Innovative Projects Realized

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13270 Completed Projects

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Projects by Category

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Computer science
9%
Engineering
1%
Engineering - biomedical
4%
Engineering - chemical / biological

Assessing bioremediation potential for arsenic released from mine waste rock

Arsenic (As) is a toxic metalloid that is widespread in the environment. Anthropogenic mining activities result in As being released from rock via mining activities in mine tailings, waste rock and process waters. AREVA has a proposed mine site expected to produce up to 6 million tonnes of waste rock containing As. This waste rock needs to be stored appropriately and the release of it’s As into groundwater must be limited to minimize environmental impacts. The goal of this research project is to assess a bioremediation method for As found in the water and waste rock at relevant mine temperatures.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kerry McPhedran

Student:

Raquibul Alam

Partner:

AREVA Resources Canada Inc

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

Mining and quarrying

University:

Program:

Accelerate

The Core Connectors Initiative

The proposed study evaluates The Core Connectors Initiative (CCI), a high school-based suicide prevention program designed to help youth gain peer support skills and mental health knowledge. CCI involves two phases, a 14-module training phase and an action phase. Facilitators who have backgrounds in counselling psychology or related disciplines will pilot the program in 5 high schools. CCI is based on a peer education suicide prevention program, Youth as Gatekeepers (Ohlmann, Kwee, & Lees, 2014). Through a partnership between AAF and the UBC’s Centre for Group Counselling and Trauma (CGCT), the goal is to develop an excellent and well-researched program available as a resource for high schools to systemically address mental health concerns among youth. This partnership aligns with the mandates of both organizations: CGCT is focused on advancing group counselling initiatives, while AAF aims to prevent and address mental health challenges faced by
youth by fostering healthy social connections.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marvin Westwood

Student:

Carmen Huang

Partner:

Adam's Apples Foundation

Discipline:

Education

Sector:

Education

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Deep Learning to assist requirement translation

Cutting edge techniques in artificial intelligence will be applied to extract semantic information from natural language and work towards building a system that can help engineers write clearer and less ambiguous requirements for complex systems. Models will be developed that are similar to current techniques used by popular translation tools, and will be adapted for paraphrasing and ambiguity reduction.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Thomas Trappenberg

Student:

Michael Traynor

Partner:

QRA Corp

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Advancing Out-of-Band Network Measurement for Multi-Hop Sensor Networks

This collaborative project with Rimeware will investigate out-of-band measurement approaches that can passively monitor the network traffic and provide rich detailed network information, e.g., latency, loss, route path, etc. The goal is to build a programmable system for accurate, generic, and robust network measurement. It includes two sub projects. In the first sub-project, we will research the sniffer deployment problem with lossy and correlated link models and develop a set of instructions that provide programmable interfaces for network administrators. In addition, we plan to build a set of programmable interfaces that are in highly abstract forms, which can simplify various typical network tasks from thousands of lines of code to just dozens. In the second sub-project, we intend to investigate the trace synchronization problem and build a range of measurement applications for multi-hop sensors networks. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jiangchuan Liu

Student:

Cong Zhang

Partner:

Rimeware Technologies

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Validation and calibration of Squeeze Film Damper Model with Experiment

This research project studies a specific component in the commercial aircraft engine called the squeezed film damper, or SFD. The SFD is applied to reduce the vibration of the engine rotor, which in turn reduces the noise and brings comfort to the passengers. The expected delivery from this project includes an advanced SFD model which will be used by P&WC for the simulation of engine vibration. The developed model can also be studied as the guideline for an upgraded level of SFD design.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kamran Behdinan

Student:

Tieshu Fan

Partner:

Pratt & Whitney Canada

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Aerospace and defense

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Evaluation of probiotic bacterial strains for enhanced microbial biotransformation of polyphenol-rich potato extract

The proposed project searches to understand the effect of probiotic bacterial strains belonging to the Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium genera on the degradation and bioavailability of phenolic compounds present in potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) after in vitro digestion. The more easily absorbed metabolites are associated with protective effects against cancer and diabetes mellitus type II. Additionally, the combination of probiotics with phenolic-rich potato extract may have beneficial effects on the human colonic bacterial composition. Lallemand Inc., the partner organization that produces the probiotics, will benefit from this study as its results will describe additional health benefits through the consumption of their products.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Stan Kubow

Student:

Emiliano Melgar-Bermudez

Partner:

Lallemand Health Solutions

Discipline:

Food science

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Evaluating Dementia Inclusivity in Retirement Communities

Retirement Communities (RCs) are an attractive bridge between aging-in-place/staying at home and going to full care/LTC by allowing older adults to remain independent while still receiving minimal assistance, as well as access to activities and socialization opportunities. With the mean age of residents being 85 years old, these communities offer unique insight into the future of Canada’s aging population. This research will offer preliminary findings on the state of dementia inclusivity within RCs as well as offering viable solutions to reducing stigma and becoming a dementia inclusive community. Two research questions guiding this study are: 1) What is the current state of dementia inclusivity in RCs? and; 2) From the residents and staffs’ perspectives- what are the barriers and facilitators to dementia inclusivity? Data generation methods will include the use of the following: (i) online survey methods; (ii) semi-structured interviews; (iii) focus groups and; (iv) observations. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gloria Gutman

Student:

Laura Booi

Partner:

Ontario Retirement Community Association

Discipline:

Visual arts

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Accelerate

System Controller – Connector/Harness/Baseplate Redesign Feasibility Study

Electronic assemblies are used to control various systems in an aircraft. Under normal operating conditions, these assemblies undergo vibration, and therefore have an expected life span. Different designs are analyzed to reduce production cost, and these designs have to ensure that the electronic components contained within the hardware can tolerate the same operating conditions without failure. With time continuous research projects are being conducted to produce products with the same quality and lower costs, and this is one of them.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kamran Behdinan

Student:

Mahmoud Embabi

Partner:

Honeywell Aerospace

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Aerospace and defense

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Finding innovations to improve calf gastrointestinal health

The neonatal and pre-weaned periods are the most challenging in dairy production, resulting in the highest mortality and morbidity rates, with diarrhea proving the most common cause of calf health problems. In order to treat and control this diarrhea, producers often rely on antibiotic therapy. An alternative is to provide living microorganisms (probiotics) that minimize pathogenic bacteria colonization of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), without producing drug residues, when directly fed to animals. The aim of the proposed project is to examine whether the addition of one specific yeast probiotic, Saccharomyces cerevisiae boulardii (SB), impacts gastrointestinal function, structure, and microbiota, as well as GIT health on gut function in early-life calves. This will be the first large study to explore the molecular and physiological mechanisms behind how probiotics affects GIT health in calves.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Steele

Student:

Clothilde Villot

Partner:

Lallemand Health Solutions

Discipline:

Food science

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Investigating the effectiveness of mental health services offered through the Zebra Centre: Assessing what works for children who have been abused

This project will serve as the first formal program evaluation for the Zebra Centre, which has been serving victims of abuse in Edmonton and the surrounding area for 15 years. Program evaluation would open up opportunities for the Zebra Centre to learn about their strengths and areas of need in regards to their ability to support families who have undergone childhood trauma. As the Zebra Centre is preparing to expand their services to include on-site mental health support, it will be critical to investigate factors that are more likely to produce positive outcomes in families who have experienced trauma. The results gath

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Faculty Supervisor:

Christina Rinaldi

Student:

Clarissa Cheong

Partner:

Zebra Centre

Discipline:

Education

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Treating advanced retinal degeneration – rebuilding multiple co-dependent retinal layers with stem cells

Despite dozens of clinical trials (and countless animal trials) to regenerate the retina with stem cells, none have solved the challenge successfully. This is because the retina has many layers, and all layers are necessary in order to restore vision in patients with advanced retinal degeneration – ~1M patients in Canada and >50M worldwide. Here, we developed a strategy that stratifies a suspension mixture of subretinal graft (including stem-cell-derived RPE and photoreceptors) into correct orientation and layering resulting in replacement of the lost retinal layers. This is all performed with standard outpatient retinal surgery techniques and infrastructure.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Joanne Matsubara

Student:

Christopher Laver

Partner:

VisuCyte Therapeutics Inc

Discipline:

Visual arts

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Simulation and analysis of light scatter in head mounted display lens

Head-mounted display (HMD) lenses can include a high degree of scattering (ghosting) which reduces brightness and contrast, and is distracting to the user. This can directly impact the utility of the device, if for instance some of the display is illegible because of excess light scatter and blurring. In this research, we want to investigate ways to model sources of light scattering in a HMD with freeform lenses, using non-sequential raytracing software. From the results of the investigation, recommendations will be made with regards to the to the design of freeform lens to reduce the light scattering while maintaining image quality and brightness. Then, we will make freeform lenses with recommended design changes and compare their optical performances.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Boris Stoeber

Student:

Hongbae Sam Park

Partner:

Form Athletica Inc

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Program:

Accelerate

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