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Purification and determination of oxidative modifications of the thermostable alcohol dehydrogenase from Thermococcus guaymasensis
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-13)Hyperthermophiles are microorganisms that grow optimally at 80°C and above. They have been found to be resilient to extremes of pH, redox potential, pressure and salinity. Moreover, they can utilize a wide range of ... -
Cobalt-Hexamine (HMT) Metal-Organic Framework-derived Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction and Evolution Reactions
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-13)With the high requirement of increasing people’s living standards and building a more sustainable society, electrochemical energy storage devices with large energy density, high power density, and long term durability are ... -
Study of Electrical Grid Profile & Behavior and its Impact on Design and Operation of Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-12)Integration of intermittent renewable energy, such as wind and solar, into the electrical grid results in risk of instability, increased cost (due to higher reserve and ancillary requirements), and inefficiency. In Ontario, ... -
Multi-purpose Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting System
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-12)This thesis proposes a multi-purpose electromagnetic energy harvesting system that harnesses mechanical energy from diverse types of mechanical motion sources and converts it into low power electrical energy. The harvested ... -
Toxicity and bioaccumulation kinetics of cadmium and potassium permanganate in two clades within the 𝘏𝘺𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘻𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘢 species complex
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-12)The freshwater amphipod 𝘏𝘺𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘻𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘢 has been frequently used in toxicology since the 1980s due to its general sensitivity, ease of culture, and North America-wide geographic range. Over the past 20 years, ... -
Optimal Learning Theory and Approximate Optimal Learning Algorithms
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-12)The exploration/exploitation dilemma is a fundamental but often computationally intractable problem in reinforcement learning. The dilemma also impacts data efficiency which can be pivotal when the interactions between the ... -
Nonlinear Optimal Control of Automated Vehicles in a Connected Environment
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-12)This thesis is based around the University of Waterloo EcoCAR Team (UWAFT) and the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge. The overall objective of the competition is to design and build a hybrid electric vehicle with SAE Level 2 ... -
Using Geographic Relevance (GR) to contextualize structured and unstructured spatial data
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-12)Geographic relevance is a concept that has been used to improve spatial information retrieval on mobile devices, but the idea of geographic relevance has several potential applications outside of mobile computing. Geographic ... -
"Women Don't Belong to Prison, They Belong to Communities": Governing the Criminalized Mother under the Auspices of Canada's Institutional Mother-Child Program
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-12)Since its inception in 1996, the institutional mother-child program has suffered from a lack of funding, increased restrictiveness in eligibility for participation, and in some cases has been cancelled entirely. Over the ... -
Exploring microbial diversity across a Southern Ontario landfill
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-11)Sanitary landfills are highly engineered environments that receive a heterogeneous mixture of organic waste, metals, and plastics. Global waste production continues to grow every year and waste management is an increasing ... -
Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers (CMUTs) for Humidity Sensing
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-11)In the last two decades, capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs) have proven themselves to be promising for various ultrasound imaging and chemical sensing applications. Although holding many benefits for ... -
Real-time 3D surface-shape measurement using fringe projection and system-geometry constraints
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-11)Optical three-dimensional (3D) surface-shape measurement has diverse applications in engineering, computer vision and medical science. Fringe projection profilometry (FPP), uses a camera-projector system to permit high-accuracy ... -
Robotic Grasping using Demonstration and Deep Learning
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-11)Robotic grasping is a challenging task that has been approached in a variety of ways. Historically grasping has been approached as a control problem. If the forces between the robotic gripper and the object can be calculated ... -
Computational Polarimetry: A Bayesian Framework for Polarimetric System Design
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-10)In this thesis, we propose a novel polarimetric system design framework that computationally evaluates a design to solve an optical problem. It does this by explicitly formulating the logical connections and dependencies ... -
Efficiency Improvement for III-V Nitride Micro Light-Emitting Diodes
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-10)As a solid-state lighting source with high luminance and long life-time, the gallium nitride/ indium gallium nitride (GaN/InGaN) light-emitting diode (LED) is considered as a promising technology for many applications, ... -
A Hydrogen Hybrid Powertrain for the Union-Pearson Railway
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-10)Canadian legislation attempts to regulate particle emissions released from the rail transportation sector. Assessment of the impact of rolling stock is the key to perform such regulations. Different strategies have been ... -
Nanomaterials in Water Remediation: Functionalization and Applications for Pharmaceutical Removal in Municipal Wastewater Effluent
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-10)With an increasing population, there is a higher pressure on natural resources including water. Increased water consumption, altered hydrology and pollution, threaten the sustainability of aquatic ecosystems and water ... -
Older Adults' Experiences of Community in Municipal Recreation Contexts: A Case Study of the Burlington Seniors' Centre
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-10)In 2012, the first members of the baby boom cohort, those born between the years of 1946 and 1965, reached the age of 65 (Statistics Canada, 2012). The older adult population in Canada is expected to outnumber that of youth ... -
Towards a Posthumanist Eco-Zoopoetics: Kafkas‘ Tiergeschichten and Yoko Tawadas Etüden im Schnee
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-09)The burgeoning trans-disciplinary field of (post-humanist) eco-zoopoetics is concerned with the question of how the human can represent animals and nature without ignoring their otherness. My thesis argues that literature ... -
From Conflict to Collaboration: Atewa Forest Governance
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-09)Many countries are addressing the problem of deforestation through sustainable ecosystem management collaborations. Successful ones have recognized local participation as being essential to any conservation effort. In ...