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Doug Barlage

EXPERTISE/KEYWORDS: Nano electronics,

microwave circuits, power electronics devices,

Website: http://ece.engineering.ualberta.ca

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (780) 492-4081

Dr. Doug Barlage is Professor and Associate Chair (Research and Operational Planning) in

Electrical and Computer Engineering

R&D CAPABILITIES

Device processing, device design, analog and microwave (MMIC) circuit design, electrical

testing, Device simulation with Collaborators

TECHNIQUES & INSTRUMENTATION SERVICES

Electrical Measurement and analysis, Electronic device fabrication: With Collaborators --

Atomic Layer Deposition, Microwave device measurement

LICENSING OPPORTUNITY

1) Patent title: Frequency Dependent Analog Boost Converter for Low Voltage Applications

Potential application(s): This is for a boost converter that will be regulated with out the use

of digital feedback loops that can provide power condition and low power density renewable

energy circuits. This could boost the terminal efficiency of solar cell arrays by collecting the

energy at higher voltage

2) Patent title: Buried Source Schottky Barrier Thin Film Transistor and Method of

Manufacture

Potential application(s): We have invented a new type of metal oxide transistor that we can

deposit on substrates and make fully functional with temperatures that do not exceed 150

degrees Celcius. The envisioned application ranges from direct integration with MEMs and

microfluidic devices to integrating on flexible polymer substrates. This was the core

technology that was conceived of to work with the boost converter.


Manufacture (nanoBlue Technologies)

Potential application(s): We have demonstrated a high performance .GaN transistor using

a MOSFET architecture.

INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS

Micralyne, Kymatech (US), US Department of Energy, Qurvo

Adam Bergren

EXPERTISE/KEYWORDS: Nanoelectronics, Analytical Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Spectroscopy

Website: http://www.nint-innt.ca/bergren/Email: [email protected]: (780)641-1762

MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS, SURFACE ANALYSIS, LIGHT EMISSIVE DEVICES, CHARGETRANSPORT, ELECTROCHEMISTRY, NANOFABRICATION, ELECTRONIC MEASUREMENTS, TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION

INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS1) Dr. Scientist Sounds- Using Nanoelectronics for Rock and Roll!

Yaman Boluk

EXPERTISE/KEYWORDS: Biomaterials, Cellulose

Nanocrystals, Cellulose Nanofibrils, Biomedical

Website: http://www.civil.engineering.ualberta.ca


Phone: (780) 492-6295

Dr. Yaman Boluk is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and

Nanofibre Chair in Forest Products.

R&D CAPABILITIES

Applications of cellulose nanofibrils and cellulose nanocrystals in biomedical and personal care

Ken Cadien

EXPERTISE/KEYWORDS: Nanotechnology, atomic

layer deposition, semiconductor processing at

nanoscale dimensions, electronic materials

Website: https://sites.ualberta.ca/~kcadien/


Phone: (780) 492-2881

Dr. Ken Cadien is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering and

Canada Research Chair in Nanofabrication

R&D CAPABILITIES

My primary program is Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) for wide bandgap materials, primarily

materials for GaN and ZnO devices. This includes the growth of gate oxides, ALD AlN as a

polar source in GaN, ZnO and gates oxides for ZnO thin film transistors. While the gate oxide

work well they need substantial improvement to improve performance which has lead us to work

on complex oxides. I also collaboration on the application of ALD to MIM devices and energy

applications such as solar cells, fuel cells and batteries.


Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP) tool for planarization of semiconductor wafers

Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) System (thermal and plasma)

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)

Spectroscopic Ellipsometry


I hold 36 patents from prior work at Intel Corporation and I have several patent applications and

provisional patents in works on:

1) Polar Source Gallium Nitride Device

2) Buried Source Schottky Barrier Thin Film Transistor and Method of Manufacture

3) Femtogram mass sensor

4) Method to reduce atomic layer deposition precursor consumption


I collaborate with Dr. Douglas Barlage on GaN/ZnO research, Dr. Abdul Elezzabi on MIM

devices, Dr. Jillian Buriak in Chemistry on ZnO coated GLAD electrode polymer solar cells, Dr.

Douglas Ivey on ALD protective layers for zinc-air batteries and Dr. Jingli Luo on ALD for low

temperature SOFC fuel cells. I also work closely with a local company, Norcada (Engage and

Engage Plus-current), using ALD to seal their devices and prevent high temperature oxidation

and Micralyne (also a local MEMS company) has expressed interest in ALD to improve their

devices. I have also worked with US-based Lam Research and Qorvo.

JOHN DAVIS

EXPERTISE/KEYWORDS: Quantum Technologies, Cryogenics, Nanomechanics, Optical Sensors

Website: www.ualberta.ca/~jdavisEmail: [email protected]: 780-691-5476

R&D CAPABILITIES

Research in the Davis lab focuses around pushing quantum mechanics up from the world of atoms and molecules to that which can be fabricated in the lab. This promises to enable new technologies based on quantum physics that reach far beyond those currently possible. At its core this means we nanofabricate devices with extreme precision, and measure them with advanced optical techniques – often at extremely low temperatures. Commercial opportunities arise partly based on in-house technical advances needed to carefully explore fundamental physics.


The Davis lab has extensive experience in micro and nanofabrication, fiber optics, cryogenics, and custom data acquisition hardware and software. We house two dilution refrigerators capable of cooling near absolute zero to reveal quantum effects, as well as significant instrumentation for fiber optic measurements – tunable diode lasers, custom tapered fibers, cavity enhanced sensors, etc.

INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS1) Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer at Resolved Instruments (resolvedinstruments.com) makers ofadvanced digital data acquisition hardware and software.2) NSERC Engage with Luxmux Technology on developing a widely tunable optical filter for spectroscopy applications.3) Co-PI on NSERC Strategic Project grant with Norcada Inc on developing cryogenically compatible fiberoptic packaging for future quantum technologies.4) Co-PI on NSERC Strategic Project grant with Stream Technologies on developing on-chip optical devices for quantum transducer technology.

Paul Dews

EXPERTISE/KEYWORDS: 3D Metal Printing, Product Design & Development, Project Management, Bio-Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,Product Manufacturing

Website: www.nait.ca Email: [email protected]: 780 378 2863

R&D CAPABILITIESTechGym, Product Manufacturing, 3D Metal Printing, Environmental Testing, Product Design & Development

TECHNIQUES & INSTRUMENTATION SERVICESTechGym, Product Manufacturing, 3D Metal Printing, Environmental Testing, Product Design & Development

INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONSCapital Power (Including collaborations / projects with ENMAX, GE), EPCOR, Nucryst, Smith & Nephew, 3M, DePuy International, AE Piston Products

http://www.nait.ca/

Mike Fleischauer

EXPERTISE/KEYWORDS: physics and

engineering

Website: http://www.nint-innt.ca/fleischauer/


Phone: 780-641-1705

R&D CAPABILITIES

Lithium / lithium-ion batteries, cells, and cell components at standard and high temperatures

Other energy (e.g. fuel cell, solar cell) and more broadly materials R&D


thin film deposition (including double sided roll-to-roll deposition), electrochemistry, structural analysis, air

/ water sensitive material handling, hardware and software automation


1) Working with Engineered Power Ltd. (Calgary) to extend the deployed lifetime of lithium thionyl

chloride primary cells in the down-hole environment

2) Developing collaborations with other companies in the down-hole tool supply chain

3) Advising U. Alberta and NINT spin-out G2V Optics Inc. (a company focused on dynamic, high

fidelity light sources for the indoor agriculture market)

Robert Franz

EXPERTISE/KEYWORDS: Embedded systems, sensors, system design, entrepreneurship, project management, low-power designs, industrial controls

Website: http://www.nait.ca/86269.htm Email: [email protected]: 780 491 5433

R&D CAPABILITIESNanotechnology, materials testing, system development

TECHNIQUES & INSTRUMENTATION SERVICESNanotechnology equipment, materials characterization, electronic test equipment

INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONSOil & Gas, environmental, agriculture

http://www.nait.ca/86269.htm

Mark Freeman

EXPERTISE/KEYWORDS: nanomagnetism, nanomechanics

Website: ualberta.ca/~freemanmEmail: [email protected]: 780-492-4130

R&D CAPABILITIES nanofabrication, optics, microscopy, spectroscopy, cryogenics, instrumentation

James Gospodyn

EXPERTISE/KEYWORDS: Thin films, microfabrication, nano-characterization

Website: http://www.nait.ca/program_home_77412.htm Email: [email protected]: 780 471 8419

R&D CAPABILITIESExtensive experience with thin films and coatings, as well as a very strong expertise in optical properties of materials, and laser optics

TECHNIQUES & INSTRUMENTATION SERVICESThin film deposition, ellipsometry, interferometry, spectrophotometry, electron microscopy, surface metrology, and electronics testing

INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONSSeeking opportunities for graduates from the Nanotechnology Systems program

http://www.nait.ca/program_home_77412.htm

Researcher name: Manisha Gupta

EXPERTISE/KEYWORDS: Photonics, optoelectronics,

Hybrid devices, material growth, biosensing, light

scattering applications, sensor development, biomaterials.

Website: http://www.ece.ualberta.ca/~mgupta1/

Email:[email protected]

Phone: 7802485637

R&D CAPABILITIES

My research is multidisciplinary, and is mainly focused on developing flexible electronic sensors

with optical and sensing elements for applications in photovoltaics, lighting, biosensing, bio

stimulation and therapeutic treatment. The research focuses on engineering optical materials

and devices, which can be integrated on flexible substrates while retaining their photonic

properties and developing novel devices based on them. Another main research area is growth

of novel biomaterials, which can be used for tissue and bone implants.


Pulsed Laser deposition, Molecular beam epitaxy, Optical & electrical material characterization, Light

scattering sensor development


1) Patent title: Apparatus, systems and methods for real-time solids content measurements

Patent info: International publication number W) 2016/095008 A1

Potential application(s) Solid content detection for different applications like oil sands

tailings, food industry etc.


Manufacture

Patent info: International Patent Application Serial No. PCT/CA2014/000863

Potential application(s)


1)Total Inc.

Wayne K. Hiebert

EXPERTISE/KEYWORDS: mesoscale physics, nanosensing, nanosensors, photonics, optomechanics, microfabrication, MEMS.

Website: www.ualberta.ca/~whiebert/html/Home.htmlEmail: [email protected]

Phone: 780-218-1514

R&D CAPABILITIESOptics and optical benches. Photonic chip design and fabrication. General microfabrication and nanofabrication. MEMS sensors.


Micro and nanofabrication.

INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS1) Working with a client to build a MEMS strain gauge.

mailto:[email protected]

Heather Kaminsky

EXPERTISE/KEYWORDS: Characterization of complex real materials, tailings processing, flocculation,

Website: http://www.nait.ca/97473.htmEmail: [email protected]: 780 471 7080

R&D CAPABILITIESThe Centre for Oil Sands Sustainability bridges the gap between existing oil sands environmental research and real-world solutions, taking innovative ideas from concept to commercialization. We work with business and industry to develop technologies that improve the economic and environmental performance of the oil sands industry.

TECHNIQUES & INSTRUMENTATION SERVICESThe Centre for Oil Sands Sustainability has many specialized instruments for use in developing new technologies. Some of these instruments include (but are not limited to): XRD (with small and wide angle xray scattering), WDXRF, UHPLC-QTOF, MALDI-TOF, AFM-Raman, TGA, MCR, UV-vis, FTIR, Viscometer, TOC)

INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONSCurrent industry collaborations – Suncor polymer testing, Suncor tailings R&D consulting, COSIA MBI testing, PRCI testing Past collaborations –COSIA Clay focus group, COSIA Deposit Characterization committee COSIA Deposit Capping Committee, COSIA Deep Deposit working group, COSIA Research Working Group


Lindsay J LeBlanc

EXPERTISE/KEYWORDS:

Ultracold quantum gases

Website: www.ualberta.ca/~ljleblan Email: [email protected] Phone: 780 492-6562

RESEARCH KEYWORDS: Hybrid Quantum Nano-systems, Ultracold quantum systems, Atomic physics R&D CAPABILITIES Our group specializes in using ultracold quantum systems to discover and exploit the quantum nature of matter. Our research exploits the readily accessible quantum control of atomic systems and hybridizes it with conventional solid state technologies for a number of applications, including precision magnetometry, optical sensing, and quantum information. Our goal is to create nanodevices that incorporate atomic and solid-state components to harness the best of both worlds.

TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTATION - Micro- and nano-fabricated “atom chip” technologies - Quantum state control - Precision laser spectroscopy - Precision magnetic field measurement and control - High-resolution optical imaging and control - Custom analog and digital electronics - Solid-state/atomic interactions


Yang Liu

EXPERTISE/KEYWORDS: Biofilms, Bioenergy,

Sustainable Wastewater Treatment

Website: http://www.ualberta.ca/~liu14/


Phone: (780) 492-5115

Dr. Yang Liu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental

Engineering.

R&D CAPABILITIES

Dr. Yang Liu’s research interests are centered in energy and nutrient recovery from municipal

and industrial wastewater. She studies the basics of biofilm and granular sludge formation

processes, and microbial population dynamics in environmental systems, and their applications

in bioreactors for industrial wastewater treatment, and centralized and decentralized municipal

wastewater treatment. Her group recently developed a novel method for biofilm formation

inhibition using nanocrystalline cellulose.


Dr. Liu’s Environmental Surface Research Laboratory is equipped to full capacity for studying

bacterial adhesion, biofilm formation, bioremediation and energy production. Some techniques

and instrumentation services include (1) molecular microbiology and microbiology analysis:

polymerase chain reaction (PCR), quantitative PCR, gel electrophoresis, bacterial cultivation in

microbiological incubators and shakers, fluorescence microscopy, and quartz crystal

microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D); and (2) bioremediation and energy

production analysis: gas chromatography-thermal conductivity detector (GC-TCD), gas

chromatography-electron capture detector (GC-ECD), total organic carbon (TOC), Fourier

transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and HACH® spectrophotometer.


1) Patent title: Polymer nanofibers for the flocculation and dewatering of oil sands fine tailings

Patent info: U.S. Provisional Patent Serial No. 62/133,719

Potential application(s): Rapid flocculation and dewatering of the fine particles in tailings

2) Patent title: Nanocrystalline Cellulose Hydrogels for Inhibition of Bacterial Adhesion

Patent info: International (PCT) Patent Serial No. PCT/IB2014/001542

Potential application(s): Inhibiting bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation to the catheter

surface to thereby inhibit or prevent conditions such as urinary tract infections.


EPCOR Water Services Ltd. and the City of Edmonton

Richard L. McCreery

EXPERTISE:Molecular ElectronicsSurface and interfacechemistryIn-situ optical spectroscopyElectron transport

Website: http://www.chem.ualberta.ca/~mccreery/contact.htmlEmail: [email protected]: 780-641-1760

R&D CAPABILITIES microfabrication surface modification solid state electronic devices surface analysis, often in-situ

TECHNIQUES & INSTRUMENTATION SERVICESSurface Raman spectroscopy, vapour deposition,lithography, electronic characterization, photocurrent and light emission experiments


1. “Micro-electronic junctions and devices containing same”, U.S. Patent # 7,042,006 World’s first practical molecular electronic device, now used in electronic music2. “Two- and Three-Terminal Molecular Electronic Devices with Ballistic Electron Transport” U.S.

# 9,024,297; high speed, low power consumption microelectronics3. “Clipped amplifier” PCT, US, Japan, Canada applications in progress. Uses molecular

junction for audio processing in electronic music. Sold commercially starting in late 2015 and will be licensed to Nanolog Audio, Inc.

INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS Co-founder with Adam Bergren of Nanolog Audio, Inc, an Alberta corporation which manufactures

molecule electronic devices for incorporation in guitar “effects” applications. Potential market is $100 million USD/year.

Past joint research with Xerox Research Centre Canada and Scanimetrics (Edmonton)

http://www.chem.ualberta.ca/~mccreery/contact.html

Mark T. McDermott

EXPERTISE/KEYWORDS: Nanoparticle modification and characterization, bioassay design, bioassay data analysis, nanocrystalline cellulose characterization,modification and applications.

Website: http://www.chem.ualberta.ca/~mcdermot/Email: [email protected]: 780-492-3687

R&D CAPABILITIESI manage a group of analytical chemistry graduate students, post docs and

research associates that are working at the interface of analytical science and nanoscience. We have expertise in the control and characterization of liquid solid interfaces. We can reproducibly control the surface chemistry of metallic nanoparticles and have tethered various biomolecules to the surface of gold nanoparticles for use as labels in high sensitivity bioassays. The nanoparticles are detected with enhanced Raman spectroscopy or with surface plasmon resonance.

We are also applying our expertise to open pathways for high volume applications of cellulose nanocrystals. We have developed a method to control the surface polarity of CNC. This allows the efficient mixing of CNC with various polymers. We have expertise in measuring the distribution of the CNC in the polymer matrix and incharacterizing the mechanical properties of the resultant nanocomposite. As an example, we have incorporated CNC into expandable polystyrene (PS) and have prepared reinforced Styrofoam with a compression modulus 60% higher than normal expanded PS.

TECHNIQUES & INSTRUMENTATION SERVICESRaman spectroscopy, surface infrared spectroscopy, scanning force microscopy, electrochemistry

INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS1) Previous collaboration with Imperial Oil Limited – Morphological and mechanical

characterization of ZDDP films.2) Previous collaboration with Xerox Research Centre of Canada – Interactions

between CNC and polymers

Al Meldrum

optics, lasers, optical sensors, spectroscopy

https://sites.ualberta.ca/~ameldrum/Home.htmlEmail: [email protected]: 780-240-5167

R&D CAPABILITIESoptical spectroscopy (absorption, transmission, reflection, fluorescence), fiber optics, optical microscopy, lasers and light measurement

TECHNIQUES & INSTRUMENTATION SERVICEStransmission electron microscopy, optical spectroscopy


Patent title: Light emitting semiconductor diode. US patent 8,450,127.Patent info: A nanosecond fast color switching silicon-based LEDPotential application(s): Generation of optical signals on-chip

Patent title: Method for depositing silicon nanocrystals in hollow fibers, US patent 9,452,446,Patent info: A way to make capillary-type fluorescent optical sensors and biosensorsPotential application(s): Detection of desired target analytes in a fluidic capillay

INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS1) None currently, but pursuing technology idea to spin off own company.

Carlo Montemagno

EXPERTISE/KEY WORDS: Biomolecular Systems,

Informatics, Water, Energy

Website: http://ingenuitylab.ca/


Phone: (780) 492-5467

Dr. Carlo Montamagno is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering;

Director of Alberta Ingenuity Lab; AITF Strategic Chair of Bionanotechnoloy; Canada Research

Chair in Intelligent Nanosystems; Program Lead of Biomaterials at National Institute for

Nanotechnology (NINT)

R&D CAPABILITIES

Carlo Montemagno, PhD has become a world-renowned expert in nanotechnology and is

responsible for creating groundbreaking innovations which solve complex challenges in the

areas of informatics, agriculture, chemical refining, transportation, energy, and healthcare. He is

head of the Ingenuity Lab which enables the world’s best researchers and innovators to address

grand challenges for Alberta’s future.

Integration of metabolic functionality into materials through the engineering of biomolecular

systems

Creation of advanced systems for water purification and treatment

Development of materials for the synthesis of high-value chemicals through the harvesting of

solar energy

LICENSING OPPORTUNITIES

The Ingenuity Lab has published 20+ patents over the past few years. The most recent include:

1)Functionalized Beta-Sheet Peptide Stabilized Membrane Proteins, Constructs Comprising

Same, and Methods of Forming and Using Same

2)Janus Carbon Nanotube Membranes and Methods of Making and Using Same

3)Nanofabricated Membrane Using Polymerized Preoteoliposomes

4)Functional Protein Structures and Methods of Making and Using Same


Neuralynx, Inc., Johnson & Johnson Vistakon, AAPPTEC Inc., Tortech Nano Fibers Ltd.

PSE (Process Systems Enterprise), Applied Biomimetic A/S, Cenovus

Paolo Mussone

EXPERTISE/KEYWORDS: Process engineering, cleantech, nanotechnology, applied chemistry, materials chemistry

Website: https://staff.nait.ca/departments-schools/research-and-innovation Email: [email protected]: 780 471 7771

R&D CAPABILITIESReaction engineering, process engineering design, analytical chemistry, colloidal chemistry, materials synthesis and characterization, applied microbiology

TECHNIQUES & INSTRUMENTATION SERVICESBatch chemical reactor synthesis, HPCL, UV-vis, FTIR, BET surface analysis, GC-FID, GC-MS, particle size analysis, zeta potential measurements

INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONSFederated Cooperatives LimitedUnited Farmers of AlbertaATCO GasAlberta Forestry Products’ Innovation ConsortiumBioLargo WaterSaputoMaxfleet SolutionsOberon FuelsVolvo Group

https://staff.nait.ca/departments-schools/research-and-innovation

https://staff.nait.ca/departments-schools/research-and-innovation

Andrew MylesNano-Composite Materials

Website: http://www.nint-innt.ca/myles/Email: [email protected]: 780 641 1758

RESEARCH KEYWORDS: Polymers, nanoparticlecomposites, nanomaterial processing

R&D CAPABILITIES

Synthesis, processing and characterization of nano-composite materials for applications such as adhesives and coatings


1) Provisional Patent title: Thermally Degradable Adhesives With Cellulose, AndRelated Methods Of Manufacture And UsePatent info: . U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/378,000Potential application(s): Downhole tool adhesives

2) Provisional Patent title: Composition and Process for Generating Colloidally Stable Nanoparticle DispersionsPatent info: US Provisional Patent Application No. 62/164,748Potential application(s): Inferring high temperature and pressure properties to grease.

INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS1) Exciton Technologies – novel antimicrobial textiles2) Jet Lube of Canada – nanoparticle additive formulation for grease3) Xerox – biodegradable toner particles via self-assembly

http://www.nint-innt.ca/myles/

Laura Ortiz PhD, P. Eng.

EXPERTISE/KEYWORDS: Embedded systems, microcontroller system design, PCB layout, sensor integration, signal processing

Website: http://www.nait.ca/86269.htm Email: [email protected]: 780 471 7636

R&D CAPABILITIESSignal processing, electronic and microelectronic design, control on/off, sensors.

TECHNIQUES & INSTRUMENTATION SERVICESData acquisition, data analysis using MATLAB, microwave instrumentation, measurement instrumentation.


Imperial Oil, Honey producers, Suncor


Nikola Pekas

EXPERTISE/KEYWORDS: microfabrication, nanoelectronics, microscopy, sensors

Website: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/nikolapekasEmail: [email protected]: 780-641-1759

R&D CAPABILITIESCharacterization and development of nanomaterials, surfaces, and nano-enabled devices

TECHNIQUES & INSTRUMENTATION SERVICESOptical and scanning-probe microscopy, micro- and nanofabrication


1) Patent title: Microvalve SystemPatent info: US 8528602 B2Potential application(s): flow control in microfluidic systems

2) Patent title: Single step calibration curve through sample convectionPatent info: WO 2014078602 A1Potential application(s): Biomedical diagnostics, forensics, industrial process control, and environmental monitoring – determining the concentration of one or more analytes in a fluid sample without use of a calibrant

INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS1) In collaboration with NVE Corporation, demonstrated integration of spintronic sensors into microfluidic systems for detection of magnetically tagged targets2) Developed functional prototypes of memory devices with Xerox Research Centre of Canada3) Designed and manufactured nanoelectronic devices for guitar distortion pedals by Dr. Scientist Sounds4) Worked with Luxmux Technology Corporation to optimize components of a silicon nanophotonic interferometer

Vakhtang Putkaradze

EXPERTISE/KEYWORDS: Nanotechnology, Sensors, Renewable Energy

Website: www.ualberta.ca/~putkarad/Email: [email protected]: 780-996-9636

R&D CAPABILITIES: NANOTECHNOLOGY, SENSING, CONTROL THEORY, MECHANICS, RENEWABLE ENERGY

TECHNIQUES & INSTRUMENTATION SERVICES: THEORETICAL AND MODELING CAPABILITIES FOR A WIDE RANGE OF PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS


1) Patent title: Inflatable, Free-Standing Solar Updraft Tower with Optimal Geometry and Active Control, Utility Application No. 14/879,398 filed on Oct 9, 2015

Patent info: Develops new methods to design cost-efficient solar towers for local energy generation

Potential application(s): Renewable energy generation for remote communities

CURRENT INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS1) ATS Ltd, Calgary (Solar/Renewable energy)

Prof. Eric Rivard

Inorganic Chemistry, Polymer/Nanomaterial Synthesis, Catalysis, Light-emitting Materials

Website: http://www.chem.ualberta.ca/~erivard/Email: [email protected]: 780-492-4255

R&D CAPABILITIESThe Rivard group has extensive experience in chemical synthesis on many length scales: frommolecules to polymers to nanomaterials. We have diverse research interests including thedevelopment of mild routes to luminescent nanomaterials and phosphorescent compounds (seeimage below), the design of new ligands for efficient C-C and C-N bond forming catalysis andolefin polymerization. We have also developed low bandgap polymers for solar cell applications and are workingwith collaborators in Japan to design next generationhole transport materials (for device applications).

TECHNIQUES & INSTRUMENTATION SERVICESSpectroscopic characterization of materials via NMR, IR, UV-vis, fluorescence spectroscopy,mass spectrometry, gel permeation chromatography, TGA/DSC, elemental analysis, ability torun reactions under inert atmosphere and in-house photolysis equipment.

INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONSWe are working with Prof. João Soares (Chem Eng) and partners at Kemira and ExxonMobil(NSERC CRD and IOSI funded project) to apply new polymerization strategies for thedevelopment of flocculants for enhanced water recovery and land reclamation in oil sandsindustry.

Mark Salomons

Instrument Design

Webpage: http://www.nint-innt.ca/salomons/Email: [email protected]: 780-492-8570

R & D CAPABILITIESAtomic force, scanning tunneling, scanning electron and field ion microscopy; CAD design; cryogenics; ultra high vacuum

INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS1) Working with Quantum Silicon Inc. in the manufacture of atom scale ultra-low

power electronics2) Working with Hitachi High Technologies to develop specialized sources for

scanning ion microscopes 3) Worked with Hitachi High Technologies to develop specimen holders for scanning

and transmission electron microscopy4) Worked with Engineered Power to build a deposition system for lithium

phosphorous oxynitride (LIPON) on lithium film for down hole battery manufacture.

5) Worked with G2V Optics Inc. to build an LED programmable light source for solarcell characterization.

http://www.nint-innt.ca/salomons/


Jim Sandercock

EXPERTISE/KEYWORDS: Bioenergy, Biofuel, Bio-refining, Geo-exchange, Heat Pumps, Policy, Solar PV, Solar Thermal, System Hybridization

Website: http://www.nait.ca/program_home_76007.htm Email: [email protected]: 780 378 5928

R&D CAPABILITIESThe alternative energy group at NAIT is able to conduct applied research in areas pertaining to solar (PV, thermal), geo-exchange, micro-combined heat and power, bio-refining, off-grid design, system hybridization, and micro-grid design.

TECHNIQUES & INSTRUMENTATION SERVICESSolar PV system design, economic analysis, system hybridization, micro-grid optimization. Equipment forsolar PV analysis and troubleshooting/O&M. Fermentation and photo-bioreactor suite. Micro-flywheel, various renewable energy systems.

INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONSThe alternative energy group at NAIT completed a 5 year applied research study on the effects of snow and PV module angle on electricity generation in Edmonton, and is in year two of a sister project in Grande Prairie. This research played a critical role in the design of the largest off-grid solar system in western Canada and validated solar-battery solutions as low-cost alternatives to fossil fuel-based electrical generation at remote sites for regulated utilities (ATCOelectric). The study also corroborated assumptions about the validity of low and zero degree rooftop solar systems in Alberta.

http://www.nait.ca/program_home_76007.htm

Andrea Sedgwick, M.Eng., P.Eng.

EXPERTISE/KEYWORDS: Upstream surface oil sands development, including mining, extraction, tailings and water

Website: http://www.nait.ca/97473.htmEmail: [email protected]: 780 378 5067

R&D CAPABILITIESThe Centre for Oil Sands Sustainability bridges the gap between existing oil sands environmental research and real-world solutions, taking innovative ideas from concept to commercialization. We work with business and industry to develop technologies that improve the economic and environmental performance of the oil sands industry.

TECHNIQUES & INSTRUMENTATION SERVICESThe Centre for Oil Sands Sustainability has many specialized instruments for use in developing new technologies. Some of these instruments include (but are not limited to): XRD (with small and wide angle xray scattering), WDXRF, UHPLC-QTOF, MALDI-TOF, AFM-Raman, TGA, MCR, UV-vis, FTIR, Viscometer, TOC)

INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONSWe have several collaborations from industry including Suncor, Ledcor and COSIA to name a few.


Tian Tang

EXPERTISE/KEYWORDS: nanomechanics, biomolecular

systems, colloidal systems, statistical thermodynamics, adhesion,

molecular simulation, finite element simulation, applied

mathematics

Website: https://sites.ualberta.ca/~ttang1/research.html


Phone: (780) 492-5467

Dr. Tian Tang is Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

R&D CAPABILITIES

Dr. Tang's research interests interface with applied mechanics (solid mechanics, fracture, contact mechanics and adhesion, statistical mechanics) and materials science (mechanical and interfacial behavior of materials and structures at micro- to nano- scales and in biological systems). Current research areas include:

Multi-scale modeling and simulation of nano-biomolecular hybrid materials

Adhesion in sub-micron structures and in biological/biomimetic systems

Statistical theory for the failure mechanism of compliant solids

Broadly: application of mechanics and computational methods to problems in materials


Dr. Tang’s group uses a variety of modeling tools, ranging from atomistic to continuum levels, to study

materials. These modeling tools include: quantum mechanical (QM) simulation, QM-MM (molecular

mechanics) hybrid simulation, molecular dynamics (MD), and continuum modeling (including

analytical/semi-analytical solutions and finite element simulation). Many of the atomistic simulations

performed in her group are larger (in length) and longer (in time) than any previous literature.


Dr. Tang’s group applies computational analysis to micro- and nano- structures functional in a variety of

applications: environmental, biomedical and nanotechnology. She has ongoing collaboration with Nexen

A CNOOC Limited Company, which focuses on understanding molecular interactions and interfacial

behaviors of asphaltenes towards development of an integrated bitumen recovery and upgrading process

(collaborators including Drs. Hongbo Zeng and Qingxia Liu from Chemical Engineering, U of A). In

addition, she had past industrial collaborations with Xerox on the study of wetting and adhesion of inks,

and with E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company on the separation and sorting of carbon nanotubes.

Academically, Dr. Tang’s computational group works widely with experimentalists to provide in silico

material characterization and design. For example, she collaborates with Dr. Hasan Uludag (Chemical

and Biomedical Engineering, U of A) on polymer-based nano carrier for gene delivery therapeutics, with

Dr. Cagri Ayranci (Mechanical Engineering, U of A) on shape memory polymer composites reinforced with

carbon nanofibers, and with Dr. Alidad Amirfazli (Mechanical Engineering, York University) on drop

actuation using capillary tweezers, to name a few.

Peichun Amy Tsai

EXPERTISE/KEYWORDS: Nano/Micro-Fluidics;

Complex Fluids; Porous Media Flow

Website: www.ualberta.ca/~peichun


Phone: O: (780) 492-5425 C: (587) 988-9909

Dr. Amy Tsai is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and

Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Fluids and Interfaces.

R&D CAPABILITIES

Our team’s expertise is on experimental and computational fluid mechanics. Using advanced

instruments, we carry out direct visualizations and measurements of the dynamics of flows,

particles, drops, bubbles, and minute multiphase objectives to optimize a variety of industrial

applications. Our current R&D focuses are nanofluidics, complex fluids, and microfluidics for

biomedical, pharmaceutical, energy, and environmental applications.


High-Speed Imaging (at 75,000 fps, 256 px^2)

3D Printing of microfluidic (pharmaceutical) devices; Prototyping

Rheological measurements of viscoelastic property of complex fluids

High-resolution measurements of flow velocities

Microfluidic Fabrications

SEM Imaging analysis

Surface property measurements (of contact angle & wettability)


1) Computer Modelling Group Ltd.

2) Computer Modelling Group Foundation

3) Geothermal developer: Borealis Geopower

Larry D. Unsworth, P.Eng.Molecular engineering for self-assembly

Email: [email protected]: 780 492 6020

RESEARCH KEYWORDS: Engineering, self-assembly

R&D CAPABILITIES

Thermodynamic analysis of molecular interactions, analysis of water interactions with molecules, peptide and polymer design for diverse applications including biomedical through to oil reservoirs.


Isothermal Calorimetry, Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Peptide synthesis, Polymer synthesis, Chemical Reactors, Anisotropic Flourescence, Mass Spectroscopy, Human Blood Analysis, Protein – Molecule interactions.


1. United States Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 62/397,239 Title: Expression Vectors for Thermally Induced Recombinant Protein Purification Inventors: UNSWORTH, Larry and BAHNIUK, Markian Filing Date: September 20, 2016 Application: Regenerated surfaces, low temperature MFT flocculant, drug delivery2. New highly efficient peptide composite useful for exhibiting antiinflammatory effect.

Korea, Republic of.KR2014087724-A. 2012/12/31.Patent Status: Granted/IssuedYear Issued: 2014Inventors: DEOK J, JAE Y C, JU E O, WOO S Y, YUNG C P, UNSWORTH L D

3. Composition for treating and preventing inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, comprises peptides.Korea, Republic of. KR2014087723-A. 2012/12/31.Patent Status: Granted/IssuedYear Issued: 2014Inventors: DEOK J, JAE Y C, JU E O, WOO S Y, YUNG C P, UNSWORTH L D

4. Under consideration for US ProvisionalTitle: Engineered matrix for local stimulation of tissue resident mass cells.


1) Working with Cenovus Energy Ltd on multiple projects2) Working on controlling the release of ions with Exciton3) Working on anti-microbial contact lenses with Viscon4) Developing thermally sensitive peptides for oil sands applications5) Sell cheap, highly active TEV proteases for recombinant engineering

Vien Van

EXPERTISE/KEYWORDS: Nanophotonics, silicon

photonics, nanoplasmonics, fabrication of photonic

integrated circuits

Website: www.ece.ualberta.ca/vien


Phone: 780-492-9848

Dr. Vien Van is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

R&D CAPABILITIES

Design and simulation of integrated photonic devices and circuits

Fabrication of nanophotonic and nanoplasmonic devices

Characterization and measurement optical devices

Applications of photonics and plasmonics to communication, metrology, sensing and detection

Femtosecond laser modification of materials


Electromagnetic simulation and design

Micro and nanofabrication techniques for optical devices

Femtosecond laser modification of materials and devices

Optical measurement and characterization

Optical sensing and detection methods


1) Huawei Technologies

2) Teraxion Inc.

3) Applied Nanotools

Jonathan Veinot

EXPERTISE/KEYWORDS: Quantum dots, nanoparticles, non-toxic nanomaterials, luminescent nanomaterials, electronic materials, silicon, germanium, conductive polymers.

Website: www.chem.ualberta.ca/~jveinot/Email: [email protected]: +1-780-492-7106

R&D CAPABILITIES: NANOMATERIAL SYNTHESIS, MODIFICATION, AND CHARACTERIZATION; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; POLYMER SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION

TECHNIQUES & INSTRUMENTATION SERVICES: TEM, POWDER XRD, XPS, FT-IR, UV-VIS AND LUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPIES, TGA/DSC


Patent title: Method for Preparing Nanocrystalline Silicon in SiO2 and Freestanding Silicon Nanoparticles

Patent info: US Patent 8,323,731; issued December 4, 2012. European Patent 1883949; issued July 8, 2015.UK Patent 1883949UK; issued July 8, 2015.Korea (South) Patent 10-1331435; issued November 14, 2013.Canadian Patent 2,609,537; issued July 30, 2013.Japan Patent 5424638; issued December 6, 2013.German Patent 1883949DE; issued July 8, 2013.

Potential application(s): Silicon nanoparticles prepared using this method are ideal forapplications in biological/medical imaging, display applications, anti-counterfeiting,rechargeable batteries, sensors, etc.

INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS1) Dow Corning2) Honda Motor Corpration3) Baraday Textiles4) Graphene Leaders Canada5) Paracel 6) Wacker Chemie7) Applied Quantum Materials

Michael Woodside

Protein folding, misfolding, aggregation; ligand-binding interactions; RNA folding; single-molecule assays; force probes; high-resolution biophysical instrumentation

Website: https://sites.ualberta.ca/~woodsidw/home.htmEmail: [email protected]: 780-641-1695

R&D CAPABILITIESHigh-resolution measurements of protein & RNA folding/misfolding at the single-molecule levelHigh-sensitivity measurements of protein oligomerisation at the few-molecule levelMeasurements of protein aggregationCollaborative computational drug-screening platform based on integration of simulations and single-molecule experimentsExperimental testing and/or screening of potential oligomerisation/aggregation inhibitorsTesting mechanisms of action of potential drugs altering proteins/RNA folding or structureAdvanced biophysical analysis methods

TECHNIQUES & INSTRUMENTATION SERVICESSingle-molecule optical trapping, fluorescence microscopyProtein aggregation assays, aggregation/oligomerisation inhibition (ThT fluorescence, light scattering, fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy)Integration of single-molecule experiments and computational simulationsLigand-binding quantification assays (SPR, ITC, fluorescence)Structural/size characterisation of proteins (CD, DLS, SEC, AFM, EM), enzymology assays of functionProtein engineering and chemical functionalizationIn vitro frameshifting assays

INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS1) ProMIS Neurosciences2) ChemRoutes Corp

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