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Supporting Sustainable Architectural Conservation Practices

The proposed internship project deals with the compilation and preparation of relevant scientific content for the Association for Preservation Technology International (APTI) Technical Committee on Sustainable Preservation, which is currently developing an innovative “Online Sustainable Conservation Assistance Resource.” Also known as OSCAR, this tool is aimed at becoming an “interactive resource that establishes a clear process and aids in the making of optimal decisions necessary for the sustainable treatment of historic buildings”. The compilation of the relevant material, based on proposed interventions to building components, will be conducted by identifying applicable existing bibliographic material, as well, as conducting applied research work on the use of sustainable approaches for current preservation projects undertaken by MTBA Architects. The intern will assist in project work by conducting applied research thus contributing to the work of the firm as well as the intern’s academic and career goals. Furthermore, her work will be used to foster knowledge at the international stage using the APT OSCAR application.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mario Santana-Quintero

Student:

Partner:

Mark Thompson Brandt Architect & Associates Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

Catalytic low cost carbon resources pyrolysis under natural gas for upgraded oil production

Fast pyrolysis followed by hydrodeoxygenation upgrading is the most popular way to produce bio-oil from biomass. A two-step process can be combined together as hydropyrolysis treatment. This approach usually involves continuous hydrogen flow and high operation pressure (15~100 atm), resulting in significantly increased capital and operational costs. Compared to hydrogen, which is not naturally available and thus
costly, methane can be readily obtained as natural gas. Metal loaded zeolites will be prepared as the catalysts by incipient wetness impregnation method. The catalyst will be used to upgrade the fast pyrolysis product of biomass under methane atmosphere. By adding methane into the pyrolysis product, upgraded crude oil with increased would be collected. The oil quality would be improved in terms of reduced total acid number (TAN) and higher hydrogen to carbon (H/C) ratio. The liquid yield would also be increased by adding methane into the oil molecules. The outcomes from this research will provide a more efficient and cleaner way to utilize low cost carbon resources and natural gas which are abundant in nature.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hua Song

Student:

Partner:

Nanjing University of Science and Technology

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Objectif croissance pour femmes entrepreneures

Depuis quelques années, on assiste à l’augmentation du nombre de femmes voulant devenir entrepreneure dans les pays industrialisés. Toutefois, des obstacles sont identifiés dans leur parcours entrepreneurial, notamment l’accès au capital, la performance de leur entreprise, le réseautage, la formation et les enjeux liés à la conciliation travail-famille, ce qui nuit à leur passage à l’action mais surtout, à leurs ambitions de croissance. Femmessor Mauricie et différents partenaires de la région souhaitent mettre en oeuvre des solutions durables et des approches novatrices afin de soutenir les femmes en affaires dans leurs projets de développement d’entreprise et ainsi, de lever les barrières, réelles ou perçues, qu’elles vivent. Dans le cadre du projet Mitacs, Claudia Pelletier, étudiante au doctorat en administration (DBA) (UQTR), travaillera avec Femmessor Mauricie afin de faire une recension exhaustive de la littérature sur les différences entre les hommes et les femmes en
affaires et sur la base de ces résultats, travaillera à l’élaboration d’un questionnaire qui sera utilisé dans le cadre d’une étude de contexte et d’une analyse comparative entre les sexes sur les obstacles rencontrés dans le développement de leur entreprise.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Étienne St-Jean

Student:

Partner:

Femmessor Mauricie

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Accelerate

A learning mobile application dedicated to provide education to children in developing countries

This research project with the industry partner DataWind inc. is an interdisciplinary project that joins together Education, Learning system engineering, and Human-machine interactions. The challenge is to combine these four disciplines’ contributions in order to create a learning system for mobile devices that will be adapted to the individual self-learning, particularly for children in developing countries. Therefore, this project will focus on three main objectives: (i) specify the instructional design of learning scenarios and activities using games on tablet for children in developing countries; (ii) the design of a serious game architecture for support the identified learning content; (iii) the design of children-tablet interactions to support the learning scenarios identified previously. Through this project Datawind inc. will be able to introduce a first learning application for its line of tablets that will place the company in position of leaders on the market and will have also good impacts on the education of children in developing countries, where there tablets are marketed.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Richard Hotte;Mickaël Gardoni;Emmanuel Duplàa

Student:

Partner:

Datawind

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

École de technologie supérieure; Télé-Université; University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Transdermal delivery of peptide hormones to treat tibial bone stress fractures using DiffusiMax liposomal cream base

The goal of this Mitacs research proposal study is to develop and apply experimental methodology for transdermal delivery of bone-targeting peptide hormone drugs. We aim to deliver these compounds using an appropriate hydrophilic-hydrophobic Diffusimax liposomal drug delivery cream base to anatomically superficial bone, at the sites of stress fractures (also known as “shin-splints”) in order to trigger bone repair, reduce pain burden, and to minimize possible side effects if those drugs were used systemically. In order to achieve those endpoints, the trainees will initially measure the permeability of the peptide hormones Calcitonin or PTH (and bone-targeting variants) in the lab using artificial membranes and animal skin tissue, with acetate (pH 5) and phosphate (pH 7.4) buffers as receiving medium when applied as liposomal cream preparations. We will then conduct in vivo studies using an animal model of tibial stress fracture, and evaluate plasma and bone concentrations of Calcitonin or PTH, and use histology to gauge the success of bone repair. The general hypothesis is that: the transdermal delivery of Calcitonin, PTH or bone-targeting variants will improve local bone availability of the peptide hormone, especially when applied to treat tibial shin-splints.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mike Doschak

Student:

Partner:

MAXIMA Pharmaceuticals Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing; Retail trade

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Analyse concurrentielle et planification stratégique dans une PME lors d’une acquisition

Ce projet supervisé visée répondre à la question de recherche suivante : quels sont les impacts d’une acquisition dans une PME du domaine de la construction? Le projet est divisé en trois phases. La première consiste à dresser un portrait des forces, des faiblesses, des opportunités et des menaces (SWOT) de l’entreprise. La deuxième phase cherche à analyser l’environnement externe de l’organisation (intensité de la concurrence). Enfin, la troisième phase cherche à déterminer les différents impacts de l’acquisition d’un point de vue stratégique. Aussi, le projet vise à guider le partenaire dans les différentes étapes de gestion lors d’une acquisition pour faciliter la transition et obtenir la croissance escomptée.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Brian King

Student:

Partner:

Arboit Clôtures Inc

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Development of a ‘Point of Care’ traumatic brain injury management device using electroencephalography to guide treatment and rehabilitation

Using electroencephalography based technology, it is possible to study brain function over short periods of time. Building on previous Mitacs funded research, we are developing a point of care device based on the Halifax consciousness scanner called NeuroCatch, that is cheap, portable and easy to use. The ability to monitor changes in brain function after injury is critical in determining the effectiveness of therapy and guiding rehabilitation. The interns will carry out clinical studies comparing brain function in patients with traumatic brain injury and comparing the results with healthy individuals. This project will help the sponsoring company, Health Technology Connex, meet its mandate to commercialize novel technologies to improve the health care outcomes for patients. In addition, the interns will benefit by receiving funding to support their studies as well as being exposed novel, realworld research opportunities in medical technology in both an academic and business environment.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Carolyn Sparrey

Student:

Partner:

NeuroCatch Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Biotechnology

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Rapid selection of monoclonal antibodies against axolotl epitopes

The axolotl is an amphibian that displays amazing regeneration capabilities and a strong resistance to cancer. Although this makes it a very promising research model, there is a lack of tools to work with: the genome is not sequenced and most commercial antibodies work poorly or not at all on axolotl protein. To solve the antibody problem, we plan to produce monoclonal antibodies specific to axolotl proteins, with the help of MédiMabs. In order to shorten the tedious selection process that usually comes with positive clone isolation; we propose a one-step separation approach which should reduce the selection time from a few weeks to a single day. We will also test different fusion methods to find the one with the best long-term clone stability. Once developed, these approaches will improve MédiMabs’ productivity by removing a bottleneck in their operation. It is also an opportunity to demonstrate their skills at developing antibodies against unusual and difficult targets.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Stéphane Roy

Student:

Partner:

MediMabs

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Comparaison entre le produit de scellement par Bande bitumineuse (typer Denso) et la technique conventionnelle par liant d’accrochage dans le liaisonnement entre deux surfaces d’enrobé bitumineux.

Projet de recherche réalisé dans le cadre du remblayage de tranchée dans une chaussée avec revêtement souple, voulant comparer deux systèmes de jointement de deux surfaces d’enrobés bitumineux: Le système conventionnel composé de liant d’accrochage à base d’émulsion de bitume enduit sur la surface d’enrobé en place et un système utilisant une bande bitumineuse collée à l’interface sur la surface d’enrobé en place. La comparaison des systèmes se fera sur leur capacité à résister à l’arrachement et à limiter l’infiltration d’eau, et ce, avant et après des cycles de gel et dégel. Les essais seront réalisés sur des éprouvettes fabriquées en laboratoire et prélevées sur le site

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michel Vaillancourt

Student:

Partner:

Centre d'expertise et de recherche en infrastructures urbaines

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Simultaneous analysis of amphetamine and derivatives in drug seizures and natural weight loss pills by capillary electrophoresis tandem mass spectrometry

This proposed research project is to develop and validate a method based on Capillary electrophoresis coupled with mass spectrometry to analyze amphetamine, methamphetamine, methylenedioxy-amphetamine, methylenedioxy-methamphetamine, and methylenedioxyethylamphetamine in real samples of drug seizures and natural weight loss pills, by first getting a basic understanding of CE-MS/MS technique and then applying it. The expected outcome is to obtain more results on the analytical technique of CE-MS/MS by experimenting with it and be able to use this technique to show it’s advantages as better separation and easier identification for real samples such as the drugs and weight loss pills compared to the other analytical techniques used daily. Also, experimenting more with this technique, an expected outcome could be that it opens up new doors into findings other compounds/chemicals within certain substances and potentially find ways to make it a more cost efficient technique for laboratories.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alexandre Drouin

Student:

Partner:

Universidade de São Paulo

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

University:

Bishop's University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

L’impact de la culture sur les mecanismes d’extraction et d’integration de l’information visuelle

Des differences importantes ont ete revelees dans la facon dont les Occidentaux et les Asiatiques traitent leur environnement visuel. Des etudes suggerent que les Asiatiques integrent davantage l’information situee en vision peripherique, que les Occidentaux. Ces observations
suggerent que differents types d’information visuelle sont utilises par ces deux cultures afin de se representer leur environnement. Ce projet vise a mieux comprendre l’impact de la culture sur le type d’information visuelle utilisee pour reconnaitre un visage, une emotion ou tout
simplement traiter son environnement, et sur les strategies visuelles mises en place pour y arriver. De plus, quoique les Asiatiques et les Occidentaux evoluent dans des milieux culturels diametralement opposes, le role respectif de Ia genetique et de l’environnement dans le developpement perceptif reste une question en suspens. Le present projet constitue un premier pas vers une meilleure comprehension de la contribution relative de ces deux facteurs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Caroline Blais

Student:

Partner:

Hangzhou Normal University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Université du Québec en Outaouais

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Evaluating models for assessing organic chemicals for human health and ecological exposure and risk assessment

Society uses thousands of chemicals and the potential risks to humans and the environment for the vast majority of these chemicals are largely unknown. It is not feasible to measure all of the chemicals and there are substantial data gaps; therefore, models are required to screen and evaluate chemicals for potential exposures and risks to humans and the environment and to address data gaps. ARC
Arnot Research & Consulting develops models for screening-level exposure and risk assessment. There is a need to test these models. This project includes the development of monitoring databases and subsequent testing of the models.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Roberta Fulthorpe

Student:

Partner:

Arnot Research and Consulting Inc

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

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