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Engineering - chemical / biological

Detection and characterization of biodegradable polymeric biomaterials

Biodegradable polymeric biomaterials have been used extensively for medical applications such as implants, drug/gene delivery, and scaffolds. To determine the end applications, the molecular characteristics of these polymeric biomaterials are important which must be characterized. The development of reliable and fast analytical tool to detect, separate and characterize polymeric biomaterials in medical devices and drug formulations is still challenging. The main goal of this research project is to develop new, reliable and cost-effective molecular analytical methods to characterize biodegradable polymeric biomaterials. These new methods will help Canadian companies like PolyAnalytik dealing with polymeric biomaterials to improve the quality of their products and services. There will be strong impacts of the new developed characterization methods in biomaterials and medical device industries, the field of molecular analysis and molecular research.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Amarjeet Bassi

Student:

Ahmed Alassuity

Partner:

PolyAnalytik Inc

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

Inhibition of the fungal-specific histone deacetylase Hst3: a novel broad spectrum strategy to fight fungal pathogens

A number of fungal pathogens cause life-threatening infections in patients whose immune system is crippled. Among others, these include patients treated with cancer chemotherapy and patients who receive organ or blood cell transportation. Pre-term infants, elderly patients and patients in intensive care units are also at risk of developing life-threatening infections. Moreover, fungi cause very painful medical conditions such as vaginal infections. We discovered a fungal-specific enzyme that is essential for viability of the most common fungal pathogen, known as Candida albicans. Our project consists in determining whether the same enzyme is also essential for viability of many other fungal pathogens. Most importantly, we hope to discover small molecules that, by inhibiting this enzyme, will kill fungal pathogens and cure a broad range of infections.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alain Verreault

Student:

Sarah Tsao

Partner:

Merck Canada Inc.

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Characterization of graphene-based composites

Blending carbon fillers with thermoplastic materials can lead to a significant improvement of the resulting electrical, mechanical, thermal, and gas barrier properties compared with the unfilled polymer. Graphene, the name given to a material consisting of two-dimension layers of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice, has extraordinary properties which make possible to produce a new class of polymer nanocomposites with significantly improved properties. The objective of this project is to characterize the properties of nanocomposites obtained at by incorporating NanoXplore’s various grades of graphene into different thermoplastic matrixes and to find the suitable graphene concentration range for each thermoplastic for numbers of industrial applications.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pascal Hubert

Student:

Natassia Lona Batista

Partner:

Group NanoXplore Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Nanotechnologies

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Assessing soil parameters using reflectance spectroscopy

The goal of the research undertaken as part of this project is to develop a system to measure soil properties in the field based on near infrared light reflectance. Using machine learning, the complex near infrared data can be turned into valuable soil analytical data. By supporting this research, Route 7 Inc. will obtain an innovative portable soil measurement system that will provide data on soil immediately in the field for much cheaper than currently used laboratory analytical testing. Using this system, Route 7 Inc. will be able to develop a faster, yet accurate and reproducible, soil testing method for hydrocarbon contamination, reducing the costs to remediate contaminated oil and gas facilities.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sylvie Quideau

Student:

Preston Sorenson

Partner:

Route 7 Inc

Discipline:

Resources and environmental management

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Probabilistic Evaluation of Distribution Networks Containing Distributed Energy Sources, Energy Storage and Electric Vehicles

After introducing deregulated power markets and small scale distributed generation (DG) in power distribution systems, the probabilistic evaluation gained much attention to quantify the uncertainties due to parameters such as wind speed, solar irradiation, power market price etc. Meanwhile, due to increasing penetration of electric vehicles (EVs), the load demand due to EV charging has become very relevant information needed for power system planning studies. Thus this project aims to quantify those uncertainties associated with active elements such as DGs, EVs, and storage devices for developing the most economic expansion and operational plans for a power distribution system. For that purpose, some new stochastic models will be developed for each of the aforementioned active elements for evaluating the power system reliability. To ensure the efficiency of the proposed methods and models a sensitivity analysis will be carried out.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Athula Rajapakse

Student:

Anand Maniyam Pariyarath

Partner:

Manitoba Hydro

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Energy

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Cyanide-Free Leaching of Gold Using Iodine/Iodide based lixivinat

Iberian Minerals is a junior mining company, based in Canada. The Company recently acquired Mineworx Technologies, based in Vancouver, British Columbia and is now focused on various mining technologies. One such technology we are developing is an eco-friendly, non-cyanide based leach extraction for gold processing utilizing iodine as a complexing agent. The research and development undertaken will study the feasibility of a new approach to a sustainable process in gold mining, which will see an immediate positive ecological impact on pollution through the non-use of highly toxic cyanide. Our research will additionally investigate faster gold leaching reactions capable of facilitating high metal recovery rates, which is important to the industry. Iberian Minerals are striving to commercially develop an eco-friendly lixiviant that is at least comparable or lower in cost to cyanide leaching while realizing economically equal or better recovery rates in the processing of gold for worldwide application.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marcello Veiga

Student:

Hanif Jafari

Partner:

Iberian Minerals Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining and quarrying

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Generation Z: Understanding Canada’s Newest Youth Generation

The differences among today’s multiple generations of workers, such as Baby Boomers, Generation X and Millennials have received a great amount of attention from the media, business best-sellers and academic researchers. Much of the recent existing research has documented perceived and observed characteristics of the millennial generation (those born in the 1908s and after), who are said to differ from preceding generations in their perspectives on work and life in general. There is little agreement on the end date of the millennial generation, raising speculation about the generation that follows them (tentatively referred to as “Generation Z”): When did this generation begin? How are they different from Millennials? How will they approach their careers and working lives?. This study will investigate trends in the characteristics, expectations, values, attitudes and behaviors of Canada’s youngest adults to determine if and how they differ from Millennials. This will establish generational trends for the future and an appropriate cut-off point between them and Millennials. The information we gather will help educators, employers and governments better understand and react to emerging generational trends.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sean Lyons

Student:

Joshua Leblanc

Partner:

Lovell Corporation

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

Modulation of the apelinergic system in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH): cardiovascular impact of endogenous peptides and Apelin derivate compound with C-terminal modification

Pulmonary arterial Hypertension (PAH) is a severe disease that affects both the pulmonary vasculature and the heart with no curative options. The apelinergic system which can be defined by the cell surface receptor APJ, mostly expressed in the heart and vessels, and its endogenous ligands Apelin and ELABELA appear as a promising therapeutic pathway in the context of cardiovascular dysfunction. Although the beneficial impact of Apelin supply has been well assessed in several experimental model of cardiovascular dysfunction, the potential impact of the recently discovered ELABELA has never been studied in the context of cardiovascular dysfunction/remodeling induced by PAH. On the other hand, agonists acting through the same receptor can be chemically engineered in order to increased their biological efficiency. In the present project and in partnership with IPS therapeutique inc, we propose to evaluate and compare to Apelin-13 the potential cardiovascular effects of the second endogenous APJ ligand ELABELA and originals and optimized compound derivate from apelin structure in the context of PAH.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Olivier Lesur

Student:

David Coquerel

Partner:

IPS Therapeutique

Discipline:

Medicine

Sector:

Pharmaceuticals

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Development of design methodology for customizable add-on products

The RazerLift is a new product designed to provide superior access to vehicle roof-mounted cargo. RazerLift introduces the accessible roof carrier concept. This project is intended to conduct research on safety requirements for product development work to be done on the partner’s RazerLift product. The partner is interested in getting a reliable and safe product out in the market, and for that, a comprehensive study needs to be conducted through these internship units to ensure RazerLift’s functionality, safety and future market. This opportunity will provide the intern with a real experience of product development and product engineering experience. The opportunity will have a definite positive impact in the intern’s career development while serving as a full-time job to bring together his past job experience and education to obtain a better understanding of the industry principles.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Simon Li

Student:

Kaveh PourAkbar Saffar

Partner:

Buller Engineered Products Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Developing advanced ore sorting sensing systems for gold deposits

This research focuses on novel sensor-based algorithms for sorting rocks and categorizing them as good (valuable) and bad (worthless) rocks. The sensors in the sorter will “see” the rocks characteristics, whether it’s their color or atomic density or the desired element and send a command to a mechanical arm, for example, to separate the two types of rock from each other. This technique minimizes the amount of material (by removing worthless rocks) that is sent to the downstream processing units therefore saving the mine a lot of operating cost and will keep mining sustainable and environmentally friendly.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bern Klein

Student:

Arvin Mazhar

Partner:

Goldcorp Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining and quarrying

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Evaluation of adsorbents’ properties and optimization of adsorption based processes for gas separations

The objective of this project is, firstly, to evaluate the performance of various adsorbents using various techniques for gas separation and purification applications of commercial interest; and secondly, to optimize and modify the current PSA setup at Xebec Ads. Company. The proposed project will examine various adsorbents provided by Xebec Adsorption Inc. to determine their adsorption capacity, kinetics, selectivity, at different operating conditions. This research will also develop a novel Zero Length Column (ZLC) system designed for the fast screening of adsorbents that would include complete characterization from equilibrium and kinetics to dynamics (breakthrough) determinations. After determining adsorbents performance, they will be tested in the company’s pilot plant set up. In order to improve the separation efficiency of the Xebec’s pressure swing adsorption system, an optimization program will be developed to estimate the most effective operating parameters and consequently enhance the performance of the PSA separation setup. This research will help partner organization to identify potential adsorbents for commercialization in industrial gas separation applications. It is also an excellent opportunity for the partner organization because they can easily access equipment and other resources that are available at the university via adsorption group expertise.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mladen Eic

Student:

Babak Shirani

Partner:

Xebec Adsorption Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

University of New Brunswick

Program:

Accelerate

Profiling Microbial Volatile Organic Compounds (MVOC’s); Progress Toward Detection of Various Mould Species via Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

The purpose of this research will be to analyze microbial volatile organic compounds for the purpose of the development of an analytical method for the detection and speciation of moulds in an indoor environment.

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Burns

Student:

Andrien Rackov

Partner:

New Brunswick Research and Productivity Council

Discipline:

Chemistry

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

University of New Brunswick

Program:

Accelerate

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