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Innovation in Journalism and Academic Knowledge Mobilization: Changing Practices, Partnerships, and Economic Models

Journalism in Canada and elsewhere has been disrupted by changes in technology, in markets, and in people?s habits of news consumption. This disruption has been bad for business, and over one-third of journalists have in Canada lost their jobs in the last decade. It?s also been bad for public knowledge, as seen by the rise of fake news and misinformation. This project will examine whether journalism organizations can collaborate with academic institutions to address both challenges. Can such collaborations help address revenue or capacity problems that journalism organizations face? Can these collaborations generate high-quality stories that audiences enjoy, trust, and benefit from? And can they help universities make their knowledge more publicly accessible? TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Peter Klein

Student:

Christopher Tenove

Partner:

Discourse Media

Discipline:

Journalism / Media studies and communication

Sector:

Digital media

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Canadian Communities of Practice in Global Health: meeting the SDG challenge

Canada?s commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has implications for both domestic and foreign policy in a complex, shifting, and interdependent global health system crowded with multiple actors and stakeholders. The array of activities involved with global public health practice necessitates engagement with health policy and systems research (HPSR), and Knowledge Translation (KT) is critical to bridging the gap between knowledge generated through research and the knowledge that is used to inform policy, practice, and programs. My proposed two-year Fellowship, with the Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH) and the University of Ottawa, advances KT through deepened engagement with the Canadian global public health community for the integration of SDGs within health systems in Canada and internationally. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ronald Labont?

Student:

Sameera Hussain

Partner:

Canadian Society for International Health

Discipline:

Epidemiology / Public health and policy

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Elevate

An automated method for basin scale mapping of aquatic habitat using a UAV

This project will use a drone to map aquatic habitat in Carnation Creek. Research better characterizing fish habitat is critical given the declines seen in many coastal fish stocks. Traditional methods of surveying aquatic habitat are often physically demanding and limited to short channel segments. However, advances in fish ecology suggest that better management of fish species require research that links basin scale patterns in channel morphology to aquatic habitat; which is the scale fish complete their life histories. Drones are ideally suited for this challenge due to their affordability and ability to quickly survey areas. A methodology for sub-canopy basin scale mapping of aquatic habitat using drones will be tested and compared to ground surveyed data to determine their accuracy and applicability. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marwan Hassan

Student:

Carina Helm

Partner:

Fluvial Systems Research Inc.

Discipline:

Geography / Geology / Earth science

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Solving the Integrated Forest Harvest Scheduling and Road Network Design Problem using Metaheuristic Algorithms

In forestry, the two major costs of delivering wood to the mill are the costs of forest road construction and transportation of harvested wood. Given the magnitude of the costs involved, and the complexity of the planning problem, computer optimization models are used. In this research project, we have outlined a research plan by which current, state-of-the-art algorithms can be used to improve how we model and solve this important problem. The most significant innovations of this work will be i) a more accurate and meaningful measure of transportation costs used in the model; and ii) a model that can be solved efficiently on large, industrial-scale forests. The expected benefit to the partner organization is that, by sharing our model and computer-code with them, the partner will have an improved planning model with which to generate forest management plans that have reduced transportation and road construction costs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kevin Crowe

Student:

Nader Naderializadeh

Partner:

Nanjing Jialin System Engineering Ltd.

Discipline:

Resources and environmental management

Sector:

Forestry

University:

Lakehead University

Program:

Accelerate

Design of an EV Charging Infrastructure: DC Grid for High Density Plug-in Electric Vehicle Charging and other DC Loads-Phase II

West 5 community in London, Ontario, will pursue high penetration of electric vehicles, and is exploring an innovative marketing program of including them with the sale of each new condominium unit. The primary objective of this project is to determine an economical approach to create an acceptable infrastructure for these electric vehicles that will be desired by the community. The study will evaluate how to improve the efficiency of using Solar Energy to charge vehicles? battery and for other DC loads in the London West 5 community. One of the main purposes of the West 5 project is to create a showcase for sustainable design and products that will attract global attention, which will create civic pride and draw people to participate. On the other hand, the benefit to s2e Technology will be properly designing Net Zero and Smart communities with DC based infrastructure.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ehab El-Saadany

Student:

Seyedeh Elham Akhavan Rezai

Partner:

S2E Technologies Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Energy

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Pharmacogenetic Biomarker Discovery, Personalized Medicine, and Clinical Test Commercialization in Neuropsychiatry

Pharmacotherapy is one of the primary treatments for psychiatric disorders. Given the variation in individual response, and the current trial-and-error treatment, a more personalized approach is needed. The Mitacs Elevate postdoctoral trainee will gain direct experience with all aspects of using pharmacogenetic testing to personalize medication prescriptions for patients, and the commercialization of the test. Our Individualized Medicine: Pharmacogenetics Assessment and Clinical Treatment (IMPACT) project is a partnership between the University of Toronto CAMH hospital and Assurex Health Ltd for test delivery and commercialization. The goal of IMPACT is to increase the success rate of drug response and medication adherence, and to limit the risk of side effects from medications. IMPACT aims to improve response through providing guidance (Assurex GeneSight test) to the physician for choosing the type and dosage of medication based on a patient?s genetic makeup. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jim Kennedy

Student:

Julie-Anne Tanner

Partner:

AssureRx Canada

Discipline:

Psychology

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Elevate

Testing and applying machine learning techniques in monitoring and detecting operating modes and faults of a membrane cell electrolyzer online and in real time at R2

The production of Chlor-Alkli by using electrolysis of aqueous solutions of sodium chloride (or brine) is one of the largest industrial scale electro-synthesis worldwide. Plants with more than 1000 individual reactors, in which 0.2 mm thin membranes separate chlorine and hydrogen, are common. This process is quite sensitive and any wrong operating conditions can cause irreversible damages. The most common accident associated with this industry are fire, explosion and toxic gas releases that can cause fatalities and long term health impact on the exposed population. The objective of this research is to control the operating conditions by the automatic monitoring and analysis of the relevant data. With the advancement in the sensors? technology and data analytics, data that is related to the process performance is acquired on-line and in real time. This data is a source of valuable information that indicates the process? states.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Soumaya Yacout

Student:

Daniel Buades Marcos

Partner:

R2 Financial Technologies

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Chemicals

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Assessing the validity of virtual simulation as a learning tool in the medical field. – Year 2

With the increasing prevalence of mobile devices, it is unsurprising that they are also being adapted for use as tools for learning and perfecting complex procedures. One of these uses is training health care providers through simulated medical procedures. Two important points should be considered when designing simulated systems to assess the efficacy and efficiency of these teaching tools. 1) Individual differences in emotional biases and learning profiles may necessitate personalized stimulus presentations within simulated environments to achieve optimal and translatable learning. 2) Learning through indirect simulation, while beneficial to acquiring conceptual understanding of a procedure, may not utilize the same neural systems as actual performance of the actions. By utilizing cutting edge neuroimaging techniques, we will help optimize teaching performance by ensuring that the neurocognitive pathways trained in the simulated procedures are indeed the same pathways utilized in real-world application.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Rebecca Todd

Student:

James Kryklywy

Partner:

Conquer Mobile

Discipline:

Psychology

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Elevate

Portable diagnostic device for outpatient BNP detection – Year two

Heart Failure (HF) occurs when the heart becomes damaged or weakened. HF is an epidemic, with approximately 1 million Canadians affected. BNP is an effective diagnostic and prognostic marker for HF. There is a direct correlation between elevated concentrations of BNP in the blood and the severity of HF symptoms. The need for point-of-care monitoring of BNP levels in the outpatient setting is imperative. The main objective is to develop a portable immunoassay-based electrochemical sensor for rapid detection and monitoring of BNP levels in outpatient’s blood, for early detection of HF. The partner organization will gain intellectual properties and the rights to commercialize a home-use monitoring system for accurate detection of BNP in a drop of blood.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Juewen Liu

Student:

Yael Zilberman-Simakov

Partner:

LeNano Diagnostics

Discipline:

Chemistry

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Elevate

Monodisperse PhytoSpherix Nanoparticles Modified for Key Applications in Personal Care, Food and Nutraceuticals – Year two

Our previous work has shown the promise of monodisperse phytoglycogen for many applications. However, these experiments only scratch the surface of potential uses since the chemistry of the particles (as extracted) is fixed. Nanoparticles offer very high surface areas, and glucose units are easily modifiable, thus there exist a multitude of ways to chemically modify the surface to produce a wide variety of new material properties. We will characterize key properties of chemically modified PhytoSpherix nanoparticles that show exceptional promise for use in personal care, and food and nutraceutical applications. Specifically, these data will evaluate the technical advantages of the modified particles over competing technologies, while providing the additional benefit of an inherently safe profile. We will combine in-house experiments with large-scale facility measurements to determine a comprehensive range of key properties: degree of substitution and uniformity of the surface modified layer, particle size and radial density profile, hydration, viscosity, charge and stability of formulations. These studies will result in new products, ranging from sports recovery formulations to transdermal delivery of cosmeceuticals to antimicrobial agents for food packaging.

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Faculty Supervisor:

John Dutcher

Student:

Michael Grossutti

Partner:

Mirexus

Discipline:

Physics / Astronomy

Sector:

Nanotechnologies

University:

Program:

Elevate

Valuing Youth Voice after Disaster: Recovery & Resilience in Wood Buffalo

In the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, a lot can be learned from young people who experienced the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire disaster. Knowing and hearing their concerns will be critical for shaping how they and their communities recover and build a more resilient future. This means ensuring that youth have support to explore and implement creative solutions to complex, post-disaster challenges. The Valuing Youth Voice after Disaster: Recovery & Resilience in Wood Buffalo project aims to provide such opportunities through its focus on learning from and empowering youth as resilience leaders and innovators in their communities. The project focuses on learning from and with youth affected by the Fort McMurray wildfire disaster, as they engage with, learn about, and apply strategies of action research, creative arts, participatory video and/or photography, and other visual storytelling methods as tools of disaster recovery and resilience building

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robin Cox

Student:

Tamara Plush

Partner:

Canadian Red Cross

Discipline:

Design

Sector:

Management of companies and enterprises

University:

Program:

Elevate

Emissions control and reduction for natural gas engines

The use of natural gas as a fuel for on-road commercial vehicles offers significant benefits, including lower greenhouse gas emissions. Methane, the main component of natural gas, has many virtues as a fuel. However, its stability makes it harder to react in an engine. This introduces two challenges: first, an ignition source is needed to start the combustion (unlike diesel, which is self-igniting), and second, it is hard to remove any left-over methane from the exhaust. This internship will help to address both these factors. First, the intern will use a Westport test facility to evaluate how well a continuous heater can ignite a jet of methane. Second, the intern will install and test a novel sub-scale catalytic converter, specially designed for methane removal, on the exhaust from a research engine at UBC. These results will help to advance Westport?s ongoing efforts to develop cleaner and more cost-effective natural gas engines.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Patrick Kirchen

Student:

Rene Zepeda

Partner:

Westport Innovations Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Oil and gas

University:

Program:

Accelerate

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