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High Precision Turbulence Measurement using Micro-Turbulence Profiler

Researchers from academia and industry have recently shown interest in generating electricity from the kinetic energy of the water streams. Generating electricity using hydrokinetic turbines is an emerging technology and its development depends on the good understanding of the different aspects of the technology. In this project we measure and analyze the flow velocity and turbulence characteristics of tidal streams in the Alderney Race, one of the most suitable locations for hydrokinetic turbine farms. An Acoustic Doppler Velocimetry probe will allow for the measurement of the instantaneous 3-D velocity of the flow, and a Micro-Turbulence Profiler will enable the capture of the velocity fluctuations in a column of water. The results of this study will help in the development of hydrokinetic turbine technology from deployment to the energy generation and also the sediment transport models. This is advantageous for the hydrokinetic turbine industry, as well as in studying environmental impacts.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Eric Bibeau

Student:

Mohammad Shahsavarifard

Partner:

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Globalink

Synthesis and self-assembly of bipyrimidine decorated porphyrins

build molecular structures that exhibit specific properties such as rigidity, electric conductivity, or porosity. Building these structures without bricks and mortar is no easy task. Instead, we use synthetic chemistry to create new building blocks and take advantage of favorable interactions between these molecules to produce new assemblies. Porphyrins are naturally occurring molecules necessary for oxygenation of human blood and plant photosynthesis. By modifying the porphyrin scaffold we hope to be able to link many of these units together in one, two, and three dimensions. The resulting arrays – termed nanomaterials – are expected to show enhanced photo-physical and electrical activity. In this international collaboration I will synthesize these new complex compounds and study their assembly upon interaction with metal ions.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mark MacLachlan

Student:

Guillaume Beaulieu-Houle

Partner:

Discipline:

Chemistry

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University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Globalink

Culture and Nongovernmental Organizations in China

In a country which emphasizes authority and collectivism in their culture, how can an organization with strongly egalitarian and individualistic culture fit in and survive? The existing independent NGOs and government-organized NGOs (GONGOs) in China provide us a great platform to examine different cultures of these two types of organizations and their interaction with national culture. People talk about culture everyday, but as a researcher, I would unpack this whole concept into different dimensions to examine. So the first thing I want to do is to measure the cultural dimensions in different organizations – independent NGOs and GONGOs in this study. Second, I will compare different organizational cultures with the national culture and examine how they fit into the big context and legitimate themselves in an authoritarian country. This project aims at revealing a hidden and specific picture of China’s civil society and the living condition of nongovernmental organizations

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Faculty Supervisor:

Anton Oleinik

Student:

Qian Wei

Partner:

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Globalink

Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy as a tool to study the transcription rate of Bicoid targets during Drosophila embryonic development

In embryos, cell differentiation occurs via the formation of spatial gradients of molecules called morphogens, which control the expression of a number of target genes determining cell identity. A common model system to study morphogen is the Bicoid gradient, which determine anterio-posterior patterning in the Drosophila fly. Here we propose to apply novel methods in both fly genetics (to label the nascent mRNA of target genes) and fluorescence imaging (to detect the fluctuations in signal caused by the periodic creation of new mRNA at transcription sites) in order to measure the rate of transcription of a target gene of Bicoid, hunchback, in each nucleus along the anterioposterior axis of Drosophila flies. Systematic measurements will allow determining which factors influence this transcription rate (e.g. the concentration of Bicoid, the concentration of Hunchback), especially in the border region where there is a switch between expression and no expression.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Cecile Fradin

Student:

Carmina Angelica Perez Romero

Partner:

Discipline:

Physics / Astronomy

Sector:

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Globalink

Evaluating the use of OrthoEvidence as a Decision-Making Tool at an Orthopaedic Surgical Hospital in India

OrthoEvidence gathers the most up-to-date, high-impact literature articles, summarizes them and sends out Advanced Clinical Evidence (ACE) reports to subscribers. A random group of residents in Pune, India at the Sancheti Institute of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation will have access to the mobile app?s targeted OrthoEvidence ACE reports based on their specialty while the control group of residents will not have access to OrthoEvidence. Residents will report through surveys whether they believe OrthoEvidence has made a difference in their decision-making at the point-of-care, providing examples of how they used the knowledge from an ACE report in their practice. The quantitative data obtained from the OrthoEvidence database will offer information on the actual time residents are spending on the mobile app, the types of articles being accessed, and a trend in usage. We expect to see a perceived improvement in informed decision-making on the part of physicians with access to targeted reports.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mohit Bhandari

Student:

Sunita Kheterpal

Partner:

Discipline:

Medicine

Sector:

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Globalink

Tuberculosis (TB) infection and risk factors among healthcaretrainees in South India

Tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne bacterial infection that causes poor respiratory health and even death. TB is transmitted very well in crowded hospitals where people are in close proximity. For this reason, healthcare workers in countries such as India, which has the largest TB epidemic in the world, are at high risk of being exposed to and acquiring TB infection. To control TB infections in hospital settings, we need to understand which health care workers and trainees are vulnerable and why. In this project, we will examine exposure to and infection by TB among healthcare trainees at a training hospital in South India. We will also examine individual and environmental factors to find if some trainees are at higher risk of infection than others. The findings will contribute to knowledge about TB infection and transmission in hospitals, and help future efforts to control TB and protect healthcare workers and trainees.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Madhukar Pai

Student:

Marzieh Ghiasi

Partner:

Discipline:

Epidemiology / Public health and policy

Sector:

University:

McGill University

Program:

Globalink

Leveraging machine learning and Crowdsourcing for knowledge graph construction in term of learning with privilege information

Frequent Google users may be familiar with the knowledge graph ? it is what creates the visual display of key information related to a search query, often shown at the top of the page. The knowledge graph a store of information built up by organizing extracted information from various websites and grouping related material under their respective topics. However, these knowledge graphs are not infallible; because the graphs are built computationally and thus lack the robustness of human interpretation, if the text is written in an unusual manner, it is entirely possible to have incorrect information in the graph. This incorrect information is referred to as noise. The purpose of this project is to create a computer algorithm to better parse and interpret text, to lower the amount of noise entered into knowledge graphs. This algorithm will also be trained on human-computed (thus noiseless) knowledge graphs to increase its effectiveness.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Anne Condon

Student:

Linda Jiang

Partner:

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Globalink

GEOIMPACT: Geophysical study of mid-size impact structures

The GEOIMPACT project aims to study several meteorite impact craters in Canada by using geophysical methods (for example seismic waves, electricity or magnetism). In the Solar System, meteorite impact craters are the most abundant morphologic features on rocky bodies (planets, asteroids) such as the Moon and Mars. However, the Earth has only about 180 known impact craters, most of them being either highly eroded by past tectonic and climatic processes, or buried. Therefore non-destructive geophysical methods that probe the subsurface are particularly suitable for studying such structures, and few studies using such methods have been done in the past. Thus, the present project will allow researchers to conduct an important field-based geological and geophysical survey on craters of the Canadian High Arctic. Geological interpretations of new data will help to better understand the currently available lowresolution geophysical signals over similar impact structures on other planets (Moon, Mars).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gordon Osinski

Student:

William Zylberman

Partner:

Discipline:

Geography / Geology / Earth science

Sector:

University:

Western University

Program:

Globalink

Developing 3D GIS Web Services and Applying It in Oil and Gas Pipeline Geographical Information System Year Two

Currently, developing 3D pipeline GIS (Geographical Information System) with 3D data interoperability is not only highly required by pipeline industry but also essential for building 3D SDI (Spatial Data Infrastructure). This project proposes a novel approach to develop a new 3D GIS Web Services framework and components that is suitable for 3D Pipeline GIS and 3D SDI. The specific objectives of the project are to:
1) Develop a new 3D GIS Web Services framework that is suitable for 3D pipeline GIS considering its data feature.
2) Develop a 3D version of Pipeline Spatial Data Model.
3) Develop effective methods to manage large 3D datasets of pipeline, and to efficiently display 3D datasets under network environment. This proposal would contribute not only to the partner CHA company which provides pipeline services but also to current pipeline industry, especially to aspects of data interoperability and visual pipeline design and management.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jinfei Wang

Student:

Zhenpei Li

Partner:

Gryphon International Engineering Services Inc.

Discipline:

Geography / Geology / Earth science

Sector:

Energy

University:

Western University

Program:

Elevate

Eye Tracking as a functional biomarker in Neurological and Mental Health Disease

There is an urgent need for the development of new tools that can provide a relatively highthroughput, objective assessment of brain function in individuals with neurodevelopmental, neurodegenerative or psychiatric disorders. The overarching objective of this research proposal is to use eye movement tasks to identify biomarkers that can be used in the assessment of brain function in these disorders. We will utilize the EyeLink 1000 manufactured by SR Research Inc. (Mississauga, ON), to optimize the application of structured and unstructured eye movement tasks that will identify phenotypic behaviours that characterize specific neurodevelopmental, neurological and psychiatric disorders. The internships will offer an enriched training environment, in that the interns will interact with a company that markets the state-of-the art instrument for measuring eye movements, use the instrument to investigate underlying neural correlates of behaviour, and apply this knowledge to enhance our understanding of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by deficits across multiple domains of brain function. SR Research will benefit from this collaboration since the project aims to develop eye tracking techniques as biometric markers of neurodevelopmental, neurological and psychiatric disorders. This effort aligns with the strategic priorities of SR Research to develop new applications for its products.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Doug Munoz

Student:

Carmela Paolozza

Partner:

SR Research

Discipline:

Medicine

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

Mitigating Hydrogen Production in the End Shield Cooling System of CANDU Reactors

Radiolysis of water produces hydrogen, oxygen and hydrogen peroxide, which can be deleterious to system components. The radiolytic production of these species can be mitigated through appropriate chemical dosing with small amounts of dissolved hydrogen or oxygen-scavenging chemicals such as hydrazine. Corrosion of carbon steel components in the End Shield Cooling system of a CANDU reactor consumes oxygen, which can also keep the system in a state of net radiolytic suppression. This project aims to study the relation between oxygen consumption through corrosion versus the radiolytic consumption processes

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Faculty Supervisor:

William Cook

Student:

Jordan Lyons

Partner:

New Brunswick Power

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

Energy

University:

University of New Brunswick

Program:

Accelerate

Spatio-Temporal Resolution Enhancement for HighFrame Rate Display

The quality of projected video plays a huge role in the digital projector market. Methods to increase the quality of projected video at lower costs are constantly being researched. A promising approach to reducing cost and increasing the quality of viewed video is the combination of up-converting the frame rate of high-resolution video and projecting higher resolution video using lower resolution, high frame rate projectors. This project investigates a method of video quality enhancement where a low-resolution, high-frame rate projector will be
used to project high-resolution, low-frame rate content such that the projected video appears to viewers as a high-frame rate and high-resolution video. Unlike existing methods using multiple projectors, our method will be developed for single projectors with opto-mechanical image shifter. In addition, our method will determine the optimal, content and shifter motion compensated sub-frame samples and sub-pixel shifts, required for a good approximation of the anticipated high-quality content.

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Clausi

Student:

Audrey Chung

Partner:

Christie Digital Systems Canada Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

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