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Engineering - chemical / biological

Simulation of the foamy oil flow during the solution gas drive production of heavy oils

Foamy oil behavior is a unique phenomenon associated with cold production of heavy crude oils. It is believed that the foaming mechanism has a significant impact on the abnormally high production rate of viscous crude oils observed in many heavy oil producing reservoirs through solution gas drive.
Due to the non-equilibrium nature of the foamy oil flow, the mathematical modeling of this process involves few challenges. The main non-equilibrium process exist between solution gas and free gas that leads to a significant supersaturation of dissolved gas in the oil phase. Even though different models on foamy-oil behavior with a diverse experimental data are available in literature, there is scarcity of published experimental data for a heavy oil reservoir with a Canadian origin. This research will be focused on developing a kinetic model which is developed and tuned for a heavy oil reservoir with a Canadian origin.TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sudarshan Mehta

Student:

Jafar Modaresghazani

Partner:

Devon Canada Corporation

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

Oil and gas

University:

Program:

Elevate

Catalytic Heavy Oil Upgrading under Methane Environment

The proposed research is focused on designing and optimizing novel catalysts that catalyze the activation of methane, the principal component of natural gas, to upgrade heavy oil, and obtaining a comprehensive understanding of the involved reaction mechanism. Heavy oil is upgraded to meet the pipeline transportation requirements, while methane is incorporated to the formed synthetic crude at lowered temperature and pressure (<5 MPa). Compared with commonly practiced hydrotreating process, which consumes hydrogen originating from the steam reforming of methane, the operating cost, energy consumption and CO2 emission are reduced in the proposed approach. On the other side, methane finds its way to be incorporated to the value added liquid products. The catalysts are metal modified nano porous materials, which allow flexible product selectivity by applying post-synthetic treatment to the support materials and modifying the condition of metal species. TO BE CONT'D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hua Song

Student:

Peng He

Partner:

Kara Energy Services

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

Oil and gas

University:

Program:

Elevate

Using bioelectrochemical approaches to study microbes associated with oil and gas operations

Microbial activities in oil and gas operations can be beneficial or detrimental which economically impact the energy industry. Microorganisms can be responsible for souring and microbiologically influenced corrosion which damage oil and gas infrastructure, but they can also play a beneficial role in enhancing energy production, recovering chemicals from waste streams, bioremediation, and biofuel production. The threat of global warming and diminishing fossil fuel resources is creating an ever-increasing drive to implement new technologies for renewable fuel production. We propose to design a simple bioelectrochemical system (BES) in order to study different metabolic activities of microorganisms associated with oil and gas systems. Bioelectrochemical systems can interconvert electrical and chemical energy enabling electricity generation, biofuel and chemical synthesis, wastewater treatment, desalination, microbial corrosion monitoring, and bioremediation. The innovation of the proposed research is in the use of BES systems to carry out multiple desirable tasks simultaneously. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lisa Gieg

Student:

Mohita Sharma

Partner:

Shell Global Solutions

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

Program:

Elevate

Landscape-scale reconstruction of the spatio-temporal attributes and biophysical drivers of mixed-severity fire regimes in the Alberta Foothills

Ecosystem-based management (EBM) presumes that sustainability is a function of how well we understand ecosystem function and ecological dynamics. This includes understanding relationships among climate, disturbance, vegetation patterns, and ecological services. Recent research on the historical ecology of montane forests in western Canada has challenged the long-standing notion that stand-replacing fires characterized the landscape. Instead, a mixed-severity regime (MSFR) existed in portions of the montane forest. To evaluate the implications of these findings for EBM, new research is needed to quantify the prevalence of MSFRs and describe their ecological dynamics. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nicholas Coops

Student:

Cameron Naficy

Partner:

Foothills Research Institute

Discipline:

Forestry

Sector:

Forestry

University:

Program:

Elevate

Municipal inclusion and human rights

Pivot Legal Society seeks to improve the lives and the health of people who are homeless, use drugs, and/or engage in sex work through law and policy reform. Beginning in 2017 Pivot begun a large scale project to expand its knowledge base and networks with the goal of creating inclusive communities and promoting respect for human rights across British Columbia. Pivot now seeks to develop a body of analysis and export reports concerning the intersection of human rights of marginalized populations and municipal governance. Pivot has identified key areas of analysis in areas of: Zoning bylaw making, implementation and appeal; low-income housing placement; and provision of medical services. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nicholas Blomley

Student:

Noah Quastel

Partner:

Pivot Legal Society

Discipline:

Geography / Geology / Earth science

Sector:

Management of companies and enterprises

University:

Program:

Elevate

Iron battery: a safety, economic and environmentally friendly aqueous secondary battery

The past few decades have witnessed the unprecedented development of aqueous rechargeable batteries and there are many scientific groups focusing their interest on this energy technology research field. Ideal active electrode materials and plain economic considerations are the critical factors in the design of batteries. Among them, Fe//MnO2 aqueous battery is one of the best candidates because of lower cost, high safety and eco-friendliness. In addition, improved conductivity and better cycle performance can be obtained by carbon coating. This proposal mainly discusses the carbon coated Fe and MnO2 nanostructured materials for iron battery applications. Afterwards, this proposed iron battery will be used to light minor surgical lights on-site at our partner organization. Apparently, once the project is successful, our partner can reduce production costs, seize market share and maximize the company’s benefits.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pu Chen

Student:

YU LIU

Partner:

D&H Partners Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

Energy

University:

Program:

Elevate

The Cost-Benefit Analysis of Capacity Building Initiative for Rural Community Health Research in Northern Newfoundland and Coastal Labrador (Rural 360 Project)

Faculty Development Programs (FDPs) are widely well-established through the academic medical centers (AMCs); however, little attention has been paid to rural and remote physicians (RRPs), despite their critical role in addressing the priority health concerns of the communities. In response to this, 6for6 and Rural 360 projects have been introduced by the Memorial University of Newfoundland.
One of the key questions for researchers is how to evaluate the economic impact/value of these projects. Although the cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is well-structured in welfare economics, education, and environment, there is little evidence found to develop a theoretical framework of CBA for FDPs.
The aim of this study is twofold: first, to establish a theoretical framework/tool-set of CBA for research development programs; and second, to assess the advantages (benefits) and cost/saving associated with the rural 360. The possible outcomes would be technical reports, policy reports, and publications/presentations. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shabnam Asghari

Student:

Mehdee Araee

Partner:

International Grenfell Association

Discipline:

Medicine

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Elevate

Assessment and Genetics of Stress Resilience in Dairy Cattle

Dairy cattle are exposed to stressors that negatively impact health, fertility, welfare and production. Health and climate experts predict that exposure to stressors (i.e. pathogens and extreme temperature events) will increase as climate conditions continue to destabilize. Due to increased antimicrobial resistance, there is urgent need to explore alternative strategies to promote animal health; it is anticipated that genetic selection for increased stress resilience will yield healthier animals that will live longer and be more productive. Given the importance of the innate immune system for directing and participating in the immune response against pathogens, the proposed study will utilize an immune stressor (microbial-associated molecular pattern; MAMP) to stress phenotype dairy cattle. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Niel Karrow

Student:

ANKITA SHARMA

Partner:

Semex Alliance

Discipline:

Animal science

Sector:

Forestry

University:

Program:

Elevate

Costing Educational Inequity: The Case for a “Social Determinants of Education”

While often imagined as “great equalizer,” recent research affirms that students from mariginalized and racialized backgrounds are particularly affected by educational inequity. Nowhere is this more evident than Jane and Finch in northwest Toronto where Success Beyond Limits (SBL) has been working toward addressing these longstanding barriers. By employing the SBL Graduation Model – a combination of wrap around supports and mentoring throughout secondary school, SBL has worked toward addressing barriers marginalized students face in schooling. This project works to understand the impact of SBL’s “Graduation Model” on those who have gone through it -namely SBL Alumni – specifically analyzing their post-secondary trajectories. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Carl James

Student:

Sam Tecle

Partner:

Success Beyond Limits

Discipline:

Education

Sector:

Education

University:

Program:

Elevate

Deep learning for customer insights discovery from videos

Measuring customer experiences has historically been based on analyzing traditional structured data, which mainly consists of surveying questions/answers as well as evaluating purchases and returns. However, using this type of inherently constrained data
alone misses the bigger consumer picture. Deeper insights can be derived from unstructured data such as videos of the customers at the store, where tremendous untapped insights exist. In fact, retailers are not just interested in what do customers buy, they also want to know how do customers shop. The ability to create a bridge between digital and physical behavior to understand the entire journey and connect store transactions to digital marketing investments, is currently a huge black hole in business intelligence and customer analytics.
The way companies bridge this typically is by using very expensive research techniques like focus groups or shopper diaries. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marco Pedersoli

Student:

Rafik Gouiaa

Partner:

Faimdata

Discipline:

Visual arts

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Program:

Elevate

Acoustic and Speaker Modeling Using Deep Learning

There is a rapidly growing need for voice powered human-machine interaction modalities for varieties of devices. Despite enormous investment in research and development in this area by a number of companies, significant limitations remain which prevent the ubiquitous proliferation of speech recognition. These limitations include poor performance in the presence of noise, inability to handle variability in accents, and not reliably recognizing the speaker. Fluent.ai is investigating novel neural network architectures for solving aforementioned issues with a primary target market of personal smart devices such as wearables, smart-toys and smart-home devices. Two key aspects of a successful voice user interface solution for such devices include high recognition accuracy even in the presence of noise and ability to adapt to speakers with difference speaking styles and accents. It is crucial for Fluent.ai’s business that these challenges are addressed effectively. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Patrick Cardinal

Student:

Mohammed Senoussaoui

Partner:

Fluent.AI Inc

Discipline:

Visual arts

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Program:

Elevate

Keeping the Spark Alive: How Novelty and Responsiveness Can Enhance Intimate Relationship

Romantic relationships play a key role in happiness but keeping the spark alive over time in relationships is challenging. One route to maintaining passion and desire is to engage in self-expanding activities with a partner. Although novel, self-expanding experiences tend to promote desire and passion, introducing novelty into a relationship can be intimidating. In a recent study, we found that individuals who were asked to engage in exciting sexual activities over the course of two-weeks reported greater passion and sexual desire, though there was no influence on intimacy. It is possible that while novelty provides excitement and fosters passion, it is accompanied by uncertainty and the risk of being vulnerable with a partner. Having a partner who is responsive or is attuned to and motivated to meet a partner’s needs, may promote both intimacy and passion through novel experiences. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lorne Campbell

Student:

Rhonda Balzarini

Partner:

Standard Innovation Corporation

Discipline:

Psychology

Sector:

Digital media

University:

Program:

Accelerate

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