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OSB Robotics Design and Fabrication

Nova Robotics is designing a number of repair and service robots for the OSB (oriented strand board) industry. These robots are designed to operate in very high temperature environments and effect repairs to large industrial equipment. These robots are designed to weld, grind and drill in order to correct problems with steel press surfaces. We require individuals who are willing to integrate into the current team and participate in design work, as well as fabricate and assemble robotic components and assemblies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Etienne Mfoumou

Student:

Partner:

Nova Robotics

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Nova Scotia Community College

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Dream Worlds: Ecosystem of Exploration

This project will develop novel STEAM education kits and curriculum for classroom and after-school program use, based on longstanding LASG experience and practice with ‘metastable structures’—those which balance stability and adaptability. Metastability provides a potently different way of thinking about our constructions and a more symbiotic relationship with our environment. Participants will use these kits in a ‘learning-by-making’ model, to construct narrative and expressive creative works. Their creations will display expressive qualities, enabling impactful creative exploration for student and youth participants and raising important questions and realizations about our relationship with our environments. It is our hope that these experiences generate curiosity and a sense of agency in youth, who increasingly feel powerless in a rapidly changing world. The partner organization has a history of developing similar curriculum and kits, and this expands their catalog.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Rob Gorbet;Philip Beesley

Student:

Partner:

Riverside Architectural Press

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

De-risking CO2 Capture Technology with Amine Intensification and Novel Solvents: Process Modeling, Validation, and Scale-up Assessment

This project aims to improve carbon capture technologies by testing and optimizing new solvents and process designs for capturing CO2 from industrial emissions. By using advanced computer simulations and experimental testing, the project will help identify the most effective solvents and strategies to reduce the costs and energy needed for carbon capture. The project will focus on developing a better understanding of how different solvents perform in real-world conditions at the Alberta Carbon Conversion Technology Centre (ACCTC), ultimately leading to more efficient and cost-effective CO2 capture systems. The expected benefit to InnoTech Alberta is the development of innovative solutions that can enhance carbon capture technology, reduce costs, and contribute to meeting environmental sustainability goals.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nader Mahinpey

Student:

Partner:

InnoTech Alberta

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Elevate

Vegetation patterns in coastal dunes in Brazil

Coastal ecosystems are exposed to threats such as urban development and land use change, which result in the creation of edges. However, there have been relatively few studies on the impact of edges on vegetation in heterogeneous coastal ecosystems. Our proposed project will focus on edge influence on herbivory in the understudied spatially heterogeneous coastal dunes ecosystem (restinga) in Brazil. The Mitacs intern will determine 1) whether vegetation structural diversity differs between edge and interior, 2) whether herbivory (measured as leaf damage) differs between edge and interior, and 3) whether herbivory is related to structural diversity. This project takes place in Salvador (Bahia, Brazil) – the fifth most populous Brazilian city. The restinga study site, 750 m from the coastline, is bordered by an urban area and an international airport. Although found in different biomes (tropical and boreal or temperate), coastal landscapes in both Brazil and Canada are similar in their heterogeneity of different plant communities and in their threats from development and climate change. The proposed project will help understand the impact of development on herbivory in coastal dune systems. Such processes are important for understanding ecosystem health, particularly in regards to threats such as sea level rise.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Karen A. Harper

Student:

Partner:

Universidade Federal da Bahia

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Environmental Science and Technology; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

Saint Mary's University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Jumeau numérique au service des urgences

Ce projet a pour objectif de mettre en place une simulation à base d’agents afin de créer un jumeau numérique du service d’urgence. Ce jumeau numérique permettra de modéliser et de simuler diverses situations afin de mieux comprendre et améliorer les processus en place. En simulant la réorientation des patients avec priorités 4 et 5, le projet permettra d’identifier les approches les plus efficaces pour réduire les temps d’attente et optimiser le flux des patients. Cela peut améliorer la qualité des soins en garantissant que les patients reçoivent des soins appropriés plus rapidement et de manière plus efficace.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Chahid Ahabchane

Student:

Partner:

École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Entrepreneur Marketing Needs

This research project aims to help entrepreneurs in the Westman Region of Canada, especially those who are newcomers or from underrepresented groups, overcome their marketing challenges. Many of these entrepreneurs struggle to promote their businesses effectively due to limited access to funding and a lack of market knowledge. By working with participants in the Lending Circles program, the project will gather insights through discussions and interviews to understand their specific needs. The goal is to develop tailored marketing strategies and provide training that will empower these entrepreneurs to successfully launch and grow their businesses. The expected benefit to Community Futures Westman is that this research will enhance their ability to support local entrepreneurs, leading to job creation and a stronger local economy.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Keith Edmunds

Student:

Partner:

Community Futures Westman

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Brandon University

Program:

Accelerate

Multi-Mode Linear Wireless Sensor Networks: Design, Implementation and Evaluation

In this project, we will design a set of communication protocols dedicated for linear wireless sensor networks, which have promising applications in the real world for environment and infrastructure monitoring. The protocols will be implemented and evaluated by using the multimode, enhanced wireless senor nodes developed in the host academic supervisor’s lab. With the objectives of the project successfully accomplished, the applicant will improve his research work by obtaining more insights into the protocol design and performance evaluation for sensor networks based on the realistic test-bed implementation, as well as more knowledge and experience for realizing a wireless communication system. The built test-bed platform can be reused in the following research work, which can benefit the researchers in both the applicant’s lab and the host academic supervisor’s lab. In addition, it will greatly enhance the international cooperation between the two labs with the cooperation platform established in this project.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jianping Pan

Student:

Partner:

Northwestern Polytechnical University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Impact du temps écoulé depuis le dernier feu sur la composition et la structure forestière des îles du lac Hébécourt

Les milieux insulaires offrent des perspectives précieuses pour comprendre les dynamiques des écosystèmes boréaux face aux incendies, afin d’identifier des stratégies de gestion visant à renforcer la résilience des forêts boréales mixtes. L’objectif est d’identifier les liens entre la structure et la composition forestière des îles boisées du lac Hébécourt, les régimes de feux, et les conditions abiotiques insulaires (conditions physico-chimiques du substrat). Nous souhaitons ainsi mettre en évidence le rôle des régimes de feux insulaires (temps depuis feu et sévérité) sur la composition arborescente et les conditions de croissance de la végétation. Le projet enrichira les connaissances sur les forêts de la FERLD, ouvrant un nouveau volet de recherche sur la dynamique insulaire boréale. Nous développerons des connaissances complexes et extensives des feux sur une zone restreinte. Les résultats permettront de développer des stratégies d’aménagement et de conservation respectant le fonctionnement naturel des écosystèmes, visant à renforcer la résilience des forêts boréales continentales face aux défis environnementaux et climatiques, sur le modèle des îles lacustres.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Maxence Martin

Student:

Partner:

École Pratique des Hautes Études;Université de Nantes

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Education

University:

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Enhancing data access through geovisualization using aerial imagery of coastal habitats

Coastal landscapes, bridging the terrestrial and marine environments, are characterized by their dynamic shorelines and diverse geomorphological features, including soft and rocky shores, cliffs, coastal shelves, and wetlands. These habitats are crucial for supporting life cycles, marine food webs, and broader ecosystem functions. As climate change and human activities increasingly impact these areas, effective monitoring and management have become more complex. ShoreZone, which is widely utilized and predominantly funded by public resources, plays a vital role in coastal management and research, across public, private, and non-government agencies. This project seeks to advance data visualization practice by developing an interactive, web-based tool designed to share shoreline imagery acquired by SeaChange. The goal of this proposed project is to work closely with SeaChange to utilize the ShoreZone database to utilize a variety of immersive methods, to reflect the coastscape, and assess the development and functionality, focusing on visualizing temporal and spatial changes in habitat data.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Christopher Bone

Student:

Partner:

SeaChange Marine Conservation Society

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Suppressing the Scarring of Burn Wounds with Genetically Educated Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Large burn wounds are a leading cause of morbidity and a major burden on Canadian patients and the health care system. Burns can be clinically treated by transplanting donor mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) that suppress inflammation and regenerate the recipient tissue. However, the stiff culture surfaces of bioreactors stress-activate MSCs during expansion into scar-promoting ‘myofibroblasts’ with reduced regeneration potential. Our project aims to prevent MSC-to-myofibroblast activation in the stressful mechanical conditions of expansion culture by ‘relaxing’ MSCs with genetic approaches. Using normal and scar tissue-mimetic culture approaches, cell phenotypic and transcriptional profiling, we identified a novel transcription factor that is prevalent in relaxed MSCs. In gain- and loss-of-function experiments, we will test the potential of genetic manipulation of this this factor to re-educate scar-forming into regenerative MSC in culture and in animal transplant experiments – for better healing outcomes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Boris Hinz

Student:

Partner:

Reutlingen University

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Évaluation des performances d’un procédé de biolixiviation pour la récupération du Cu et du Zn présents dans des rejets miniers abandonnés

Dans le cadre de la transition énergétique, la demande pour les minéraux critiques et stratégiques (MCS) augmente constamment. Cependant, l’extraction et le raffinage de ces MCS à partir de sources primaires peuvent s’avérer coûteux et techniquement complexes, surtout lorsque les métaux recherchés sont présents en faibles concentrations. C’est pourquoi les rejets miniers, souvent considérés comme des résidus sans valeur, sont de plus en plus perçus comme des ressources secondaires potentielles et prometteuses de MCS. Ce projet de recherche vise à évaluer la performance d’un procédé de biolixiviation pour la gestion de rejets miniers provenant de sites miniers abandonnés et la récupération des métaux de valeur (i.e., Cu, Zn et autres potentiels MCS). Des essais préliminaires de biolixiviation seront réalisés en erlenmeyers sur des rejets miniers afin d’évaluer les effets des conditions opératoires (i.e., nature des microorganismes, pH, taux d’O2) sur l’efficacité de solubilisation des MCS. Des essais de biolixiviation seront ensuite effectués en béchers agités pour évaluer l’impact de la recirculation du biolixiviat sur les performances de biolixiviation. Les résultats obtenus permettront une meilleure compréhension des avantages/limites du potentiel de valorisation des MCS présents dans les rejets miniers, tout en minimisant les risques de génération de drainage minier contaminé.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lucie Coudert

Student:

Partner:

École Polytechnique de Sousse

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Employing Network Analysis and Mining for Effective Crowdsourcing Market Research and Reporting

The main aim of the project is to develop the characteristics of a Prosumer, i.e. a consumer that interacts on-line with a company providing useful and insightful comments on its products. Data from consumer interaction databases are will be analyzed using the tools of data mining in order to accomplish the goals of the project..

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Faculty Supervisor:

Reda Alhajj

Student:

Partner:

Chaordix

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

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