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Namrata Barai

Namrata Barai. June 17 th 2010. What is MITACS? . National research network funded by federal and provincial governments Federal government funds NCE, international operations and internships Provinces fund internships and training

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Namrata Barai

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  1. Namrata Barai June 17th 2010

  2. What is MITACS? • National research network funded by federal and provincial governments • Federal government funds NCE, international operations and internships • Provinces fund internships and training • Connects Canadian researchers with companies and other organizations • Original focus exclusively mathematical sciences • Internship program now expanded to include all academic disciplines and industrial sectors

  3. Core Business • Mathematical sciences research projects • Large-scale, multi-year, multi-partner • MITACS ACCELERATE • Cross-Canada, cross-disciplinary internship program • MITACS International • Globalink, etc. • Skills Enhancement Program • Networking & Technical Training • Mathematics outreach

  4. What is MITACS ACCELERATE? • Innovative made-in-Canada program • Links university faculty and grad students/PDFs with any department or discipline with Canadian companies • Focus - short-term research projects

  5. How does it work? • Company/Organization identifies the research problem • MITACS assists in identifying the appropriate expertise at the universities • Internships are funded equally by the company and MITACS with each contributing $7.5K • $15K is provided to professor as a research grant • Minimum of $10K given to student as stipend • Remaining funds -additional costs associated with project • Student spends portion of their time on site with company

  6. More details.. • Partner eligibility • For Profit companies, Industry associations, Crown Corp • Not for Profit, Government, Community agencies, Hospitals • Streamlined application process • No application deadline • 4 weeks turn around with peer review process • Internship can start at anytime • Building blocks for larger projects • Each 4 month internship can be stacked together to create 8-24 month projects • Research in any field • Business areas- Marketing, HR, Operations • Social Sciences and Humanities

  7. Even more details… • Very Flexible • Non industry partners with “significant” industry interaction • On site interaction can be substituted with field Work • Multiple partners (industry + non Industry) • Do not need a student to apply, as long as student is in place prior to start of internship. • Cluster programs – • Larger company contribution leads to higher matching ratio (1:1.7) • Minimum of 30K from company and 3 students involved

  8. The MITACS Advantage • Research projects are company driven • Leverages existing R&D budgets • HR recruitment tool; connecting you with potential employees • Facilitates new relationships with university-based researchers • No application deadlines; proposals accepted any time

  9. How MITACS ACCELERATE works identify research opportunities access research expertise collaborative research CANADIAN INDUSTRY CANADIAN UNIVERSITY

  10. Steaming ahead with Multi-Fuel Power Boilers • NORPAC Control Ltd specializes in industrial process optimization • The goal of this internship was to find ways to improve the operational efficiency of multi-fuel power boilers. • The intern was tasked to compare existing control algorithms for modelling and optimizing multi-fuel power boilers to recently published control algorithms in the academic literature.

  11. Steaming ahead with Multi-Fuel Power Boilers Result: • This exercise resulted in recommendations to incorporate some recent results into the existing optimization control modules.   • After additional testing, the new algorithms will be fully encapsulated in the boiler optimization software package and ready for general

  12. Other Manufacturing examples • Identifying and Prioritizing Critical to Quality Characteristics Partner: Research in MotionDiscipline: Statistics • Process Optimization of Kraft / Dissolving Pulp ManufacturingPartner: AV NackawicDiscipline: Engineering • Multivariate Analysis for Manufacturing Excursion Detection with Complex Equipment Containing Sub-SystemsPartner:Triant Technologies Inc.Discipline: Statistics • Does reducing postural variability lead to an increase in the prevalence of work-related injuries in lean automotive assembly?Partner: Pinnacle RehabilitationDiscipline: Kinesiology

  13. Why MITACS? • Entrepreneurial • Front-line staff across country • Bilingual • Nimble • Results-oriented • Innovative

  14. The MITACS Community • 537 scientists • 1,080 graduate students and post-doctoral fellows • 375 partners including: • Companies • Government (federal and provincial) • Not-for-profits • Hospitals and research institutes • 50 Canadian universities • 15 international universities

  15. MITACS… 10 years of success Internships 700 • Exponential growth in number of internships funded between 2003 - 2008 • 2003 – 18 internships funded in math sciences • 2008 – 243 internships across all academic disciplines • Projection for 2009 600+ internships 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 Projected

  16. More information, please contact Namrata Barai: nbarai@mitacs.ca

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