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Expanding the concept of avalanche climate: Detailed insights into the nature and variability of avalanche hazard in Western Canada between 2009/10 and 2016/17

Different snowpack structures and weather conditions create distinct types of avalanche problems that require different risk mitigation practices. In North America, nine types of avalanche problems have been identified in the recently introduced Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard (CMAH). Avalanche Canada and Parks Canada forecasters have identified and assessed avalanche problems according to the CMAH daily since the winter 2009/10. This dataset provides a unique opportunity for examining the nature of avalanche hazard in western Canada. In this first study, we explore the prevalence of the different avalanche problem types and examine their characteristics. Our analyses of the regional and seasonal variability provide valuable insights on the patterns of avalanche hazard in western Canada. The results of this study will strengthen our understanding of the CMAH and represent an important stepping-stone for future investigations and the development of practical tools to improve the forecasting capabilities at Avalanche Canada and their partner organizations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pascal Haegeli

Student:

Bret Shandro

Partner:

Avalanche Canada

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Sports and recreation

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Design of an EV Charging Infrastructure: DC Grid for High Density Plug-in Electric Vehicle Charging and other DC Loads

West 5 community in London, Ontario, will pursue high penetration of electric vehicles, and is exploring an innovative marketing program of including them with the sale of each new condominium unit. The primary objective of this project is to determine an economical approach to create an acceptable infrastructure for these electric vehicles that will be desired by the community. The study will evaluate how to improve the efficiency of using Solar Energy to charge vehicles’ battery and for other DC loads in the London West 5 community. One of the main purposes of the West 5 project is to create a showcase for sustainable design and products that will attract global attention, which will create civic pride and draw people to participate. On the other hand, the benefit to S2E will be properly designing Net Zero and Smart communities with DC based infrastructure.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ehab El-Saadany

Student:

Seyedeh Elham Akhavan Rezai

Partner:

S2E Technologies Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Energy

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Remediation of Contaminated Soil and Groundwater using Nanotechnology

In recent years, the oil and gas industry has prioritized the remediation of residual and historical soil and groundwater contamination due In part to increased public awareness and media attention on the subject. As a result, in an effort to demonstrate social accountability and environmental sustainability, there has been a significant increase In the exploration and implementation of cost-effective and environmentally-friendly approaches for remediation of contaminated sites. This project will investigate novel methods, systems and apparatus to remove contaminants including volatile organic compounds (VOCs), dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPL), toxic solvents (sulfolane and chlorinated compounds), spilled oil, and creosote from impacted soil and groundwater media. The proposed remediation method will utilize novel nanomaterials and high energy irradiations that are both cost-effective and efficient . These new materials and technologies are urgently needed, as contaminated sites are a considerable public health risk and pose an environmental protection concem.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Simon Park

Student:

Jillian Murakami

Partner:

TRIUM Environmental Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Nanotechnologies

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Farming Diversity: Women’s Past, Present, and Future in Canadian Egg Farming

In 2011, Statistics Canada reported that women comprised only 25% of total farmer numbers. At the same time, an aging male farmer population is causing concern that if the farming sector does not broaden its appeal among women, there will be significant economic implications for its future development. The Egg Farmers of Canada wants to encourage more women to take up egg farming and support existing female producers in their leadership goals, but more knowledge about the systemic reasons for women’s limited participation in the industry is needed. Additionally, egg production is supply managed, and therefore it is worth considering whether or not this system provides female egg farmers with different opportunities than the wider agricultural sector. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bruce Muirhead

Student:

Jodey Nurse-Gupta

Partner:

Egg Farmers of Canada

Discipline:

History

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Transitional REM Sleep Brain Connectomes and Seizure Susceptibility

Seizures are rare while dreaming in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. New research, however, suggests seizures may rebound during unstable REM sleep. This may be due to brain wiring (“connectivity”) since a highly connected brain is more prone to seizures, and connectivity changes from wakefulness to sleep. Brainwave tracings (“EEG”) can generate connectivity maps (“connectomes”) but adequate connectome resolution requires many EEG electrodes (“high density EEG”). This study uses high density EEG to examine brain connectomes and seizure susceptibility in unstable REM sleep. Findings will contribute to developing novel therapies to one day allow patients to safely “dream seizures away”.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marcus Ng

Student:

Samaneh Baghbani

Partner:

Epilepsy and Seizure Association of Manitoba

Discipline:

Medicine

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Modelling excessive scour in river channels

Many engineering projects are undertaken on and around rivers, such as the construction of bridges and the placement of pipes under river beds. These engineering projects modify flow conditions away from those which occur naturally, inducing additional sedimentation and scour. This research will focus on a deep scour hole in the riverbed at the Alex Fraser bridge on the Fraser River in British Columbia. In this location a great deal of engineering work has been undertaken, leading to the development of the deep scour. The development of this hole was unpredictable, as the processes occurring in this location, made complex by the presence of a bridge abutment, buried pipeline crossing, and a channel bend, are not fully understood. Our work will help to improve understanding of how rivers respond to complex engineering projects.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Church

Student:

Ashley Dudill

Partner:

Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd.

Discipline:

Geography / Geology / Earth science

Sector:

Natural resources

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Annual survey of Ontario’s publicly funded education system

Over the past 15 years, People for Education has conducted a survey of Ontario’s publicly funded schools. From this large-scale survey, People for Education produces research reports on public education in Ontario that are widely disseminated to the public and have been instrumental to informing educational policy in the province. The core objectives of this year’s survey are to examine school staffing levels, school access to specialists, school-community partnerships, and the extent of implementation of provincial mandates in career and life planning, English language learning, and special education. For this survey, the intern will analyze responses to the survey and provide the results to People for Education. The intern will also write research reports for public consumption on the results from the survey. By employing the intern, People for Education will improve its ability to analyze and write about its annual survey.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Scott Davies

Student:

Daniel Hamlin

Partner:

People for Education

Discipline:

Education

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Upgrading of heavy and high-contaminant Hydrofaction™ Renewable Crude Oil, to transport fuel blendstock.

The Project’s objective is to continue the upgrading work executed in the previous MITACS Converge project with a larger focus on more challenging biocrude oils such as heavy fractions, high viscosity, high nitrogen, high ash oils that are produced from feedstocks such as “feed gate residues” in the form of manures, biosludges and organics from municipal waste. The performance objective remains to optimize and scale up the upgrading of Hydrofaction™ Oil to blendstocks for transport fuels. The main challenge in upgrading Hydrofaction™ renewable crude Oil from such sources is not only the oxygen content of the oil but also the high viscosity, sulfur, and inorganic contaminants. Hydrotreating is the pathway of choice for removing this oxygen and contaminants through hydrodeoxygenation (HDO), decarboxylation and hydrodenitrogenation (HDN) reactions. The upgraded oil should achieve low Total Acid Number (TAN), low oxygen, low nitrogen, low minerals content and an improved distillation profile. Ultimately, upgraded oil fractions should be as close as possible to diesel and other transportation fuel standards.

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Faculty Supervisor:

William McCaffrey

Student:

Anderson Montanez Rincon, Parsa Haghighat

Partner:

Steeper Energy Canada

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Alternative energy

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Upgrading of heavy and high-contaminant Hydrofaction™ Oil, to fuels blendstock with the use of Catalytic Steam Cracking

The Project’s objective is to continue the upgrading work executed in the previous MITACS Converge project with a larger focus on more challenging biocrude oils such as heavy fractions, high viscosity, high nitrogen, high ash oils that are produced from feedstocks such as “feed gate residues” in the form of manures, biosludges and organics from municipal waste. The performance objective remains to optimize and scale up the upgrading of Hydrofaction™ Oil to blendstocks for transport fuels. The main challenge in upgrading Hydrofaction™ renewable crude Oil from such sources is not only the oxygen content of the oil but also the high viscosity, sulfur, and inorganic contaminants. Catalytic Steam Cracking is the pathway of choice in this Project for removing this oxygen and contaminants. The upgraded oil should achieve low Total Acid Number (TAN), low oxygen, low nitrogen, low minerals content and an improved distillation profile. Ultimately, upgraded oil fractions should be as close as possible to diesel and other transportation fuel standards.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pedro Pereira

Student:

Monica Bertolini

Partner:

Steeper Energy Canada

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Alternative energy

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Upgrading of Hydrofaction™ Oil to transport fuel blendstock

Hydrofaction™ is Steeper Energy’s proprietary hydrothermal liquefaction technology that converts low value biomass residues to renewable crude oil using supercritical water and homogeneous catalysis. Steeper Energy Canada (SEC) is focused on identifying optimal pathways for upgrading Hydrofaction™ Oil into renewable diesel and jet fuels. Amidst plummeting crude oil prices, such renewable fuels still command attractive ‘green’ economic premiums as well as policy support for their climate and rural development deliverables. This project focusses on Hydrofaction™ oil upgrading though hydrotreatment. Upgrading has been identified as critical for the commercialization of Hydrofaction™ by three engineering design studies. Through this Project, SEC will be extending an existing collaboration with Prof. McCaffrey at the University of Alberta along with their world class equipment and expertise in hydrocarbon catalysis. With this derisking project, Steeper will also come closer to end-users.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Wiliam McCaffrey

Student:

Partner:

Steeper Energy Canada

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Alternative energy

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

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