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Development of a novel ultrasonic dental system for alveolar bone mapping

Important information in determining dental implant success is the anchorage provided by the width of the alveolar bone ridge at the location of the implant site calculated during the presurgical assessment. Currently used methods are invasive (x-rays radiation, needle based mapping or direct exposure) and to date, there is no real-time ultrasonic dental tool dedicated to measure the alveolar ridge. The objective of the project is to design and develop an ultrasoundbased diagnostic system for bone width evaluation at the initial stage of dental implantology treatment planning. This solution is intended to help dental practitioners to determine the necessity of bone augmentation and estimating the proper implant size prior to implant placing.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Roman Maev

Student:

Partner:

Dr George Grayson Dentistry Professional Corporation

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Accelerate

The effect of fire cycle and fire severity on the presence of black spruce, jack pine, and trembling aspen in the boreal forest of Canada in the context of climate change

Projected climate change is expected to alter fire regimes across the boreal forest, which in turn will affect forest community structure, composition and diversity. The intern will examine the effects of changes in climate, and by extension, fire cycle, on the presence of three most common tree species in the boreal forest of Canada. Specifically, he will be tasked with developing a model capable of simulating the presence of black spruce, jack pine, and trembling aspen under varying fire cycles. Since these three tree species are so widespread, and the main targets of forest industry, it is essential that we increase our understanding of how a changing climate might affect their abundance and presence. This project fits very well into the two main research themes of the partner organization: Climate Science and Vulnerabilities, and Impacts & Adaptation. Expected results, and potential publications arising from this work will further bolster the company’s already extensive academic record.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Yves Bergeron

Student:

Partner:

Ouranos Inc;Université du Québec à Montréal

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Accommodation and food services; Agriculture; Professional, scientific and technical services; Public administration

University:

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Program:

Accelerate

Comparative assessment of NH3 production and utilization in agriculture, energy and utilities, and transportation systems for Ontario

Alternative fuels and energy resources play a key role in both the short and long term sustainable development of transportation. Ammonia (NH3) is the only carbon-free chemical energy carrier (other than hydrogen) suitable for use as a transportation fuel. NH3 can be produced using either fossil fuels,
or any renewable energy source, using heat and/or electricity. Comparative thermodynamic and life cycle analysis related to ammonia production and ammonia based applications such as transportation options will be undertaken. A scenario analysis using Life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology will
be conducted to investigate environmental performance of the selected ammonia production methods such as oil sand and hydropower based systems. Experimental investigation of selected ammonia production opportunities will be studied.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ibrahim Dincer

Student:

Partner:

Hydrofuel Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Green/Alternative Energy; Sustainability & the Environment; Transportation (excluding aerospace)

University:

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Program:

Accelerate

Design Improvement for a Novel One-Shot Self-Cooling Beverage Can Prototype

Temperature control is very important to a modern day society. Certain beverages, such as soda pop, alcoholic beverages, and even water are refrigerated so that they are more refreshing to drink. This project objective is to design novel environmentally benign and emission-free-self-cooling beverage cans. Two different systems with different cooling approached are considered. The first system is built on chemical reaction that does not evolve any harm output that the user will be exposed to, and the other system uses the physical principle of cooling with expansion and absorption. It is desired to design, manufacture and test the proposed systems the commercialization potential in the canning industry.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ibrahim Dincer

Student:

Partner:

Envirochill Cryogen Development Corp;Hydrofuel Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Program:

Accelerate

Cracking in Hot-dip Galvanized Welded Joints of SteelPlatform Structures – Mechanism of Failure and Prevention

A zinc coating is commonly used on structural steels to prevent corrosion. The structure is dipped in a hot bath of liquid zinc, which when cooled, provides to protective layer. However, after the coating process, cracking has been found in the welded joints of the structural steel. The proposed research aims to determine the cause of the cracking by investigating the construction process, the chemical make-up of the steel and the impact of the coating process. The partner organization will benefit from this study because it will be able to prevent any future failures and improve the quality of their structures. The partner organization will be able to protect their structures from corrosion without the impending threat of unpredictable cracking.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Driver

Student:

Partner:

Waiward Steel LP

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure; Manufacturing

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Building a geospatial database for assessing effects of multiple stressors on inland lakes

Phosphorous is the key nutrient limiting fish productivity and algal growth in Ontario lakes: more phosphorous can mean more fish, but it can also mean more algal growth, and potentially even toxic blue-green algal blooms. Multiple stressors like climate change, human land-use practices, and shoreline development, all affect lake phosphorous levels beyond natural geo-climatic factors. Thus, lake water quality is carefully monitored by government and volunteer-based water-quality monitoring programs such as the Lake Partner Program (LPP). Data collected through the LPP are currently provided to partner organizations (e.g., FOCA) in tabular form or via maps of point-based lake samples, but FOCA and MOECC do not currently have a way to visualize these data in context (e.g., by providing monthly maps of expected lake phosphorous levels across Southern Ontario to their members); nor do they have a method to characterize monitored lake catchments for land-based attributes and multiple stressors. The intern will undertake research to visualize phosphorous, calcium and water clarity data with continuous maps. S/he will also characterize local and upstream lake catchment characteristics using publicly available geo-spatial data (land-use, geology, climate, human impacts, etc.).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Stephanie Melles

Student:

Partner:

Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Associations

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Accelerate

UAV based Photogrammetry Applications for Project Planning and Control: Case Studies on Earthwork Projects

Aimed to improve productivity and performance of construction projects, the project applied unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to collect the data of the construction site periodically. Images of the site will be captured with cameras carried on the UAV platform. The construction site will be monitored with the images and the 3D information recovered from the captured imageries. The system will be applied to provide quantitative data for project plan optimization and project control automation. A GIS based system will be integrated in order to manage the georeferenced images with location information. Earthwork planning optimization, and automated scheduling method and computer tools will be proposed and validated on case studies in the real world. The proposed optimization methods will be continuously applied with the timely input from the UAV system so as to provide just-in-time decision support for project management and execution in the field.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ming Lu

Student:

Partner:

Ledcor (Edmonton, AB)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Passive CO2 Refrigerated Intermodal Shipping Container

Ultra-low frozen food temperatures between -30°C to -60°C are important when shipping high value seafood products to worldwide markets. Maintaining these temperatures using a traditional vapor compression refrigeration cycles becomes increasingly difficult as the span between desired cargo and external temperature increase. Solid CO2 has the capacity to sustain ultra-low frozen temperatures even during hot summer days using a passive, non-mechanical refrigeration system. CryoLogistics Refrigeration Technologies will pursue in conjunction with the Coldstar Solutions and the University of Victoria innovative technologies to optimize CO2 as an efficient, effective and reliable cryogenic transportation refrigeration system. New intellectual property will be development and a small scale prototype manufactured. Together these technologies will provide a range of frozen shipping solutions to the cold chain industry.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Andrew Rowe

Student:

Partner:

CryoLogistics Refrigeration Technologies Ltd;Cold Star Freight Systems Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Transportation and warehousing

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Condition Based Maintenance and System Design Improvement of Engineering System through Machine Health Monitoring

Reliability of an engineering system is quite advantageous in modern industries. An effective maintenance strategy and improved system design can enhance the level of system reliability and decrease the operating cost. With the development of sensor technology, data acquisition devices, data mining algorithms and data processing capability, conditions of the running engineering system including the significant components of the system can be monitored. This research project is aiming to utilize the monitored condition of the engineering system to develop more cost effective maintenance strategies that can save operation cost as well as can prevent any catastrophic system failure. On the other hand, the information from the conditions
of the running engineering system can provide useful information about the quality of the current system design. This research project is also aiming to achieve design improvement of the current system with the data from machine health monitoring system.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Clarence de Silva

Student:

Partner:

Istuary Innovation Labs Inc (Vancouver, BC)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Validation de la neige et de la précipitation verglaçante de la nouvelle base de données du Climat Reconstruit à Ouranos pour le Québec (CROQ)

Pour évaluer les changements climatiques, le climat passé doit être connu. Au Québec, surtout au nord de la vallée du St-Laurent, ceci est rendu complexe par des observations météorologiques éparses temporellement et spatialement et disponibles sur des courtes périodes. Ceci peut être pallié grâce à des modèles numériques climatiques pouvant recréer le climat passé. Les simulations ainsi produites doivent cependant être analysées et validées pour que leurs paramètres météorologiques puissent être considérés comme des pseudo-observations représentatives du climat passé. De telles simulations ont été produites à Ouranos, analysées et validées.
Ce projet vise à vérifier dans quelle mesure la neige et la pluie verglaçante simulées reproduisent les observations disponibles. Pour ce faire, les variables simulées seront comparées à plusieurs jeux d’observations existants et à certains cas notables bien documentés (e.g. tempête de verglas de 1998). Ceci servira à plusieurs partenaires d’Ouranos, comme Hydro-Québec, qui sont particulièrement sensibles à ces variables.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Rene Laprise

Student:

Partner:

Institut de Recherche Hydro-Québec;Ouranos Inc

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Utilities

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Implantation et validation d’une nouvelle approche de navigation chirurgicale en chirurgie orthopédique

Malgré la précision inhérente des éléments matériels des systèmes de navigation chirurgicale existants, la façon dont ils sont couramment utilisés en chirurgie orthopédique introduit une imprécision en limitant l’intérêt clinique. Les chirurgies pratiquées comportent des étapes importantes pouvant bénéficier d’un guidage fiable et reproductible pour leur réalisation afin d’en optimiser le résultat, entre autres en rétablissant une fonction articulaire plus proche de celle d’une articulation en santé. L’objectif du système développé est de permettre une analyse précise et reproductible du mouvement articulaire et de guider, de façon tout aussi précise et reproductible, les étapes clé de diverses procédures chirurgicales orthopédiques. Eiffel Medtech a développé divers outils devant constituer ce système et est sur le point de pouvoir l’utiliser dans le contexte clinique. Avant cela cependant, il est nécessaire d’utiliser des méthodes novatrices pour parfaire le recalage entre un modèle 3D personnalisé, obtenu à partir d’imagerie médicale préopératoire et les références anatomiques peropératoires, obtenues par échographie. La reproductibilité et la validité des mesures produites devront ensuite être évaluées. Le projet soumis s’inscrit donc dans cette démarche.

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Labbé;Jacques de Guise

Student:

Partner:

Eiffel Medtech Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Quantifying Erosional Processes to Inform Management Policy

Mistaken Point, Newfoundland, is not only a globally unique scientific resource for studying the rise of animal-life, but also a growing tourist destination. As the locality looks towards obtaining World Heritage status, it is essential that steps are taken to ensure that any development of the tourist industry does not adversely affect the long term conservation of the fossils. This project, using modern 3D modelling and experimental techniques will examine the historic effects of visitors to the rock outcrops, as well as test strategies for reducing footwear based abrasion of the specimens. Outcomes will not only inform management and conservation policies, but also provide for lasting confidence that the geotourism industry is not harming the very resources it is founded upon.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Duncan McIlory

Student:

Partner:

Southern Avalon Development Association;ND Dobbin;Legendary Coasts Eastern NL

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Management of companies and enterprises

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

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