Alberta Corridor Technical Symposium

• 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM - Registration / Check-in / Coffee / Networking
• 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM - Welcoming Remarks
• 9:30 AM-10:00 AM - Choice of 4 Presentations
• 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM - Choice of 4 Presentations
• 10:30 AM-11:00 AM - Choice of 4 Presentations
• 11:00AM - 1:00 PM - Lunch / Networking / Keynote Speaker
• 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM - Choice of 4 Presentations
• 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM - Choice of 4 Presentations
• 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM - Break / Coffee / Snack
• 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM - Choice of 4 Presentations
• 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM - Choice of 4 Presentations
• 3:15 PM-4:45 PM - Reception and Student Poster Viewing and Award
• 4:45 PM-5:00 PM - Closing Remarks

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Data, Dirty Power, and Operational Realities: Insights from RDP’s Battery Energy Storage System with Exro

• Presenter: Debjyoti Sen, Red Deer Polytechnic
• Industry Partner: Exro Technologies

Wood Ash Granulation as Seedling Growth Substrate

• Presenter: Kels Hockin, NAIT
• Industry Partner: West Fraser

Detection of Sanding Events in Hydrotransport Lines through Machine Learning

• Presenter: Lei Yan, NAIT
• Industry Partner: Imperial Oil

Empowering Remote Communities: Net-Zero Housing Solutions for Frog Lake First Nation

• School: Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
• Industry Partners: Frog Lake First Nation, ReImagine Architects

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Advancing Salt Water Flow Batteries for Scalable Renewable Energy Storage

• Presenter: Dr. Maedeh Pahlevaninezhad, SAIT
• Industry Partner: Aqua-Cell Energy

Replicating Outdoor Conditions Through the Use of an Environmental / Weathering Chamber

• Presenters: Julio Jacome de Paz, Sean Van Elowijk, SAIT
• Industry Partner: MCW Hemisphere Ltd.

Derisking New Energy Technologies in an Unregulated Environment

• Presenter: Dr. Tonya Wolfe, Red Deer Polytechnic
• Industry Partner: Fortis Alberta

Wildfire Monitoring through Distributed Network of Sensors at Remote Communities

• Presenters: Quamrul Huda, NAIT
• Industry Partner: Peavine Metis Settlement 

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Virtual Power Plants (VPP): Solving Grid Challenges with Connect-X

• Presenter: Daria Prokoprenko, NAIT
• Industry Partner: ConnectEx

The Cold Hard Truth about Frozen Farm Pipes

• Presenter: Blair Foster, Red Deer Polytechnic
• Industry Partner: Timberoot Environmental

Augmenting Geomatics Research and Development in Post-Secondary Technical Institutes to Elevate Learning and Cut Costs  

• Presenters: Dr. Michel Morgan, SAIT
• Industry Partners: Airborne Imaging

The Indigenous Community Atlases: Where Knowledges Intersect

• Presenter: Dave Blaine, NAIT
• Industry Partners: Ermineskin Cree Nation, Peavine Metis Settlement 

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

• Lunch and Keynote Speaker

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Robotic Wire-Based Laser Directed Energy Deposition (W-LDED) System for Metal Additive Manufacturing

• Presenter: Haodong Wu, SAIT
• Industry Partner: Exergy Solutions

Pulse Starch Reimagined: A Path to Lower-Emission Food Products

• Presenter: Linda Ho, Jude Asibor, NAIT
• Industry Partners: Faba Canada Ltd., More Than Protein Ingredients Ltd.

Detection of Low Concentration Microplastic in Water Samples through Raman Spectroscopy Probe

• Presenter: Muhammad Burhan, NAIT
• Industry Partner: Heartland Polymers

Evaluating Canada's Parasport Innovation Landscape: Successes, Gaps, and Future Directions

• Presenter: Prateeksha Aggarwal, Red Deer Polytechnic
• Industry Partners: Canadian Sport Institute Alberta, Canadian Paralympic Committee 

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Binder Jet 3D-Printing of High Strength Ceramics for Space and Defence Innovation

• Presenter: Dr. Kyle Nicholson, Red Deer Polytechnic
• Industry Partners: Defence Research Development Canada (DRDC), General Dynamics

Digital Strategies for Optimizing Heavy Equipment Fleet Utilization in Construction

• Presenter: Dr. Nesreen Weshah, SAIT
• Industry Partners: Morgan Construction and Environmental Ltd.

Integration of Reverse Osmosis, Nano Membrane-Based Water Purification Process with Electrodeionization (EDI) System for Ultrapure Water Production

• Presenters: Dr. Molood Barmala, Mojtaba Karimia, SAIT
• Industry Partner: Arrowhead Abandonments

Characterization of Multilayer Drink Pouches for Targeted Recycling Approaches

• Presenter: Kelsey Deutsch, NAIT
• Industry Partner: Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corporation 

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Finite Element Analysis of Recycled Asphalt Shingles and Pavement Heating System for Production of Sustainable Paving Stones

• Presenter:  Muhammad Burhan, NAIT
• Industry Partner: Sustainable Paving Stones (SPS)

Reducing Fatigue and Injury Risk in Parasport Training Through Virtual Reality

• Presenter: Jennifer Dornstauder, Red Deer Polytechnic
• Industry Partners: Wheelchair Curling, Curling Canada

Active Noise Cancellation for Open-Field Industrial Noise Mitigation

• Presenter: Dr. Milad Azarmanesh, SAIT
• Industry Partner: ZeroSound Systems Inc.

Aerial and Ground Methane Emission Measurement and Quantification

• Presenter: Dr. Robert Davies, SAIT
• Industry Partner: Alberta Methane Emissions Program 

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Fabrication of High-performance Mixed Matrix Membranes (MMMs) for Flue Gas CO2 Separation

• Presenters: Dr. Majid Mohseni, Markus Nestle, Daryoush Emadzadeh, SAIT
• Industry Partner: Whitefox Technologies

Using the Methylene Blue Index Technique for Clay Characterization in Viticulture

• Presenter: Van Luu, NAIT
• Industry Partner: Roadside Terroir

Beyond the Furnace: How Heat Pumps and Thermal Energy Storage Could Revolutionize Alberta’s Energy Sector

• Presenter: Tristan Wine, Red Deer Polytechnic
• Industry Partner: EQUS

Smarter Aging Starts Here: HealthTech Evaluation for Real-World Adoption

• Presenter: Dr. Tonya Wolfe, Red Deer Polytechnic
• Industry Partner: Bethany Care Society