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Seismic Risk Assessment of High-Speed Railway Bridge System in China

The proposed research project is to develop a robust performance-based earthquake engineering (PBEE) methodology to quantify the seismic risks of large network of infrastructure such as the high-speed railway system in China. The project is anticipated to accomplish many goals. First, it will develop accurate numerical model to predict the seismic behavior of standard-span length bridge system in high-speed railway. Second, efficient PBEE methodology which account for indirect economic cost due to down time will be developed. Third, seismic performance of different seismic protective systems will be compared by using the developed PBEE methodology. The result of the research will help engineers and designers to quantify the seismic risk of the HSR and make informed risk-management decision.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tony Yang

Student:

Xu Xie

Partner:

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Globalink

Visualizing Cultural Reproduction In Sikkim: A Material Culture Approach

Sikkim has preserved quite unique cultural artifacts of Tibetan Buddhism, and among those the most renowned is the thangka paintings. Through this project I would attempt to understand the cultural phenomenon of thangka paintings, how it has transformed in recent times. Thangka paintings portray the cosmology of Tibetan Buddhism, and it has captured the popular imagination on thinking about Himalayan region in general. The art of making thangka has sacred qualities, it is made to express devotion to Buddha, and the artist is paid reverence for engaging in the noble art. Now this same art form is being displayed across the world ingalleries and private collections, what happens when a piece of sacred object for one culture becomes art for another? I would interview artists working in Sikkim, asking questions about how have things changed for them? Exploring the role of Namgyal Institute and its collections in preservation of the tradition.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sara Shneiderman

Student:

Aadil Brar

Partner:

Discipline:

Anthropology

Sector:

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Globalink

Helping socially-withdrawn Chinese children: The protective role ofparents

A three-wave longitudinal study will be conducted to examined the social, emotional, and academic implications of shyness and unsociability in Chinese children as well as the potential protective role that authoritative parenting plays. Participants in the initial sample consisted of 1500 grade 3 to 6 students, randomly selected from four primary and junior high schools in Shanghai. Assessment of shyness, unsociability, parenting practices, and adjustment are obtained from multiple sources, including peer nominations, self-reports, parent-reports, teacher-reports, and school records. It is anticipated that shyness and unsociability will be independently and uniquely predictive of Chinese children’s adjustment difficulties. Moreover, it is expected that authoritative parenting will serve as a buffer against the negative impact of social withdrawal on children’s adjustment. On the other hand, overprotective parenting will exacerbate socially withdrawn children’s adjustment problems.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert J. Coplan

Student:

Amanda Bullock

Partner:

Discipline:

Psychology

Sector:

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Globalink

A Mixed Methods Cross-Cultural Investigation of Conversational Turn-Taking in Families of Children with Hearing Loss

Parent-child interaction significantly impacts child language learning and influences what is considered appropriate when communicating with others, which can vary from culture to culture. These caregiver-child interactions become extremely important when the child has a hearing loss. However, if the expectations of the family differ from those of the therapist serving the child, there could be a breakdown in communication at home. This study seeks to describe differences in the amount and patterns of vocal turn-taking between Canadian and Vietnamese families of children with and without hearing loss. The LENA System, a new technology designed to capture and automatically analyze a child’s natural language environment will be used to calculate how often parents and children interact. To better understand how culture affects these interactions, a qualitative interview with parents will also be conducted in a mixed methods approach. The findings will help to create more culturally appropriate therapy techniques.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alice Eriks-Brophy

Student:

Hillary Ganek

Partner:

Discipline:

Medicine

Sector:

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Globalink

Comparisons: Learning English as an Additional Language (EAL) in a Dominantly Non-English vs. a Dominantly English Speaking Culture

This research project will capture and analyze various aspects of the authentic Chinese education culture in the grade school English language learning environment, namely, the selected décor and physical layout of the classroom; the relationships between a student and his or her teacher and his or her peers; the resources and methods used to enhance the teaching of the English language; and the traditions/customs incorporated into the classroom environment. To achieve this goal, daily interactions with the teachers and students must be available to establish a professional/trusting relationship and anecdotes/observations, videos and pictures will be taken to capture differences for comparison and personal recollection. It is anticipated that the aforementioned set of observations will confirm the presumption that there will be notable differences between the English as an Additional Language classroom culture in China and an English as an Additional Language program found in Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shijing Xu

Student:

Nevin MacLeod

Partner:

Discipline:

Education

Sector:

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Globalink

A new beetle species associated with honey bees (Vietnam)

Beetles, possibly of an undescribed species, frequently inhabit honeybee (Apis cerana) hives in Vietnam. They walk over and around honeybees in their nest with no apparent harm to the bee colony. Surveys of beekeepers and their hives will enable us to determine the distribution and incidence of the beetles. A number of biossays will provide information on the tightness of the relationship between the two insect species (e.g., preference of beetles for various foods; honey bees vs. other bees; beeswax vs. paraffin; etc.). We will rear the beetles to unravel their life cycle. The beetle will be identified and if it is a species new to science, it will be formally described. The proposed research will greatly enhance our understanding of this apparently unique bee-beetle relationship. In turn, this enhanced knowledge should improve understanding of the highly detrimental small hive beetle, a pest of western honeybees.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gard Otis

Student:

Sarah Dolson

Partner:

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Globalink

The management of socio-political risk arising from corporate transitions at mining projects

Changes in management and/or ownership at projects can cause regression in corporate-stakeholder relationships, as the changing faces and attitudes can lead to breakdowns in communication, misunderstandings, and conflict. Failure to maintain positive relationships with stakeholders can lead to significant costs for proponents, and is frequently cited as one of the most pressing issues facing the mining industry. By examining a case-study in North-Central British Columbia, Canada, this project will analyze how successive management teams incorporated stakeholder concerns and evolving regulatory requirements in mitigating socio-political risk during their tenure, and specifically how this risk was mitigated through successive changes in management and ownership. Findings from interviews and a review of public documents will identify potential pitfalls and inform key strategies that can be employed in the management of corporate transitions at future projects.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dirk van Zyl

Student:

Garth Thomson

Partner:

On Common Ground Consultants Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - other

Sector:

Natural resources

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Using the Arabidopis toolbox to evaluate the plant growth promoting activity of purified molecules from brown algal extracts

Seaweeds and seaweed products have been promoted in agriculture as source of nutrients and activators, to improve plant growth, plant productivity and food production. A wide range of beneficial effects have been observed, including seed germination, enhanced growth and crop yield, elevated resistance to biotic and abiotic stress. However, the bioactive compounds have not been identified using classical methods of bioassay-guided fractionation and the mechanisms of action remain poorly understood. The aim of this exchange project is, at first, to test purified fractions of commercial seaweed extracts that are candidates to promote plant growth using rapid bioassays that were develop by the host laboratory to evaluate the plant growth promoting activity on the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. These tests will complement a study of the physiological effects of these seaweeds extracts in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana through transcriptomic and metabolomic approaches that is conducted within the PhD thesis of the applicant.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Balakrishnan Prithiviraj

Student:

Céline Conan

Partner:

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Investigating QUBO-Compatible Algorithms for Trading and Scheduling Optimization Problems

This project attempts to develop new solution to two problem types that are known to be intractable optimization problems. These include a scheduling problem, the PSP (Project Scheduling Problem), and a problem found in trading (leg-pricing). These problems are investigated to evaluate the applicability of recently developed quantum annealing processors, which specialize in optimization problems, to the examples specific characteristics. These examples are used to explore the suitability of quantum annealing hardware to related problems in scheduling and trading. Interns in this project research, develop, and evaluate methods to translate these problems into the mathematical format required by the hardware – a quadratic unconstrained binary optimization – while addressing the specific constraints of each problem.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Daniel Lee

Student:

Yidan Liu

Partner:

1QB Information Technologies Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Electrorefining of Manganese

Manganese is an important industrial metal used as an additive for production of various steels, non-ferrous alloys, electronic components and special chemicals. In order to get high purity (99.999%) manganese for advanced applications the electrorefining of manganese will be investigated. Electrorefining will be studied in an ammonium halide salt solution to minimize contamination of the manganese deposit. The electrorefining cell will be designed to have separate anolyte and catholyte compartments with an ion exchange membrane separator. It is therefore the objective of this study to investigate manganese electrorefining to achieve high purity manganese metal production, with high cathodic and anodic current efficiencies. The removal of impurities from the anolyte solution will be studied to maintain manganese metal purity. The results of this study will be of great benefit to the partner organization and allow them to develop a high purity manganese metal product to their customers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Dreisinger

Student:

Xiangzhi Cao

Partner:

5N Plus Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining and quarrying

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

A statistical analysis of customer satisfaction prediction and call volume forecasting

Large businesses can incur enormous costs in servicing customers through call centres. Depending on the size of a company, the volumes of calls can be in thousands of calls per hour. Intern Thomas Bennett will work with Adroit Vista and his academic supervisors to develop a statistical methodology to optimally extract information from call center operational data sources to understand the customer experience and forecast call volume. The results allow Adroit Vista to develop a feasible approach for real-time forecasting and updating in order to offer automated recommendations to their clients on how to improve customer satisfaction and determine the level of staffing in the most cost effective way.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ying Zhang

Student:

Thomas Bennett

Partner:

Adroit Vista Predictions Inc.

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Acadia University

Program:

Accelerate

A New Adaptive Antenna for RF Heating of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs

Canada owns the largest heavy oil and bitumen reserves in the world. Unfortunately, extracting these hydrocarbons is difficult due to their high viscosity. Currently, the most popular strategy is to heat the bitumen using steam, but steam injection can be inefficient and is not suitable for all reservoirs. Radio frequency heating offers a flexible and efficient solution, but its implementation has been marred by the dynamic underground environment of the reservoir. Here, the changing electrical properties of the reservoir can lead to uneven heating or equipment damage. This project proposes a reconfigurable antenna system that can adapt to the changing properties of the reservoir, ensuring uniform heating and efficient operation. Acceleware Ltd. can provide computational resources critical to designing this adaptive antenna. In pursuing an internship with Acceleware, the intern can access these tools while providing Acceleware with a researcher experienced in antenna design to help develop prospective heating technology.

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Faculty Supervisor:

John Nielsen

Student:

Thomas Apperley

Partner:

Acceleware

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Natural resources

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

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