Centres of Excellence
McMaster serves as the administrative centre for the following research networks:
- NSERC Photovoltaic Innovation Network
- 20/20: NSERC Ophthalmic Materials Network
- Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy
- Initiative for Automotive Manufacturing Innovation
- Network on Engineering Complex Software Intensive Systems for Automotive Systems (NECSIS)
- Ontario Photonics Consortium
- SENTINEL Bioactive Paper Network
- University Network of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering
Ontario Centres of Excellence
McMaster researchers participate in all five Ontario Centres of Excellence.
- Centre of Excellence for Communications and Information Technology
- Centre of Excellence for Earth and Environmental Technologies
- Centre of Excellence for Energy
- Centre of Excellence for Materials and Manufacturing
- Centre of Excellence for Photonics
National Networks of Centres of Excellence
McMaster researchers participate in many National Networks of Centres of Excellence.
- AUTO21 - Automobile of the 21st Century
- Canadian Institute for Photonic Innovation (CIPI)
- Canadian Institute for Telecommunications Research
- Canadian Water Network
- Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (IRIS)
- Intelligent Sensing for Innovative Structures Network of Canada (ISIS)
- Mechanical Wood Pulps Network
- Micronet—Microelectronic Devices, Circuits and Systems

