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Les initiatives de valorisation de la diversité ethnoculturelle comme pratique : une approche communicationnelle

Ce stage de recherche vise le développement et le transfert de connaissances dans les domaines de la gestion de la diversité et l’inclusivité dans les organisations. Plus spécifiquement, le stage permettra d’appuyer une société d’État québécoise dans la mise en place de deux nouvelles initiatives ayant pour but de valoriser la diversité et l’inclusivité. Les initiatives et les programmes de valorisation de la diversité, de plus en plus présents au sein des organisations, ont connu un succès pour le moins mitigé au cours des dernières années. Malgré leur importance, ces initiatives de diversité sont, semble-t-il, difficiles à mettre en place et il est d’autant plus ardu d’évaluer leurs impacts réels. Le but de ce projet sera donc de rendre compte du déploiement de ces initiatives au plus près du vécu des participants au programme, c’est-à-dire en mettant l’accent sur leurs pratiques mêmes dans ce contexte particulier.

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Faculty Supervisor:

François Cooren

Student:

Partner:

Hydro-Quebec

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Public Service, Policy, and Governance; Other

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Development and Analysis of Electric-Assist Wheelchair Systems

A power-assisted wheelchair is a hybrid between manual and power wheelchairs that consists of an electric-assist system that can be easily mounted on a manual wheelchair. The market for power-assisted wheelchair systems has seen growth in the past decade because of their benefits on the health and mobility of manual wheelchairs users. However, current power-assisted wheelchair systems are not fully addressing user requirements. The proposed research project involves analyzing the mechanical and subjective characteristics of currently available electric-assist systems. Testing will be performed using a dynamometer and a qualitative study will investigate human factors in the system design. This project could have impact by improving quality of life for wheelchair users by increasing mobility and reducing fatigue and injury.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Carolyn Sparrey;Jaimie Borisoff

Student:

Partner:

Rick Hansen Institute

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Characterization and optimization of a multi-phase aerated stirred fermenter using experimental and computational techniques

Multi-phase aerated stirred fermenters are well-accepted in the production of biopharmaceuticals including antibodies and vaccines. Nevertheless, their hydrodynamic and mixing characteristics as well as the influence of various process engineering variables on their performance are not fully understood. In the current study, extensive experimentation (ERT and endoscopy) and the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) approach will be employed to gain deep insights into the underlying phenomena happening in aerated stirred fermenter. The developed three-phase CFD model will be validated against the obtained experimental data set. The validated model will then be employed to identify the optimal operating conditions and design parameters to improve the performance of the aerated stirred fermenter.
The final aim of this project is to improve the understanding of aerated stirred fermenters which will increase system efficiency, speed vaccine development and reduce trial and error experimentation resulting in a considerable reduction in vaccine production cost.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Farhad Ein-Mozzafari

Student:

Partner:

Sanofi

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Biotechnology; Manufacturing and Construction

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Accelerate

Validation of small molecule inhibitors of PARG

Many types of cancer are currently untreatable. In Canada alone, 78,000 cancer-related deaths are seen annually, and obviously, new therapies are needed. We have identified the protein PARG as a potent stimulator of cancer growth and a valid target for anti-cancer therapy. However, specific, cell permeable inhibitors of PARG have historically been difficult to generate. Thus, PARG inhibitors have not yet reached the market nor even clinical trials. Towards this goal we have initiated a project to identify drugs to inhibit PARG. We now propose to test whether these have potent anti-PARG activity in cells and animal models of breast cancer and other cancers. We will also investigate whether an understudied class of chemicals called “macrocyclics” may also provide inhibitors of PARG. Overall, this work will add great value to our compounds, enabling their subsequent development into novel anti-cancer therapeutics.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Witcher

Student:

Partner:

Neomed

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Evaluation of botanical extract formulations for greenhouse pest management

The development of additional pesticides which minimize negative effects on the environment and beneficial insects is imperative for successful long-term management and enhanced sustainability of agricultural systems. Utilizing plant based essential oils, which generally have low toxicity to humans and other mammals, could increase sustainable pest management options. The chemical complexity of plant-based essential oils may contribute to their broad effectiveness, yet understanding the individual contributions of different chemical components in pest suppression could increase the precision by which these products are deployed. The identification of such compounds and their synergistic interactions are the goals of the proposed work. An increased understanding of direct and indirect effects of insect control products on beneficial predaceous insects will inform integrated pest management of agricultural pests.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Juli Carrillo

Student:

Partner:

Terramera Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture; Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Les mécaniques de jeux sérieux et la didactique de la grammaire du français

Le projet de recherche a pour objectif d’identifier les composants des jeux numériques (les mécaniques de jeux et d’apprentissage) et les mettre en lien avec les stratégies d’apprentissage les plus efficaces pour faire apprendre la grammaire et l’orthographe du français langue d’enseignement aux apprenants du primaire et secondaire dans les écoles québécoises. Tout ceci dans le but de concevoir et développer un jeu numérique pour l’apprentissage qui tient compte des avancés scientifiques en matière pédagogique et informatique, ainsi que de la réalité scolaire dans le contexte québécois.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Margarida Romero

Student:

Partner:

Pedagosoft

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Amélioration des systèmes CPV par micro/nano structurationa

Les systèmes photovoltaïques sous concentration (CPV) sont actuellement les systèmes photovoltaïques présentant l’efficacité la plus élevée. En concentrant les rayons lumineux du soleil sur une petite surface de cellule solaire à très forte efficacité (>40%), des performances au niveau module supérieures à 30% peuvent être obtenues. Cependant, ces systèmes nécessitent de pointer à tout instant vers le soleil, ce qui réduit l’efficacité dès que l’alignement est imparfait. Dans ce projet de recherche collaboratif et industriel, nous proposons d’utiliser des procédés de micro/nano structuration de surface pour réduire la sensibilité du système à l’alignement face au soleil, et ainsi augmenter l’efficacité des systèmes CPV.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Simon Fafard;Karin Hinzer;Vincent Aimez;Jaouad Abdelatif;Maxime Darnon

Student:

Partner:

Saint-Augustin Canada Electric inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Université de Sherbrooke; University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Core Values & Core Work: Recognizing the Person in the Employee

An organization’s greatest strength are employees who live their values, who feel valued, and whose ideas are valuable to the continued success of their workplace. On an individual level, the alignment of personal values with the work undertaken is essential to achieve personal and professional potential as well as job satisfaction and general well-being.
In the current study we assess engineering employee’s core values and how they are realized in their work environment by applying a multi-method approach. Furthermore, links will be drawn from the alignment of these values to the employee’s job satisfaction and also between employees’ personality traits and values.
Envisioned outcomes include discovering how engineering employees’ values align with their roles/positions and what that means for the impact on society they can have. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kristen Ann Dunfield

Student:

Partner:

Engineers Without BordersCanada

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Accelerate

Innovation in Journalism and Academic Knowledge Mobilization: Changing Practices, Partnerships, and Economic Models

Journalism in Canada and elsewhere has been disrupted by changes in technology, in markets, and in people’s habits of news consumption. This disruption has been bad for business, and over one-third of journalists have in Canada lost their jobs in the last decade. It’s also been bad for public knowledge, as seen by the rise of fake news and misinformation. This project will examine whether journalism organizations can collaborate with academic institutions to address both challenges. Can such collaborations help address revenue or capacity problems that journalism organizations face? Can these collaborations generate high-quality stories that audiences enjoy, trust, and benefit from? And can they help universities make their knowledge more publicly accessible? TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Peter Klein

Student:

Partner:

Discourse Media;McConnell Foundation

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Other services (except public administration)

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

The Development of an Improved Model for Start-up Accelerators

The goal of this study will be to develop a new and improved model for start-up accelerators. These accelerators can be defined as programs that help start-ups develop their business model and acquire capital such that they can grow and thrive in today’s business environment. To create the new model, start-ups that are part of the Masters in Technology Management and Entrepreneurship (MTME) program will be examined. This way, it will be possible to find which program characteristics have the greatest effect on start-ups and how they can be improved. Overall, this study will allow accelerators to be more efficient and produce a greater number of successful businesses.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dhirendra Shukla

Student:

Partner:

Symplicity Designs;New Brunswick Innovation Foundation

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of New Brunswick

Program:

Accelerate

Investigating the Change Management Process in High Performance Sports Organisations Related to Performance Management

Organisational change is part of life for sports teams, however, research suggests that despite how often change initiatives occur, the success rate for organisations achieving their desired outcomes is less than 30%.
The aim of the study is to investigate how top level sports organisations manage change and to compare the different approaches adopted by various sports in countries around the world.
This study will interview sporting directors and general managers from around the world in order to:
1) identify how sporting directors identify, research and plan change initiatives, with a comparison between ge-ographical and cultural practices;
2) explore the process of change in relation to planning, challenges of implementation and integration, and bar-riers to success;
3) establish how change is audited and evaluated;
4) provide a number of recommendations for i) applied practice for and ii) research with sporting directors

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Faculty Supervisor:

Darren Warburton

Student:

Partner:

3D Thinking & Training Ltd

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

The Unintended Outcomes of Performance Management Systems in the Higher Education Sector

This study explores the unintended outcomes that have emerged following the performance management interventions enforced by university boards and the government on academics in the United Kingdom. To understand how these unintended outcomes are caused or controlled by universities, social learning and social contagion theories are used to analyze the contextual conditions that influence the occurrence of such outcomes. To collect data, 67 semi-structured interviews were conducted in 13 research intense universities in the United Kingdom. Of these, 63 were with male and female academics at different levels of seniority, and four were with human resource directors working in different universities. TO BE CON’T

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Faculty Supervisor:

Yannick Griep

Student:

Partner:

Royal Holloway, University of London

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Globalink Research Award

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