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Etude de la vulnérabilité au stress hydrique de jeunes plants d’arbres. Cas d’espèces indigènes au Québec

Dans un contexte de changements climatiques, les modèles prévoient une augmentation de la fréquence et de l’intensité des sécheresses estivales. Or le manque d’eau peut gravement affecter la croissance et la survie des arbres, et donc diminuer leur productivité. L’objectif de cette étude est de tester la capacité de résistance de jeunes arbres à un stress hydrique tel qu’une sécheresse estivale. Pour cela, des mesures de suivis physiologique et morphologique seront réalisées sur des plants appartenant à 4 espèces d’arbres indigènes au Québec (érable à sucre, orme d’Amérique, chêne rouge, noyer noir) et soumis à une sécheresse. Les résultats permettront (1) à l’entreprise partenaire de tester deux nouveaux produits mis au point par un laboratoire de biotechnologies et susceptibles d’augmenter la résistance des plantes à la sécheresse et (2) grâce à une meilleure connaissance des espèces vendues, d’améliorer la qualité de l’offre et du service aux clients producteurs et gestionnaires.

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Rivest

Student:

Partner:

Pépinière Aiglon Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Université du Québec en Outaouais

Program:

Accelerate

Concevoir un système automatique capable de nettoyer, désinfecter et sécher écologiquement et hebdomadairement 2400 paires de chaussures de types, de matières et de dimensions variés.

Le projet de recherche entrepris par les stagiaires vise à développer un système automatisé capable de nettoyer, désinfecter et sécher jusqu’à 2400 paires de chaussures par semaine, quel que soit leur type ou leur matériau. Ce projet répond à un besoin crucial dans l’industrie de la seconde main : réduire le nombre de chaussures jetées prématurément en raison d’un nettoyage insuffisant. Actuellement, des friperies comme Renaissance ne peuvent remettre en vente que 30 % des chaussures qu’elles reçoivent, faute de solutions de nettoyage efficaces. L’enjeu avec ces rebuts est qu’ils alimentent fortement la proportion de chaussures dans les décharges. En automatisant ce processus, le projet permettra de détourner une grande quantité de chaussures des sites d’enfouissement tout en renforçant l’économie circulaire du secteur et en augmentant les revenus des friperies et l’efficacité de leurs opérations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sofiane Achiche

Student:

Partner:

KHEOPS

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services; Retail trade

University:

Polytechnique Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Regards croisés sur les pratiques inclusives dans les organisations

Les personnes en situation de handicap affichent des taux d’emploi significativement moins élevés que celles sans incapacité; seulement 59% des adultes en âge de travailler ayant une incapacité occupent un emploi comparativement à 80% chez ceux et celles sans incapacité. Le travail étant un important vecteur de participation sociale, il importe d’identifier les éléments qui peuvent favoriser leur intégration en emploi. Le projet pressenti ambitionne faciliter l’inclusion au travail des personnes en situation de handicap en brossant un portrait des éléments personnels, du travail (politiques et mesures de gestion) et de sa gestion (pratiques) qui lui sont propices. Pour ce faire, il mobilise la théorie de l’autodétermination qui considère les milieux de vie de l’individu, tel le travail, comme étant des lieux pouvant offrir des conditions propices à la satisfaction des besoins psychologiques fondamentaux d’autonomie (se sentir libre de choisir et d’agir), de compétence (se sentir capable d’atteindre les résultats escomptés) et d’affiliation sociale (sentir bénéficier de relations positives et significatives), des leviers importants d’adaptation et de développement au travail. Ce faisant, le stage ambitionne d’offrir un nouvel éclairage dans la compréhension du travail des gestionnaires ayant à encadrer et soutenir cette population, en insistant sur la place qu’occupe la satisfaction de ces besoins comme leviers d’intégration. Sur le plan de la méthodologie, la démarche proposée est de nature qualitative. Une collecte de données auprès des gestionnaires de 15 grandes entreprises québécoises (=500 employé.e.s) sera réalisée afin de mettre en lumière les pratiques mobilisées pour soutenir les personnes en situation de handicap, ainsi que les défis à relever sur le plan de leur intégration. Ultimement, les informations recueillies serviront à mieux outiller les organisations dont les pratiques sont moins formalisées compte tenu de leurs moyens et/ou petite taille (PME).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Stéphanie Austin

Student:

Partner:

Centre de recherche pour l’inclusion des personnes en situation de handicap

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Accelerate

Enhancing Inclusivity in Caregiver Peer Support: A Case Study of Promising Practices to Expand Outreach and Service Uptake Among Diverse Communities

The proposed project will help the Family Support Institute of BC (FSI) improve how they reach and support families from diverse backgrounds, like Indigenous communities and newcomers, who care for children with disabilities. By studying FSI’s current efforts—such as using translators and creating Indigenous-led mentorship programs—the research aims to discover effective strategies for making peer support more inclusive and accessible. The project will involve interviews, observations, and analysis to identify challenges and find solutions, such as improving communication, strengthening community relationships, and ensuring that peer supporters understand cultural differences. The results will help FSI better serve diverse families and could be useful for other organizations trying to do the same.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lucyna Lach

Student:

Partner:

Family Support Institute of BC

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Élaboration d’une méthodologie et d’un plan de test pour le système Ludo

Le projet vise à comprendre les processus de test logiciel existants chez Ludo App Inc. et de créer une méthodologie optimale qui vise à réduire les risques de bugs et de régressions introduits dans le logiciel de Ludo. L’équipe de développement de Ludo App déploie à chaque jour des nouveautés pour leurs utilisateurs et cela peut introduire plusieurs bugs dans le système. Une méthodologie de test optimale permet d’assurer une expérience utilisateur de qualité et avec peu de bugs. C’est pourquoi ce projet a pour but de concevoir une méthodologie de test adaptée à la réalité de la startup; des ressources limités et un environnement de développement “no-code”.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Maxime Lamothe

Student:

Partner:

Ludo App

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Polytechnique Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Learning from the Past: Strengthening Collaborative Skeena River Watershed Fisheries Management

The Skeena River near Prince Rupert is home to five species of salmon, steelhead and many other aquatic species, and draws diverse interests which include: federal and provincial governments, First Nations, commercial and recreational fishers, non-governmental environmental organizations, small businesses, and the public. Parties with diverse ecological, economic and cultural interests such as these present complex challenges that can impede collaborative fisheries management. Two historical collaborative fisheries management processes, the Skeena Watershed Committee (SWC) and the Skeena Watershed Initiative (SWI), are no longer operating and provide an opportunity to analyze what did and didn’t work in these collaborative processes. The objective of this research is to investigate the existence, causes and impacts of collaboration strengths and challenges in these two historical Skeena River fisheries management processes. Study outcomes will include new knowledge about collaboration successes and challenges, and recommendations to address collaborative Skeena River fisheries management challenges in support of long-term, effective collaborative fisheries management.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Leslie King

Student:

Partner:

Pacific Salmon Foundation;Canadian Fishing Company

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Agriculture; Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Royal Roads University

Program:

Accelerate

Evaluation of a novel energy efficient high pressure grinding rolls-vertical power mill grinding circuit

Comminution is the most energy intensive process in mining operations, which represents a major operating cost and contributes the carbon footprint of mining activities. In recent years, high pressure grinding rolls (HPGR) and high speed stirred mills technologies have been attractive due to their energy efficiency comparing to conventional tumbling mills (including autogenous/semi-autogenous grinding mills and ball mills). This research is aimed at evaluating the energy efficiency of a novel HPGR and a new high speed stirred coarse milling technology, the Vertical Power Mill (VPM), through partnership between the University of British Columbia, Spanish Mountain Gold Ltd. and Swiss Tower Mill Minerals AG. The research will benefit the partner organizations with the unique opportunity to investigate the novel HPGR-VPM comminution circuit for improved comminution energy efficiency.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bern Klein

Student:

Partner:

Spanish Mountain;Swiss Tower Mills Minerals AG

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Mining

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

3D-Printing of Magnetic, Helical Milli-Screws for Blood Clot Removal

The current treatment for blood clots involves administering medications that increase the risk of excessive bleeding. Surgical intervention can be used, however, complex bends in the blood vessels can make it difficult to reach the clot site. Current treatments are not always successful, particularly in hard-to-reach areas such as below the knee. Miniature robots offer an alternative solution that can address these issues.
In this work, researchers in the Netherlands and Canada collaborate to develop millimeter-scale, screw-like, magnetic robots for the removal of blood clots. The approach involves navigating the untethered robot through blood vessels via an external magnetic field with simultaneous imaging. The clot is eliminated using a combination of mechanical action and local drug delivery. Previous work by Dr. Islam Khalil and colleagues at the University of Twente showed the successful control of screw-like robots under x-ray imaging guidance in an ex vivo pig model that closely simulates physiological and anatomical conditions. Researchers at the University of Waterloo will build on this work by improving the biocompatibility and visibility of the robots, and by incorporating a targeted drug delivery system. The Globalink Research Award will facilitate the validation of the robot’s new features at the University of Twente.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Veronika Magdanz

Student:

Partner:

University of Twente

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Globalink Research Award

The role of chromosomal inversions in adaptation in Atlantic cod

I will be studying chromosomal inversions in cod. A chromosomal inversion is a segment of the genome that is flipped. A key feature of inversions is that they rarely undergo recombination which causes them to evolve separately. Recombination is the point in cell division when genetic material mixes between two chromosomes to create new combinations of genetic variants. This means that multiple alleles (the material that makes up a gene) can be trapped together in an inversion and may allow an individual to adapt better to local conditions. Due to human impacts, local environmental changes are becoming more common, some to the extent that they become stressors. Having alleles adapted to local environments is important for an animal to survive stressors. Individuals who contain an inversion with locally adapted alleles will be more likely to survive in a population exposed to stressors. The Atlantic cod is an ecologically, culturally, and economically important species due to previous overfishing. Understanding the biology of cod is important for informing management strategies to increase its population size and for their conservation in the face of global change. I will investigate how genetic inversion frequency in Atlantic cod changes when cod are exposed to stressors.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Rebekah Oomen

Student:

Partner:

Institute of Marine Research

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Aquaculture and Fishing; Life Sciences (not health); Natural Resources

University:

University of New Brunswick

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Exploring a century of change through repeat photography on the Alsek River

Historical survey images of mountains, glaciers, vegetation, and river features captured during the 1906 Alaska Border Survey will be repeated on the Alsek River by PhD student Christopher Rhodes. The sites of the original images will be accessed by river rafting during expeditions with Canadian River Expeditions down the Alsek River. The goal is to track landscape and ecological changes using repeat photography. For the intern, this is a critical component of his PhD thesis. For Canadian River Expeditions, the images will provide interesting insights into the Alsek River for guides to disseminate to clients during rafting trips. The intern will write a magazine article about repeating the images that will increase the profile of the Alsek River and Canadian River Expeditions. Repeat images can be used by Canadian River Expeditions for marketing and as interpretive material.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Natalie Ban

Student:

Partner:

Canadian River Expeditions

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Biocontrol in large-scale cricket rearing facility

Aspire Food Group is the largest commercial cricket rearing facility in the world and has recently encountered a significant presence of mites in their facility. The main objectives of this research will utilize the taxonomic and biocontrol expertise to: 1) identify the mite species present in the Aspire facilities, 2) make recommendations based on identifications and biology of the species for generalized control of stored product pest mites, 3) devise standardized protocols for the assessment of mites in feed and other substrates, and on crickets, and 4) perform rearing and feeding experiments of biocontrol mites on stored product pest mites, parasitic mites infesting live crickets, and cricket eggs. This project will ensure that Aspire Canada is able to continue to assist Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector to more sustainably meet global demand for food, and improve the quality assurance and economic feasibility of Aspire’s operations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Zoe Lindo

Student:

Partner:

Aspire Food Group

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture; Manufacturing

University:

The University of Western Ontario

Program:

Accelerate

Multi-Plenum Fan Array Coupled with Double Skin Facades Integrating Microalgae Photobioreactors Towards Advanced Carbon Bio-fixation and Thermal Energy Preservation

Growing energy demand in buildings has driven research towards efficient techniques and sustainable sources. Double-skin façades reduce energy consumption, improve thermal comfort, and enable bioenergy generation via microalgae photobioreactors. While recent research has focused on optimizing thermal and bioenergy generation from such systems, it often neglects the impact of heat gain by the occupied space on energy performance. To address this, this project upgraded an existing double-skin façade system by integrating a multi-plenum fan array to reduce heat build-up. The impact on microalgae growth will be monitored to ensure improved temperature stability increases photobioreactor’s productivity. The fan integration will be optimized by determining the the proper selection of fan speed, configuration, and placement. An economic feasibility study will evaluate the cost effectiveness of the fan, while noise and vibration analysis will measure the impact on building occupants and develop mitigation strategies. Machine learning models will optimize key variables like fan speed, flow direction, and vent area, using algorithms such as Gradient Boosting Machines, Convolutional Neural Networks, and Long Short-Term Memory Networks. These algorithms will be integrated into a control system with reinforcement learning to adaptively adjust parameters in real-time and create a proactive building façade system that optimizes performance over time.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mohamad Araji

Student:

Partner:

ASHRAE Hamilton

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

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