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Hydrometallurgical Production of Niobium and Tantalum Oxide

A hydrometallurgical process for the production of niobium and tantalum oxide from a primary mineral resource and by product of a tin smelting slag is proposed. This process comprises dissolution of the concentrate and slag with the mixture of acids, following by purification and precipitation process. XPS do not have any background in hydrometallurgical recovery of niobium and tantalum and therefore this will provide an important foundation for future work by XPS in this field.

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Dreisinger

Student:

Partner:

XPS Consulting and Test work Services

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Amélioration des performances des adhésifs par l’ajout d’additifs : diminution des émissions de formaldéhyde et amélioration de la résistance à l’humidité

Les panneaux de particules et de fibres sont omniprésents dans nos maisons, nos écoles et nos bureaux our fabriquer meubles, planchers, armoires et aménagements intérieurs. Leur production repose sur des colles industrielles contenant du formaldéhyde, un composé efficace mais reconnu comme irritant et cancérogène. Avec le temps, ce formaldéhyde s’échappe dans l’air intérieur, représentant un risque direct pour la santé. Comme nous passons la majorité de notre temps à l’intérieur, la réduction de ces émissions est devenue un enjeu de santé publique majeur. Les solutions envisagées jusqu’ici pour remplacer ces colles reposent sur le développement de nouveaux adhésifs sans formaldéhyde. Bien que prometteuses, ces approches exigent souvent des investissements majeurs, car elles nécessitent de repenser complètement les procédés industriels et les infrastructures de production. Une approche alternative consiste à modifier les formulations existantes par l’ajout d’additifs biosourcés capables de limiter la propagation du formaldéhyde dans les pièces intérieures. Cette stratégie ne cherche pas à remplacer totalement les colles utilisées actuellement, mais à les améliorer. Cette approche répond à des enjeux sanitaires en améliorant la qualité de l’air, environnementaux en valorisant des résidus forestiers et réduisant l’usage de produits pétrochimiques, ainsi qu’économiques grâce à une solution rapidement industrialisable et peu coûteuse.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Véronic Landry

Student:

Partner:

Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Sustainability & the Environment; Forestry; Manufacturing and Construction

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Modelling and Laser Processing Shape Memory Alloys

The goal of the proposed research project is to perform an in-depth analysis of shape memory alloys through thermal and mechanical testing. This analysis will be used to develop new mathematical models to better predict the performance of the shape memory alloys after they have undergone a manufacturing process that is unique to the partner company. The benefit to the partner company is the usage of these models, which will allow for the design and manufacturing of more reliable and customizable shape memory devices for use in many industries, including biomedical and automobile

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mustafa Yavuz

Student:

Partner:

Smarter Alloys Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Amélioration de la formule de partage des Banques alimentaires du Québec (BAQ)

Les Banques alimentaires du Québec (BAQ) sont un organisme à but non lucratif œuvrant dans l’aide alimentaire. Leur mission est de soutenir les membres de leur réseau afin de nourrir les personnes en difficulté, en mutualisant ressources et expertises (BAQ, 2025). L’équité est une valeur centrale pour les BAQ, se traduisant par un partage équitable des dons, qu’ils soient monétaires ou en denrées. Ce partage repose sur une formule qui détermine la portion attribuée à chaque membre selon le type de don.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Philippe Longpré;Julie Paquette;Marie-Ève Rancourt

Student:

Partner:

Banques alimentaires du Québec

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Other services (except public administration)

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

In situ infra-red spectroscopy of electrode ionomer networks for electrochemical energy system applications

While hydrogen technologies such as fuel cells and water electrolyzers are expected to play pivotal roles in the upcoming energy transition, their insufficient durability continues to hinder their wider adoption. Longevous fuel cells and electrolyzers demand durable materials (i.e., solid electrolytes) that can withstand the corrosive environment within these devices. However, the mechanisms of solid electrolyte degradation and their effect on device performance remain poorly understood. Understanding those mechanisms is an important first step to designing durable solid electrolytes for next generation fuel cells and electrolyzers. The proposed research project is to revolutionize our fundamental understanding of, and develop predictive modelling tools for, solid electrolyte degradation in fuel cells and electrolyzers. We will couple our accelerated electrolyte degradation and characterization techniques with the unique in situy infrared spectroscopy capabilities pioneered by Dr. Chevalier’s group, to generate a first-of-its-kind dataset that can inform novel solid electrolyte designs and operating strategies for durable fuel cells and electrolyzers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

ChungHyuk Lee

Student:

Partner:

Arts et Métiers Sciences et Technologies

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Energy and Utilities

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Optimization of residual stress of Ti-6Al-4V for Liquid Impingement Erosion Mitigation

The recent work done in collaboration with the group of prof. Bocher on water erosion mechanisms at ETS showed that the erosion in titanium Ti64 alloy compressor blades is based on crack initiation and propagation. These phenomena are dependent on material microstructure, as well as on the stress level. Ti64 alloys can have various types of microstructures and textures. Therefore, a better understanding of the impact of the microstructure and texture is required in order to define the optimum material condition. There are also various surface treatments allowing for introduction of compressive stress on the surface and subsurface region to decrease erosion rates. The residual stress field introduced to mitigate erosion needs to be designed as a function of stress field due to the high speed water impact. This will be achieved through the modeling of the high speed impact and resultant stress distribution..

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Faculty Supervisor:

Philippe Bocher

Student:

Partner:

Rolls-Royce (Dorval, QC)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Durabilité sociale du tourisme

Ce projet vise à opérationnaliser les critères de la durabilité sociale du tourisme, tel que définis par l’Organisation Internationale du Tourisme Social (ISTO), en développant une méthodologie appliquée et des fiches méthodologiques, afin de fournir aux acteurs touristiques des outils concrets pour mesurer et améliorer la dimension sociale de leurs pratiques.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Maryse Boivin

Student:

Partner:

ISTO Amériques

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Profil et concentrations des PFAS dans les biosolides

Les biosolides, issus du traitement des eaux usées municipales ou industrielles, peuvent être utilisés comme fertilisants pour enrichir les sols agricoles. Toutefois, leur sécurité environnementale soulève des préoccupations, notamment en raison des substances per- et polyfluoro-alkylées (PFAS), également appelées « contaminants éternels » en raison de leur persistance dans l’environnement. Ce projet de recherche, en partenariat avec Premier Tech Eau et Environnement, vise à mieux comprendre la présence de PFAS dans les biosolides. Une étudiante ou un étudiant de deuxième cycle développera une méthode optimisée pour extraire et analyser ces substances à l’aide d’une technologie de pointe : la chromatographie liquide couplée à la spectrométrie de masse.
Une fois cette méthode validée, les biosolides produits pendant dix semaines seront analysés pour vérifier leur constance en termes de concentrations et de types de PFAS. Les résultats seront comparés aux normes canadiennes et internationales afin d’évaluer les risques potentiels pour la santé humaine et l’environnement. Ce projet permettra non seulement d’éclairer les enjeux liés à l’épandage de biosolides, mais aussi de soutenir une gestion plus responsable et durable de ces matières.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Céline Guéguen

Student:

Partner:

Premier Tech Eau et Environnement

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

In-depth characterization of a 6 qubit quantum processor

Equal1 aims to democratize quantum computing by making it accessible and affordable with its innovative quantum silicon technology. By integrating the entire quantum computing system onto a single chip, Equal1 aims to significantly reduce the size and cost of quantum computers, transforming their performance and scalability. Our technology is based on silicon spin qubits integrated with classical control electronics using standard microelectronics foundry processes. Silicon spin qubits made in academic labs have already demonstrated key milestones including single and two qubit gates above the error correction threshold [1-2]. Fault tolerant quantum computing will require taking the technology to the next step by building similar devices in an industrial foundry process, unlocking the unlimited capability of the microelectronics industry for scaling. Recently, Equal1 unveiled Bell-1, the first-ever rack-mounted silicon quantum computer loaded with a 6 qubit quantum processor [3]. This project aims to perform an in-depth characterization of our 6 qubits QPU to give us more insight on its performance.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bertrand Reulet

Student:

Partner:

Laboratoires Equal 1 (Canada) Inc.

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Assessing team functional state in emergency response

The need for better measurement of emergency response teams has been recognized as one of the key challenges that characterize the field of team work studies. Ideally, when assessing team performance, one should combine information about the nature of the team (e.g., what is the team structure?) and about its members (e.g., is one of the member exhausted?). This challenge is particularly hard to address in the context of emergency response, due to the inherent complexity and dynamism of the domain. For instance, how do you assess team member’s level of fatigue when deployed in the field? How do you integrate this information at higher level in order to assess team performance? The objective of the project is to develop and implement a model capable of online assessment of the capacity of the team to carry out its tasks. A better team assessment could, for instance, help organizations develop better training procedures or adapt resources allocation in real operational contexts

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sebastien Tremblay

Student:

Partner:

Thales Canada Inc (Montreal, QC)

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Technology; Information and Communications Technology; Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Intelligent Knowledge-based Digital Assistant for Enhancing Customer Service in a Fundraising Management Organization

Customer service operations in fundraising management organizations often face the challenge of handling large volumes of repetitive inquiries during high-demand periods such as festival seasons, raffle result announcements, and charity campaign launches. Traditional customer service support methods cause delayed responses due to limited staff availability, resulting in customer dissatisfaction. To address these challenges, we propose the integration of an AI-based digital assistant into an online fundraising management platform to streamline operations and enhance customer service for charity and non-profit organizations. The proposed work will leverage a combination of Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and knowledge bases to support the development of an intelligent digital assistant. Specifically, this project explores the integration of Oracle Digital Assistant with Large Language Models (LLMs) to create a context-aware and human-like conversational agent capable of understanding complex user queries and retrieving relevant information. The proposed AI-based digital assistant will reduce operational burden on human agents by automating common queries and supporting the delivery of timely responses to improve customer service satisfaction.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ralph Deters

Student:

Partner:

Tap 50:50 Event Consultants Ltd

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Statistical advancements in the analysis of migratory movements using a novel broad-scale automated radio-telemetry array.

Partnerships among researchers and corporations are continually pushing the advancement of animal tracking technology, allowing smaller animals to be tracked for longer periods, over greater spatial scales, and at finer scale spatial resolutions. Yet the statistical analyses of these data is lagging behind. Using a novel, state-of-the-art network of 57 automated telemetry arrays distributed across southern Ontario, we will develop statistical methodologies to quantify the migratory movements of birds. We will first estimate error around the estimated location of individual detections, and then incorporate observation error into Bayesian state-space models to quantify effects of sex, age, species and environmental variability on the direction, speed, and habitat use of migratory birds. Working together with Bird Studies Canada and Lotek Wireless Inc, this project will generate new information and new methodologies to inform ecologically sound wildlife management, policy and regulatory decisions. For example, it could help to guide the placement of wind turbines to minimize disturbance to migratory animals. All analytical and online visualization tools developed will be open-source and freely-available, which could lead to more users and the continued development and broader application of Lotek’s coded tag technology.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Yolanda Morbey

Student:

Partner:

Birds Canada (ON);Lotek Wireless

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Environmental Science and Technology; Sustainability & the Environment; Energy and Utilities

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

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