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Analysis of introducing aperiodicity in microlens arrays in a superlens-based magnifier for an improvement in resolution

Microlens arrays (MLAs) have tiny lenses with a diameter less than a millimetre, typically placed in a periodic arrangement. A compact magnifier using two layers of MLAs has been demonstrated by us. In this project, we intend to increase the resolving power of the MLA magnifier by adjusting the periodicity of the microlenses, which would minimize the spherical aberration of the MLA magnifier. In a sense, this would be analogous to making the lens curvature aspheric in singlet lenses. In this project, the optimal adjustment of the microlens periodicity which will result in the highest improvement in the resolution of the MLA magnifier will be investigated.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Boris Stoeber

Student:

Partner:

Recon Instruments Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Control of HVDC Links in Synchronous and Asynchronous AC Grids using Wide Area Phase Angle Measurement

High Voltage DC Transmission (HVDC) is used for bulk power transfer over long distances. Manitoba Hydro’s HVDC system involves collection of AC power in the north where it is converted to DC and then transferred to southern Manitoba (approx 900km) through asynchronous HVDC links where it is converted back to AC to feed consumers. Asynchronous HVDC links can be used for improving electro-mechanical dynamics of the interconnected AC grids. This includes the functions of power swing damping, emulation of inertia and power-frequency droop. A key concern is the possible electro mechanical coupling which may arise if feedback signals from the more than one AC grid are used for power flow control. In this internship, we will examine the power flow control strategies for asynchronous links and explores the use of wide-area measurements to improve their stability, flexibility and robustness.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Aniruddha Gole

Student:

Partner:

Manitoba Hydro

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Utilities

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Real-time embedded sensor and wireless technology for next generation mobile machine control devices

The intern will be working on enabling real-time navigation products for machine control applications. The real-time aspect of the project will help improve guidance and control systems for applications such as autonomous steering of precision agriculture tractors and combines. The intern will work to reduce the latencies of the navigation solution to the guidance actuation system. TPI is working with a machine control customer that will use this technology for autonomous steering control of machinery in North America, Europe and Russia. TPI is currently supplying a solution that has a latency of 1-2 seconds, which is not sufficient for applications that suffer high dynamics, such as turns, bumps or roll undulations. This work would enable a next generation of TPI products for machine control applications that use off-the-shelf components and require low-latency corrections (0.01 seconds) for their navigation control systems.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Aboelmagd Noureldin

Student:

Partner:

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

Anode Electrocatalyst Development in the Zinc Regeneration Unit of Zinc-Air Energy Storage Systems

Advances in green energy generation through alternative energy sources (wind, solar) has led to the need for efficient large scale energy storage. ZincNyx Energy Solutions has developed a 5kW, 40kWh energy storage system and strives to improve the durability and efficiency of the device. The proposed research project is poised to increase the efficiency of the system in order to better serve this targeted green energy storage market.
The research is focused on improvement of the catalysts used in the regeneration module of our system, in order to make our device more efficient without significantly increasing the cost or reducing the durability of the device.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Eikerling;Byron Gates;Elod Lajos Gyenge

Student:

Partner:

ZincNyx Energy Solutions Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Simon Fraser University; The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

The role of forest governance in food and livelihood security: A case study of NIRMAN, Odisha, India

This project is based on how the communities which rely on the forests of different regions within the state of Odisha, India, cope with and adapt to environmental and social challenges in relation to their daily lives and livelihoods. Using local ecological, social, and cultural knowledge, I will analyze environmental, social and policy challenges, and their impacts on the community livelihoods. I will also analyze the adaptation strategies used by the forest communities and examine the influence of other stakeholders in this area. Outcomes of the research project may assist others in understanding the environmental and social challenges and changes and their causes in the region and may contribute to crafting novel governance
arrangements to deal with future challenges. This may drive the recommendation of future adaptation strategies and possible policy changes in the region as well as in other areas experiencing similar challenges.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Prateep Kumar Nayak

Student:

Partner:

XIM University;Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Évaluation de la performance du système de traitement des eaux usées ‘’ELAPS/EVC’’, dans l’éliminations de produits pharmaceutiques

La composition chimique des effluents municipaux est en perpétuelle évolution. Les deux principaux facteurs de changements sont la densification de la population urbaine et l’intensification de la production agricole. Nombre d’études rapportent la présence et l’accumulation d’une diversité croissante de contaminants émergeants issue de la consommation de produits pharmaceutiques et de soins personnels (PPSPs). Ces contaminants sont détectés couramment dans les effluents municipaux et parfois dans l’eau potable. Ceux-ci présentent un risque non-négligeable pour la santé des écosystèmes aquatiques. L’objectif principal de ce projet est de documenter la capacité de filtration de PPSPs par un système de traitement des effluents breveté par la compagnie Northern Watertek Corp (NWC). Dans un deuxième temps nous évaluerons l’effet des produits PPSPs testés sur plusieurs générations de poissons couramment retrouvés dans les cours d’eau du Québec (ménés tête-de-boule). Les résultats permettront 1) l’optimisation du procédé, ainsi qu’à 2) fournir de l’information complémentaire aux organismes règlementaires et aux utilisateurs potentiels. Les résultats seront également publiés dans un ou plusieurs papiers scientifiques révisés par les pairs afin de contribuer à l’avancement des connaissances dans le domaine.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nadia Aubin-Horth

Student:

Partner:

Northern Watertek Corporation

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Helping municipalities find solutions for sustainable drinking water systems

This project will continue with the research recommendations provided in a previously funded Mitacs project. The intern will work with Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador and their members to research ways to enhance their capacity to address their drinking water challenges. Research will be conducted on ways to improve the governance and management of drinking water systems in Newfoundland and Labrador. Research methods will include approaches such as key informant interviews of members of local, provincial and federal governments. Discussion will also be facilitated between academic, industrial, non-governmental, and municipal, provincial and federal actors to research innovative solutions for drinking water
issues. For example, the need for research on enhanced source water protection strategies has been identified in NL and a case study on the topic will be completed with Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited during this internship.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kelly Vodden

Student:

Partner:

Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador;Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Management of companies and enterprises; Professional, scientific and technical services; Public administration

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

CARIC MANU-710: Aerospace Additive Manufacturing Initiative

Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited and Pratt & Whitney Canada have all initiated research projects on Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes. Although applications are different, all companies are facing the same challenges, including the lack of a mature Canadian supply chain. The purpose of the current project is to bring together the whole value chain (Certification authorities, OEMs, Suppliers, Universities & Research Centers) to collaborate on common tasks for the development of the capability to design, produce, inspect and certify parts using AM processes. The end goal is to reach TRL/MRL 6 on selected parts for primary and secondary helicopter structures as well as aircraft engines and pave the way for usage in the production of parts for repair, retrofit or new products development. The expected benefits are: CO2 emissions reduction via weight reduction and cost
reduction through part assemblies’ integration, lead time reduction, reduced buy-to-fly ratio, reduced inventory and optimized batch size.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Souheil-Antoine Tahan;Carl Blais;Mathieu Brochu

Student:

Partner:

Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (Inactive);Pratt & Whitney

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Aerospace; Advanced Manufacturing; Technology

University:

École de technologie supérieure; McGill University; Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Coupled Analysis of Wave Energy Convertor –SeaWEED and Mooring Lines in Time-domain

Numerical prediction tools for the analysis of an integrated mooring system with a floating structure will be further developed in the time domain and will be applied to the SeaWEED WEC and its mooring system. Investigations will be carried out for the survivability of the mooring system. The outcome of the project will enable GIE to finalize the prototype.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Heather Peng

Student:

Partner:

Grey Island Energy Inc;Petroleum Research Newfoundland & Labrador

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

REEs in brachiopods dwelling oxygen deficient habitats as proxies of paleoredox and potential source rocks

Source rocks are one of most important components of a petroleum system (a source rock, a reservoir rock and a trap) since it is economically irrelevant to exploit a hydrocarbon play without a source. The potentiality of rocks to retain hydrocarbons is defined by their organic contents. The environmental conditions prevailed during the deposition of sediments control the amount of the incorporated organic matter. In general, source rocks are precipitated in highly reducing or anoxic environments and enclose moderate to high organic contents. Presence of oxygen in the depositional settings promotes the organic matter biodegradation and oxidization, which reduce in the organic richness of the sediments. On the contrary, the accumulation in oxygen deficient settings protects the incorporated organic matter from decay and, upon maturation, it produces hydrocarbon. The proposed study introduces a new tool of interpreting the prevailed paleoreducing conditions and evaluates the global distribution of the hydrocarbon source rock potential in sediments.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Karem Azmy

Student:

Partner:

Husky Energy Inc (NL);Petroleum Research Newfoundland & Labrador

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Mining; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

High Efficiency RFIC Power Amplifier

The power consumption by Radiofrequency (RF) Integrated Circuit (IC) Power Amplifiers (PAs) in mobile handsets and other mobile communication devices is a major factor determining the battery life of these equipment. The objective of this project is to find new ways to implement power efficiency improvement techniques in CMOS RFIC PAs for improved battery lifetime, for the RFIC PA products of the Kanata-Ontario based Design Center of Skyworks Solutions Inc. It is expected that the results will demonstrate the feasibility of a new approach to implement the power efficiency improvement and PA protection functions, and which will suit Skyworks’ RFIC PA technologies. The intern will learn valuable practical design skills that are complementary to his theoretical work and Skyworks will benefit from a proven technique that will answer their needs for future RFIC PA products.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nicolas Constantin

Student:

Partner:

Skyworks Solutions Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

A Longitudinal Study: Investigating the Impact of an Outreach Program on Students’ Future Course Selection and STEM Career Choices

The goal of this research project is to explore the effectiveness of outreach programs in terms of their potential to affect science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) interest and achievement in middle school and beyond through STEM engagement. Through inquiry-based
half-day workshops, guided by the knowledge of scientists and engineers, this multi-partnership STEM project will employ five interns who will be responsible for data collection, including administering surveys; workshop observations; interviewing participants; data organization; data analysis and amalgamation; report writing; and attending team meetings. Overall, interns will be provided with unique opportunities for acquiring research skills such as developing a research plan, conducting literature reviews, data collection and analysis; collaborating on publications; and developing increased research capacity. The project will provide insights into the potential of outreach programs to support STEM educational initiatives, provide effective strategies for engaging students in STEM education and promote STEM awareness and career pathways.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Isha DeCoito

Student:

Partner:

Scientists in School

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

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Mitacs is funded by the Government of Canada, the Government of Alberta, the Government of British Columbia, Research Manitoba, the Government of New Brunswick, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Government of Nova Scotia, the Government of Ontario, Innovation PEI, the Government of Quebec, the Government of Saskatchewan, and the Government of Yukon.