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Exploring ecological determinants of disease vector distributions: a multi-scalar investigation

The world’s rapidly changing climate is influencing how insects can transmit dangerous infectious diseases – from malaria to dengue fever and other previously unknown diseases – to humans. The rapid growth of new data sources from satellites to ground based sensors offer unprecedented opportunities to link these data with knowledge of the biology of insects that can transmit infectious diseases. To harness the public health value of these opportunities, a summary of knowledge pertaining to the biology of important insect populations (i.e. Aedes mosquitos) is needed to inform the development of automated models that can predict and anticipate when these diseases are most likely to affect human populations. After testing and validating these models, they could be used to guide public health education in real-time to
individuals or public health organizations around the world.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Manisha Kulkarni

Student:

Partner:

BlueDot Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Mapping and spatial modelling of bamboo in the Brazilian Amazon

Due to anthropogenic alterations such as forest harvesting, fragmentation and forest degradation has occurred enabling the invasion of native bamboo species which are contributing to habitat degradation and reduction of tree species in the remaining forested areas of Brazil. Currently, the primary method of monitoring forests dominated by bamboos is based on field observations. However, advances in aerial and satellite imagery quality provides an opportunity to advance spatial-temporal bamboo monitoring techniques and the ability to analyze the dynamics of land use and occupation of bamboos. The main objective of the project is to identify and distinguish a spectral signature specific to bamboo and to develop methods based in remote sensing and GIS application to detect regions of vegetation that are being affected by native bamboo, for both quantification and spatio-temporal analysis.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Colin Robertson

Student:

Partner:

Universidade Alto Vale do Rio do Peixe

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

University:

Wilfrid Laurier University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

A Study of the Dunhuang Chinese Manuscripts of the Youposai jie jing ????? (S?tra on Up?saka Precepts)

My project intends to depict the textual evolution of the Youposai jie jing ????? (S?tra on Up?saka Precepts). This text was written as a household cultivation guidebook for Buddhist laymen, and was translated into Chinese by Dharmak?ema (Tanmochen ???in Chinese, 385–433 CE) in 426 CE during the Northern Liang Dynasty ??(397–439 CE). By studying the significant differences between Dunhuang manuscripts and woodblock printed and stone inscribed versions of this text, I will determine how the textual history was affected by the changes caused by variant characters, words and manuscript culture throughout medieval China. I will also examine the colophons in these manuscripts to picture how medieval Chinese lay Buddhists in Dunhuang used this text, which will help to reflect how Buddhist texts influenced lay Buddhists’ lives in China.

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Faculty Supervisor:

James Benn

Student:

Partner:

Zhejiang University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

La qualité des données de risque dans le cadre des directives de Bâle

Le projet de recherche qui sera entrepris consiste principalement à mettre sur pied une méthode qui permettra au Mouvement Desjardins de prioriser la résolution des problèmes de qualité de certaines données de risque. En effet, une donnée est jugée de mauvaise qualité si, par exemple, elle n’est pas disponible dans un délai prédéterminé. Étant donné le nombre élevé de problèmes de qualité qui ont été relevés, une priorisation au niveau de la résolution doit être effectuée. Effectivement, seuls les problèmes de qualité ayant un impact significatif doivent être résolus. L’avantage escompté pour le Mouvement est donc de se voir fournir une méthode qui lui permettra de savoir sur quels problèmes de qualité mettre l’emphase et ainsi lui éviter certains coûts qui découleraient de la résolution de problèmes qui ont peu d’impact. De plus, cette méthode pourrait être adaptée pour d’autres entreprises par la suite. Finalement, avoir des données de risque de bonne qualité représente un enjeu important, puisque celles-ci ont un impact important sur les reportings risques et par conséquent sur les décisions qui sont prises à plus haut niveau (BNP, 2014).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Georges Dionne

Student:

Partner:

Mouvement des caisses Desjardins

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Finance and Insurance; Information and Communications Technology

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Optimisation du contrôle du processus de coupe par palpage

La mesure sur machine-outil permet d’inspecter les pièces pendant leur usinage, et si nécessaire d’implémenter une compensation pour corriger les erreurs prédites. Beaucoup d’avantages résultent de cette technique, comme l’amélioration de la qualité des pièces usinées, la réduction des rejets, la minimisation de l’intervention de l’opérateur et du temps de montage pour une inspection hors ligne. Cependant le palpage résulte en une pause des opérations d’usinage et réduit la productivité. D’où la nécessité de réduire le temps de palpage. L’objectif de ce projet est de définir les critères pour trouver une stratégie de palpage optimale qui minimise le nombre de points palpés et offre la possibilité de valider les tolérances requises. Ce travail aidera le partenaire industriel à implémenter l’inspection sur machine-outil à ses processus automatisés et améliorer la qualité de ses produits.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Rene Mayer

Student:

Partner:

Pratt & Whitney

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Advanced Manufacturing; Aerospace

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Switching frequency optimization and advanced current control techniques for an electric vehicle traction drive

The performance of an electric vehicle traction drive, comprised of an electronic power converter feeding power to an electric motor, is defined by its control stages and different system parameters- such as switching frequency of the semiconductor devices of the converter. The proposed internship aims to determine changes in conventional control strategies and selection of switching frequency to improve the power conversion efficiency and drive response time. First, selection of switching frequency to improve the power conversion efficiency and drive response time. First, different variants of the control strategies will be investigated along with their impact on drive performances. Second, a procedure will be established to adjust operating switching frequency based on operating point of the drive: Third, a control strategy, tailored to improve dynamic performance and reduce losses of the drive will be established. The strategies will be implemented on a TM4 traction drive over a wide operating range and necessary adjustments will be made to optimize their performance. The resulting strategies will be presented to TM4 in the form of a control block, readily available for use within their existing control system.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Geza Joos

Student:

Partner:

TM4

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Disappearing, Surviving, and Thriving: Daoists at Baiyun guan in Early Modern China

Contemporary Daoist leaders in North China often consider their religion was poorly organized and therefore weak: their efforts at institutionalization and modernization are, therefore, described in terms of revitalization in the face of decline. The case of Baiyun guan
(White Cloud Abbey) in Peking during the early 20th century, however, shows otherwise. Baiyun guan, initially built as a memorial shrine of the Daoist master Qiu Changchun during the Mongol Yuan dynasty, became the seat of the Quanzhen Daoist patriarchal lineage under the name Changchun gong. Active still today, it now serves as the head Daoist monastery of Quanzhen Daoism. By looking at Daoists’ lives at Baiyun guan, I argue that although Daoism might struggle within modern, highly pluralist and competitive Chinese society, Daoists, by actively engaging with social changes and competing with rival lineages, were far more creative and resilient in terms of preserving their own beliefs. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

George Keyworth

Student:

Partner:

Capital Normal University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Globalink Research Award

A Sense of Self: Examining the Relationship between Chinese Religion and Self-Identity

My project will be examining different aspects of Chinese popular religion, including online representations, physical landmarks, and firsthand accounts, and drawing connections between popular religion in China and the self- and community-identities of lay practitioners in Beijing. I will be visiting sites in Beijing, including St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Yonghe Gong, and Baiyun Guan, examining primary and secondary online sources for each of these sites, and conducting interviews with practitioners of these three religions, Christianity, Taoism, and Buddhism. The goal of this research project is to draw connections between the resurgence of popular religion in China and the ways in which identities of practitioners have been shaped by it.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Susan Andrews

Student:

Partner:

Tsinghua University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Mount Allison University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Development of twin-electrode electric arc furnace for resource recovery

Our ever-increasing needs for material and energy to sustain our modern lifestyle put an increasingly difficult-to-bear stresses on the extraction, harvesting, transformation and utilization of natural resources and their disposal (or waste), which ultimately lead to environmental, economical, political and societal consequences. Researchers from PyroGenesis Canada Inc. and the Plasma Processing Laboratory of McGill University have recognized the potential of the electric arc furnace technology to provide solutions to these major issues while providing opportunities for economic growth and creating more high-tech job opportunities to Canadians.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sylvain Coulombe

Student:

Partner:

PyroGenesis

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Biomimetic Molecularly Imprinted Polymers: A New Quorum Sensing Capturing Agent to Prevent Bacterial Biofilm Formation

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative pathogen that is frequently related to nosocomial infections. The bacterial biofilm controlled by quorum sensing system allows P. aeruginosa to adhere to any surface and protect it from antibacterial treatments, such as antibiotics and heat treatment. The novel invention strategy developed in this project is to inhibit P. aeruginosa biofilm formation by developing molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) to capture quorum sensing signal molecules (i.e, N-3-oxo-dodecanoyl-L-Homoserine lactone (C12-AHL)). MIPs are synthesized by bulk- and precipitation-polymerization with the presence of C12-AHL as template. The adsorption capacity of MIPs and the corresponding blank polymer toward C12-AHL will be tested. Biofilm formation in the presence and absence of MIPs will be studied using scanning confocal laser microscopy and crystal violet staining assay. Our developed MIPs is expected to show better binding capacity towards signal molecules and effectively inhibit biofilm formation compared to the control group.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Xiaonan Lu

Student:

Partner:

Tianjin University of Science and Technology

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Assessment of Urban Nonpoint Source Pollution in the Middle Grand River Watershed

The Grand River Water Management Plan is a collaborative initiative endorsed by more than 30 partner organizations, outlining best value solutions to current watershed challenges. The Plan identifies knowledge gaps, including the need to better understand the impacts of urban stormwater on the Grand River. The proposed research project draws on existing water quality and flow monitoring data to characterize urban nonpoint source pollution in the Middle Grand River and its tributaries. This involves regional- and subwatershed-scale analyses of data to describe temporal (e.g., seasonal) and spatial trends in phosphorus and sediment levels in the watercourses. Preliminary identification of urban nonpoint “source areas” will draw on water quality data and land use mapping resources. This work will address knowledge gaps, inform municipal infrastructure master planning processes (stormwater, wastewater), and provide valuable context for meeting future phosphorus loading targets to be established for Lake Erie under the Canada-US Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Monica Emelko

Student:

Partner:

Grand River Conservation Authority

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Public administration

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Characterization and Improvement of Interfacial Properties of Cathode Materials for Rechargeable Hybrid Aqueous Batteries

Using surface characterization techniques, the relationship between the surface hydrophilicity level of the positive electrode and the electrochemical performance of a rechargeable aqueous battery system will be investigated. Oxygen is generated during the battery operation due to the decomposing of water, the solvent for the electrolyte, and may cover the surface of the positive electrode, thus hinder the battery operation. It is postulated that in the case of hydrophilic cathode, the oxygen bubbles created inside the battery will not prevent the wetting of the positive electrode with the aqueous electrolyte. Hence, a more hydrophilic electrode material will enhance the cycling stability and eliminate capacity fading of the battery system. Effect of different components of the positive electrode and the electrolyte will be investigated using surface characterization and electrochemical techniques in this research.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pu Chen

Student:

Partner:

Positec Canada Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

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