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Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of Aero-Engines

Aero-engines are lightweight structures which are assembled of several thin walled cylindrical components (casings). Casings are joined by bolted flanges, and must withstand high forces. To accurately predict the response of casings assembly, the non-linear behavior of the casing joints must be considered. Currently, aero-engine manufacturers (i.e PWC) are facing serious limitations in matching the experimental results with FE models prediction tools of the aero-engine. The cause of the discrepancy originates from the disregard of the nonlinear behavior at the bolted flange interface in the FE models. Using analytical prediction tools, a full aero-engine model will be developed, while considering the non-linear dynamic behavior of the bolted flange joints. A nonlinear bolted flange model will be developed that is as accurate as possible yet computationally efficient for implementation in the full aero-engine FE model. The validity of the developed nonlinear bolted flange model will be experimentally verified.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kamran Behdinan

Student:

Seyed-Ehsan Mir-Haidari

Partner:

Pratt & Whitney Canada

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Aerospace and defense

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Understanding sharp-tailed grouse habitat selection and lek persistence to inform industrial siting and mitigation strategies

The sharp-tailed grouse is the provincial bird of Saskatchewan and a favourite upland game-bird for hunters. Sharp-tailed grouse are considered an indicator of grassland ecosystem health, and there is growing concern that populations are declining in Saskatchewan and elsewhere. Habitat loss, as a result of conversion of grassland habitat for agriculture and energy production, appears to be one of the major factors influencing grouse populations in Canada. To maintain healthy populations of sharp-tailed grouse, while balancing economically important energy production, it is imperative to develop an understanding of sharp-tailed grouse habitat selection and their response to construction of energy infrastructure. In particular, the selection of lek sites, seasonal dancing grounds that form the basis for grouse mating and nesting, is poorly understood. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Christopher Somers

Student:

Brandon Burda

Partner:

SaskPower

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Investigating How Teachers Learn and Customize Digital Classroom Tools II

Our proposed research investigates how K-12 teachers learn and customize digital classroom tools and learning management systems and how they share this information with each other. In particular, we will be working with our partner Microsoft to investigate the use and customization of the recently developed OneNote Class Notebooks software that is increasingly being used by teachers for various content delivery and content management tasks. We will carry out semi-structured interviews with K-12 teachers and do content analysis of online forums and blogs to synthesize gaps in retrieving and applying community-created customizations and how the customization-sharing process could be improved. We expect these findings to help inform the design of new tools that can, for example, help a teacher who is new to using an application such as the Class Notebooks accelerate her course set-up process by using a customization created and shared by another instructor teaching a similar course.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Parmit Chilana

Student:

Laton Vermette

Partner:

Microsoft Canada

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Concept design and feasibility evaluation for the QEYSSat microsatellite mission

This project focuses on the concept design and ACS/Geolocation simulation of an Earth-observation microsatellite in Low Earth Orbit. MSCI has a long history of building microsatellites, but not for an Earth observation mission. In this research, we will evaluate the current MSCI multi-mission bus design capability, given its current hardware, for use in the QEYSSat microsatellite mission proposal. QEYSSat is a proposed mission to create a quantum link between ground and space using polarized photons and to transmit encryption keys to ground based users using this link. The proposed project will determine ways to improve the satellite bus mechanical design as well as its attitude control and Geolocation capabilities in order to meet the QEYSSat mission requirements. This will include analysis of the current multi-mission bus structure, solar panels, orbit and attitude determination sensors and actuators, hardware timing latency, and the bus Geolocation/ACS accuracy using conventional algorithms. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Regina Lee

Student:

Sobhan Etemadi

Partner:

Microsat Systems Canada Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Aerospace and defense

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Highly Efficient Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) Modules

The UPS market has recently experienced an exponential growth due to the increase in the number of data centers and IT centers. In this research program, superior UPS products will be designed and developed to comply with the new performance requirements of the UPS market. This research program has tremendous value for Alpha Technologies Ltd. to be able to acquire significant market share and attain more revenue. This research program can place Alpha as the leading company in future advanced UPS technology.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Majid Pahlevani

Student:

Iman Askarian

Partner:

Alpha Technologies Ltd.

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Energy

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Understanding memory consumption in a distributed data analytics system

Data analytics has emerged as an important driver for economic success in many businesses and in the public sector. In healthcare, using data analytics promises to reduce costs and improve patient diagnostics and treatment. This project is a collaboration with a Vancouver-based company PHEMI Systems that provides data analytics solutions for healthcare and other industries. Our goal is to understand how to make data analytics system used by PHEMI and many others more efficient in terms of consumed resources while at the same time meeting the needs of privacy.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alexandra Fedorova

Student:

Craig Mustard

Partner:

PHEMI Systems

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Mobile Robotic Platform for Autonomous Data Collection on Large Complex Construction Projects

Autonomous data collection on construction sites has increasing potential to replace manual surveying methods, which are expensive, non-scalable, and potentially dangerous for the workers involved. In the proposed research the intern will work with industry partners Veerum and Clearpath Robotics to advance the technology which is needed to conduct autonomous data collection on large construction projects using mobile vehicles. Expected tasks include the transfer of technology and software tools that Veerum has developed for automatic data collection onto a Clearpath Robotics unmanned ground vehicle, and to further enhance the software modules necessary for autonomous data collection, specifically GPS waypoint navigation. Veerum and Clearpath will benefit from this project by having a globally scalable commercial solution for autonomous data collection on construction sites.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sriram Narasimhan

Student:

Stephen Phillips

Partner:

Clearpath Robotics

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Development of the supporting peripherals for bioelectrode system operation in oxygenated environments

In this project, a pre-conditioning system to remove the oxygen prior to reaching a bioelectrode system sensor will be developed and tested. Bioelectrode system sensors require anoxic conditions for operation, and a low complexity solution would extend use cases of the technology. Bioelectrode system sensors measures the microbial activity of bacteria and the data can be used to optimize treatment efficiency, detect deleterious substances, and quantify Biological Oxygen Demand.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Rob Jamieson

Student:

Colin Ragush

Partner:

Island Water Technologies Inc

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

Natural resources

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Evaluation of Signal Mass as a new marker of brain tissue loss in multiple sclerosis

The degree of brain cell injury and death may be associated with disability and problems with memory and thinking skills in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). This is most frequently measured by using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images to calculate shrinkage of brain volume. In fact, MS patients suffer more rapid shrinkage of brain volume compared to healthy people. However, brain volume can also fluctuate due to reasons other than brain cell death, such as water coming in and out of the brain. Also, brain volume change alone does not necessarily inform us regarding the change in the number of brain cells within the tissue (i.e. change in the density of brain cells). This project aims to evaluate Signal Mass (SM), a new method that combines both the volume shrinkage and cellular density information. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sridar Narayanan

Student:

Hyunwoo Lee

Partner:

NeuroRx Research Inc.

Discipline:

Medicine

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Limb Imaging Fourier transfer spectrometer Experiment (LIFE) – Characterization and Testing

The University of Saskatchewan (U of S) specializes in developing and building instruments which make detailed measurements of the composition of the atmosphere. These measurements provide a key link to the Earth’s climate system and are important in estimating and predicting air quality. The U of S has partnered with ABB Inc. to develop an instrument called LIFE which measures greenhouse gases. This internship will focus on developing software to control and acquire data from the instrument. The intern will study LIFE and the programming system used by ABB. This understanding will allow the intern to collaborate with ABB in customizing the software to suit the needs of the University of Saskatchewan.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Doug Degenstein

Student:

Ethan Runge

Partner:

ABB Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Implementation of a chip-based MDTMA platform for evaluating prostate cancer treatment response and mode of action. – Year two

Prostate cancer is the disease of the old, effecting 1 in 7 Canadians with a death burden of 1 in 28. The management of the disease becomes extremely difficult with the development of the nonresponsive and aggressive form of the cancer. Thus, the clinicians are rendered helpless and hence there is an urgent need for the development of new targeted therapies. Response to chemotherapy drugs varies for every individual, leading to adverse effects in many. Hence every individual responds to chemotherapy drugs differentially, matching the right dose for individual patient is a big challenge. We hypothesize that a microfluidic platform is well suited to directly assess chemotherapeutic indices from tissue samples, allowing for a more personalized approach to clinical decision-making. The economic, miniature and rapid output of such a platform would allow for a fast read-out of response in PCa. Our laboratory has already developed such a device. 

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Faculty Supervisor:

Fred Saad

Student:

Muhammad Abdul Lateef

Partner:

Institut du cancer de Montréal

Discipline:

Medicine

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Elevate

Development and commercialization of novel reference material for food allergen and gluten proficiency testing – Year two

The planned research program aims to address an existing gap: the lack of commercial availability of reference materials for food allergens to be used in the context of analytical method development, validation and performance testing. In particular, naturally incurred samples representing food matrices where priority allergens are likely to occur, in a controlled and calibrated fashion are not available. Allergens targeted include egg, milk as well as wheat gluten (targeting both wheat allergen and Gluten testing). Selected food carriers (food matrices where the allergen will be incorporated in a controlled and calibrated fashion) will be identified based on needs and priorities for allergen testing as well as market research. The research envisaged will include the development of conditions of production, quality control and use of such reference materials. 

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Faculty Supervisor:

Samuel Godefroy

Student:

Jérémie Théolier

Partner:

r-Biopharm Canada inc

Discipline:

Visual arts

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Program:

Elevate

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