Le Seaeye Falcon est un véhicule sous-marin télécommandé portable, puissant et polyvalent conçu pour des opérations professionnelles d’inspection, d’observation et de surveillance dans les eaux côtières et intérieures. À l’heure actuelle, le Falcon est utilisé par SubOceanic pour effectuer des relevés de la vie sous-marine. L’objectif du stage est d’accroître les capacités d’observation du Falcon […]

Les véhicules hybrides rechargeables sont des automobiles qui peuvent fonctionner à l’électricité, à l’aide de grosses batteries, mais qui sont aussi dotées d’un moteur à combustion interne qui prend le relais pour les longs déplacements. Les batteries sont généralement rechargées depuis une prise de courant standard, ce qui a pour conséquence d’accroître la demande en […]

L’aquaculture (l’élevage d’organismes marins et aquatiques) est le secteur agroalimentaire qui connaît la plus forte croissance dans le monde et que l’on décrit régulièrement comme une solution aux pénuries croissantes de nourriture dans le monde. En Colombie-Britannique, on élève en aquaculture surtout deux espèces : le saumon Atlantique et l’huître creuse du Pacifique. Les retombées […]

In Canada, less than 30% of the geography is covered by cellular systems. There are lots of human activities in these uncovered remote areas for either gaining nature resources or outdoor experience. In this scenario, the walkie talkie is the only and vital method helping people to build connection between each other, which can ensures […]

Small vessel interactions with cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) in the Salish Sea is poorly understood. This is of concern as vessel impacts, such as acoustic impacts and behavioural disturbances, have been categorized as a key threat to the recovery of various cetacean species. To minimize vessel impacts on cetacean species, the Canadian Department of […]

The project goal is to determine the clinical utility of Orpyx LogR technology to detect gait changes and their efficacy to predict and monitor fall risk. Project I will use existing data to determine sensitivity and specificity for prospective classification of fallers and non-fallers for a composite measure drawn from an extensive battery including single […]

This research project is a partnership between The Wine Islands Grower’s Association, and the University of Victoria. The goal of the project is to better understand how vineyard management techniques effect wine grape quality prior to wine processing. Pinot gris is the most important white wine varietal grown on Vancouver Island and throughout British Columbia. […]

Global demand for natural resources is resulting in unprecedented landscape change. In northeastern Alberta, woodland caribou persistence is threatened by habitat loss associated with natural resource extraction, and increased predaiion by grey wolves as a result, due to their ability to capitalize upon landscape disturbance via increased movement on linear features. Wolf control via culling […]

The popularity of sour beers is continuously increasing. Producing sour beers is time consuming and obtaining a consistent flavor profile over multiple batches can be challenging. This in addition to scaling up production to meet customer demands can negatively influence the quality and flavor of the beer. This project aims to develop advanced analytical techniques […]

Chinook Salmon are a species of high ecological, economic and cultural value in BC. Recent declines in Chinook Salmon abundance have highlighted a need to understand factors controlling their productivity. One hypothesis suggests that the first winter in the ocean plays a critical role in controlling Chinook Salmon survival, and in turn, abundance. Little research […]

A new type of device that uses a combination of UV light, oxygen, flowing water, and titanium dioxide (a com-mon white pigment) is capable of removing volatile toxins from the air. This device will be investigated using a range of techniques that provide molecular insights into this process, and those insights will help in the […]

The overall problem to be addressed is the synthesis of graphene or graphitic coatings from the liquid phase. This work follows from a previous investigation, supported by a MITACS Accelerate grant, into the use of “poly(hydridocarbyne)” (PHC), a soluble carbon- hydrogen polymer, as a precursor for the formation of diamond- like carbon coatings. As a […]