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Reliability Based Design Framework for High Strength Linepipe

The internship objective is to establish a reliability based design framework for high strength linepipe subject to internal pressure, axial force and end moment for monotonic loading conditions. Linepipe grade material with specified minimum yield strength (SMYS) equal to or greater than Grade 550 (X80) is defined as high strength linepipe. The mechanical performance design criteria will be established through the development, calibration and validation of numerical modeling procedures such as finite element. Through a full©scale testing program, experimental data will be used to calibrate the numerical modeling procedures. The final deliverable of this project will be an engineering report providing an overview of the applied methodology, work scope conducted and analysis performed in the development of the limit state function(s) defining design acceptance criteria, in terms of compressive strain limits, for local buckling mechanisms of high strength energy pipelines subject to combined loads. The partner company, IMV Projects Atlantic will acquire direct benefits from the outcome of this project. The engineering knowledge and technology developed through this project can provide a competitive advantage in the global marketplace through the delivery of specialized engineering services.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Shawn Kenny

Student:

Ali Fatemi Emamgheiss

Partner:

IMV Projects Atlantic

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Oil and gas

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

Natural gas development and grassland songbird abundance in Southwestern Saskatchewan: the impact of gas wells and cumulative effects

Native prairie is critical to the survival of avian grassland specialists. This internship will determine the extent to which recent natural gas development on native grasslands in Southwestern Saskatchewan influences grassland songbird abundance. Natural gas activity may negatively affect bird abundance via habitat degradation (well density, noise pollution, human disturbance, exotic species, soil compaction, gas wells etc.) and loss. The research team hopes to determine whether grassland bird abundance is influenced by proximity to well structures and whether this relationship depends on the density of wells in a given area. The biology intern will also examine the cumulative effects of other activities and structures associated with gas development (e.g. roads, pipelines, buildings, etc.). The research will determine the magnitude and shape of the relationship between the proximity and density of gas wells and grassland songbird abundance (e.g., linear, logistic, or exponential) on Saskatchewan native grasslands.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Mark Brigham

Student:

Holly Bogard

Partner:

Environment Canada

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Energy

University:

University of Regina

Program:

Accelerate

Innovative Technology for Bioremediation/Composting of C&D Wood Waste

Manufactured and coated wood (MCW) is generated by the construction and demolition (C&D) industries. At present, some MCW is ground and utilized as daily landfill cover. However, the Province of Nova Scotia would prefer to see this move away from landfill and be utilized as a value added marketable product. Current estimates suggest that there is 175,000 tons of C&D materials generated annually. Of that, 40% is estimated to be wood material consisting of clean wood, MCW, pressure treated, creosote timbers and laminates. The main aim of this project is to develop an economically feasible and environmentally sustainable technology to effectively bioremediate/compost the MCW into a marketable value added soil conditioner/organic fertilizer and/or mulch products that would meet and/or exceed the requirements for use within the various sectors both in the local market as well as in other national and international markets. Successful completion of this project will provide an immediate opportunity to divert about 85,000 tons of these materials.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Abdel Ghaly

Student:

Bopeng Zhang

Partner:

Envirem Technologies Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Forestry

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Increased performance of the MESH software package through improved numerical methods and code parallelization

Environment Canada¡¯s MESH model is a highly utilized hydrological model. However it fails to take into account terrain slope and terrain aspect, amongst other limitations. For future implementations of MESH to consider these important characteristics it is important to have efficient numerical methods and the ability to take advantage of current©generation, multiprocessor computer systems. By improving MESH¡¯s base code with these numerical features, future scientific endeavors need not concern themselves with performance issues when examining physical processes at a large scale or high resolution.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Raymond Spiteri

Student:

Christopher Marsh

Partner:

Environment Canada

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

GPU based High Throughput Sequence Mapping for Re-Sequencing Short Reads

The throughput of next-gen sequencers is about 20 to 90 million base pairs per hour and increasing. To map this huge volume of data to reference genome and reduce the computation time, current mapping tools are installed on the clusters. Although using a cluster reduces the computation time but the cost of having such a cluster is considerable. So, there is a trade-off between computation time and computation cost. This project’s goal is to reduce the computation time as well as to reduce the computation cost. The task of mapping the reads is to map all the reads to the same reference genome and it can be parallelized by mapping more than one read at a time. Graphics Processor Units seems to be a promising technology. In this work, we will implement our mapping algorithm on the GPUs. The output of these mappings can be used to assemble the genome or finding the structural variations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Cenk S. Sahinalp

Student:

Faraz Hach

Partner:

BC Cancer Agency

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Development and application of the simulated earthworm gut (SEG) technology for soil toxicity testing

Contaminants can become “trapped” in soil over time because of various chemical and biological processes. Trapped contaminants do not cause toxic effects in plants and soil animals even if it is detectible by chemical methods. Therefore, soil contaminant concentration can exceed established safety standards but represent minimal risk to soil organisms if the contaminant is trapped. Growing earthworms in contaminated soil is a common method to evaluate the toxic effects of contaminants in soil; however, this process is time consuming. Alternatively, contaminant concentration in soil can be determined by chemical extraction and analysis. This approach is fast, but harsh chemical extractions often over estimate the risk because contaminants trapped in soil may be extracted as well thereby suggesting danger when there is none. Arguably, it is better safe (i.e., overestimating potential danger) than sorry; however, cleaning up soils that pose no actual danger wastes resources that can be used to remediate real problem areas. We designed the Simulated Earthworm Gut (SEG) to mimic the earthworm’s gastrointestinal fluid composition under the theory that soil contaminants that are extractable by the SEG would be representative of the contaminant exposure that an earthworm would experience. The SEG is not an accepted method at this time. The purpose of this internship is to complete work that will move the SEG towards regulatory acceptance and commercialization.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Steven Siciliano

Student:

Wai Ma

Partner:

Stantec Consulting Ltd.

Discipline:

Geography / Geology / Earth science

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

Detection of Unexploded Ordnances: Magnetostriction due to Shock Demagnetization

Detection of unexploded ordnances (UXO), or munitions, has many humanitarian benefits. In order to uncover and remove them from an area, their magnetic properties are exploited using a technique to detect them called magnetometry. In order to separate the hazardous UXO from other harmless debris, the proposed project with Sky Research will deal with modeling their magnetic signature and how it changes from the time they are fired, to the time when they penetrate the ground with an impact force. Based on previous theories about how magnetic domains that make up the material move and shift under applied stress on a microscopic scale, we will attempt to extend these ideas to the particular case of UXO to obtain a more accurate description of their overall magnetic signature. This in turn can be used in order to improve current detection techniques and facilitate the removal of UXO.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Nilima Nigam

Student:

Olga Trichtchenko

Partner:

Sky Research

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Aerospace and defense

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Debugging in the Real-time Systems with DTrace

In order to bebug a system, one requires information from both offline and run time slates of the system. In more cases the information required to trace a problem does not correspond to the information available from the output provided by the system. Thus, additional probes must be inserted in order to achieve the required information. Herein lays the problem since the probing could perturb the system leading to side effects known as Heisenbugs. One major reason for the occurrence of these bugs is due to lack of information a developer has on the effect of probing. Thus, this research will be interested in analysis of hardware and software probing techniques to detect the impact of probing. QNX Software Co. is a provider of real time operating systems and related tools. Debugging support is a critical element of the tool support. Thus, the analysis of the probe effect of debuggers is much appreciated by QNX.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Sebastian Fischmeister

Student:

Thilan Costa

Partner:

QNX Software Co.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Modelling of Septic Tank Project

Advanced mathematical techniques will be applied to optimize the design of septic tanks of Clearford Industries. Effective design of these tanks depends on several operational parameters such as flow rate, temperature and location (industrial parks, rural communities or private individual properties) of the tanks. Due to the said parameters, it becomes difficult for the companies to manufacture and install tanks without in©depth knowledge on flow hydraulics. Using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methodology, prediction of flow patterns within the tank can be obtained in a reasonable time frame at a relatively lower cost. This will in turn help the industries to test different tank designs for various conditions before installing it to the customer site.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Graham Gagnon

Student:

Yamuna Srinivasan Vadasarukkai

Partner:

Clearford Industries Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Analysis of rutin content in asparagus cultivars for the development of value‐added products

Asparagus contains rutin, a falconoid associated with anti‐carcinogenic properties and decreased cholesterol and heart disease. Ontario growers could benefit from value‐added or ‘branded’ asparagus products that can be marketed based on the health benefits of rutin, for example, fresh product in grocery stores, or asparagus flour as a supplement in bread and pasta, made from discards or seconds. The Guelph Millennium hybrid, developed at the University of Guelph, was found to contain the highest rutin levels among international cultivars in Japan. In order to exploit the human health benefits of this Ontario‐bred cultivar and develop products, rutin must be characterized in local conditions. Research will be conducted to determine seasonal variation, correlations with spear size, and distribution patterns within a spear for rutin concentrations. Postharvest effects on rutin in stored spears and dried asparagus flour will also be assessed.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. David Wolyn

Student:

Olivier Stoffyn

Partner:

Ontario Asparagus Grower’s Marketing Board

Discipline:

Food science

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

Determining advantages of electronic detection in high performance liquid chromatography

The interns will spend time in the company lab to build and test proprietary electronic chemical detectors. These will be tested and undergo quality control measures in Universal NanoSensor Technologies’ lab. Once deemed robust, these detectors will then be used concurrently with present art detectors in a real-world, cutting‐edge, applications‐driven setting so that direct comparison can be made. The interns, under the guidance of the supervisor and other students involved in the lab, will perform head‐to‐head tests using both these detectors in place. The results will be analyzed and the findings will be published in scientific journals and presented at conferences. The interns will gain tremendous knowledge of electronic‐based detector manufacturing, problem solving, quality control measures and presentation of data to a target audience. Having acquired firsthand knowledge of the entire process, they will get their “foot‐in‐the door” of UNS – Tech with a potential to be hired by the company. UNS – Tech will benefit by having an opportunity to evaluate its electronic detectors against present art detectors hopefully proving superiority over present art detectors. The supervisor will benefit by having access to cutting‐edge detection technology that will give him distinct advantages over present art detection technology at a fraction of the price.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Mark Lautens

Student:

Jeffrey L. Dunford and Brian Lam

Partner:

Universal NanoSensor Technologies (UNS – Tech)

Discipline:

Chemistry

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Developments of a novel agricultural-based approach for producing high levels of stearidonic acid

The objective of this project is to develop a novel agricultural‐based approach for producing high levels of stearidonic acid (SDA)‐containing seed oil in plants using co‐cultivation with microbial inoculants. Production of seed oil enriched in SDA, a dietary product possessing proven health benefits, is promising for use as animal and human diet supplements. SDA has been found in plant species and cultivars belonging to the Boraginaceae family that have significant potential for development into commercially viable crops. Production of SDA will be achieved through the use of proprietary plant cultivars provided by a commercial partner, Nature’s Crops International (NCI), in conjunction with proprietary bacterial microbial inoculants already available in our laboratory. Preliminary results have shown increased SDA yields per plant, and ultimately per hectare, using coinoculation strategies with selected microbial inoculants. Indeed, the co‐culture of plants with selected microbial inoculants, such as plant‐growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) can result in increased soil fertility, crop yield, plant protection, and ultimately increased bioaccumulation of a biochemical of interest, such as SDA. To assure the economic impact of these bioproducts, as well as their local production in Atlantic Canada, we will adapt the production strategy to be used at a commercial‐scale as a rotational cropping system alternating in time with potato production, a crop of significant importance in Atlantic Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Martin Filion

Student:

Yves Hache

Partner:

Bunge Ltd

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Université de Moncton

Program:

Accelerate

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