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Hydrogen Storage in Two-Dimensional Layered Nanomaterials

The present research partnership between Hydrogen In Motion and Simon Fraser University will develop a revolutionary, conformable hydrogen storage tank solution for fuel cell electric vehicles. The specific objective of the proposed Mitacs Accelerate Extension phase is to design, construct, and calibrate a specialized Sievert-type apparatus for measurement of hydrogen sorption and desorption properties of nanomaterials. The research will focus on assessing the feasibility and development of two-dimensional layered nanostructures, such as graphene, as a viable material to store hydrogen. The research agenda brings together proven expertise in nanomaterials, hydrogen storage, and fuel cells at Simon Fraser University with leading technical expertise at Hydrogen In Motion. The proposed customized apparatus for hydrogen sorption measurements will provide lasting benefits to both parties by providing a state-of-the-art, modular capability for testing and evaluation of novel candidate materials and concepts for next generation hydrogen storage systems.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Erik Kjeang

Student:

Partner:

Hydrogen in Motion

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Measuring what matters in education

This research project aims to provide a robust account of school performance across Canada by collecting and measuring data on six critical indicators. These indicators are academic achievement, physical and mental health, social-emotional development, creativity and innovation, citizenship and democracy, and school climate. To address this inquiry, survey data will be collected and integrated with existing government data sources to aptly measure the six indicators. By measuring these indicators, this research project has the potential to offer a fuller understanding of school performance. The intern’s role is to organize, integrate, and synthesize survey data and existing government data sources. Following these analyses, the intern will participate in reporting research findings and will attend relevant-conferences to present the findings of this research project. By employing the intern, Directions Evidence and Policy Research Group will bolster its data analysis capacity and enhance the overall quality of its report on school performance.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Joseph Flessa

Student:

Partner:

Directions Evidence and Policy Research Group;People for Education

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Problèmes, enjeux et défis de la commercialisation au Québec : État de la situation et solutions

Le stagiaire aura l’occasion d’approfondir ses connaissances de la commercialisation au Québec, de faire l’état de l’art, de produire une analyse des besoins et de proposer des solutions originales. En commençant par lire ce que les autres ont écrit, le stagiaire ira ensuite sur le terrain pour rencontrer et parler directement aux entrepreneurs pour avoir leur version des faits, c’est-à-dire ce qu’ils trouvent facile ou difficile, selon le cas, de commercialiser leurs produits.
Si le stagiaire réussit à mettre de l’avant différents scénarios de commercialisation des innovations et à proposer des modèles d’affaires et de création de valeur nouveaux, on pourra dire que le Québec se sera doté d’outils originaux pour la commercialisation de ses innovations. Pour l’ADRIQ, son influence auprès du gouvernement du Québec gagnerait encore en crédibilité tout en confirmant une fois de plus son rôle stratégique auprès des entreprises

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Faculty Supervisor:

Laurent Simon

Student:

Partner:

Association pour le développement de la recherche et de l'innovation du Québec;Institut de Recherche Hydro-Québec

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Advanced Manufacturing; Public Service, Policy, and Governance

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Design and development of a domestic wood-pellet furnace for integrating with a steam-powered micro-turbine for large-scale CHP applications

Biomass combustion, which is a growing business, is used to generate heat and power. It is a very attractive system because it provides energy at cheaper price compared to oil and gas fuels and also emits fewer pollutants into the atmosphere. As the name implies, the combustion system is fired using renewable fuels such as forest and agriculture residues. To date, the biomass combustion systems developed locally, as well as internationally, have been used mainly where there are heat demands. However, Myera Group, a Canadian company, is gradually increasing its share in the energy market. The goal of the company is to deliver professional services to active industrial sections in this field, which enhances their thermal devices from those with limited applications (mainly producing heat) to devices capable of producing both heat and electricity from biomass. These services are believed to ultimately result in increasing the versatility of their systems and optimizing their design to be used in combined heat and power (CHP) applications. However, there are still several challenges to overcome in order to modify the design of the combustion system for CHP purposes and achieve its maximum best performance, which constitute the research objectives of the project.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Stefan Cenkowski

Student:

Partner:

Myera Nu-Agri-Nomics Group Canada Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Dynamic Bracing for Pectus Carinatum: A Quantitative Analysis

The most common solution to pectus carinatum is surgical. As braces begin to be developed that have been seen to reshape the chest successfully it becomes important to understand the effectiveness and optimal design thereof.Braceworks, has managed to create a low profile prototype brace which contains a protocol on how long to wear the device. However, only qualitative data has been collected and very little quantitative. Therefore, the project seeks to gain more information on what this protoype does to the chest wall as a whole, and how much force it applies to the chest. Currently, the amount of force the PCO applies is determined by how comfortable the prototype is on the child. By gaining this information, Braceworks will be able to develop the device and related protocol even further by creating a more user friendly PCO.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Janet Ronsky

Student:

Partner:

Braceworks

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Développement de règles de rétroaction pédagogique pour un logiciel de simulation de l’évaluation clinique destiné aux étudiantes infirmières

Ce projet de recherche consiste à investiguer et développer le contenu pédagogique nécessaire pour un logiciel de simulation et à valider l’outil auprès d’étudiantes infirmières au baccalauréat. À part les mannequins de haute fidélité utilisés dans certaines écoles infirmières, il n’existe pas à notre connaissance d’outil techno-pédagogique permettant de pratiquer l’évaluation clinique et la documentation électronique de la démarche des soins. Le logiciel EVA proposé par Menya Solutions permettra aux étudiantes infirmières à partir de différents scénarios de pratiquer les étapes de l’évaluation clinique et la documentation de la démarche de soins associée. Plus spécifiquement, le stage permettra de développer et tester le volet rétroaction aux étudiantes utilisatrices d’EVA concernant la séquence d’action qu’elles auront suivie ainsi que la pertinence des choix réalisés dans différentes situations cliniques. Pour l’entreprise partenaire, ce volet rétroaction constituera une plus-value dans ce logiciel de simulation par rapport à ce qui se retrouve sur le marché et pour la société cela contribuera à l’avancement des connaissances sur le rôle de la rétroaction dans le développement des compétences en sciences infirmières.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sylvie Jetté

Student:

Partner:

Menya Solutions

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Complex materials from precursors to applications

Dielectrics are insulators that respond to an applied electric field by creating a charge separation in the material. The strength of the dielectric response is quantified by the dielectric constant, or permittivity. The charge separation in the applied field can be used as a form of energy storage in capacitors, or to externally modulate the number of charge carriers passing through the channel of a field-effect transistor. The discovery and massive improvement of such devices has enabled the technological revolution of the past 60 years. Nowadays, millions of transistors are assembled on each square mm in a computer chip, requiring dielectrics that can establish strong field response with low leakage currents. High-permittivity (high-k) dielectrics are also used in modern dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) capacitors, and show significant promise as solid materials for energy storage in fuel-cell vehicles. One issue with the use of high-k dielectrics in ultra-capacitors for fuel-cell vehicles is that the energy densities achieved with standard metal-oxide materials is not competitive against liquid state electrochemical ultra-capacitors. The discovery of higher-k materials for competitive solid-state ultra-capacitors would offer significant improvements of lifetime and recyclability over present liquid state systems.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Irina Paci

Student:

Partner:

Seastar Chemicals Inc

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Fresh Properties of Rubberized Self-Consolidating Concrete

The project focuses on the development of SCRC mixtures using concrete materials available in Newfoundland. The developed SCRC mixtures can be successfully used by concrete suppliers in Newfoundland, especially for the construction of marine and offshore structures, which are exposed to ice abrasion and impact loading from ships, waves, and icebergs. In addition, this kind of concrete, where it is durable in freezing and thawing, can be used effectively in cold regions. The partner organization will benefit from the data-based analysis conducted in this study to develop successful SCRC mixtures with a promising potential for structural applications, particularly in seismic zones and cold regions.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Assem Hassan

Student:

Partner:

Capital Ready Mix;Petroleum Research Newfoundland & Labrador

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

Health economics and modeling collaboration between sanofi Pasteur and York: pertussis study

Pertussis, caused by the strict human pathogen B. pertussis or Bordetella parapertussis, is a highly contagious, potentially life-threatening respiratory tract illness when it occurs in unprotected infants. Despite the introduction of acellular pertussis (aP) vaccines and great initial success of the immunization program, pertussis outbreaks were reported in adolescents and adults in Canada since 1993. This trend was demonstrated as shift in pertussis epidemiology from infants and young children. Further, pertussis in children associated with adolescents or adults cases have been reported in developed countries, in which siblings and adults were identified as the main source for the transmission of pertussis to young unvaccinated infants. This project emerged from a successful collaboration between Sanofi Pasteur and York University’s Institute for Health Research/Laboratory for Industrial and Applied Mathematics in developing and testing an age-structure and cost-effective economic models to understand the introduction of different aP vaccine (booster) recommendations (for <65 years old and>=65) on the transmission dynamics of B. pertussis, and cost-effectives in Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jianhong Wu

Student:

Partner:

Sanofi

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Pharmaceuticals

University:

York University

Program:

Accelerate

Relations entre le climat, les feux, la végétation et la dynamique du carbone organique du sol (COS) dans un contexte des changements climatiques de la pessière à mousses du Québec

La forêt boréale renferme un important stock de carbone organique dans le sol, considéré comme le plus grand réservoir terrestre de carbone au niveau planétaire. Ce stock de carbone s’est accumulé sous l’effet combiné du climat (e.g. la température et les précipitations), des feux et de la végétation Les changements estimés dans le climat et les feux pourraient modifier de façon importante les écosystèmes et menacer leur capacité à stocker du carbone. Le projet a pour objectif de caractériser les interactions entre le climat, les feux, les changements de la végétation et la dynamique du COS de l’Holocène à nos jours dans la pessière à mousses du Québec. Ce projet permettra aux ministères concernés (e.g. MFFP) et aux entreprises partenaires d’adapter leur aménagement forestier aux changements climatiques.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Yves Bergeron;Michelle Garneau;Sylvie Gauthier;Martin Girardin

Student:

Partner:

Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs;Barrette-Chapais Ltée;Rébec (9300-1618 Québec inc.);Rayonier A.M. Canada S.E.N.C.;Université du Québec à Montréal

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal; Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Program:

Accelerate

Exploratory Research and Development of Catalyst Layers for PEM Fuel Cells

This proposed project will partner researchers in the research group of Dr. Byron Gates at Simon Fraser University with those at Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation (AFCC) to create structured cathode catalyst layers to improve the performance of AFCC’s proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells (FCs). The focus of this project will be to create structured polymeric stamps that will allow the deposition of structured cathode catalyst coatings onto a membrane pre-coated with an anode catalyst layer (half-CCM). The resultant catalyst coated membrane (CCM) will be assembled into an AFCC proprietary membrane electrode assembly (MEA), which will be integrated into a fuel cell and its response measured. It is foreseen that by creating new catalyst structures with our flexible stamps the FC electrochemical performance will be fine-tuned in an attempt to understand the correlation of catalyst layer structure to its overall performance. The overall goal is to guide further improvement in the optimal use and loading of catalyst material within PEMFCs. To achieve this goal we will adapt microelectronics industry techniques to produce flexible stamps, which will be used in partnership with AFCC to print structured cathode catalyst layers onto membranes for incorporation into PEMFCs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Byron Gates

Student:

Partner:

Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

An innovative biosurgical approach to osteoarthritis treatment

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a growing burden in an aging society. There are few proven treatments and hence disability contributes to poor quality of life and direct/indirect costs to society. Hyaluronic acids have been show to improve OA symptoms but usually the onset is delayed by weeks. Corticosteroid therapy in contrast has a quick onset of action but is very brief in duration (only ~ 2 weeks). Hence, a novel combination of these therapies may offer patients improved symptoms relief and quality of life. Furthermore, OA symptoms include both increased pain and reduced mobility. Exercise has been shown to improve symptoms in OA however this also is fraught with worsening of pain. We propose a novel low impact exercise modality that improves balance and gait. This program of research should improve patient options and improve knowledge in OA management.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Petrella

Student:

Partner:

Carbylan Therapeutics;Integrated Research Inc;Lawson Health Research Institute

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

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