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13270 Completed Projects

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Projects by Category

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Engineering
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Engineering - biomedical
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Engineering - chemical / biological

Selective recovery of antimony and arsenic from copper sulphide concentrate

Many copper deposits contain significant amount of arsenic and antimony and being overlooked because of it. These impurities are currently subject to smelters penalty. Development of an efficient technology for removal of these impurities and converting them as sellable products will make a number of deposits economic that are currently not being mined. The current research will assist in identifying the most efficient technology for treating such complex minerals and to meet the rising demand for clear copper concentrates.

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Dreisinger

Student:

Mariam Melashvili

Partner:

Minera Alamos Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining and quarrying

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Cisgenic AG704.10 potato cultivar with enhanced late blight resistance and mineral bioavailability

Potato crop suffers from several devastating diseases. Genetic resistance is the best way to manage these diseases but potato is sexually quite incompatible. A novel technology called genome editing offers genetic improvement, similar to conventional breeding, where the susceptible genes in a cultivar are cut and replaced with disease resistance genes from another cultivar, with no change to rest of the genome. These resistance genes come from another potato cultivar, thus called cisgenics (Genetically Engineered Crop = GEC), unlike transgenics where the resistance gene can come from bacteria or other organisms (Genetically modified crop = GMC). In addition, the bioavailability of minerals will be improved by silencing an antinutrient phytate which also binds minerals. The genome editing proposed here will be conducted in consultation with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The protocols have been, some being, standardized for developing cisgenic Russet Burbank, our model cultivar, will be followed to develop cisgenic AG704.10 cultivar. Student-intern gets state-of-the-art technology training and industry work experience. The company gets a lead in producing a potato cultivar resistant to devastating potato diseases, especially in South American countries. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ajjamada Kushalappa

Student:

Sripad Joshi

Partner:

Progest 2001 Inc

Discipline:

Forestry

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Internet of things for rural and remote areas over TVWS backhaul

In the Internet of Things (IoT), physical objects are connected to achieve a variety of applications. Many rural and remote communities lack the fast connectivity to the Internet that will allow the advent of IoT. This project aims at providing this connectivity by exploiting unused TV channels, gradually made available by a growing number of regulators worldwide for digital communication applications. A typical application that will be featured is supervisory control and data acquisition industrial control systems, which are becoming the norm at the core of many modern industries, such as: energy, oil and gas, manufacturing, agriculture.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Paul Fortier

Student:

Francis Lehoux

Partner:

Nutaq Innovations

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Nutritional and exercise recovery strategies to improve sports performance in young athletes – the need for protein

The purpose of this multi-project study is to investigate the effects of two different doses of protein supplementation following exercise training on muscle damage and inflammation, as well as on post-recovery exercise performance in young swimmers. Sub-project 1 examines whether whey protein supplementation following a training session enhances exercise performance and affects post-exercise muscle damage and inflammation. Sub-project 2 examines whether whey protein supplementation over a 10-wk training program affects body composition (muscle mass, adiposity), enhances muscle and sport-specific performance. Sub-project 3 examines whether whey protein supplementation during one week prior to a competition affects muscle damage, inflammation and performance in youth athletes. Swimmers in two developmental stages (before and around the age of the growth spurt) will be examined. The proposed research can lead to improved performance, and quality of life for Canadian athletes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Panagiota Klentrou

Student:

Brandon McKinlay

Partner:

Own the Podium

Discipline:

Kinesiology

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

Brock University

Program:

Accelerate

Quini Data – Changing the wine industry with sensory and behavior wine intelligence solutions

The objective of this project is to develop an analytics platform that will give us an understanding of sensory data in predicting trends and relationships between sales and wine sensory data. The wine sensory data we will use in this project is entered by reviewers and consumers rating various attributes such as Aroma, Appearance and Flavor during wine tasting. The Wine Sales data is gathered by the BC liquor board. We would integrate wine sensory data with sales data from the industry to study the relationship between sensory and sales data and the importance of sensory data in sales outcomes. We would use various techniques on the sensory dataset to establish the importance of each sensory attribute and the overall significance of the datasets individually and when integrated. The analysis will also predict the sales trends of new products based on their sensory analysis and state how various wine reviewers differ in their analysis of similar products. This will lead to new revelations on how research analysis can be conducted on product and market trends, and change the innovation process for new products.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Fred Popowich

Student:

Jaypratap Naidu

Partner:

Rachis Wine Assessment Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Physical simulation of light sources for integrated photonics

The objective of this proposed project is to develop a prototype numerical simulation software that can simulate the physical processes inside semiconductor lasers and exchange information with a simplified compact model. The combination of these two models can better balance the trade-off between accuracy and simulation performance. The resulting integration will be suitable for studying issues arising from the integration of semiconductor lasers in photonic integrated circuits with 1000s of elements, which is a critical challenge for the next generation of optical communications devices. This work will be carried out as part of Lumerical’s R&D efforts focused on developing comprehensive physical simulation tools for integrated photonic systems. The developed software from this project will be integrated into Lumerical’s existing software to enable it of simulation of complete photonic integrated circuits.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Xun Li

Student:

Sangzhi Zhao

Partner:

Lumerical Solutions Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

Feasibility Study of a TV-Based Video Chat Technology for Elderly with Dementia

According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, many of Canada’s increasing aging population experience physical and cognitive impairments that necessitate moving to a care facility, with 44% of these residents having or indicating symptoms of depression. Social isolation is a contributor; 22-42% of these residents reported feeling severe loneliness. Video chat sessions have been found to be valuable augments to in-person visits. However, for adults with impairments such as dementia, operating the associated technologies might be impossible. Relying on care home staff to facilitate these chats can be challenging considering their already high workloads. Thus, an appropriate video chat technology should be able to automatically establish connections for users, and not require any maintenance beyond initial setup. This project proposes installing a user-friendly video chat system, called Biscotti, in a personal care facility, and identifying market potential for such services explicitly targeting elderly residing in long-term institutions.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Zahra Kazem-Moussavi

Student:

Paul White

Partner:

Riverview Health Centre Foundation

Discipline:

Engineering - biomedical

Sector:

Digital media

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

RF Resonant Chemical Sensor System for Biomarker Detection and Biomedical Applications

Sober Steering is developing a wearable alcohol sensor system that communicates with a vehicle to prevent drunk driving. The FitBit-style wearable device will communicate wirelessly with a Sober Steering module located behind the dash of the vehicle to provide interlock functionality and instant alerts. The wearable alcohol sensor system will be monitored and controlled by a smart phone app (ideally controlled by parents or fleet vehicle dispatch). The proposed project aims to further develop sensors capable of providing alcohol sensing functionality for the wearable device.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Raafat Mansour

Student:

Wei Ting Scott Chen

Partner:

Sober Steering

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Modeling of dynamic seat and backrest adjustments for manual wheelchairs

During an average day, a wheelchair user will be required to undertake a variety of different tasks. However, wheelchairs are usually designed in a fixed configuration and cannot adapt to different situations. Models such as PDG Mobility’s “Elevation” wheelchair address this issue by allowing users to adjust their position while still seated. We aim to research the effects of these seat configuration changes on wheelchair stability and maneuverability. From the results, the adaptability of wheelchairs for different settings can be assessed, and subsequently used to educate wheelchair users, therapists, manufacturers and funders on the new functionality and benefits available. Improving wheelchair user safety and mobility follows the mandate of the Rick Hansen Institute, the partner for this project, which is to accelerate the translation of discoveries and best practices into improved outcomes for people with spinal cord injuries.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Carolyn Sparrey

Student:

Louise Thomas

Partner:

Rick Hansen Institute

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Monitoring the Health of Vancouver’s Waterfront Over Time Using Indicators of Sustainability

Georgia Strait Alliance is seeking to undertake the creation of a framework and baseline analysis of indicators that reflect the current health and resilience of City of Vancouver’s waterfront over a broad cross-section of themes in order to further the objectives of their Waterfront Initiative (WI) project. Urban waterfronts globally are complex with multiple governing authorities, overlapping jurisdictions, and varying interests, all of which lead to a high degree of land-use conflict. The City of Vancouver having drastically increasing land values is also increasingly vulnerable to conflicts in this respect. Since 2013, the WI has been working to increase cross sector communication and guide a process to create a collaborative vision for the waterfront and achieve that vision alongside relevant organizations through targeted actions. To date, a series of cross-sector dialogues have revealed the desire and need for an assessment of the state of Vancouver’s waterfront across specific theme areas in order to determine and prioritize where action is most necessary. This need will be met through the creation of a State of the Waterfront process and framework, which will serve to measure progress in protecting and improving Vancouver’s waterfront health in areas of greatest need and impact.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Peter Hall

Student:

Jeremy Arbuthnot

Partner:

Georgia Strait Alliance

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Modelling wood quality and its implications for lumber recovery in variable retention stands

For many reasons, forest management in Canada will be constrained by ecological and social forest management objectives. Along with meeting the diverse needs of society, forest managers will need to consider increased demands for renewable resources, such as wood. Wood, as opposed to concrete and steel, has a positive impact on the global carbon cycle but is also strong enough to build large buildings. Therefore, there will be an increased demand for stronger wood in the future. Many factors influence the strength of wood, such as the species, the speed at which the tree grows and the environment where the tree is growing. We are attempting to understand how the properties that affect the strength of wood change when forest managers must also meet social and ecological goals. We propose to develop computer models that simulate wood strength properties in response to forest management. We will also work to incorporate a virtual sawmill into these computer models. This will allow us to virtually understand the implications of sustainable forest management on the end-use products that are made from trees.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bruce Larson

Student:

Adam Polinko

Partner:

Azura Formetrics Ltd

Discipline:

Forestry

Sector:

Forestry

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Characterizing phytochemical content of bioactive coffee leaf materials for use in coffee tea leaf beverages

Wize Monkey is currently the only maker of Coffee Leaf Tea in the world; they work in partnership with coffee producers in Nicaragua to develop alternative coffee based products. One of these is coffee leaf; a novel idea of harvesting leafs at optimal times to be used as a tea-based beverage. The leaf is harvested, dried, processed and blended to produce novelty based coffee leaf teas. Their business provides a humanitarian component providing stable work for up to 40 farm workers through-out the year to supply their product. Lives of coffee growers in this region of the world is greatly influenced by the volatility and seasonality of the commodity; hence a factor underlying the poverty and hunger that exists for many of the coffee growers. Wize Monkey has created a vertical integrated supply chain where coffee leaves are harvested and processed on-site at the Nicaragua farm, then shipped directly to Vancouver, Canada where they are inspected, blended and packaged for export to many different global customers. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Kitts

Student:

Ningjian Liang

Partner:

Wize Monkey

Discipline:

Food science

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

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