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Dimensional stability of composites during the assembly of space structures

Space structures must be designed to resist the harsh space environment, which include but it is not limited to atomic oxygen, ionizing radiation, charged particle plasma, man-made debris and micrometeoroids. Thus, the spacecraft must be designed to have high stiffness, low thermal expansion and high dimensional stability. Composite materials can be designed to fulfill those requirements to be used in space applications. Common structures that use composite materials allow for the transfer of information for space research and communication services, such as radio, television and telephone. These materials possess high strength-to-weight ratios, resulting in improved performance and financial savings.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pascal Hubert

Student:

Julieta Barroeta Robles

Partner:

MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Advanced manufacturing

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Image Enhancement for Color Deficient People

I have been recently graduated from the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of University of Ottawa. I did my PhD in Image Color Processing, and I found out the available position with Irystec Company is fit to my knowledge and experience. As a PhD candidate, I had the opportunity to gain extensive experience in Image Processing, Computer Vision and Machine Learning fields. Conducting research on the image processing subject as my
PhD thesis topic, elevate my knowledge in design, coding, and testing. My M.Sc. thesis topic was also in the Computer Vision and Image Processing field.
I was always looking for a research – Industry based position after graduation. I learned about the Mitacs Elevate program recently, and I think it is the most suitable position for me, as I would be able to stay connected with both
academic and industrial work. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

James Clark

Student:

Mina Rafi Nazari

Partner:

Irystec Software Inc

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Program:

Elevate

Real-Time Radar Data Analysis for Classification of Ground and Aerial Targets

Radars are being used more and more in critical sites such as airports, military bases and borders for surveillance of huge areas to detect unwanted intrusions. Determination of the type of each target is essential for such systems to identify the nature of the intrusion and avoid false and nuisance alarms. This thesis is focused on the design of automatic target classification systems based on analysis of real radar data from different sites and environments. Our algorithm will be able to perform real-time classification of different types of moving objects into predefined classes, such as human, vehicle, UAV and nuisance.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Andrea Lodi

Student:

Seyedehniloofar Ayati

Partner:

FLIR Radars Inc

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Effects of dietary glutathione precursors on cellular redox and mitochondrial efficiency in adults consuming a defined hypocaloric diet (Optifast-900; Nestlé Canada)

The aim of the proposed research is to investigate the cellular mechanistic effects of supplementation with a hypocaloric meal replacement product (Optifast-900; Nestlé Canada) containing cysteine and glycine, which are amino acid precursors of the antioxidant glutathione. Impaired cellular glutathione redox normally occurs with aging and metabolic disorders, however, this study will focus on a population in which we have previously observed impaired muscle cellular glutathione redox and slow weight loss during the exclusive dietary consumption of Optifast-900. We hypothesize that 6 weeks of supplementation with Optifast-900 in 80 adults will normalize muscle, lymphocyte and plasma glutathione redox and improve weight loss. Molecular analyses are expected to demonstrate improved metabolic flexibility and decreased oxidative stress. The knowledge, expertise, and enhanced technologies to be transferred to Canadian industry will include new personalized and less invasive approaches to assess effectiveness dietary interventions. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mary-Ellen Harper

Student:

Chantal Pileggi

Partner:

University of Ottawa

Discipline:

Biochemistry / Molecular biology

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Elevate

Identifying Stakeholders’ Values in British Columbia’s Pacific Herring Fishery

Pacific herring, as forage fish, provide a vital ecosystem service within marine food webs, as well as economic benefits to BC’s commercial herring industry and cultural benefits to coastal Aboriginal communities. Building on innovative participatory research in Haida Gwaii, this project will identify the values of BC herring industry stakeholders and their preferences for management. Debates about a fishery’s management typically ignore such normative considerations, focusing instead on descriptive biological and economic indicators, such as fish biomass and profit. Deeper ethical issues underlie BC’s herring conflict, such as distribution of benefits, conflicting stakeholder values, and differing perceptions of legitimacy in governance. 

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mimi Lam

Student:

Jeffrey Scott

Partner:

Skipper Otto’s Community Supported Fishery

Discipline:

Oceanography

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Formulation and Toxicology of Bone-Targeting Nanoparticles – Year two

Bones undergo a renewal process by replenishing calcium mineral through a cellular process known as remodeling. Usually, it happens in a balanced manner, but in many bone diseases, the remodeling process is increased with regional bone metabolism. Bisphosphonate (BP) drugs selectivity and strongly bind to bone mineral and become incorporated at active sites of bone turnover in an increased amount. Accordingly, we have exploited that increased bone metabolism to develop novel bone imaging tracers of metabolism based on BP-conjugated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (BP-SPIONs), which localize to remodeling bone surfaces for detection by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The current project aims to establish and characterize a stable formulation of the proprietary OsteoMetabolix Pharma BP-SPION, with subsequent toxicity testing in-vitro in cell culture, and in-vivo in rodents (rats), to ascertain minimum effective dose and expected adverse effects of BP-SPIONs as a potential non-ionizing alternative to the technetium radionuclide bone scan.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Raimar Loebenberg

Student:

Muhammad Waheed Asghar

Partner:

Osteometabolix Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Discipline:

Pharmacy / Pharmacology

Sector:

Pharmaceuticals

University:

Program:

Elevate

Experimental and Mathematical Modeling of Flow Instability in Heavy Oil Recovery Processes – Year two

This research project with the industry partner Saskatchewan Research Council focuses on the displacement front instability in heavy oil recovery processes such as water flooding, solvent injection and polymer flooding. In those processes, the less viscous displacing fluid usually moves faster than the more viscous displaced heavy oil. This results in an instability that manifests itself in the form of finger-shaped intrusions, and which is viscous fingering (VF). The VF phenomenon tends to greatly reduce sweep efficiency, leaving a large amount of untouched heavy oil underground. Studying the flow instability both experimentally and mathematically can provide a quantitative understanding on the effects of VF on the performance of those heavy oil recovery processes. Also different approaches will be examined to reduce the instability, which would result in enhanced heavy oil recovery. This study will have a great benefit to unlock western Canada’s heavy oil resources in more environmentally sustainable ways.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Fanhua Zeng

Student:

Qingwang Yuan

Partner:

Saskatchewan Research Council

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Oil and gas

University:

Program:

Elevate

Next Generation Selective Nanocomposite Fibrous Membrane for Energy Recovery Ventilators – Year two

Heating and cooling in residential and commercial buildings account for 20% of total energy consumption in Canada. Conditioning indoor air using less energy is closely associated with minimizing production of greenhouse gases and making a sustainable global environment. In this study, we apply a nanocomposite fibrous membrane for an energy recovery ventilator (ERV). Heat and moisture from an exhaust contaminated indoor air are captured via ERV and recycled for conditioning entering outdoor air, ultimately resulting in energy savings and improving the indoor air quality of buildings. A membrane with high water vapor transport and selectivity over gases plays a key role in ERV to improve its efficiency of energy recovery and savings. A nanofibre technology and graphene chemistry will be applied to the development of the next generation ERV membranes. At the final stage, scaled-up nanocomposite fibrous membranes will be combined with the ERV devices designed by dPoint Technologies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Frank Ko

Student:

Taesik Chae

Partner:

DPoint Technologies Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Energy

University:

Program:

Elevate

Development of new generation of tool steels by modification in chemical composition, grain refinement, and cryogenic treatment – Year two

DK SPEC is a major producer of blades, cutters, and saws, made of tool steel, for the Canadian wood industry. In order to keep up with the stiff competition, the company has acquired some state-of-the-art heat treatment furnaces for cryogenic treatment. They have a complete cycle for machining, hardening, cryogenic and tempering cycles. They will shortly acquire a rolling machine in order to do deformation either cold or warm on the as-annealed materials before machining and final advanced heat treatment cycle. In this project new alloy will be designed and the developed knowledge and documentation during this project will help the industrial partner to implement the findings into its manufacturing process. The commitment, technical and operational contributions of company is clear indication of its interest to increase its technological level and produce high value added products.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mohammad Jahazi

Student:

Hadi Ghasemi Nanesa

Partner:

DK-SPEC

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Forestry

University:

Program:

Elevate

Linking microbiome to eco-industrial function: the in silico and metagenomic exploration of microbial dark matter and taxonomic blind spots – Year two

The collection of bacteria and archaea in an ecosystem is termed the microbiome. This microbiome is critically important to the structure and function of essentially any ecosystem, providing many ecosystem services, such as growth promotion, nutrient turnover, and impacts on organismal health. The vast majority of these organisms, however, are unknown to science for a variety of reasons. Recent advances in high-throughput DNA and RNA sequencing of environmental samples provide a significant data resource to help understand these organisms. These data provide a meaningful target for data intensive biological research with tremendous scientific and industrial application. This research program seeks to apply techniques of data intensive biology to these environmental sequencing data to provide an understanding the role of metabolic, functional, and taxonomic affiliations in ecosystem services. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Andrew Doxey

Student:

Michael Lynch

Partner:

University of Waterloo

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

Program:

Elevate

Investigation of high-resolution image reconstruction of large objects through turbid media

This project focuses finding solution for acquiring super resolution image from objects submerged in turbid media. The project group will look at various environments including high pressure / high temperature test setups.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mike Hinchey

Student:

Hossein Khorshidian

Partner:

Atlantic XL Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Towards integrated rover designs optimized for navigation

Autonomous mobile robots which are designed to operate in unknown environments, such as Mars or the Moon surface must be robust to unpredictable challenges and capable of making correct decisions to survive. One of the important tasks of rovers is to locate themselves in an environment where no navigation aids such as GPS is available. This is necessary for planning their journey to explore as many scientifically interesting sites as possible. Despite significant computational developments, due to lack of adequate sensor data localization has remained a challenging area among the robotic community. We propose to investigate the possibility of adding new sensing techniques which may help to provide a more accurate estimation of the rover location. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jozsef Kovecses

Student:

Bahareh Ghotbi

Partner:

MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Aerospace and defense

University:

Program:

Accelerate

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