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Engineering - chemical / biological

Probabilistic Life Cycle Analysis of Alternative Reinforcement Products in the Design of Concrete Structures — Phase One: Laboratory Durability Testing

Corrosion of internal reinforcement of concrete bridges represents a significant issue. Due to a presence of deicing salts, cycles of freezing and thawing, sustained and repetitive loads, the concrete loses its ability to protect the internal reinforcement. Unprotected reinforcement starts to corrode sooner than anticipated and, therefore, reduces the bridge service life. To avoid shortening of the service life, and safe cost of maintenance, several types of advanced corrosion resistant materials have been developed. We propose to test and analyze the performance and durability of six types of advanced materials used to reinforce concrete beams in addition to the conventional reinforcing steel for comparison purposes. These beams will be exposed to various load and climate conditions. It is expected that the different types of internal reinforcement will influence the response of the concrete beams when loaded. As a final outcome of the study, a report will be prepared to summarize how the application of the selected materials can extend the service life and reduce the maintenance cost of structures exposed to harsh weather conditions.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Raafat El-Hacha

Student:

Mouhammad Amiri

Partner:

Stantec Consulting Ltd.

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Testing of Cannabinoid Oil Extracts in an Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE) Animal Model of Multiple Sclerosis (MS)-Induced Neuropathic Pain (NPP)

The cannabinoid class of medications are widely used to treat disease or alleviate symptoms such as spasticity and pain associated with MS. However, the exact molecular mechanisms by which they exert their beneficial effects remain unknown. Recent research and clinical trials demonstrated that cannabinoids may not only alleviate the symptoms of MS, but may also slow the disease progression and delay the onset of symptoms. As such, investigative research is now expanding beyond the traditional paradigms of conventional medicine to now include that of the cannabinoids to the forefront of available treatments for MS. In this research, we aim to investigate the role of cannabinoids in improving myelin repair by beneficially altering the cytokine, chemokine, neurotrophin signalling pathway that has previously been shown to govern myelin repair.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Namaka

Student:

Ting zhou

Partner:

CanniMed Therapeutics Inc

Discipline:

Pharmacy / Pharmacology

Sector:

Pharmaceuticals

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Optimization of Impact Diverting Membrane on Bicycle Helmet

Head Injury Prevention (HIP) Lab at Simon Fraser University in collaboration with Shield-X Technology Inc. had previously developed an impact diverting mechanism in the form of a thin multi-layered-membrane. The technology has been successfully integrated onto the exterior of a football helmet (external version) to reduce linear and rotational acceleration experienced during impact to the head. The research will focus mainly on how to adopt the technology by adding it into the interior of a single-impact helmet such as bicycle helmet without changing the exterior appearance of the helmet. A

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Faculty Supervisor:

Siamak Arzanpour

Student:

Adrian Wikarna

Partner:

Shield-X Technology Inc

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Ultra-low power connectivity platform for low power Internet of Things (IoT) sensor nodes

In this project we address the problem of power consumption for wireless sensor nodes. This is where among different components of a sensor, RF transceivers consume a significant amount of power e.g. approximately 80%. Hence the main objective is this project is to tackle the power consumption problem at the RF transmitter, where we aim to reduce the power consumption to micro-watts of power, with minimal sacrifice in achievable data rate and by keeping the connectivity range within an acceptable radius.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Brett Meyer

Student:

Seyyed Mozafari

Partner:

TandemLaunch Technologies Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Rapid Clean-Out Apparatus for Permeable Pavers

The main contribution by the interns will be to function as a research assistant to help with the labour intensive laboratory experiments, data analysis, and reporting tasks. The students will have a chance to work with the engineering staff at CHI and will provide additional support during the study.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bahram Gharabaghi

Student:

Sachet Siwakoti

Partner:

F. von Langsdorff Licensing Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Natural resources

University:

Program:

Accelerate

COMPARATIVE INVESTIGATION ON THE POTENTIAL OF PYROLYSIS TECHNOLOGY FOR RESOURCE RECOVERY FROM WASTES

The research problem to be addressed is the diversion of organic waste from landfills which, currently, in addition of using the limited space available, generate polluting leachate and greenhouse gases. On the other hand, landfilling organics represent a wasted opportunity to recover valuable chemical and energy resources. The internship will focus on the investigation of the potential of pyrolysis technology to address such problems, by creating opportunities to convert the waste into value-added chemicals and fuels. This project will research, investigate and critically compare the opportunities of a novel technology, such as the Bio-Techfar mobile pyrolysis to other technologies, including composting, anaerobic digestion, gasification, production of refuse derived fuel and combustion for heat and power. TO BE CONT’D
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Faculty Supervisor:

Franco Berruti

Student:

Stefano Tacchino

Partner:

Bio-Techfar Inc

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

Program:

Accelerate

CCHP multi-criteria optimization in a bottom-up, decentralized control system with top-down centralized objective and query based control

ElectroMotion Energy has created an all in one AC, heating, hot water, and electricity unit to serve industrial and residential needs. This unit requires optimization algorithms and an advanced control system to optimize performance of the deployed unit around multiple objectives. These objectives consist of: meeting onsite electricity demands, meeting on site heating or AC demands, taking advantage of economical times to sell power to the grid, and to assist the municipal grids in providing electricity during peak demands. The units will decide itself how to act, but will communicate with “supervisor” units to receive guidance on how to help take stress off the municipal grids. This control strategy is the reverse of most conventional systems and may provide a better basis for multi-criteria optimization.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Homayoun Najjaran

Student:

Brandon Robertson

Partner:

ElectroMotion Energy Corporation

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Mix-and-Match Pipeline to Ease the Creation of New Facial Models for Video Game Applications

Ubisoft has an extensive database of character’s heads represented as polygonal meshes. Those come from two primary sources: processed 3D scans and models made by artists. It would be convenient to use this database to mix-and-match parts of characters to create new human-like character heads. Let’s say we wish to replace the nose of one character with another nose. We want the junction between the nose and the surrounding areas to be as seamless as possible while accommodating for the new nose, which could have a different size. We will rely on geometric methods such as Laplacian surface editing [Sorkine 2004] to extract vertex positions that fit the new nose in the other facial mesh. The vertex positions will result from an energy minimization to reduce surface curvature discontinuities at the junction while maintaining the surface curvature of both the original face and the new nose. Furthermore, a global optimization will allow the deformation of the new nose so that it fits in the related region of the target head, thus resulting in a realistic head.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Eric Paquette

Student:

Donya Ghafourzadeh

Partner:

Ubisoft

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Electrical characterization of graphene-based composites

Blending carbonaceous materials with thermoplastic materials can lead to a significant improvement of the resulting electrical, mechanical, thermal, and gas barrier properties compared with the unfilled polymer. Graphene, the name given to a material consisting of two-dimension layers of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice, has extraordinary properties which make possible to produce a new class of polymer nanocomposites with significantly improved properties. The objective of this project is to characterize the properties of nanocomposites obtained at by incorporating NanoXplore’s various grades of graphene into different thermoplastic matrixes and to find the suitable graphene concentration range for each thermoplastic for numbers of industrial applications.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Eric David

Student:

Rafael Salles-Kurusu

Partner:

Group NanoXplore Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Nanotechnologies

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Expanded graphite/thermoplastic composites

This research will develop an easy to implement compounding process to produce thermoplastic composites containing delaminated graphene platelets, starting from a proprietary exfoliated graphite product (MesographTM). MesoGraf is a highly-exfoliated product that contains near defect-free, few-layered and multi-layered graphene. Graphene nanoplatelets have high mechanical and conductive properties and can thus impart high strength, electrical and thermal conductivity when combined with suitable polymer matrices. The main target area for the resulting composites will be value-added products, such as light-weight automotive and aerospace components. The supporting organization is Grafoid, a Canadian company based in Kingston, Ontario. The knowledge generated by this project has the potential to provide new value-added products at a substantially reduced cost to various Canadian industrial sectors, including the advanced materials, automotive, manufacturing and alternative energy sector.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marianna Kontopoulou

Student:

Quang Binh Ho

Partner:

Grafoid Inc

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

Advanced manufacturing

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Development of longwave IR colloidal quantum dot solar cell and Development of high throughput characterization methods for solution processed IR colloidal quantum dot solar cells

The potential candidates will help QD solar develop a nano-technology based solar cell using Colloidal Quantum Dots. The research will be focus on the Infrared (IR) portion of the sun’s energy spectrum where standard silicon solar cells are not effective at converting solar energy into electrical energy. More specifically this project will target longwave IR and when combined with QD Solar’s focus on shorter wavelength IR, will create a more complete offering to the marketplace. In addition, a second part of this project will provide a repeatable and automatable way to electrically and optically measure/characterize the IR quantum dots.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Farid Najm

Student:

James Fan

Partner:

QD Solar

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Alternative energy

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Investigation of Pet Owner Diets and Feeding Practices for Dogs and Cats

The role of companion animals has evolved over the years of their domestication from that of purely utilitarian hunting or working partnerships to a relationship now more closely resembling that of a family member. Unsurprisingly, trends in companion animal nutrition have begun to closely shadow trends in human nutrition, reflecting the desire of pet owners to feed their companions diets which they consider healthy and beneficial for their pets’ wellbeing. Plant-based diets– also known as vegan or strict vegetarian – have been dominating media and nutritional forums worldwide, as the number of people eliminating animal ingredients from their diets has been steadily increasing. Recently, these diets have been introduced to the companion animal nutrition market as well. The proposed study aims to examine the general pet-owning population and ascertain what motivations and concerns are currently driving pet food purchasing behaviour, with a specific focus on plant-based diets.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Adronie Verbrugghe

Student:

Sarah Dodd

Partner:

Petcurean Pet Nutrition

Discipline:

Medicine

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Program:

Accelerate

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