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Engineering - chemical / biological

A novel urban planning strategy to increase resilience of Canadian urban forests to global change

City trees and forests provide numerous ecosystem services (e.g. cleaner air, cooler environment, recreation) to human society but they are increasingly threatened by the changing climate, urban sprawl, invasive pests and diseases. This is particularly the case for Eastern Canadian cities that see the need to replace a large proportion of their trees killed by the Emerald ash borer (an invasive exotic insect). Current species choice is mostly based on aesthetics, economics and tradition. If we want to ensure a more resilient tree cover and a sustainable provision of ecosystem services in the future, we urgently need to revise our species selection strategy. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Christian Messier

Student:

Michael Belluau

Partner:

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Forestry

University:

Program:

Elevate

Application of deep learning in perception and navigation of mobile robotics

Mobile robotics are playing an increasing important role in many areas such as delivery, house cleaning, homecare, etc. How to increase the capability of robotics in perception and navigation is an on-going problem for decades. Due to the dynamic and uncertain chrematistics of the environment, it is still challenging for real application. In recent years, deep-learning has significantly changed the world in many sectors. It greatly enhanced the development of visual perception, object detection, speech recognition, natural language processing, etc. It provides an end to end learning structure that captures representations from big training data. In this project, deep learning techniques will be investigated and used to improve the current approaches for visual perception, path and motion planning of robotics to achieve satisfactory performance for real application.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Clarence de Silva

Student:

Min Xia

Partner:

Vestorch Technology Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Structural Health Monitoring using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones) for Asset Management

The proposed project’s main objective is to solve the complex and very important problem currently being faced by almost all the infrastructure owners. At present the inspection is mostly confined to visual means, which is inadequate and also not reliable due to which, many inaccessible areas of an infrastructure could not be inspected. The solution to this problem lies in providing UAV based and other non-contact assessment techniques at a reduced cost. The use of UAVs can cover large area in a very short duration and can be made autonomous to inspect different structural elements including physically inaccessible. In addition to this, the damage of any structure can be mapped onto a time scale to better maintain the structure as a part of the periodic maintenance program set by the infrastructure owner.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Caterina Valeo

Student:

Harsh Rathod

Partner:

HRG Infrastructure Monitoring Inc

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Investigating the Change Management Process in High Performance Sports Organisations Related to Performance Management

Organisational change is part of life for sports teams, however, research suggests that despite how often change initiatives occur, the success rate for organisations achieving their desired outcomes is less than 30%.
The aim of the study is to investigate how top level sports organisations manage change and to compare the different approaches adopted by various sports in countries around the world.
This study will interview sporting directors and general managers from around the world in order to:
1) identify how sporting directors identify, research and plan change initiatives, with a comparison between ge-ographical and cultural practices;
2) explore the process of change in relation to planning, challenges of implementation and integration, and bar-riers to success;
3) establish how change is audited and evaluated;
4) provide a number of recommendations for i) applied practice for and ii) research with sporting directors

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Faculty Supervisor:

Darren Warburton

Student:

Oliver Finlay

Partner:

3D Thinking & Training Ltd

Discipline:

Medicine

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Implementation, Demonstration, and Evaluation of a Cloud-Based Smart Dual Fuel Switching System (SDFSS) for the Hybrid Integrated HVAC System in a Net-Zero Energy House

Energy consumption of a net zero energy home (NZEH) equipped with high efficiency natural gas fired furnace and an electrical air source heat pump will be monitored for a period of 12 months. The mechanical system of the house is designed to switch between these two sources of energy based on outdoor temperature. Based on current settings, heat pump works during milder/warmer weather condition and when temperature reaches below a certain point, system switches to furnace which works more efficiently in cold weather. This control system does not consider other important factors to identify the optimal switching point while switching set point is better to be defined based on individual house and mechanical system characteristics. Ryerson has developed a smart dual fuel switching system (SDFSS) that takes all important decision making factors into consideration. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alan Fung

Student:

Nima Alibabaei

Partner:

Union Gas Limited

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Alternative energy

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Elucidating the Impact of Probiotics on the Fungal Microbiome: Mechanisms of Interkingdom Interactions

Interactions between bacteria and fungi are ubiquitous. One environment where these interkingdom interactions are crucial for maintaining human health is the vaginal microbiome. A decline in abundance of bacteria can lead to overgrowth of fungi such as Candida albicans, which occurs in ~75% of healthy women at least once in their lifetime. This imbalance is associated with significant economic costs and has a negative impact on quality of life. Probiotics normally present in the vaginal microbiome have emerged as a strategy to restore homeostasis, though the mechanisms involved remain unknown. This research will assess the capacity of Lallemand probiotic species to impair C. albicans filamentous growth, a key virulence trait, and will elucidate the mechanisms involved. This research enable the development of the most suitable probiotics for future nutritional programs. Ultimately, this program has potential to stimulate economic growth and to improve the quality of life of women globally.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Leah Cowen

Student:

Jessie McAlpine

Partner:

Lallemand Health Solutions

Discipline:

Biochemistry / Molecular biology

Sector:

Pharmaceuticals

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Effectiveness of a community based therapeutic writing intervention to improve community sense of self

The Toronto Writers Collective (TWC), a not for profit corporation, aims to empower vulnerable populations by giving them a voice through providing them the opportunity to engage in creative writing. The TWC has received numerous impact statements from attendees and facilitators regarding their involvement in the program. This research project will investigate the effectiveness of the program offered by the TWC. Attendees and facilitators will be queried regarding their participation in TWC workshops. They will also complete several questionnaires. The information collected during this project will allow the TWC to advocate for their program as being effective in aiding their attendees and facilitators to experience improvements in social engagement, financial literacy, and community leadership. Ultimately increasing the likelihood of the TWC securing greater funding in the future, and being able to reach a larger segment of the community.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kelly McShane

Student:

Annabelle Torsein

Partner:

Toronto Writers Collective

Discipline:

Psychology

Sector:

Education

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Next Generation PtM catalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

The production of optimised catalysts and catalyst layers for proton exchange membrane fuel cells is both labour intensive and time consuming. However, these materials and composites are of critical importance if proton exchange membrane fuel cells are to become commercially viable. Specifically, highly active catalysts are required in order to reduce platinum group metal content and system cost, while optimized catalyst layer designs are necessary to achieve high performance and robustness in operating cells. Recently, continuous flow reactors and rapid screening techniques have gained significant traction for the production of fuel cell relevant catalysts. These preparative techniques are easily scaled to the batch sizes required for prototype production, without the need to re-optimise the synthetic process. Additionally, these sorts of systems can also be coupled with in-line purification methods, producing high quality and high purity nanomaterials in a continuous manner. This project aims to first assemble a continuous flow droplet reactor to prepare optimized and clean fuel cell catalysts. This reactor will be used to rapidly screen synthetic conditions to prepare optimised fuel cell catalysts for Membrane Electrode Assemblies (MEAs).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Byron Gates

Student:

Sadaf Tahmasebi

Partner:

Ballard Power Systems Inc.

Discipline:

Chemistry

Sector:

Energy

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Development of innovative rock mass mapping techniques in underground mining

Considerable advances in geological and rock engineering mapping methods using both conventional and remote sensing techniques have occurred over the last decade. The primary objective of the proposed research is to develop the use Virtual and Mixed Reality (VR/MR), techniques in improving structural geological and rock mass field data acquisition. New uses of MR and Virtual Reality, VR, methods will be explored in combined field and office settings. The research will enhance the use of existing mine datasets both during mapping and subsequently in office data interpretation and mine design use. The internee will gain expertise in a wide variety of mine and office based rock engineering techniques including state-of-the-art VR/MR and remote sensing methods. A major benefit to SRK will be the development of improved state-of-the-art mapping techniques and optimized exploitation and communication of mine datasets through the use of virtual reality platforms and mixed reality holographic image sets.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Douglas Stead

Student:

Emre Onsel

Partner:

SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc.

Discipline:

Geography / Geology / Earth science

Sector:

Natural resources

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Nanostructured functional materials from the bottom up

In this series of collaborative projects, we propose a combination of computational and experimental investigations of the preparation and dielectric properties of new, mixed inorganic materials. We will optimize the fabrication process of standard oxide dielectrics and semiconductors, and mixed derivative materials for efficiency and costs, and study the effects of making small modifications to the material’s composition on its field response. The materials proposed here have the potential to evolve in a new class of energy storage and related technology within the next 10 years. Additionally, we will computationally optimize surface deposition processes and identify reactants, substituents, catalysts, and precursors for thin film deposition of materials, including dielectrics and semiconductors for electrode and barrier applications. This in itself will be a significant part of the theoretical and practical R&D work that will be carried out.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Scott McIndoe

Student:

Johanne Penafiel

Partner:

Seastar Chemicals Inc

Discipline:

Chemistry

Sector:

Advanced manufacturing

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Moving to Breathe, Breathing to Move: An interdisciplinary study on the benefits of choral and dance exercise for people with neuromuscular conditions

In this collaborative project with Muscular Dystrophy Canada (MDC), we will design and run choir singing and dancing programs for people with neuromuscular conditions, in order to study whether it improves their quality of life and their ability to breathe. Both singing and dancing have been shown to have significant medical and quality of life benefits for people with other kinds of disabilities, but little research has been done with those who have neuromuscular conditions. This will also be the first study to include participants who rely on ventilation technology to breathe. Participants in this study will get to enjoy the benefits of singing and dancing. Practitioners, clinicians and participants will gain new insights into possible benefits of these kinds of physical activity programs. Further, we will publish useful protocols for running the most barrierfree, safe, beneficial, and meaningful singing and dancing programs for this population.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Danielle Peers

Student:

Kelsie Acton

Partner:

Muscular Dystrophy Canada

Discipline:

Medicine

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Accelerate development of new technologies and applications for advanced water treatment – Year two

Global population growth, urbanization and changing climate patterns have increased the demand for potable water, wastewater reuse and value recovery from wastewater, and treatment of industrial process water. Population growth also results in increased demand for the shipping of goods by ocean freight, with the associated risk of the transport of unwanted marine life from one location to another by the discharge of ballast water. Also, the increasing sophistication of food and drug production requires a corresponding development of fluid protection technologies to prevent contamination by undesirable microbes. Consequently, there is increased demand for improved technologies that can provide sustainable treatment of water and wastewaters, protection of the water supply, and development of new fluid treatment methods. This research project will develop knowledge and technologies to allow the development of new Trojan Technologies products in these three areas. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marc Aucoin

Student:

Michelle Gabriel

Partner:

Trojan Technologies

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

Natural resources

University:

Program:

Elevate

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