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Digital Youth Engagement Strategy Using a Critical Pedagogy of Place-based Perspective

The Atlantic Publisher’s Digital Youth Engagement Strategy (APDYES) is a partnership of Atlantic Canadian publishers, designed to digitally expand the reading experience of today’s “digital natives,” or youth. The strategy requires the research on a diverse Atlantic Canadian youth public to support the discoverability of Atlantic Canadian authors and other creative book content contributors in the digital realm and enhance this demographics’ experience of reading in general.
This research will be the foundation of an ongoing digital engagement strategy for Atlantic Canadian publishers with youth based in Atlantic Canada. The research project will mine information from a diverse youth public (aged 12 to 25) from across Atlantic Canada. It will involve researching best practices of digital engagement as these practices relate to encouraging the youth public to read – and particularly, from a “critical pedagogy of place”-based perspective. The results of the research project will be used to expand the digital influence and viability of Atlantic Canadian authors and publishers, while also supporting the grounding of Atlantic Canadian youth in a digital critical pedagogy of place.
To this end, the intern will use key components of Steve Blank’s Business Model Canvas — the development of a customer discovery process, and the testing

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Faculty Supervisor:

Janna Rosales

Student:

Taylor Stocks

Partner:

Nimbus Publishing

Discipline:

Education

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

Probiotic treatment of mothers influences maternal care: Implications for postpartum hormone regulation and offspring stress resiliency

Probiotics are a form of good bacteria that have been shown to have health benefits in offspring that have been exposed to early life stress. One such form of early life stress that has a lasting impact on offspring stress resiliency is poor maternal care. Based on unpublished research from our laboratory, we have found that probiotics have a positive impact on the quality of a mother’s care towards her offspring.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tara S Perrot

Student:

Elizabeth O’Leary

Partner:

Lallemand Health Solutions

Discipline:

Psychology

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Selective Ablation of Circulating Tumor Cells by Dynamic Photothermal Therapy

Cancer metastasis is responsible for 90% of cancer deaths. In metastasis, a group of cancer cells detach from the tumor, entre the blood stream and ultimately make new colonies in other organs. In this study we aim to develop a new technology to target these cancerous cells in the blood circulation with laser irradiation. We will use absorbents that selectively home to these cells in the blood. These absorbers are able to convert the laser irradiation to heat and consequently kill the cancer cells they are attached to. This technology can be used as an alternative to current therapies for blood cancers and metastatic phase of other solid cancers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mads Daugaard

Student:

Negin Farivar

Partner:

Dolleris Scientific Corp

Discipline:

Medicine

Sector:

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Shipping Noise Characterization in Shallow Water Environment

Underwater acoustic propagation modeling was largely advanced by the world’s Navies from WWII until the early 2000’s. Growing evidence of the effects of sounds from human activities on marine life has made propagation modeling relevant to a much broader community including marine biologists, ecologists, regulators and environmental non-governmental organizations. In this project we aim to advance the state-of-the-art in application of underwater acoustic propagation modeling by integrating it to three problems: understanding changes to the arctic soundscape from climate change and increased vessel traffic, detection and localization of vessels, and understanding how sound propagates in turbulent environments around tidal turbines and how that affects turbine-animal interactions.

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Barclay;Jean-Francois Bousquet

Student:

Afolarin Egbewande;Marina Antipina

Partner:

JASCO Applied Sciences

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

High Power Density DC-DC Converter for Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Stations

Limited driving range coupled with limited availability of fast charging facilities is a major obstacle for electric vehicle (EV) adoption. As battery technology improves for EVs to have fast charging capabilities, the demand for EV fast charging facilities is also increasing. However, fast charging stations do impose challenges to the electricity grid due to high power demand and supplying such power is not even possible at locations with low short circuit power. Therefore, fast charging stations with an intermediate buffer energy storage system (ESS) are considered in this project. The ESS is charged slowly with low power so as to not overload the utility grid, whereas the EV battery is charged with higher power. This project will develop a high efficiency and high power density DC/DC converter to transfer power between the ESS and the EV battery. The developed technology will then be implemented in eCAMION’s fast charging station, which will enable eCAMION to compete in the global market with ever increasing demand for fast charging.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jennifer Bauman

Student:

Md Ahsanul Hoque Rafi

Partner:

eCAMION Inc

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

Equivariant Siamese Neural Networks

The world we live in is ripe with symmetry. From the bilateral symmetry we see in humans to the symmetries which are used to describe fundamental particles in physics. Most modern machine learning methods however do not have an inherent modeling of symmetry in them. By developing algorithms which do have an explicit modeling of symmetry we can decrease the amount we need to teach these algorithms, making them much cheaper to create. We propose a network that can compare images in such a way that it is not affected by changing the orientation of objects in the image. This is useful for things such as facial recognition, where it could be used to verify a face regardless of its orientation. The purpose for this project is to create a method for robust object comparison so that it may be used for industrial applications.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nicholas Touikan;Moulay Akhloufi

Student:

Max Hennick

Partner:

New Brunswick Research and Productivity Council

Discipline:

Statistics / Actuarial sciences

Sector:

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Spatial and temporal trends in nesting habitat use and availability for cavity nesting waterfowl in the lower Saint John River floodplain

Cavity-nesting ducks, including the wood duck, common goldeneye, and hooded merganser, are of interest in wildlife management programs due to their value to hunters and conservation groups. The lower Saint John River floodplain (New Brunswick, Canada) is a major breeding region for these species in Atlantic Canada that has experienced significant changes in recent decades. These ducks depend on natural cavities that form in trees to nest, but they will also use nest boxes when available. To improve the availability of suitable nesting space, Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) runs a nest box program in the lower Saint John River region to help maintain and increase their populations. An assessment of the program, including how use and availability of nest boxes compares to use and availability of natural cavities, is being undertaken in order to better understand the impacts of the nest box program on these species.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Joseph Nocera

Student:

Heidi Harding

Partner:

Ducks Unlimited Canada

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Fisheries and wildlife

University:

University of New Brunswick

Program:

Accelerate

Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of High Energy Incidents Inside and Above Buried Underground Vaults

When a transmission cable joint in an underground vault undergoes an electrical failure this event can result in a high energy event and trigger a shock wave. Rapid and extreme pressure build up inside a manhole can cause a 200kg vault cover launching out as a dangerous projectile, which is referred as manhole incidents. The safety and reliability evaluation of the power cable joint in an underground vault has always been challenging with quite complex electromagnetic-thermal-mechanical coupling field. In this case, accurate representation of material properties is one of the most important issues in modeling the behavior of the cable joint-underground vault-vault cover system. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) will be used to establish a 3-D parametric model considering the coupling field in this project. Based on the FE model, the pressure versus time curves in transmission vaults will be analyzed and computed considering different triggers and varying model geometry. Sensitivity analysis will be conducted to analyze the effect of parametric changes on the pressure versus time curves, such as ambient temperatures, number of vault covers, extent of venting, and input trigger energy and time profiles. The effects of the explosion of power cable joints on surrounding structures will be evaluated.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shahria Alam;Joshua Brinkerhoff

Student:

Faroque Hossain

Partner:

BC Hydro

Discipline:

Engineering - other

Sector:

Energy

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Quantification of Intra-Host Diversity of Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV-1) Infecting Atlantic and Chinook Salmon in BC

The decline in many populations of wild Pacific salmon is of great concern given their critical importance to First Nations, the ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest, and wild and farmed fisheries. The conservation efforts of the Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) have provided opportunity for research into infectious diseases like Heart and Skeletal Muscle Inflammation (HSMI) and jaundice/anemia that may contribute to these declines. Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) causes HSMI in Norwegian Atlantic salmon. Recently detected HSMI in BC farmed Atlantic salmon, links between PRV and disease in Pacific species, and healthy PRV-infected salmon, have called into question the threat PRV poses to BC salmon health. When a virus infects a salmon and begins copying, errors are made, which leads to a variety of genome sequences that can have different biological effects. This research investigates previously overlooked genetic diversity of viral populations to help PSF explain differences in HSMI symptoms among salmon populations to inform industry practices, future research, and governmental policy.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Curtis Suttle

Student:

Jessica Caleta

Partner:

Pacific Salmon Foundation

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

BTRC and FBXW11 Ligand Discovery Toward Discovery of E3 Ligase Handles

Drugs that inhibit a protein’s function do so by binding that protein and blocking interfaces relevant to its activity. This requires drugs to have high affinities towards and to be in high excess of their targets. Another approach called Proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) can be used, which hijacks a cell’s protein-degradation pathway by linking an E3-ligase to a target protein, leading to that protein’s degradation. To date, PROTACs molecules only utilize a handful of the over 600 potential E3 ligase handles and this limits PROTAC developmental potential. To address this, we propose a ligand discovery project for the E3 ligase scaffolds of BTRC and FBXW11. Using purified proteins, we will preform biophysical assays to screen libraries of small-molecules for ligands that interact with BTRC and FBXW11. Using structural biology techniques, we will solve the atomic structures of lead protein-ligand interactors to enable rational drug design in the future.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Cheryl Arrowsmith

Student:

Danton Ivanochko

Partner:

Boehringer Ingelheim RCV GmbH & Co KG

Discipline:

Medicine

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Modeling the Removal of Mine-impacted Water Species Using Freezing Technologies Focused on Frazil Ice Formation

The development of environment-friendly freezing technologies to contaminated water is a potential solution for water treatment in regions with cold weather conditions and vulnerable to anthropogenic impact. The results of laboratory tests fulfilled by Core Geoscience Services Inc. on the removal of mine-impacted water species through ice formation along with other publicly available data will form a basis for the next stage of research comprising quantitative analysis and mathematical modelling. The primary objective of this project is to develop and test a mathematical model based on the results of laboratory data analysis and mine-impacted water species removal using freezing technologies. This project is directed to providing a net benefit to communities and stakeholders by developing a more effective and efficient water treatment technology that utilizes northern climates and/or cold temperatures as an asset.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ajay Ray

Student:

Daria Popugaeva

Partner:

Core Geoscience Services Inc.

Discipline:

Biochemistry / Molecular biology

Sector:

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

Virtual Model of Traction Control and Electronic Stability Control Systems

The proposed research project focuses on designing a control system, which integrates algorithms of active vehicle safety technologies, such as traction control and electronic stability control systems, and implementing it to a commercial software for full vehicle simulations. The controller model will be designed on a specialized control system software, called Simulink, to be implemented to a full vehicle model. The controller will be verified during a full vehicle simulation by observing the vehicle stability in extreme maneuvers. The controller is expected to be tuned so that the full vehicle model’s behaviour with this controller is similar to the one with the black-box controller, which represents the control system used in the actual vehicle. This will improve the accuracy of full vehicle simulations by incorporating advanced vehicle dynamics control system models and will contribute to passengers’ safety early in the design cycle by improving vehicle stability in dynamic road situations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bruce Minaker

Student:

Wonjo Jung

Partner:

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Accelerate International

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