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Engineering - chemical / biological

Data-driven approach to establish a design space for raw materials properties and manufacturing conditions for pharmaceutical drug stability assurance

Pharmaceutical companies are required to perform stability testing of their drug products by regulation. A drug product that succeeds on stability testing means that its identity, potency, and purity remain within pre-established limits over its shelf life. Nowadays, drug products are more frequently reformulated in response to a highly competitive market, new research discoveries and the availability of new suppliers of raw materials. It is therefore increasingly challenging for the formulator to assess the impact that a change in raw material suppliers or in the proportions of different types of materials will have on the stability of the product. The proposed research aims at developing a joint specification region for selecting raw materials to assist the formulator ensuring product stability in spite of unavoidable changes in raw material properties and modifications to their ratios. Large historical drug product manufacturing databases and multivariate statistical methods will be used for establishing the specification region. Such a proactive tool will help pharmaceutical companies avoid or reduce the occurrence of stability issues caused by inadequate combinations of raw materials, mitigate the risks of drug product recalls while reducing raw materials purchasing costs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Carl Duchesne

Student:

Massoud Ghasemzadeh-Barvarz

Partner:

Pfizer Canada Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

Pharmaceuticals

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Digital Pre-Distortion for Concurrent Multiband and Multiple Antenna Transmission

The proposed project aims at the design and implementation of low complexity digital pre-distortion (DPD) algorithms for concurrent multiband wireless transmitters. The power amplifier (PA) is one of the major sources of power dissipation in wireless base stations. The DPD techniques enable the PA to operate in higher power levels where it has its highest efficiency. To address the ever increasing demand for higher data rates, the carrier aggregation techniques are being adopted by the current and upcoming wireless standards. The requirement for concurrent transmission over multiple bands in carrier aggregation schemes poses a great challenge to the design of feasible DPD algorithms. The multiband DPD algorithms currently available in the literature are computationally too complex to be implemented in practice. TEKTELIC believes that the proposed research project will result in low complexity and yet effective DPD designs that can be used in the company’s future multiband radio products.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Fadhel M. Ghannouchi

Student:

Mohammadhassan Akbarpour

Partner:

TEKTELIC Communications

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Electromagnetic Modeling of Mineralogies

Remarkably, very little prior work exists in the narrowly defined area of electromagnetic modeling of rocks and minerals. It is admittedly a difficult problem that requires, by definition, a multidisciplinary team with representation from both the mining and minerals domain as well as the EM modeling and simulation domain. Such a collocation of resources and expertise is being brought together in this team: Dr. Lowther brings decades of world-class research and development success in EM modeling and simulation, while MineSense is the only company in the world entirely focused on mineral sensing and sorting technology, products and solutions. This project seeks to collaboratively advance R&D in EM modeling and simulation for the development of new solutions for Minesense.

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Lowther

Student:

Min Li, TBD

Partner:

MineSense Technologies

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Mining and quarrying

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Can Learning Catalytics Replace Clickers?

Classroom response tools such as the ‘clicker’ are devices that students use in class to answer multiple-choice questions. Many studies have shown that clickers can lead to increased learning when properly used. Learning Catalytics is a new web-based tool marketed by Pearson that is meant to replace clickers. While Learning Catalytics offers more features than clickers there are also concerns which must be addressed: 1) Does the use of a web-based tool lead to more distraction in class (texting, facebook)? 2) Is Learning Catalytics as efficient as clickers in supporting students’ learning? 3) Are the new features that Learning Catalytics offers beneficial for student learning? The project will address these questions by comparing classes that use clickers to classes that use Learning Catalytics. The level of distraction and the students’ performance will be measured.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Joss Ives

Student:

Fatemeh Rostamzadeh Renani

Partner:

Pearson Education Canada

Discipline:

Physics / Astronomy

Sector:

Education

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Reservoir Souring Work – Understanding the Cycling and Conversion of Sulfur in Offshore Petroleum Reservoirs

The chemistry, thermodynamics, and transport phenomena of sulfur compounds in upstream petroleum operations is important as it impacts materials used in the production and processing systems, health and safety plans, treatment processes, and transport of petroleum. In offshore operations these impacts are magnified due to the remoteness of the operations and infrastructure limitations on the platform. Sulfur is introduced into offshore reservoirs through the injection of seawater containing sulfate and/or existing organic sulfur compounds in the reservoir. During the production and processing, sulfate converts to other sulfur compounds such as hydrogen sulfide, thiosalts, and sulfides, among others. How the sulfur is transformed determines the scale of impact and treatment and mitigation processes. The objective of this cluster is to better understand the cycling of sulfur at upstream and downstream temperatures and pressures, and the adsorption/absorption behaviour of sulfur compounds. The research will involve the following sub-projects: Sampling protocol development; Sulfur Chemistry; Development of green based solvents for sulfur removal; and Studying and modeling of localized pitting corrosion using molecular modeling techniques for oil and gas industry in harsh environment.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Faisal Khan

Student:

Fatima Shaheen, Mahsan Basafa, Angham Saeed, Michael Pappoe, Yi Liu

Partner:

Suncor Energy Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Oil and gas

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

A Study of Basic Iron Sulfate Formation and Control in the Autoclaving of Argentiferous Sulfide Gold Ore

Autoclave treatment of refractory sulfide gold ores oxidizes minerals, such as pyrite, containing gold that cannot be recovered through conventional cyanidation. Oxidation liberates the gold by putting iron into solution. At high temperature and pressure, the dissolved iron tends to precipitate. A problematic iron precipitate that may form is basic iron sulfate (BFS). In the gold industry, BFS is re-dissolved in a “hot cure” process. Two complicating factors occur within the hot cure. First, if there is silver in solution, it reacts with ferric sulphate to form a refractory precipitate, called silver jarosite; treatment in boiling lime solution near boiling temperatures can recover silver from silver jarosite. The second issue is the presence of other salts in solution which precipitate, preventing the formation of silver jarosite or co-precipitating with silver. The proposed research looks at characterizing the species that form through each step of the autoclave – hot cure – lime boil circuit, investigating the effects of feed composition on silver recovery, and adding complexing agents to avoid silver jarosite precipitation. The results of the project will determine whether this process can be commercially implemented to a range of ore bodies, with high recovery and no technical hiccups.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. David Dreisinger

Student:

Ajanthia Gunaratnam

Partner:

Barrick Gold Corporation

Discipline:

Engineering - other

Sector:

Mining and quarrying

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

A wireless ring pulse oximeter with advanced signal processing

Pulse oximeters are key devices to provide early information on the respiratory and circulatory systems. In addition to be bulky and cumbersome, most commercially available systems lack a wireless connection, which cause numerous inconveniences. This project aims at designing a new wireless ring pulse oximeter which will enable to measure transmitted and reflected light from several locations around the finger to increase the quality of signal and gain more flexibility while improving comfort and ease of use. In addition to contribute to improve healthcare of Canadians, the envisioned technology will accelerate pre-competitive development of a promising technology that will give Oxy’nov Inc. an edge for capturing the huge emerging market of smart medical devices with a unique product. Finally, this project will give an intern a unique opportunity to advance his design skills, and will provide him with a relevant industrial experience in the area of biomedical engineering.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Benoit Gosselin

Student:

Alireza Avakh Kisomi

Partner:

Oxy'Nov

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

A dual-band optogenetic headstage

B. Gosselin and Doric Lenses Inc. have developed the first low-cost wireless head mounted optogenetic device enabling simultaneous biopotential recording and optical stimulation in the brain of freely moving rodents. This project aims at providing such a wireless optogenetic headstage system with user programmable functions, so it can address the dual nature of brain biopotentials, and become an essential tool for innovative research. Additionally, an important aspect of this project consists of making the necessary adjustments so the actual this design meets all practical requirements for in-vivo testing with small rodents. The proposed project will involve 1 MSc student who holds unique background in electronics, bioinstrumentation and wireless system design. The proposed project will allow Doric Lenses to commercializing the first optogenetic research tool to offer both electrophysiological recording and optical stimulation inside the same wireless device, which will tremendously enhance small animal brain research capability for researchers worldwide.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Benoit Gosselin

Student:

Gabriel Gagnon Turcotte

Partner:

Doric Lenses Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Impacts of Environmental Change on Subsistence Land Use

My internship focuses on the creation of a weighted scale that ranks different types of environmental disturbances, both natural (i.e. wildfires) and anthropogenic (i.e. seismic activity), by the level of transformation they incur in arctic tundra ecosystems. Currently, there is a lack of a widely used ranking system to help understand which types of environmental disturbances in the arctic are most severe. This project will analyze existing data and literature to create a weighting system that evaluates the severity of environmental perturbations and the amount of time that each disturbance persists on the land. This will allow for the evaluation of environmental impacts in relation to one-another. This is of direct relevance to my partner organization, Kwusen, as Kwusen consults on a number of projects that encounter similar types of ecological disturbances in other regions of Canada. Therefore, my work has the potential to inform current and future research that Kwusen engages in. 

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Trevor Lantz

Student:

Will Tyson

Partner:

Kwusen Research & Media

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Management of companies and enterprises

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Multiband phased antenna array feasibility study

Disruptive antenna technologies are required to provide performance and fabrication advantages in developing multi-functional antenna array solutions that could provide various capabilities, including multi-band frequency operation and two dimensional electronic steering. The internship will investigate the technical feasibility of such multi-functional antenna arrays for commercial applications in the context of fabrication constraints.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. David Klymyshyn

Student:

Mehdi Hosseini

Partner:

DragonWave Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

Characterization and acceleration of a global motion mapping system

InSAR is a technique used by radar-based remote sensing for applications such as tracking spatial displacement/deformation of an object on earth, e.g., building and a bridge, over time. The object analysis part of InSAR processing belongs to an offline processing chain that operates on very high resolution images consisting of huge volume of data. The processing chain consists of several independent or loosely coupled operating entities with different resources requirements. Often multiple products are required to enter the chain simultaneously and they share processing resources. Manually scheduling and managing atomic tasks on shared resources are both complex and susceptible to errors. The primary goal of this project is to characterize kernels involved in each step in the processing chain in terms of resources usage, data volumes, and scalability, and requirements analysis and technology assessment for provisioning a task and resources scheduling middleware. This project would benefit 3vG in terms of improving efficiency of their processing chain, understanding scalability requirements and help making future hardware decisions.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Matei Ripeanu

Student:

Tahsin Arafat Reza

Partner:

3v Geomatics

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Peer to Peer Learning – See Me Series

In order to develop good physical skills, people need feedback on the performance of those skills. Analysis based on accurate observation is a key tool for improving future performance. Performance analysis is about creating a valid and reliable record of performance by means of systematic observations that can be analyzed with a view to facilitating change. Use of video recording is one of the most effective ways to observe and analyze performance. The use of peer-to-peer learning together with a video based tablet application could facilitate learning in a variety of physical activity areas and skills. This project will design and develop a tablet-based application that will enable peers to evaluate each other’s performance on physical skills and enable teachers and coaches to design and upload the skills that they wish to have evaluated.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Larry Katz

Student:

Andrew Wu

Partner:

ProVid Analysis Inc.

Discipline:

Kinesiology

Sector:

Sports and recreation

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

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