(Opens in new window) June 21, 2021 Daily News Two students earn the prestigious Governor General’s Academic Medal Earning this accolade not only places this year’s recipients among the top students to graduate from McMaster; it places them among the top students in all of Canada.
(Opens in new window) June 10, 2021 Brighter World Engineering professor Todd Hoare receives $1.65 million NSERC training grant The large six-year project will supplements students’ academic experience with internships, communications training and other career-ready skills.
(Opens in new window) May 31, 2021 Brighter World McMaster researchers receive $2.25 million in New Frontiers research funding Nine researchers are receiving Exploration awards, designed to support initiatives that push boundaries and inspire high-risk, high-reward and interdisciplinary research.
April 26, 2021 Karina Kawka receives 2021 Student Fellowship Award for her work on purifying therapeutic viruses The PhD candidate in Chemical Engineering is working with a team of McMaster engineers and researchers to ‘perfect’ a signature process that is more effective and cheaper than those currently available.
(Opens in new window) January 15, 2021 Brighter World Nasal spray delivers antipsychotic drugs straight to the brain, cutting required dose by up to 75 per cent and reducing adverse side effects The leap in efficiency means patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other conditions could see their doses of powerful antipsychotic medications cut by as much as three quarters.
December 4, 2020 Creating sustainable fuels for a low-carbon future A new research project will focus on understanding and advancing technologies that use renewable energy – hydro, wind or solar – to produce fuels and chemicals to power communities.
(Opens in new window) November 19, 2020 THE CONVERSATION Polypropylene, the material now recommended for COVID-19 mask filters: What it is, where to get it Adding a third layer to cloth face masks is now recommended for preventing the spread of COVID-19.
November 11, 2020 Advancing drug treatments for diseases using AI and machine learning Student researchers at McMaster Engineering are paving the way for more accurate drug testing using machine learning and AI.
September 30, 2020 Drew Higgins recognized for outstanding contributions to nanotechnology research Higgins’ research group focuses on the development of nanomaterials into sustainable electro-chemical energy storage and conversion technologies.
September 11, 2020 McMaster part of new academia-industry partnership discovering materials using artificial intelligence The Alliance for AI-Accelerated Materials Discovery (A3MD) aims to support a suite of projects to accelerate the materials discovery process in Canada, with applications from renewable energy to smartphones.
August 28, 2020 McMaster researchers bringing to market invention to transport fragile vaccines without refrigeration The technology opens the doors for life-saving anti-viral vaccines to reach remote and impoverished parts of the world.
May 12, 2020 David Latulippe awarded fellowship to promote membrane science and technology Latulippe is named inaugural Education Innovation Fellow by the North American Membrane Society.