner:

Interfor

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Agriculture; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Corcadorca Theatre Company: Case Study in Occupational Folklife.

Although it takes the work of many people to create a theatre performance, most of them do not get recognition for the range of their skills and contributions. The goal of this project is to document the occupational folklife of people who work at the Corcadorca Theatre Company, and to highlight and celebrate the unique occupational skills and techniques of theatre personnel. In carrying out this research, I will document the experiences of theatre workers first-hand through oral history interviews, as well as learn about their work customs and traditions through participant observation. Topics of study include occupational jargon, jokes, customs, traditions, superstitions and work technique. Mitacs Globalink Research Award will allow me to carry out this research project. The ethnographic data will be deposited in and accessible in both universities’ folklore archives. The research results will be presented at conferences and published in a peer-reviewed journal.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jillian Gould

Student:

Partner:

University College Cork

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Globalink Research Award

From Data Collection, Maintenance and Analysis to Effective Air Traffic Management

Skyplan Services Ltd. is a company active in the air traffic management domain. The company is interested in expanding their current working application by benefiting from advanced technology to develop an integrated environment and solutions for air traffic management in order to provide better service at the international arena. Students to be involved in this project will build a data repository to host data to be collected, cleaned, built, integrated and processed for knowledge discovery which will guide more focused decision making. A Web-based and a mobile app multilingual communication platform will be developed to help in connecting a variety of data sources and domains. The target is to maintain data privacy by enforcing security in communication. Intelligent data processing and analysis techniques will be employed to benefit the best from data. This includes behavior analysis, trend prediction, etc.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Reda Alhajj;Jon Rokne

Student:

Partner:

Skyplan

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Implementing a Web-Based Patient Follow-Up Platform into BC Cancer

Increasing cancer diagnoses and advancements in detection and treatment have allowed more patients to survive for longer periods of time. Correspondingly, patients are increasingly reporting side effects that influence quality of life (QOL). This creates demand for more accessible methods of long-term collection of patient reported outcomes (PROs). Due to geographical, time, and financial constraints, post-treatment follow-up may not be convenient or feasible for patients or healthcare providers. This study seeks to evaluate the utility of implementing Equicare’s web-based system. for PRO collection in BC cancer patients with breast cancer. A successfully implemented online system has the potential to improve patient-physician communication and the monitoring of treatment-associated side effects, and will allow Equicare Health Inc. to demonstrate the power of their online platform to a key physician user group at BC Cancer.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sara Taylor

Student:

Partner:

Equicare Health

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Development of novel hydrogel/metal nanoparticles catalytic monoliths via a green hydrothermal process: towards the synthesis of high added value fine chemicals in continuous-flow conditions.

The proposed research project falls within what is called process intensification (PI). PI consists in novel devices and techniques that bring striking changes to chemical engineering processes by significantly decreasing the equipment’s size to production ratio, energy consumption and waste production, which result in smaller, cheaper, cleaner and more efficient technologies. Catalytic nanoparticles, with a high surface-to-volume ratio, are highly considered materials for these types of application. A recent research program in Prof. Nick Virgilio’s group has led to the development of novel hybrid hydrogel/nanoparticles material prepared from melt-processed polymer blends – a scalable process. This material comprises a porous hydrogel monolith with fully interconnected pores, with embedded catalytic nanoparticles. The unique microstructure of our material ensures fast diffusion and reaction rate of chemical compounds, an easy separation process, and the possibility of integration within continuous-flow systems, for the synthesis of high added value chemicals (e.g. pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals industries). In this specific research project, we will explore and investigate the impacts of hydrothermal conditions, a promising green route for chemistry, on material synthesis and performance. Ultimately, this project will lead to the development of greener high performance materials for fine chemicals synthesis applications.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nick Virgilio

Student:

Partner:

Technische Universität Wien

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Nanotechnology; Sustainability & the Environment; Pharmaceuticals

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Exploring European response to mental healthcare need of women with insecure immigration status

The war and conflict in the Middle East resulted in a humanitarian crisis. UNHCR estimates that 65.6 million people have been forcibly displaced at the end of 2016. Over one million refugees had arrived in Europe in between 2015 – 16. Canada has resettled a record number of refugees in 2016. Refugees have higher risk of developing mental illness like anxiety, depression and Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder. The effects of war, family separation, displacement and long travel pose more stresses on women, including overlapping with pregnancy, childbirth and caring for children. The scope of this short-term research will be to conduct (1) Literature review of European response to insecure immigrant status women’s mental health crisis (2) A comparison of European response and policies to Canadian and (3) Documenting lessons learned for Canada. The expected outcomes are knowledge sharing and the applicable policy recommendations for Canada. I plan to prepare 2 posters and a final report/paper.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Natalie Riediger

Student:

Partner:

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Modelling large-scale behaviour of hybrid macro-scale response agents for use in mitigation of marine oil spill impacts

While technologies exist for cleaning up marine oil spills, they become decreasingly effective with increased lag-time between spill and initiation of remediation efforts. Rapid-deploy chemicals could potentially reduce the spreading of marine oil spills, increasing the time available for teams to clean it up. The hybrid spill-treating agents (STAs) under development by BC Research Inc. (BCRI) to herd and gel marine oil spills provide great promise in this area. At the current stage of understanding the large-scale behaviour of STAs is unknown, though bench-scale experiments are promising. This research uses physical testing to determine the spreading characteristics of oil compounds under influence of STAs. This will help BCRI in development and understanding of these chemicals.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gregory A Lawrence

Student:

Partner:

BC Research Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Oil and Gas; Sustainability & the Environment; Ocean Tech

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

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