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Analyse de la vulnérabilité de la forêt québécoise à la sécheresse dans le contexte des changements climatiques

Les changements climatiques auront des effets importants sur la forêt canadienne. L’augmentation de la température combinée à des précipitations stables pendant la période de croissance, amèneront une diminution du contenu en eau des sols forestiers et augmenteront la probabilité de sécheresse intense dans le futur. Malgré quelques études récentes, les impacts sur les forêts au Canada demeurent relativement peu documentés. C’est pour combler ce manque d’information que ce projet vise à 1) caractériser les sécheresses passées et futures (notamment via leurs impacts sur le contenu en eau des sols forestiers) et à 2) quantifier les impacts de la sécheresse sur la croissance des principales essences commerciales, autant au niveau de la strate de régénération que des forêts matures. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Daniel Kneeshaw;Laxmi Sushama;Steven Kembel

Student:

Partner:

Ouranos Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Accommodation and food services; Agriculture; Professional, scientific and technical services; Public administration

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Quantifying Fishway Passage Success of Alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus, and its relationship to Marine Nutrient Transfer from the Ocean to Freshwater Ecosystems

Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) is a key species in the ecology of the upper Bay of Fundy, Canada, that provides food to numerous predators and scavengers. Each year, Alewife migrate into freshwater systems to spawn in lakes. Dams and fishways often impede the migration of Alewife, which can have detrimental effects on Alewife populations, as well as nutrient exchange between marine and freshwater ecosystems. I will be using electronic tagging and tracking technology to assess fish passage through three fishways in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, to determine if the Alewife populations that use these river systems to spawn are negatively affected by dam and fishway presence, and which fishway design is the most effective. I will also be analyzing sediment cores taken from Alewife spawning grounds, to measure historical productivity changes, and to determine if dam and fishway installations negatively affected nutrient exchange, and spawning habitat suitability.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Stokesbury

Student:

Partner:

Ducks Unlimited Canada (NS)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Sustainability & the Environment; Nanotechnology; Environmental Science and Technology

University:

Acadia University

Program:

Accelerate

Novel Elastomeric Chitin Nanocomposites for Coatings and Adhesives

The proposed project is a characterization study on chitin nanowhisker nanocomposites. Chitin nanowhiskers are derived from chitin, a naturally occurring biopolymer found in arthropod exoskeletons, and offer great potential for reinforcement and property enhancement once blended with typical engineering plastic matrices. Compared to traditional inorganic fillers such as carbon nanotubes and graphene, chitin nanowhiskers are biocompatible and biodegradable, exhibiting comparable property improvements with none of the downsides of the inorganic materials (i.e. biohazardous, toxic). For this specific project, the intern will be undertaking a characterization of nanocomposite materials composed of chitin nanowhiskers and a select few thermoplastics and thermosets, investigating the mechanical, thermal, and barrier property improvements in the materials upon incorporating chitin nanowhiskers. The results of the project will greatly aid in the commercialization of chitin nanowhiskers in both industrial applications as well as everyday consumer products, paving the way for a more sustainable and environmentally-friendly economy.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hani Naguib

Student:

Partner:

BOCO Technology Inc;University of Toronto

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

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:

Partner:

MacDonald, Dettwiler, and Associates Ltd (Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Predicting Canadian Credit Union Financial Performance and Its Effect on IT Investment Decisions

The aim of this project is to develop an understanding of Canadian credit union financial performance and its effects on IT investment. The outcomes of this research will enable the partner organization, a fintech firm, to better serve its credit union clients, and to anticipate changes in their business environment. The desired outcome of this project is to help credit unions and the partner organization be better positioned to make strategic business decisions. This two stage project will involve the identification of credit union performance measures and factors affecting those performance measures as assessed through secondary and primary data. It will also determine the relationship between credit union performance and decisions on IT investment.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Eman Almehdawe;Saqib Khan

Student:

Partner:

Celero Solutions Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

University of Regina

Program:

Accelerate

Degradation Assessment for Critical Assets in Power Generation

Degradation assessment for critical assets in power generation has great significance for power industry. Existing degradation assessment models failed either in combining the multimodal condition monitoring data or in removing time-varying working condition influences, resulting in inaccurate and/or unreliable degradation assessment results. In order to achieve robust and accurate degradation assessment for power generation critical assets, this project aims at developing new models based on both maintenance data and condition monitoring data from ENMAX. It is expected to obtain more accurate degradation assessment results over existing models. This study is critical for ENMAX to optimize their capital asset management decisions and maximize long-term profits whilst delivering high service levels to customers with acceptable and manageable risks. Furthermore, the interns will gain experience in addressing application-oriented research problems.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ming Zuo

Student:

Partner:

ENMAX Corporation

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Utilities

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Assessment of the Neonatal Lung Using Structural and Functional MRI – Year two

Currently available medical imaging tools, such as x-rays, are inadequate for assessing the lungs of preterm neonates. There is considerable interest in using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to monitor lung development in neonates longitudinally, since it is a non-invasive and non-ionizing imaging modality. MRI can potentially detect complications at an early stage and improve outcomes by monitoring the effectiveness of therapy, however, images typically suffer from poor signal and organ motion. In collaboration with Siemens, this proposal will develop, optimize and test novel MRI tools for improved assessment of neonatal lungs. After optimizing MRI hardware and software in year one of this proposal, the renewal year will translate these novel proton methods to neonatal lung imaging. This proposed research will help Siemens develop and validate pulmonary neonatal imaging approaches that will eventually be released as commercial products for the benefit of healthcare in Ontario.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Giles Santyr

Student:

Partner:

Siemens Healthcare Limited

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Technology

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Elevate

Assessment of the Neonatal Lung Using Structural and Functional MRI

Currently available diagnostic imaging tools, such as chest radiography and computed tomography, are inadequate for assessing the lungs of preterm neonates. There is considerable interest in using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to monitor lung development in neonates longitudinally, since it is a non-invasive and non-ionizing imaging modality. MRI can potentially detect complications at an early stage and improve outcomes by monitoring the effectiveness of therapy, however, images typically suffer from poor signal and organ motion. In collaboration with Siemens, this proposal will develop, optimize and test novel MRI tools for improved assessment of neonatal lungs. Anatomical and functional proton lung MRI approaches will first be developed and compared to established hyperpolarized gas imaging techniques in rodent lungs. After optimizing MRI hardware and software for preclinical imaging, these novel proton methods will then be translated to neonatal lung imaging. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Giles Santyr

Student:

Partner:

Siemens Healthcare Limited

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Technology

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Elevate

Multi-biomarker test for the management of acute cardiac transplant rejection – Year two

The high incidence of acute organ rejection following heart transplantation poses major problems for patients, clinicians, and the healthcare system. A major clinical challenge in this regard arises from the difficulty of accurately and efficiently diagnosing when organ rejection occurs. In Canada, the current approach to diagnosing acute rejection requires taking small pieces of the endomyocardium (EMB), which is a highly invasive and costly procedure. An alternative approach, currently not available in Canada, is to use a blood-based biomarker test called AlloMap; however, this test is ineffective during the period immediately after a heart transplant, when most rejection events occur. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert McMaster

Student:

Partner:

PROOF Centre of Excellence

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Biotechnology

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Elevate

Multi-biomarker test for the management of acute cardiac transplant rejection

The high incidence of acute organ rejection following heart transplantation poses major problems for patients, clinicians, and the healthcare system. A major clinical challenge in this regard arises from the difficulty of accurately
and efficiently diagnosing when organ rejection occurs. In Canada, the current approach to diagnosing acute rejection requires taking small pieces of the endomyocardium (EMB), which is a highly invasive and costly procedure. An alternative approach, currently not available in Canada, is to use a blood-based biomarker test called AlloMap; however, this test is ineffective during the period immediately after a heart transplant, when most rejection events
occur. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert McMaster

Student:

Partner:

PROOF Centre of Excellence

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Biotechnology

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Elevate

Ciena OPn – WP 3.2.3 6500/CPL Network Virtualization

Ciena, the network specialist, is collaborating with Universities and SMEs in Ontario and Québec in order to develop an ecosystem that accelerates advanced research and development activities in the fields of high-capacity optical transmission systems, software defined networks, business intelligence and process automation. A steady-state of over 50 Masters, PhD and Post-Doc students per year, supervised by 25 researchers from 9 universities and in close collaboration with 5 SMEs, is proposed. The program is expected to stimulate advanced research and intellectual property production in Canada and have a significant impact on the development of highly qualified resources as well as on Ciena’s next generation of products. This research project aims at simulating dense wavelength division multiplexing optical networks to test software loads and Ciena’s new system functionality.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Christine Tremblay

Student:

Partner:

Ciena Corporation (St-Laurent, QC)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and Communications Technology; Technology

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Shake Table Testing and Analytical Validation of a Reduced Scale Dam Considering Dam-Water Interaction

Hydropower dams are significant investments and their integrity affects many stakeholders. Failure of a dam results in catastrophic events which cannot be mitigated. Seismic evaluation and prediction of dynamic response of dams need in depth assessment which has always been challenging with complex dam-water-foundation interaction. Impounded water considerably affects the response of a dam during a seismic event. In this study, shake table experiments will be conducted on reduced scale 3D printed and digitally fabricated gravity dams under a ‘full pool’ condition during a seismic event matching the natural frequency of the dam. Finite-element simulation will be completed to verify experimental results to check impounding waters effect on the force generated within the structure which will help the partner organization select best design alternatives during design and construction of dams as well as for the informed retrofitting of thousands of existing structures throughout North America.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shahria Alam;Rudolf Seethaler

Student:

Partner:

Austin Engineering Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure

University:

University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Program:

Accelerate

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