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13270 Completed Projects

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Engineering - chemical / biological

Systematic development of novel peptide-derived therapeutics for the inhibition of lysine-modifying enzymes for the treatment of cancer

Cancer will affect 2 in every 5 Canadians in their lifetime, with just over 25% representing new breast cancer diagnoses in women. Despite significant progress in the treatment of the most common cancer in women, resistance to chemotherapeutic agents remains a consistent obstacle in terms of the successful treatment of many types of breast cancers. The Mitacs-funded collaboration between NuvoBio and the Biggar lab at Carleton University is seeking to address this issue by systematically designing and developing peptide-based inhibitors that hold the promise as new therapeutics. This will be accomplished by using novel methods of peptide-based inhibitor development to efficiently design potential inhibitors that disrupt the function of critical proteins that are known to drive breast cancer progression.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kyle Biggar

Student:

Hemanta Adhikary;Valentina Lukinovic

Partner:

NuvoBio Corporation

Discipline:

Biochemistry / Molecular biology

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

Enhancing Hyperspectral Image Quality for Chicken Eggs Using Unmixing Approach

The current non-destructive and fast method of hyperspectral imaging technology for the chicken egg-related problems in agri-food processing suffers from the quality of acquired hyperspectral images. Therefore, the results of all existing attempts to deal with those egg-related problems (e.g., freshness, grading eggs, fertility detection and distinguishing abnormal eggs) can be improved since they are highly related to the quality of hyperspectral images taken over eggs. This project aims to address these challenges and present a hyperspectral imaging enhancement scheme to accurately determine the spectral profile of internal components of egg (e.g., yolk, egg white, eggshell) using one of the strong remote sensing tools called spectral unmixing. Eventually, the quality of hyperspectral image of eggs will be enhanced based on unmixing approach along with better estimating the noise level and appropriate denoising technique.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Saeed Gazor

Student:

Yaser Esmaeili Salehani

Partner:

MatrixSpec Solutions

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

Assessing the lice cleaning efficacy and diet of lumpfish in Canadian Atlantic salmon sea cages using metabarcoding and conventional diet analysis

The salmon aquaculture industry is a highly profitable industry, known to contribute significantly to the Canadian economy. During this time an ectoparasite called the sea louse may infect the salmon leading to animal welfare concerns a significant economic loss. Lumpfish are a species of cleaner fish used as a biological control for sea lice and offer a more sustainable and ecologically friendly option for sea lice management than previous chemical controls. They are a recent addition to Canadian aquaculture, and their cleaning efficacy must be well understood under Canadian conditions. The identification of whole diet and sea lice presence in lumpfish stomachs using conventional analysis and metabarcoding will aid in future efforts to enhance lumpfish cleaning efficacy. This research will benefit the industry partner, offering potential for economic gain and more efficient aquaculture management. And benefit the intern in completing a MSc thesis.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Elizabeth Boulding

Student:

Jessica Roy

Partner:

Cooke Aquaculture Corp.

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Fisheries and wildlife

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

Impact of Wind Energy Turbines on Bat and Bird Mortality

In this Mitacs-funded project, a postdoctoral researcher will work with partners at Trent University and Bird Studies Canada to expand our understanding of how wind turbines affect birds and bats. We will leverage an extremely detailed database on wind-wildlife interactions that is managed by Bird Canada. Using these data, we will investigate whether bat and bird mortality are affected by turbine characteristics including height and the area swept by the turbine blades. This work directly supports Birds Canada’s mandate to conservation wild bird populations, and our results will contribute to developing renewable energy without compromising biodiversity.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Christina Davy

Student:

Alexandra Anderson

Partner:

Bird Studies Canada

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Fisheries and wildlife

University:

Trent University

Program:

Accelerate

Micro-Histories of Transnational Humanitarian Aid: Co-Creation of Knowledge, Policy, and Education Materials

This project will involve the research and production of micro-histories of non-profit humanitarian organizations based in Canada. By examining small moments in the foundation and work of these organizations, our goal is to contribute to a better understanding of the role of Canadian civil society organizations in international humanitarian programs. Our partners work in a variety of sectors (from refugees to resource extraction-based violence) and in a variety of countries (from Lebanon to DR Congo). By partnering for MITACS Accelerate, we will be able to fund high level research that explores how work in these seemingly disparate contexts influences and informs one another while strengthening Canada’s role as a humanitarian nation. The ultimate goal is that these micro-histories will provide the foundation for policy development work at a national level as well as operational work at the organizational level.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dominique Marshall

Student:

Helen Kennedy

Partner:

World University Service of Canada

Discipline:

History

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

Enhancement of Wearable Textiles by Living Biofilms

“Smart” clothing that responds to the wearer offers compelling advantages over today’s inert clothing. By integrating living cells into the textiles that make up our clothing, we can endow them with these “smart” properties. This includes a shirt that begins to smell like flowers when soaked in sweat, pants that “self-heal” after an accidental tear, or industrial uniforms that detect and actively break down toxins. Lululemon and McGill scientists, working together, are aiming to create some of these wearables by growing living films of engineered bacteria on textiles. These bacteria, while completely harmless to humans, can endow textiles with many advanced properties that would otherwise be impossible or highly impractical to implement. These innovations promise to position Canada’s leading universities and corporations at the cutting edge of this exciting technology and open the door to a completely new class of consumer products.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Noemie-Manuelle Dorval Courchesne

Student:

Dalia Jane Saldanha;Zahra Abdali;Masoud Aminzare;Anqi Cai

Partner:

Lululemon Athletica

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

Consumer goods

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Silicon-Modified British Columbia Natural Graphite for Use as High Energy Density Anodes for Electric Vehicle Lithium-Ion Batteries

Eagle Graphite owns and operates one of only two flake graphite production facilities in Canada, and the only graphite quarry in Western North America. The quarry is located in Passmore, B.C., near the City of Castlegar. This collaboration between Dr. Jian Liu’s group at The University of British Columbia and Eagle Graphite will produce graphite-silicon battery anodes using the Eagle Graphite quarry resource. The objective is to produce a commercialized anode with a capacity that would surpass the benchmark graphite anodes currently produced. The benefits of this project include the potential to establish B.C. as a global leader in anode production, and the production of batteries that are lighter and offer greater range.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jian Liu

Student:

Huibing He;Xueyang Song;Zhenrui Wu

Partner:

Eagle Graphite

Discipline:

Engineering - other

Sector:

Mining and quarrying

University:

Program:

Accelerate

DL-based commercial vehicle characteristics identification, detection, and classification system

Information is everywhere, especially in the commercial vehicle industry. Vehicles may be classified by number of axles/tires. There are several text- and label-based classification systems: for dangerous goods transport (HAZMAT); vehicle safety code compliance (CVSA); and general identification and tracking (license plates, USDOT numbers). Employing humans to perform simple classification and recognition tasks can be impractical. However, explicitly programming these tasks can be challenging. We propose research into object/character detection and recognition methods to develop a fast, accurate, and robust identification system for all aforementioned vehicle characteristics. We will utilize deep learning, in which machines learn patterns from data inputs and desired outputs. IRD will provide datasets from which we can develop our models, and will benefit by adding our solution to their many Intelligent Transportation Systems. We foresee that our system, allowing fast commercial vehicle identification and tracking, will be deployed throughout Canada, North America, and the driving world.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Seok-bum Ko

Student:

Juan Yepez;Riel Castro-Zunti;Hao Zhang

Partner:

International Road Dynamics Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Automotive and transportation

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

Pangnirtung Climate Change and Health Monitoring Program

The Canadian Arctic is warming at an alarming rate. The coastal community of Pangnirtung, Nunavut has long witnessed and experienced the reality of climate change. Country food is the main resource for Panniqtuumiut all year round and practices related to hunting and fishing are key to family and community well-being. Local organizations and community members contribute to numerous academic studies and endeavours devoted to climate change. However, there is a disconnect between what is currently known, and what the younger generation know as youth don’t always have many opportunities to hear from these knowledgeable people about the scale and implications of these changes. Through an on-the-land program for youth bringing together elders, knowledgeable hunters, scientists, and filmmakers, this project aims to learn from Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (Inuit holistic system of knowledge & beliefs) and scientific monitoring to better understand changes to the environment and wildlife related to climate change, and share the knowledge through short films.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ian Mauro

Student:

Natalie Baird

Partner:

ARCTIConnexion

Discipline:

Geography / Geology / Earth science

Sector:

Aboriginal affairs

University:

University of Winnipeg

Program:

Accelerate

Mitigation of product degradation in anesthetic gas capture

This project will assist a company with the commercialization of a system that captures anesthetic gases from hospital air emissions, to reduce their environmental impact and global warming effects. A working system is already developed, but under some conditions the anesthetic gases break down to form a hazardous hydrofluoric acid material. This acid is undesirable and can cause damage to the system equipment over time. This research will identify the root causes and mechanisms for this acid formation. This information will help the company to make changes such that the acid is not produced in the future, and successful commercialization can continue.

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Faculty Supervisor:

William Anderson

Student:

Shruthi Srinivasan

Partner:

Class 1 Inc

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Siemens next generation land-based gas turbine engine combustors: Characterization and development of a newly-designed injection system

Siemens Canada develops land-based gas turbine engines that are used for power generation. These engines burn natural gas and produce combustion pollutants such as carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides. Reducing emission of these pollutants addition of low carbon fuel, such as hydrogen, to natural gas. However, addition of hydrogen leads to occurrence of combustion instabilities which are of safety concern for gas turbine operation. Through numerical simulations, Siemens has recently developed a fuel injection system that is believed to modify the combustion architecture inside the gas turbine engines such that allow for reducing the emissions from these engines while the possibility of combustion instability occurrence is minimized. The proposed project will experimentally assess the performance of this newly-developed Siemens fuel/air injection system. The experiments will be performed in collaboration with the National Research Council of Canada’s gas turbine laboratory research staff, UBC interns, and Siemens research engineers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sina Kheirkhah

Student:

Sajjad Mohammadnejad Daryani;Leslie Saca;Ramin Heydarlaki

Partner:

Siemens Canada

Discipline:

Engineering - other

Sector:

Automotive and transportation

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Geometric Control Methodology for Modular Residential Construction Systems

As the use of modular construction grows as a favorable affordable housing solution, there is a need to determine which parts of the building are most critical to manufacture with a high degree of precision. Producing a whole building to the same level of precision as an automotive or aerospace assembly for instance, is costly, inefficient and waste of resources (if the goal is to ensure the building functions properly and can be assembled without issues). This project develops an overall strategy for addressing level of precision and optimal geometric control. Part of this is a novel tool to provide stakeholders with feedback on acceptable manufacturing precision during manufacturing. This project will help modular fabricators improve their profit margins, translating into lower overall costs for the industry. This is especially important for not-for-profit stakeholders (like the client in this project) in their ability to provide affordable housing solutions.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Carl Haas

Student:

Christopher Rausch

Partner:

Edge Architects

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

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