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Photo-curable Polysiloxane Resins for Engineered Ferroelectret Films – Year two

Polymer ferroelectrets are light weight and flexible materials that display piezoelectric behaviour. These properties make them ideal for use as transducers in the aerospace industry. However, the traditional methods used to prepare high performance polymer ferroelectrets cannot be used for large scale manufacturing due to poor reproducibility or high cost. Furthermore, these manufacturing techniques rely on commercially available materials that are not intended for use as ferroelectrets. Due to these manufacturing challenges, polymer ferroelectrets have not been adopted for widespread use in industry. To address these barriers, we propose a novel two part approach that consists of: (1) developing polysiloxanes tailored to enhance the piezoelectric behaviour of the films and that are compatible with vat photopolymerization and (2) using vat photopolymerization to fabricate polysiloxane ferroelectret films with a highly ordered internal structure. Combining purpose made materials with an advanced additive manufacturing technique will allow for the fabrication of high performance ferroelectret films at an industrial scale. This will enable the industry partner to manufacture electronic devices incorporating polymer ferroelectrets.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Aaron Price

Student:

Nicholas Francis Shaun Lanigan

Partner:

DAVWIRE

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Western University

Program:

Elevate

Towards a patient-centered eHealth system through the integration of cloud services into OpenEMR

Healthcare organizations in British Columbia currently lack an eHealth system as a network of multiple data sources to manage EMRs in meaningful ways. To support clinician decision in operational needs, this project will research the usability of a GUI as an EMR summary view in the Canadian healthcare context for both providers and patients and investigate integrate data from provincial EMRs information systems. Afterwards, another research on how to present the collected information in a meaningful, contextual relevant way will be carried out to assist healthcare data management, and finally a patient portal will be designed to help healthcare providers improve their individual medical services. This system will facilitate the partner’s healthcare business by supporting clinical decision making and improving the patient experience of care.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Zheng Liu

Student:

Usama Zafar Ansari

Partner:

VistaCan

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Health care and social assistance

University:

University of British Columbia Okanagan

Program:

Accelerate

Ultra-low-power sensor interfaces for next generation IoE

This research project aims to improve the quality of life and facilitate the early detection of some health conditions by enabling wearabale devices that have a very small form factor, are highly reliable and provide continuous health tracking and monitoring. The ultra-low-energy consumption of the electronics designed in this project extends the battery longevity of such wearables which in turn translates into less frequent charging and/or battery replacement, and makes the use of the wearables much more convenient; specially under circumstances where access to a new battery or charger is restricted or not possible. The partner organization will benefit from the experience in the field of ultra-low-power analog, mixed-signal and sensor interfaces along with highly talented pool of graduate students involved in this research to realize the project milestones in a timely manner and with utmost quality and efficacy

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shahriar Mirabbasi

Student:

Ziyu Wang;Sahar Monfared;Bahareh Shirmohammadi

Partner:

Atlazo Inc

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Design and fabrication of a power-efficient AI-Processor for Edge computing

This project will allow us to develop a microelectronic chip prototype of an energy-efficient AI processor. The AI processor exhibits a 1000 times reduction in power profile compared to standard cloud-based GPUs. Tasks that can be transferred from server GPUs to this solution and deploying our AI-Processor solution to EDGE can estimate substantial energy savings when evaluated over ten years under realistic assumptions. We estimate a net reduction of 83K tonnes of CO2 equivalent over ten years, helping Quebec significantly achieve its clean environment objectives. Economically, this will help Aarish Technologies to launch its product with a solid foundation of intellectual property and to grasp the demands of the mar

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Faculty Supervisor:

Zeljko Zilic

Student:

Kaustav Das Sharma;Garrett Kinman;Juan Morency Trudel;Mohammad Mustafa Baba

Partner:

Aarish Technologies

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Environmental Scan of Regulations for Autonomous Drones

Flying air vehicles, most commonly referred to as “drones” come in many different forms. The type of drone required to accomplish a task is dependent on the mission profile. Overcoming the barriers towards fully autonomous operations requires addressing the concerns and complying with the requirements of regulators. The objective of the research is to identify barriers and facilitators private aerospace companies have in flying fully autonomous drones in Canadian airspace. The work will identify ethical and human rights considerations, technology and safety considerations and other factors uncovered through the work. The goal will be to produce recommendations for policy makers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Siu O'Young

Student:

Mateus Saar;Sahan Gunawardana

Partner:

Airntell

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Determining spatial and temporal overlap of migratory fishes with areas proposed for in-stream tidal turbine development to inform the tidal power Risk Assessment Program

The lack of scientific data on the potential effects of instream tidal power extraction on migratory fishes is delaying the decision-making process on a technology that shows promise for reducing carbon emissions, and for which Canada could become a global leader in the production of infrastructure. It remains unclear if fishes that occupy Canada’s leading tidal energy test site (Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy [FORCE], in Minas Passage, Nova Scotia) will be negatively affected by turbine installations. The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq/Mi’kmaw Conservation Group (MCG) highly values healthy ecosystems and the environment. It is critical to the MCG that any negative effects of future deployments of in-stream tidal power devices on valued marine species be accurately quantified. The objective of our study is to determine spatial and temporal overlap of fishes with areas scheduled for turbine deployment. We will use fish tracking technology from InnovaSea to determine spatial and temporal overlap of Alewife, Atlantic Salmon, Striped Bass, Spiny Dogfish, American Shad and Atlantic Sturgeon at the test site in Minas Passage, an area scheduled for turbine operations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Stokesbury

Student:

Cameron Solda;Matthew Warner;Elizabeth Bateman

Partner:

The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Acadia University

Program:

Accelerate

Arsenic in soil removal and beneficial reuse

The objective of the research is to develop a method for and pilot test the remediation of 3,000 tonnes of arsenic trioxide contaminated soils with concentrations up to 20,000mg/kg. Our project aims to research and develop an efficient and safe methodology of soil washing to remove the arsenic from soil, however other methods would be considered. Moreover, we would also like to find a way to treat the arsenic solution resulted from a successful soil washing. One of the possible way to reuse the arsenic solution is to convert it to gallium arsenide for the use in solar power production. The main activities in our project include a site survey, soil and water sampling and analysis, literature review, bench scale tests and design and implementation of a pilot tests for up to 3,000 tons of soil. The project will also involve the associated reporting of remediation results.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hossein Kazemian

Student:

Saeed Ghanbari

Partner:

True North Environmental

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

University:

University of Northern British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Lithium titanate nanocomposites for hybrid supercapacitors

Rapidly diversifying technologies are driving demand for power supplies that can meet a wider range of and more intermittent power needs. Main drivers include transportation, renewable energy grid connections, energy storage, and consumer electronics. Tesla has recently purchased a top supercapacitor company, Maxwell Technologies, to streamline these advancements to product integration. Supercapacitors are an important technology used in the power supply industry, supplementing conventional batteries by offering higher power and longer lifetime. Hybrid supercapacitors are undergoing accelerated development and expected to surpass current market options due to their promise of high energy and power density, and long cycle life. In this project we investigate fabrication process variations to improve their performance. Our industry partner intends to scale up the processes to establish Canadian supercapacitor R&D and manufacturing that will position us as a global competitor in this expanding high tech market.

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Faculty Supervisor:

John Madden

Student:

Saeedeh Ebrahimi Takalloo

Partner:

Tycor UPS

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Moment Connections to RHS Columns

The proposed research aims to demonstrate the performance of effective, non-proprietary moment connections for wide-flange (W-) beams to rectangular hollow section (RHS) columns in limited-ductility (Type LD) moment resisting frames (MRFs) that are easy and cost-effective to fabricate, handle, and erect. Two W-beam-to-RHS column moment connection prototypes will be developed and tested, in duplicate, at full-scale. It is anticipated that testing will demonstrate the W-beam-to-RHS column prototype connections conform with the Canadian steel design code. As a result, this research will provide economical new options for connecting W-beams to RHS columns in Type LD MRFs, which will benefit designers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kyle Tousignant

Student:

Rebecca Clahane

Partner:

CBCL Ltd.

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Silicon photonics-based biosensor for multiplex detection

Our goal is to research, develop and commercialize an advanced biosensor that detects many different pathogen infections and immunity for diseases such as COVID-19. We are using a new sensor technology realized with semiconductor manufacturing technology (silicon photonics) and integrated optics and electronics. Our hope is that our sensors can provide answers to individuals, to industries, to governments, and to policy makers. In the long term, testing for emerging diseases will be an important global need: our multiplexed sensors will be low cost (estimated $20 in volume), disposable, usable in the field (point of care setting), and will connect via Bluetooth to a mobile device. The proposed project over the Accelerate and Elevate periods will thoroughly characterize the sensors, establish a portable, automated evaluation system for demonstrating the biosensors to potential customers, and evaluate the sensors’ suitability to meet urgent market needs in point-of-care diagnostics: essential steps for device commercialization.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Karen Cheung

Student:

Samantha Marie Grist

Partner:

Dream Photonics

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Making Data Science Easy for Everybody

Open science is the concept of freely sharing data to the public. With large-scale data becoming more easily accessible to everyone, it is important to create a platform where the public can visit to analyze and interpret data. And although open science increases the accessibility of data and reports to the public, it does not reduce readers’ language barriers or increase statistical literacy. In order to responsibly promote the use of data among the public, this project aims to create a platform that allows users to answer a series of data-relevant questions, so it can automatically build code to analyze and visualize data. The platform will then provide the results using plain language and visualizations rather than test statistics. In other words, our aim is to create a platform that makes data science easy for everybody.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alison Chasteen

Student:

Veronica Bergstrom

Partner:

Dacture

Discipline:

Psychology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Structural Controls of Mineralization of the Sixtymile, Yukon Gold project

Demand for metals, including gold, is ever increasing particularly as modern technologies, including sustainable energy production, rely on such finite resources. As easily accessible surficial deposits in traditional mining areas such as the Sixtymile gold district, YK, deplete ever more advanced approaches to exploration are required that search deeper in the ‘bedrock’. However, exploration for gold in the bedrock of the Sixtymile gold district requires advanced knowledge of the subsurface distribution of rock types, which is controlled by geological processes such as faulting. As such, this project aims to identify, locate, and characterize the faults and related geologic structures in the bedrock that may host gold in the Sixtymile gold district. Faults are important geologic structures that provide pathways for the flow and depositions of large volumes of gold-forming fluids in the otherwise impermeable bedrock. Gaining a better understanding of these structures increases the rates of gold exploration success. Such knowledge also helps design efficient extraction designs/techniques to minimizes environmental effects of mining.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alexander L. Peace

Student:

Jeremy Rimando

Partner:

Flow Metals Corp

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Other

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

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