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Development of a Raman probe for the on-line determination of pulp properties

Pulp and paper producers would profit enormously from an advanced knowledge of the physical and mechanical properties of a fibre product based upon a measure of the pulp while it is still in process. This project aims to develop such a tool. Using a laser backscattering technique called Raman spectroscopy, will calibrate the molecular bar code it reads from an in-process pulp to accurately predict the properties of a paper or other fibre products that can be made from that particular pulp.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Edward R Grant

Student:

Partner:

Canfor Pulp Ltd

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Agriculture; Manufacturing

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Development of a polypropylene (PP) and a nylon (PA) cellulose filament (CF) nanocomposite

Cellulose filaments (CF) can be easily derived from natural products. Their addition to polymer resins can result in an improvement of the mechanical properties of the material. However, its good properties depend on a proper dispersion of the CF within the polymer and a strong interfacial adhesion between the CF and the polymer matrix. In the case of most thermoplastics, obtaining a proper dispersion still remains a challenge and to do so, a right combination of additive still needs to be chosen. In 2013, FP Innovation and Kruger formed
an alliance to design a 5T/day CF plant and develop new CF applications. The success of their technology enabled Kruger to reach to a 6000T/year production in 2015. They recently carried out a market study which showed that polypropylene (PP) and polyamide (PA) CF nanocomposites could be interesting for automotive industries. The project aims therefore at developing composites with nano-metric dispersion of CF within polypropylene and polyamide.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nicole Demarquette

Student:

Partner:

Kruger Inc (Montreal, QC)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Agriculture; Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Evaluation of in vivo Hippocampal Volume Assessment in Psychosis Patients at High Field MRI

Schizophrenia is a serious and severe mental disorder of yet unknown etiology. Genetic, developmental and environmental factors have all been implicated in the emergence of the disorder. In particular, abnormalities in both morphology and volume of the hippocampus have been implicated in the underlying mechanisms contributing to the emergence of psychosis in schizophrenia and in other associated schizophrenia spectrum disorders. The hippocampus is a morphologically and anatomically complex grey matter bundle, situated deep within the temporal lobes. Hippocampal abnormalities are frequently posited to be a central feature of cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia, and are believed to give rise to memory impairments and auditory hallucinations, two common features of the illness. The purpose of this study is to use high feild MRI to assess hippocampal morphology in patients with psychosis/schizophrenia, in addition to eveluating the most accurate platform of automated segmentation software for volumetric analysis of hippocampal stractures.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Donna Lang

Student:

Partner:

BC Mental Health and Addictions Research Network

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

New high-resolution fiber optics devices to image and guide in real-time surgical robots

The objective of the project is to implement the fiber optics devices developed at Polytechnique Montreal inside the surgical robots used at Johns Hopkins University to improve the accuracy of the shape sensing reconstruction to possibly replace the ones currently used in those robots. These devices could be more effective since they rely on a more distributed approach, instead of obtaining data over only a few different points, and interpolating in between, as is presently the case with the current technology. A more accurate shape sensing reconstruction would lead to more precision on the position of the tip of the surgical instrument, which would enable more successful results for minimally invasive surgeries.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Raman Kashyap

Student:

Partner:

Johns Hopkins University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Information and Communications Technology; Biotechnology

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Fabrication and Characterization of Ion-Beam Synthesized SiGe

The student will use ion beam synthesis to fabricate germanium thin films integrated with silicon substrates. The fabrication will use a method pioneered within our group, known as implantation-condensation. Silicon is bombarded with germanium atoms and subsequently heated to a temperature of 1000C in an oxygen atmosphere. The silicon is removed leaving a high quality germanium layer. This is a cost-effective way in which germanium can be incorporated into silicon (orders of magnitude cheaper than current standard practice). Due to the importance of germanium in silicon processing (in both electronics and optics), this technique may radically change industrial methodology. Benefit to Canada will reside in the economic exploitation of this technique under license.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Andrew Knights

Student:

Partner:

The University of Manchester - dup

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and Communications Technology; Nanotechnology; Advanced Manufacturing

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

A Physiological Assessment of the Physical Demands of Riding a Snowmobile

The purpose of the present study is to scientifically evaluate the physical demand associated with the safe operation of a snowmobile under typical (normal) riding conditions experienced by North American snowmobilers. We will quantify the physical demand of snowmobile riding and compare this to national recommendations for the promotion of health and fitness, as well as other comparable sports. The mission of the Canadian Council of Snowmobile Organizations is dedicated to provide safe, organized and responsible snowmobiling in Canada. The partner organization and its members believe that snowmobiling may play a role in a healthy active lifestyle, but evidence as to the legitimacy of this claim are lacking. Such evidence could also prove important for provincial and federal government allocations and decisions regarding things such as land-use, tax credits and funding. As such, the partner will benefit from the generation of objective scientific data about their sport.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jamie Burr

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Council of Snowmobile Organizations

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

Development Of Dry Electrodes Using PDMS and Ag nanowire

Flexible wearable sensors have found increasing application in many situations, especially in biomedical engineering and health care. Recent research has presented methods for fabricating flexible, stretchable, and conductive sensors using silver nanowires embedded in a flexible silicon elastomer (typically polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)) as dry electrodes for ECG (electrocardiograph).
In this project, we will investigate how the fabrication parameters affect the properties and desired sensing performance of formed PDMS and nanowire electrodes, as wearable sensors. Comprehensive understanding obtained from this project will enable the creation of dry electrodes for ECG application, which could resolve the current limitations such as high skin-electrode impedance and artifacts caused by relative skin-electrode motion. Consequently it becomes an alternative for current wet electrodes, the standard for capturing physiological electrical signals in clinical use. Such wet electrodes are silver-silver chloride (Ag-AgCl) based and require conductive gel, which introduce patient discomfort and are unsuitable for regular long-term use.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Yongjun Lai

Student:

Partner:

Pathway Communications

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

Passages and A/V Performance

Passages and A/V Performances are two sets of art installations that will be prepared for a series of electronic art and music festivals in both the United States and Canada. Passages is the first in a series of installations surrounding Malcolm Levy (of Hybridity Media)’s Other Frames work, developing it in an interactive context.The second series of installations starts with Play Jazz – an interactive music performance installation that allows audience members to create music through a motion-based interface at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival in 2012.These two series of installations are focused on developing both performer and audience interactivity in an art installation context; exploring what interactive technologies can provide the installation medium in terms of both realism and abstraction and developing dynamic content creation tools to accommodate performer and audience input.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Richard Smith

Student:

Partner:

Hybridity Media

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Research and Policy Analysis for the Arctic Sustainable Energy Futures Toolkit Project

The Arctic Sustainable Energy Futures Toolkit will be a print and web-based guide for communities to follow when developing their comprehensive community energy plans. This step-by-step toolkit will transfer knowledge using best practices, resource guides, case studies, videos, worksheets, and templated pathways to help communities create and implement their energy visions. In addition, the Toolkit will provide resources to increase energy literacy and capacity for community members build bridges between communities and agency officials and subject matter experts, and create a network of circumpolar community energy leaders.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Greg Poelzer

Student:

Partner:

Gwich'in Council International;Lumos Energy

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Aboriginal Affairs; Energy and Utilities; Green/Alternative Energy

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

Collaboration dans un contexte de réadaptation au travail: développement, implantation et évaluation d’un outil web interprofessionnel

L’incapacité de travail constitue un enjeu majeur depuis plusieurs décennies en raison de l’escalade du fardeau social et économique. Pour arriver à assurer la congruence entre les capacités d’un individu et les exigences de son milieu de travail, plusieurs acteurs sont impliqués dans le processus de réadaptation au travail (agent payeur, clinique de réadaptation, employeur, médecin, travailleur, etc.). L’introduction de nouvelles technologies et de systèmes de gestion de l’information partagée est nécessaire afin de répondre aux réalités des acteurs du processus de réadaptation au travail, mais surtout pour pallier à la complexité de l’arrimage de l’ensemble des secteurs concernés. La présente étude a comme objectif principal de mieux comprendre la collaboration dans un processus de réadaptation au travail dans le but d’élaborer, d’implanter et d’évaluer un outil web interprofessionnel. Cette étude positionnera des utilisateurs potentiels au coeur de la démarche de création de cet outil. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pierre-Yves Therriault

Student:

Partner:

Clinique Neuractiv Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Accelerate

Chemical and biological characterization of the non-tetrahydrocannabinoid profiles of medicinal plants

We propose to perform detailed studies that characterize chemically and biologically and the unaltered ancestral plant species of the Cannabis genus. Chemically, these studies will provide the chemotype profiles for each parental species for a spectrum of non-tetrahydrocannabinoid compounds. Biologically, these studies will provide the pharmacological profiles for each parental species in conjunction with the genomic nucleotide sequences. These data will enable the development of medical cannabis and cannabinoids (the right drug and the right dose) that can then be used for clinical trials (the right person/disease) to ultimately identify the therapeutic role of cannabinoid based pharmaceutics in disease management (the right time).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Paul Li

Student:

Partner:

MedCan

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Text Recognition Software Development for Legal Services

The rapid advancement in the areas of machine learning and artificial intelligence has led to many breakthroughs in industries. As an online medium legal intermediary platform, Right Legal aims to connect clients and lawyers by providing them with a secure, convenient, and efficient platform. In order to accomplish this, we take into account of (1) the resourceful text information generated from the platform (e.g., the request and feedback from clients), (2) the lawyers’ profiles, and (3) the service quality offered by the lawyers. Then, we apply state of the art natural language processing techniques to build a unique innovative platform, which will assist clients to find their most suitable lawyers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Yau Shu Wong

Student:

Partner:

Right Legal

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

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