BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260707T180032EDT-9610MES2xr@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260707T220032Z DESCRIPTION:To accommodate the remaining speakers in the course\, this fina l\nseminar class will extend from 1000 to 1230\, with a 10 min break at\n1 125. Please plan to attend the seminars that interest you\, and\nsupport y our colleagues and students.\n \n\n\n\n\nTowards Basic Sanitation: Informa l\nSettlements in Cape Town\nCory Zyla\nThe provision of sanitation servic es on informal settlements cannot\nbe approached in the same manner as for mal urban or rural areas.\nLimiting factors such as high densities\, inade quate infrastructure\,\nhigh water tables\, the lack of financial capital\ , and the lack of\nsanitation-related education makes common sanitation im provement\nstrategies difficult to apply. This presentation illustrates ho w\nresidents of the informal settlements of Cape Town\, South Africa\,\nca n and are improving the existing inadequate and emergency forms\nof sanita tion. Some examples of several current tools and\ninnovations that will be presented include street committees\,\nsocial marketing\, and the MobiSan TM pilot project.\nReviewers: Claude Adjanahoun\, Penelope Ma\, Zhen Ma\, Ashley\nRoberston\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBacteria and Low Fat Cheese Production \nJamshid Rahimi\nIn the last two decades\, full fat foods consumption has been\ndecreased and people are eager to purchase low caloric foods that\n one of them is low fat cheese. While low fat cheeses are healthier\,\nthey have some problems in their taste and texture which need more\nattention by cheese manufacturers. To overcome these problems\, one\nof the best met hods is using some particular bacteria which produce\nexopolysaccharides. In this presentation\, I will talk about the\neffect of these bacteria on texture of low fat cheeses.\nReviewers: Paul Adewale\, Fru Ngwa Felexce\, Xin Rui\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDevelopment of an Agricultural Water\nDemand Model \nOlanike Aladenola\nAgricultural water models are parameterized according to\nlocation\, crop\, soil\, climate\, technology\, and management\npract ices. There is no universally acceptable model\, as models are\ninfluenced by the available data and the required outputs. These\nfactors are import ant when developing a computer program for\nestimating irrigation water us e.  A computer program will be\npresented for estimating efficient agricul tural water management\nand intersectoral water allocation in Canada\, spe cific to Canada’s\nunique characteristics.\nReviewers: Alicia Goodhue\, Ni colas Martinez\, Carolyn Lee\,\nKartheek Anekella\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSustainab ility Analysis of Rice\nParboiling in Sub-Saharan Africa\nMohammed Bakari \nEnergy and environmental sustainability are important\nconsiderations in meeting the increasing demand for processed rice\nin sub-Saharan Africa. The current subsistence method of parboiling\nrice is not sustainable with this increasing demand. The physically\ndemanding traditional method reli es solely on firewood as the\nthermal energy source\, contributing to defo restation  and\ndesertification of the Savannah\, and threatening food sec urity in\nthe region. The objective of this seminar is to present the resu lts\nof a sustainability analysis that was carried out for small scale\nan d medium scale rice parboiling outfits in the upper Benue river\nbasin in Adamawa state\, Nigeria. This study showed that the\nefficiency of current  parboiling methods is below 50% and\nthese are not sustainable at increa sed capacity. Recommendations\nare made for improving the  sustainability of the parboiling\nprocess. Research\, Appropriate Technology and Educatio n (RATE) is\nidentified as an effective framework for training subsistence \nfarming communities to increase their capacity in a sustainable\nmanner. \nReviewers: Colline Gombault\, Fatemeh Zare\, Jia Lun Poon\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\nMicrowave Assisted Extraction\nAshutosh Singh\nMicrowave energy has re cently been applied in the extraction of\norganic compounds from plant mat erials. This development answers a\nneed for cheap\, rapid and safe extrac tion methods. Several\nconventional methods of extraction\, like solvent e xtraction\, are\ntime and resource intensive. Conventional methods are als o limited\nwhen numerous samples must be analyzed at the same time. Microw ave\nassisted extraction is being used to extract target compounds from\nv arious raw materials. Its faster processing time\, improved yield\,\nlow e nergy consumption and reduced solvent requirement makes it one\nof the pro minent choices for industry.\nReviewers: Johanna Richards\, Kiran Ramaswam y\, Golmar\nGolmohammadi\,\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nElderberry Research\nRamesh M urugesan\nWild berries are having high antioxidants as compared to cultiva ted\nberry varieties. Unfortunately there has been a lack of research to\n explore the nutritional functions of wild berries. My current\nresearch tr ies to explore one wild berry’s nutritional properties\nand develop method s to preserve its functional properties. This\nseminar focuses on elderber ry research to enhance the antioxidant\ncontent of the fruit\, and the sub sequent spray drying of elderberry\njuice without affecting its functional properties.\nReviewers: Hiu Fung Chan\, Colline Gombault\, Lylia Khennach e\,\nFatemeh Zare\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRise of the Machines: Robotics in\nAgricu lture\nKiran Ramaswamy\nRobotics has been an ongoing field of research for many years\nnow\, and has been employed in a wide range of applications\, from\ncar manufacturing to automated surveillance. Recently\, it has begu n\nto take on several important roles in the field of agriculture.\nMany p rojects are currently under development and testing\, which\naim to tap in to this rich area of research.\nThis research utilizes knowledge gleaned from many different\ntopics. The purpose of this presentation is to provid e a background\non these different topics\, and how they tie in to the top ic of\nRobotics in Agriculture\, as well as to provide some information on \nhow my own research will contribute to this field.\nReviewers: Erica Fol lon\, Ashutosh Singh\, Chehrazade\nAboukinane\n\n\n\n\n \n DTSTART:20100415T140000Z DTEND:20100415T163000Z LOCATION:Raymond Building\, CA\, QC\, St Anne de Bellevue\, H9X 3V9\, 21111 Lakeshore Road SUMMARY:Bioresource Engineering Senior Seminar Series URL:/channels/event/bioresource-engineering-senior-sem inar-series-116562 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR