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Geologically-constrained geophysical inversions for resource expansion of the diamondiferous Renard kimberlite property

Diamond-bearing kimberlites are enigmatic deposits due to their complex volcanic plumbing systems and variable preservation. Although geophysical methods are well established and effective exploration techniques, they require independent and costly constraints (e.g., drilling) to limit the number of plausible targets. There is thus a clear need to enhance interpretation of geophysical data to optimize target determination. Two earlier projects showed that 3D geologically-constrained geophysical modeling, with even simple pipe geometries, effectively reproduces the observed anomalies above Stornoway Diamond’s Renard kimberlite pipes. To further optimise this methodology, we propose to evaluate and prioritize for drilling all untested geophysical anomalies in a 320 km2 block of the Renard property. This will coincide with an extensive exploration drilling campaign throughout the property. This study will thus put into practice a novel, cost effective methodology in a real-time exploration setting with the goal of expanding the resource of the Renard property.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Glyn Williams-Jones

Student:

Partner:

Stornoway Diamond Corporation (Vancouver, BC)

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Mining

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Development of an Innovative Penning Ion Source Optimized for He++ Production

D-Pace, Inc. supplies high-quality precision equipment and services to the particle accelerator industry. D-Pace has identified a market for positively-charged helium ion sources. Cyclotrons require positive helium ions to generate radioisotopes as such as Astatine-211 for radioimmunotherapy, and Sn-117m for imaging and therapy. Complex and costly Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) ion sources are currently used for this purpose. D-Pace has determined that Penning ion source technology, a simpler and more compact approach than ECR sources, may be suitable to meet the needs of this market segment. This would bring radio-pharmaceutical costs down and improve the availability of these agents.
Penning ion sources currently do not have sufficient positive helium ion current, kinetic energy, and beam quality to compete with ECR sources. The scope of this project will include a thorough review of the scientific literature, followed by the application of modern computer modeling techniques to optimize the Penning source design.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Reiner Kruecken

Student:

Partner:

D-Pace Inc

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Technology

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Investigating How Teachers Learn and Customize Digital Classroom Tools

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;Joanna McGrenere

Student:

Partner:

Microsoft Canada

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and Communications Technology; Education; Entertainment and Media

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Étude comparative sur la numérisation des PME en France et au Québec

L’objectif de cette recherche est de dresser un portrait global des règles internationales qui régissent la commercialisation des services numériques. De ce point de vue, quatre grands axes seront présentés dans le cadre de cette recherche. Tout d’abord, une synthèse de la revue de la littérature qui traite des normes commerciales internationales à l’égard de la numérisation sera présentée. Ensuite, ce sont les études et les sondages effectués sur les pratiques et usages du numérique dans les PME françaises et québécoises qui seront abordées et un portrait global de la situation en France et au Québec sera dressé. Puis les politiques publiques visant le développement numérique des PME seront présentées.
Cette recherche exploratoire va donc permettre à l’organisme partenaire (Les Conseillers d’Affaires) de mieux comprendre les règles qui régissent la commercialisation des services numériques et des possibilités du marché français dans le domaine numérique.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mathieu Arès

Student:

Partner:

Les Conseillers d'Affaires Plus Inc

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Examining Best Practices of Engineers Who Have Commercialized Technologies

Entrepreneurship is the embodiment of innovation and its presence is a significant indicator of the power of an economy. Engineering is an essential sector for production of high technology products, services, and jobs, and is often at the forefront of innovation. This research aims to strengthen the current understanding of entrepreneurial success of engineers in Ontario. Data will be gathered from several academic, and business sources, as well as practicing entrepreneurs with engineering backgrounds. This data is expected to yield quantifiable and qualifiable metrics that are linked to engineering entrepreneurs’ success, and will be summarized in a report. Select businesses will also contribute to a success-cases document. A best-practices document will be produced from a combination of the research and the in-depth case studies. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tamer El-Diraby

Student:

Partner:

Ontario Society of Professional Engineers

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Real estate and rental and leasing

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Characterizing thermo-mechanical treatment of laser processed NiTi shape memory alloys

Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are metallic alloys which can undergo deformation and return to their original form when heated above their characteristic transformation temperature. Due to their unique properties, SMAs have found use in the aerospace, robotics, biomedical, and automotive industries, among others. Traditional SMAs are limited to one distinct transformation temperature per individual component, limiting their potential applications. Smarter Alloys Inc. has revolutionized SMAs by enabling multiple transformation temperatures to be embedded into an individual SMA component by performing laser processing of the material. However, it has been found that laser processing can have detrimental effects on the mechanical properties of SMA wires. The goal of the proposed research is to optimize treatment performed on the SMA material after laser processing to restore the material’s mechanical properties. The results of this research will improve the reliability and lifetime of products developed by Smarter Alloys Inc.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Adrian Gerlich

Student:

Partner:

Smarter Alloys Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Designing and developing planning and decision-making templates to manage major contemporary Counterproductive Work Behaviours

Counterproductive Work Behaviours (CWB) are negative behaviours in the workplace that could hinder productivity and organizational effectiveness. Example behaviours are CWB violence, harassment, stealing or even drug consumption on the job. CWB cost organizations millions of dollars every year and therefore their prevention is a major priority for managers. Despite its importance, there has not been any recent research on the types of CWB occurring in today’s workplaces. Therefore, the first objective of this project is to survey employees to find out about the types of negative behaviours they see in their workplaces. Another shortcoming in the CWB literature is a lack of practical guidelines for managers to prevent and overcome CWB. The second purpose of this project therefore is to design and create decision making templates that will give managers more practical guidelines and plans to manage the most major CWB in their organizations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Catherine T Kwantes

Student:

Partner:

Expert Insights International Inc

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Accelerate

Développement de métamatériaux pour le contrôle du bruit basses fréquences

Le contrôle du bruit en basses fréquences est un enjeu important dans divers secteurs comme ceux de l’habitation, de l’environnement urbain et des transports. En général, pour atténuer le bruit basses fréquences, les matériaux acoustiques traditionnels doivent être plus épais à mesure que la fréquence diminue. Néanmoins, l’espace réservé pour ces matériaux est généralement limité à quelques centimètres. Récemment, plusieurs travaux de recherche sur les métamatériaux affluent dans la littérature scientifique acoustique, en particulier pour adresser des problématiques basses fréquences. En règle générale, ces recherches en sont encore à de bas niveaux de maturité technologique. Fort de son expertise en solutions acoustiques, Mecanum visent à agrandir son champ de compétences en intégrant de nouvelles solutions acoustiques basées sur les métamatériaux. Une des retombées visées est de développer le premier métamatériau acoustique commercialisable.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Saïd Elkoun

Student:

Partner:

Mecanum Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Étude sur les facteurs favorisant la culture de l’intelligence d’affaires et de l’analytique des PME

Depuis plusieurs années, l’évolution croissante de l’intelligence d’affaires (BI) et de l’analytique (A) a renforcé la compétitivité des entreprises, créant des disparités entre les grandes entreprises à forts moyens et les PME. Pour faire face à l’intensité concurrentielle, les PME sont contraintes de suivre les tendances technologiques en adoptant des outils BI&A toujours plus performants. Or, la réussite de l’intégration de ces outils et leur utilisation peuvent être complexes et nécessitent une culture BI&A bien bâtie. Pour répondre à ces problématiques, les facteurs favorisant le développement de la culture BI&A des PME doivent être identifiés afin d’évaluer leur influence et leur impact. Ainsi, des recommandations pourront venir soutenir et accompagner la transformation digitale et organisationnelle de ces PME par l’intermédiaire d’un outil de diagnostic. Cette recherche complète utilement les notions de culture BI présentes dans la littérature existante. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Manon Ghislaine Guillemette;Olivier Caya

Student:

Partner:

Solutions Beyond Technologies

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Monitoring cherry postharvest rot and predictive analysis

Postharvest rot of sweet cherry destined for export markets has caused significant economic losses to Okanagan growers. The major fungal pathogens causing rot have not been identified. This project will identify the two major pathogens responsible for postharvest rot in cherry during two growth seasons and characterize them with respect to temperature effects on growth and sensitivity to fungicides. Using DNA-based methods we will track the abundance of the pathogens in the orchard during the growth cycle of cherry, following major rain events and postharvest. Abundance in the orchard will be correlated with disease incidence postharvest and with weather data to begin to build an Okanagan-specific model to predict the risk of postharvest rot in sweet cherry under varying environmental conditions. This will assist growers in making efficient use of chemical controls, improve fruit quality and reduce postharvest losses.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Louise Nelson

Student:

Partner:

BC Cherry Association

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Program:

Accelerate

Using Machine Learning to Optimize a Workflow Management System.

Workflow management frameworks support the creation of task dependencies and make efficient use of resources while running those workloads. Typically, these tasks can be long running processes like machine learning algorithms or access data from databases. Workflow management consists of mapping tasks to suitable resources and the management of workflow execution in a cloud environment. The goal of this project is to optimize the job scheduling algorithm using machine learning techniques in a workflow orchestration framework that manage workloads across a heterogeneous system. Our proposed approach applies a machine learning algorithm to workflow event logs to learn properties of resources required to perform a task. When a new process is initiated, the trained classifier can suggest a suitable resource to undertake the specified task. Adding these features to Rubikloud’s machine learning pipeline would improve the efficiency and scalability of the existing machine learning infrastructure. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Eyal de Lara

Student:

Partner:

Rubikloud Technologies Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Foam deck tiles for building and construction: developing the products formulation and extrusion processes to prevent unexpected deformation

This project is focused on the production of improved deck tiles made of foamed recycled polypropylene (PP) base mat and recycled and virgin polystyrene (PS)/ high impact polystyrene (HIPS) slats that are assembled to the base mat. The current product is available in 12” x 24” and 12” x 12” configurations in a variety of colors. This product is typically installed on high-rise balconies, house porches or decks. Recently, it was reported that the tiles tend to deform after a while. The deformation is usually in the form of center bow down. This problem is caused by combination of different effective parameters that need to be extensively investigated and solved. Combination of direct sunlight hit and additional sunlight hit from reflection of the surrounding glass surfaces provides elevated surface temperature and UV radiation cause different degrees of deformation. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Chul Park

Student:

Partner:

Gracious Living Innovations Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

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