Engineering Physics graduate research projects – Faculty of Engineering

Engineering physics graduate research projects

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Projects

Name of faculty memberResearch focusEmailFaculty profile
Dr. Rafael KleimanPhotovoltaics (Silicon, III-V’s, Silicon on III-V multijunction cells, VIPV), Photonic Integrated Circuits for Satellite-based optical communications, Material Advancement for Quantum Computing, solar cells – energykleiman@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Kleiman
Dr. Adriaan BuijsCore physics for small- and micro modular reactors; Conceptual design of instrumentation for nuclear safeguards, including neutrino detection; Modelling of CANDU reactors with Monte Carlo codesbuijsa@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Buijs
Dr. Ray LaPierreMaterials for the second quantum revolution, including quantum computing, quantum sensing, and quantum cryptography; semiconductor growth technologies, including molecular beam epitaxy; nanotechnology, especially semiconductor nanowires and quantum dots; optoelectronic devices for energy applications, including photovoltaics and thermoelectrics; betavoltaic development which combines semiconductor, nanotechnology and nuclear physics to develop a long-lived batterylapierr@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. LaPierre
Dr. Seshasai SrinivasanExperimental Investigation of Solid State Battery Chemistries and computational modeling of solid-state batteries with novel chemistriesssriniv@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Srinivasan
Dr. Chang-qing XuDevelopment of lasers and sub-systems for GHG detection, optical satellite communications and carbon uptake monitoring; development of quantum entangled light sources for quantum communicationscqxu@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Xu
Dr. Gitanjali KolhatkarMaterials for neuromorphic computing, smart materials that can learn like the human brain, smart tactile sensors, fabrication of artificial synapseskolhatkg@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Kolhatkar
Dr. David NovogNuclear safety for large and small modular reactors (SMR), experimental and modelling of complex nuclear systems, atmospheric dispersion modelling, machine learning applications in the nuclear industry, radiation based methods for non-destructive testing.novog@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Novog
Dr. Ryan LewisSynthesis of novel semiconductor nanostructures and materials, metalorganic vapor-phase epitaxy of III-V semiconductor materials, photonic quantum computing and data communications applicationsrlewis@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Lewis
Dr. Leyla SoleymaniDevelopment of next-generation point-of-care diagnostics, wearable and in vivo sensors, smart surfaces to repel contamination, development of multi-lengthscale materials for biosensorssoleyml@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Soleymani
Dr. Niko HildebrandtNano-Optical Biosensing and Molecular Diagnostics, fluorescent materials, energy transfer concepts, optical sensing, and biomolecular analysishildebrandt@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Hildebrandt
Dr. Qiyin FangMultimodality bioimaging, optical sensors for biomedical applications, imaging flow cytometry on optofluidics platform for point-of-care diagnosisqiyin.fang@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Fang
Dr. Jonathan BradleyResearch on new Si-based active photonic materials, nanostructures, and devices for silicon photonic systems, compact photonic systems for high-speed communicationsbradljd@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Bradley
Dr. Adrian KitaiSemiconductor luminescent materials,  silicon carbide semiconductor fluorescence and electroluminescence, porous semiconductors, novel nano-crystalline semiconductor materials and deviceskitaia@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Kitai
Dr. Andy KnightNovel device systems and microscopic phenomena in silicon-based optical devices, development of chips combining optical and electrical functionalityaknight@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Knight
Dr. Peter MascherDefect studies in crystalline and amorphous materials, deposition and characterization of silicon-based thin films, silicon photonicsmascher@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Mascher
Dr. John PrestonApplication of lasers in the creation, fabrication, and analysis of novel materials, focus on better materials and processes for solar cellsprestonj@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Preston
Dr. Markus PiroNuclear fuel engineering, fuel performance, reactor safety analyses, experimental and computational research
pirom@mcmaster.ca		Learn more about Dr. Piro
Dr. Michael WellandComputational modelling of nuclear and energy materials using mesoscale, thermodynamic, engineering-scale methods. Machine learning, digital twins, and AI applications in reactor controls and component health monitoring and prediction. AI in teaching and learning. wellandm@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Welland
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