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A robotic end-effector for surgical tool handoff

The goal of this research project is to establish a working robotic “hand”, or gripper, that will be able to perform surgical instrument handoff to operating room staff members during surgery. This project will involve a both McGill University and Kinova, the partner organization. Kinova will benefit from this project through increased collaboration with academia, as well as access to medical resources, such as surgical instruments, inquiries with medical professionals, or even observerships within operating rooms.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jake E Barralet

Student:

Partner:

Kinova Robotics

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Program:

Accelerate

Development of a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Tool for Municipal Fleets

The City of Surrey has about 500 vehicles in its municipal fleet, ranging from light-duty passenger vehicles to heavy-duty commercial vehicles or trucks. Because of increasing political and public pressure to reduce carbon footprint from municipal fleets, the City is interested in finding viable low-carbon alternative fuel vehicles to their conventional gasoline and diesel vehicles. In this regard, the City wants to undertake a holistic and pragmatic approach to evaluate low-carbon alternative fuel vehicles that can meet or exceed their end goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fleet vehicles by 20% by the year 2020. The proposed research aims to develop a unique customized lifecycle analysis modeling tool to assess alternative and conventional fuel vehicles, and provide unbiased info based on which vehicle procurement decisions can be made.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Erik Kjeang

Student:

Partner:

City of Surrey

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Public administration

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Les dynamiques du jeu de rôle dans les jeux vidéo émergents

Dans le but d’offrir des expériences narratives toujours plus enrichissantes, Ubisoft Montréal en partenariat avec Nicolas Galipeau de l’Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue développeront un prototype de jeu poussant les limites de la narration en jeu vidéo. En développant un nouveau système d’intelligence artificielle répondant aux actions du joueur, ils créeront conjointement un prototype de jeu où l’histoire est avant tout celle déterminée par les actions du joueur. Ce nouveau système de narratif émergent permettra d’améliorer grandement l’immersion et l’engagement des joueurs au sein des mondes développés dans le futur par Ubisoft.
Ils créeront un jeu où l’histoire est celle déterminée par les actions du joueur. Ce nouveau système permettra d’enrichir l’expérience narrative des prochains opus des célèbres franchises d’Ubisoft et d’offrir davantage de contrôle au joueur sur son expérience de jeu. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Simon Dor

Student:

Partner:

Ubisoft Toronto

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Manufacturing

University:

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Program:

Accelerate

Female piety and sacred space in Israel/Palestine: Jewish prayer at the Western Wall

This project involves an ethnographic investigation of the ongoing confrontations at the Western Wall in Jerusalem regarding Jewish women’s practices of worship. Through fieldwork and theoretical study, the aim is to examine contrasting spiritual practices and the processes by which religious and legal change is enacted. I hypothesize that prayer, for those engaged in this struggle, is a fundamental recognition of unpredictability and human vulnerability, and at the same time, it is a powerful method to assert different ideals of gendered behaviour and shape Israeli state policy.
The study will focus on a comparison between the practices of feminist and ultra-orthodox activists. The ethnographic method will allow me to identify the role of prayer in these women’s lives, how they express female religious identities, and how women’s worship and sacred space are viewed and managed by the Israeli government as well as religious and legal authorities.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Lambek

Student:

Partner:

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Public Service, Policy, and Governance; Other

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Sputtered Silver-Dielectric Structures for Memristor Devices

Memristor, as the name suggests is a contraction of “memory resistor”, a novel device that was proposed almost fifty years but only realized recently for the first time. Memristor, the missing link in the manifold of circuit elements, is expected to usher a wave of innovative integrations in electronics and yield novel functionalities. Memristors would supplement and enhance transistors through integration of memory and logic functionalities and potentially revive analog information processing in computing architectures. Further, since the biological equivalent of a memristor is a neuron, it is also proposed that device architectures with similar structures as a neural synapse can also perform as a memristor.
We have recently discovered that sputter deposition of a dielectric aluminum nitride (AlN) layer on top of a sputtered silver layer can induce the formation of silver nanoparticles that extend a few hundred nanometers into the AlN layer –a basis for a novel memristor.
Accordingly, we propose a collaborative project between University of Toronto and University of Manchester. The Advanced Photovoltaics-Photonics and Devices research group at UofT will synthesize the devices with memristor architectures, and the Photon Science Institute at UofM will provide advanced electrical and optical characterization and circuit modeling of the various device architectures.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nazir Kherani

Student:

Partner:

University of Manchester

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Modeling stable and unstable detonations with boundary layer induced flow divergence

The phenomenon of near-limit detonation propagation, where detonations have been experimentally observed to propagate at average speeds smaller than the ideal Chapman-Jouguet (CJ) detonation speeds, has attracted extensive efforts on determining the influencing mechanisms through application of simple models for predicting such velocity deficits. Despite the large number of attempts to experimentally investigate the dynamics of detonations in the presence of losses due to boundary layers, there have been no attempts at incorporating boundary layer loses into simulation. Due to the fact that information extracted from experiments can be very limited, owing to the high speed nature of detonations, and their corresponding time scales, it is necessary to develop the relevant simulation strategy to aid in the analysis of such critical-limit detonation waves, and to determine the influencing mechanisms. On the other hand, existing simulations just focus on the ideal CJ detonations instead of the real detonations with losses. Therefore, it would be significant to develop a numerical strategy for appropriately simulating such non-ideal detonations by considering the boundary layer induced losses.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Matei Radulescu

Student:

Partner:

Case Western Reserve University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Aerospace; Technology; Oil and Gas

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Exploring medical potential of cannabinoids

Evaluating the medicinal use of cannabinoids represents an area of massive untapped potential, especially considering its upcoming legalization in Canada. Currently, a significant proportion of medical cannabis research is based on self-reported use and outcomes, rather than carefully-designed research studies. Here, we aim to better understand the impact of cannabis administration in adults with obesity or tobacco dependence and its potential as an opioid-sparing medicine, using randomized controlled clinical trials. Results of these investigations may potentially drive the development of novel pharmacological approaches for the treatment of these conditions.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bernard Le Foll

Student:

Partner:

Spectrum Therapeutics;10607410 Canada Inc (STAR/CHI)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

A novel, bioactive compound, found in the leaves and bark of a tree species abundant on the west coast of British Columbia, as a candidate natural pesticide

In nature, plants have evolved sophisticated defense mechanisms against insects, fungi, and other pests. When isolated, many of these chemicals have tremendous potential as natural pesticides, as they pose little threat to the environment, are non-toxic to the user, and are readily biodegradable. Recent research has determined a correlation between a novel compound found at significant concentration in a tree species abundant on the west coast of Canada, and increased resistance to leaf eating pests. The primary focus of this study will be to test this compound as a potential natural pesticide. The compound will be extracted and purified for testing against insects and fungi. If insecticidal or fungicidal activity is observed, the intern will formulate the compound into a natural pesticide formulation for eventual licensing by the partner organization.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Peter Constabel

Student:

Partner:

EcoSafe Natural Products Inc

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Effet de la taille des particules sur le transport du Li dans le LiFePO4

Dans ce projet, diverses approches de synthèse du LFP seront utilisées soit par plasma thermique à couplage inductif, par méthode sol-gel et par méthode co-précipitation. Ces matériaux seront caractérisés par spectroscopie d’impédance électrochimique pour déterminer les valeurs de coefficients de diffusion des ions lithium dans les particules. Afin de déterminer ceux-ci, nous proposons un modèle de circuit équivalent comprenant une composante de diffusion sphérique interne finie des ions lithium qui permet une meilleure représentation du transport de ceux-ci dans le LFP. L’utilisation d’une cellule à trois électrodes munie d’une micro-référence d’or (apport de Pr. Gasteiger) représente une opportunité unique afin de pousser les limites du modèle proposé en permettant des prises de données plus précises, exactes et spécifiques au matériau actif étudié. Les coefficients de diffusion calculés seront évalués à différents paramètres de vieillissement (température, vitesse de charge/décharge, etc.) et seront corrélés aux différentes propriétés physiques des particules de LFP synthétisées (taille et porosité des particules, etc.) […]

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gessie Brisard

Student:

Partner:

Technical University of Munich

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Green/Alternative Energy; Nanotechnology; Energy and Utilities

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Understanding Expertise: A Study of Craft Knowledge in Plato

My research project aims to study the notion of ‘expertise’ (techne) in the philosopher Plato who wrote many influential works during the 5th and 4th century Classical Greece. During his lifetime, Greece was undergoing radical transformations both intellectually and politically. As a response, Plato engaged with many issues concerning democracy, education and morality, the insights he offered continue to impact thinkers in the Western world today. One key development during his lifetime was the emergence of professionalization. Plato was interested in questions such as what makes someone an expert in a particular field? What is expert knowledge? How can professionals demonstrate their expertise? How can ordinary citizens distinguish between a real expert and a quack? My research will investigate and clarify Plato’s understanding of expertise. Most importantly, I will examine how his views of expertise shaped his thinking on political and ethical issues. Should political leaders be experts? If so, what is their expertise? How can citizens judge the competence of political candidates? Should moral wisdom be taught, learned and practiced like a specialized skill? My research project will answer these puzzling issues and contribute to a neglected area in Platonic studies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Devin Henry

Student:

Partner:

Lewis & Clark College

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education; Public Service, Policy, and Governance; Technology

University:

Western University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Contribution of Viable, Non-viable, and Cell Fragments to the Immunomodulatory Functions of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) hold promise as cell-therapy candidates for numerous diseases such as Graft v. Host disease due to their ability to influence the immune system. MSCs have been shown to be capable of a broad range of immunomodulatory effects, including the production of factors that allow them to serve as Medicinal Signaling Cells in the body at the sites of inflammation, influencing nearby cells through direct contact, transfer of organelles, enzymes, and vesicles, or taken up by immune cells entirely and change the immune cell to become anti-inflammatory. Although MSCs harbour great potential in the treatment of diseases associated with an aberrant immune system, experimental results obtained from the lab do not precisely correlate with clinical outcomes. One of the main reasons for this disconnect from “benchside” to “bedside” is that the MSC’s mechanisms of action still require further elucidation. As a potential cell therapy candidate, MSCs are usually used as a frozen allogeneic product that is thawed at the treatment site and administered via intravenous infusion. Thus, patients receive a heterogeneous population of viable, dead and fragmented cell product […]

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Faculty Supervisor:

Thomas Koch

Student:

Partner:

University Medical Center Rotterdam

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Biotechnology; Life Sciences (not health)

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Measuring Physical Activity in Preschool aged children

Due to increasing rates of childhood obesity, it is important to investigate the relationship between motor skill development, physical activity, body composition and sleep patterns. Previous research in this area has focused on school-aged children and adults, when daily habits have already formed and are difficult to modify. The purpose of this project is to investigate the relationship between energy expenditure (obtained using accelerometers), motor skill development and body composition in children aged 3-6 years. We expect that children with higher motor skills will have increased physical activity and body composition measures (i.e. increased fat free mass). A secondary purpose is to investigate algorithms used to determine sleep from raw accelerometer data and analyze the relationship between physical activity and sleep. It is predicted that children with higher levels of physical activity will have less movement or wake time periods during sleep.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lori Vallis

Student:

Partner:

Universität Bremen

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Biotechnology; Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Other

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Globalink Research Award

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