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Development and application of non metallic component strategies

Non-metallic technologies, including composite materials, have the potential to improve aircraft engines performances and fuel efficiency, and therefore gained a lot of popularity in the aerospace sector in the past decades. Therefore, the overall objective of this research project is to develop an understanding of all available non-metallic technologies, their maturity and value proposition when applied to Pratt & Whitney Canada engines. The intern will contribute to accelerate the development and incorporation of specific non-metallic components in Pratt & Whitney engines. The intern will also identify design system updates necessary for non-metallic materials and technologies. Finally, the project will lead to the elaboration of design guidelines and protocols for the design, manufacturing and testing of non-metallic components specifically for P&WC products. The project will allow a focused approach to leverage the capability of non-metallic technologies that will improve product competitiveness and support of long term sustainability goals.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pascal Hubert

Student:

Partner:

Pratt & Whitney Canada

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Aerospace; Advanced Manufacturing; Technology

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Formulation d’un produit de santé naturel anti-herpétique

Le projet proposé vise le développement d’un nouveau produit de santé naturel pour le traitement de l’herpès labial. Le stagiaire sera en charge du développement de la galénique du produit en accord avec la règlementation de Santé Canada. Ce produit comportera différents extraits naturels notamment de Cornus sericea connu pour son action directe sur le virus, et des huiles essentielles reconnues pour leur efficacité sur la réplication du virus. Une attention particulière sera portée à la pénétration cutanée de ces actifs au sein de la peau. Dans un second temps, le produit sera évalué en termes de stabilité physicochimique, du profil toxicologique et de l’efficacité. Pour ce faire, le stagiaire réalisera, avec la participation d’Evalulab, la mise en place d’un protocole d’étude clinique afin d’évaluer à terme son efficacité sur l’amélioration du temps de guérison et la prévention de l’apparition de vésicules dès les premiers symptômes (ex. : fourmillement).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lionel Ripoll

Student:

Partner:

Boréaceutique

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Program:

Accelerate

A Review on the Sustainable Development in the Minerals Industry Conference Series

We propose to investigate the evolution of sustainable development in the mineral extraction industry over the past 12 years. In 2003 the first Sustainable Developing in the Minerals Industry (SDIMI) conference was held where attending engineers, government officials, researchers, technical experts and non-governmental organizations, adopted the “Milos Declaration” which stated they as a community would develop and promote sustainable practices within the mineral extraction industry. In 2015 the SDIMI conference series will be reviewing their mandate and putting forth a revised “12+ Milos Declaration”. To provide context for the committee, conference attendees and major conference partner, EduMine, an investigation of the evolution of sustainable development is necessary to grass the conferences impact in academia and industry. Funded by EduMine and the MITACS Accelerate program, a intern will conduct a literature review, develop a database of past conference topics and create a report and an academic paper from their findings.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dirk van Zyl

Student:

Partner:

Infomine Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Prying of a Large Span Plate Undergoing a Large Moment Load and Small Shear and Tensile Forces

This project will determine an accurate method to design safety anchor and davit base plates for installation on high-rise buildings. Safety anchor and davit bases are structures that are specific to façade access systems. They are similar to bases in other structures, such as bases for traffic signs or building columns; however there are differences in the design and application of these various bases that does not allow the design methods of bases for traffic signs or building columns to be applied to the design of safety anchor and davit bases. This project will use a combination of computer modeling and physical testing of safety anchor and davit bases to develop a method of
predicting the behaviour of these bases under specified conditions. This will allow Ankor Eng Inc. to reliably design safety anchor and davit bases. This is important for Ankor Eng. Inc. as new high-rise buildings are becoming more architecturally complex and the design requirements for safety anchor and davit bases are becoming harder to satisfy.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hani Naguib

Student:

Partner:

Ankor Engineering Systems Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

UTSC/MHS/RREES Inter-disciplinary Assessment & Rehabilitation Centre for Excellence

The purpose of the funding is to provide initial support towards the establishment of an Inter-disciplinary Assessment and Rehabilitation Centre for Excellence. This center will be initiated between the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC), Multi-Health Systems (MHS), Rehabilitation Research, Education and Evaluation Services (RREES), with consultation and data collection support by RTW Integrated Health Management (RIHM). It is anticipated that UTSC would take the lead role in mental health and traumatic and brain injury populations,
whereby the organizations would collaborate with respect to dual/multiple diagnostic/impairment/disability populations and the development of assessment tools. Evidenced based protocols for mixed rehabilitation populations would be developed. By validating the revised Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM), which is designed to identify patients who are feigning cognitive impairments from patients who have true cognitive impairments, the most commonly used measure to assess symptom validity would be improved, thus, reducing the effects of coaching within the legal system. Furthermore, further validating the dynamic validity of the Rehabilitation Outcome Measurement System (ROMS), which is a battery of clinical and rehabilitation oriented measures, will improve the assessment of functional outcome in these neuro/psychological examinations. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Konstantine Zakzanis

Student:

Partner:

Multi-Health Systems Inc;RTW Integrated Health Management (RIHM) Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Thiosulphate Leaching of Silver Sulphide Ore in Cupric Medium

Most silver ore is present in form of silver sulphide in nature. Traditional method of silver leaching treats the ore using cyanide, similar to gold leaching. Cyanide leaching has raised more public concerns in the society, due to its potential hazard toward human as well as environment. Regions start to regulate or ban the usage of cyanide leaching worldwide, so alternative to cyanidation becomes essential. Thiosulphate leaching has been by far the most successful alternative, due to its low toxicity, low cost and relatively high efficiency among all options. However, application of thiosulphate leaching is limited due to high reagent consumption and lower efficiency compared to
cyanidation. The research project aims to improve the efficiency and decrease the reagent consumption of the system with additives, and provide a guideline for future research. The project is hoped to assist thiosulphate leaching to be more economically-viable, so the greener industrial process can gain a wider acknowledgement in future.

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Dreisinger

Student:

Partner:

Pan American Silver Corp

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Effets de l’exposition chronique au glyphosate chez A. mellifera;lien entre perturbation cholinergique et comportement

Les populations d’abeille domestique connaissent actuellement un déclin important qui se traduit par une diminution du rendement des ruchers et occasionne des pertes économiques substantielles pour les apiculteurs et agriculteurs. L’utilisation de produits de synthèse fait partie des facteurs pouvant contribuer au déclin des abeilles. Bien que l’attention des chercheurs soit dominée par les insecticides, les herbicides, comme le glyphosate pourrait aussi jouer un rôle dans l’état de santé des abeilles. Afin de comprendre les effets d’expositions au glyphosate sur l’abeille domestique, plusieurs tests comportementaux innovants seront effectués sur des abeilles saines et préalablement intoxiquées à des concentrations retrouvées dans l’environnement. Suite à ces évaluations, les abeilles seront utilisées dans le but de mettre en relation l’activité d’une enzyme; l’acétylcholinestérase et des effets du comportement de butinage. En investiguant cette piste, le projet permettra 1) d’étendre les connaissances au niveau des effets d’une exposition chronique au glyphosate chez l’abeille domestique et 2) de faire le lien entre le comportement de butinage et un bouleversement cholinergique

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Faculty Supervisor:

Monique Boily

Student:

Partner:

Université de Picardie Jules Verne

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

La synthèse d’un manipulateurs parallèles entraînés parcâbles au moyen de l’optimisation bayesienne

Le projet vise à développer un algorithme efficace, fiable et qui ne requiert pas de connaissances importantes en mathématiques de la part de l’utilisateur afin d’obtenir une configuration des ancrages de câbles qui supportent et qui contrôlent une plateforme. Cet algorithme effectuera les calculs qui détermineront la configuration correspondante au plus grand volume qui pet être atteint par la plateforme. Ce volume sera comparé à des tests réels effectués en laboratoire. Nous allons également modifier l’algorithme en changeant les paramètres afin de pouvoir réaliser les calculs de façon précise en un court laps de temps.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Philippe Cardou

Student:

Partner:

Ecole Centrale de Nantes

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Winter ecology and movements of declining songbird species in Manitoba

Migratory birds are in a conservation crisis, with accelerating population declines documented Canada-wide. It is a federal responsibility to protect migratory birds; however, a major gap in the ability to mitigate threats to these species is a lack of knowledge of their year-round movements. By using new tracking technology, our project will quantify movements and migrations of declining songbirds and fill knowledge gaps critical for informing conservation activities. Bird Studies Canada (BSC)’s mission is to engage citizens in understanding and conservation of birds. Our project will provide research and outreach tools such as migration maps, habitat assessments, and bioclimatic models, to accomplish this mission. We will improve research capacity for BSC by expanding the scope of their programs in Manitoba, and initiating new, long-term research sites and telemetry stations for tracking migratory birds. This research will inform and improve conservation efforts by BSC and other stakeholders, e.g., government agencies and industry.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Oliver Love

Student:

Partner:

Birds Canada (ON)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Life Sciences (not health); Sustainability & the Environment; Environmental Science and Technology

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Accelerate

Naturally acquired immunity against important bacterial pathogens in Bruce County First Nations communities

The goal of this proposal is to clarify the reasons for an increased burden of serious bacterial infections caused by two common pathogens: Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae in Canadian First Nations. Methodology includes comparative analysis of the critical
parameters of naturally acquired immunity against these pathogens in adult First Nations individuals living in two different geographical areas with diverse environmental conditions (Southern Ontario versus Northwestern Ontario). As normal adults are expected to have immunity against common pathogens due to the natural expose to their antigenic compounds, a lack of immunity may indicate potential reason for an increased disease burden and provide important information for immunization policy as a preventive strategy. This work will contribute to building collaborative relationships between the industrial partner and local First Nations communities in Bruce County. Intern #1 will organize meetings with community leaders and membership and collect blood samples from 50 healthy First Nations adults from Southwestern Ontario and from 50 healthy First Nations adults from Northwestern Ontario by September 2015. The intern will perform laboratory testing of all collected serum samples with both ELISA and SBA, followed by statistical analysis of the data and will write a research manuscript.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marina Ulanova

Student:

Partner:

Bruce Power

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Utilities

University:

Lakehead University

Program:

Accelerate

Investigations on acoustic parameters affecting nerve excitability during reversible ultrasound neural stimulation: from ex-vivo animal nerve models down to neural cells

Our brain is constituted of billions of neurons gathered in networks and communicating between each other through electrical impulses. It is possible to impact on this nervous activity through stimulations of various origins including electric, magnetic or acoustic. Indeed, neurostimulation can artificially induce signals within the nervous network, but also modulate the existing signals by either amplifying or attenuating them, which can lead to applications in the management of neurological disorders. The aim of this project is to investigate the long-lasting effects of ultrasound stimulation on nerves ability to transmit a message. We will first work on an animal ex vivo nerve, which will be exposed to focused ultrasound delivering different amount of energy. By measuring and comparing the nerve excitability before and after theses stimulations, we will be able to learn more about the causality between acoustic parameters of the stimulation and its neurological effects. To further this investigation down to the single neuron scale, we will apply an equivalent protocol to neural cells cultures.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jahan TAVAKKOLI

Student:

Partner:

Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Painting a Picture of the Alberta Energy System: Using Visual Tools for Scenario Planning and Prototyping Innovations with Stakeholders

The Energy Futures Lab (EFL)9 is a multi-year, multi-stakeholder dialogue and public engagement process designed to answer the question “How can Alberta’s leadership position in today’s energy system serve as a platform for the transition to the energy system that the future requires of us?” The aim of this research project is to investigate the use of visual tools such as landscape visualizations and interactive simulations to help participants understand the current energy system in Alberta and explore potential system interventions. The research will use existing published material, including modelling of the systems to be included in this study, to construct visual tools describing some of the key behaviours of those systems, and to engage participants in the construction of exploratory and normative scenarios that illustrate the consequences of different course of action.

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Faculty Supervisor:

John Robinson

Student:

Partner:

The Natural Step Canada (Ottawa, ON)

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

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