Overview
Clubs, Groups & Teams
Getting involved in experiential learning opportunities is a valuable way to enrich your student life, explore new activities, and contribute to your social development and academic success. For more information, visit the McMaster Engineering Society website.

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Technical Clubs & Teams

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Technical Clubs & Teams
Including vehicle teams, space teams, technology clubs, structural teams and other technical teams!
Vehicle Teams

McMaster EcoCAR Mobility Challenge Learn More
McMaster University is proud to be one of 11 North American universities participating in the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge; North America’s premier collegiate automotive engineering competition. This four-year competition challenges teams to apply advanced propulsion systems, electrification, and vehicle connectivity to improve the energy efficiency of a 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ – all while balancing factors such as emissions, safety and consumer acceptability.

MAC Formula Electric Team Learn More
MAC Formula Electric is a student-run team at McMaster that designs, manufactures and races a fully electric formula style race car for competition all around the world.

McMaster Concrete Toboggan Learn More
The McMaster Concrete Toboggan Team builds a toboggan where every surface touching the snow needs to be made from concrete. They compete every year against Canadian and American universities across the country.

McMaster Solar Car Project Learn More
The McMaster Solar Car team is a team of undergraduate students that designs and builds a solar powered car for competitions around the world.

McMaster Chem-E Car Learn More
The Chem-E Car Team competes in an annual university competition for students majoring in Chemical Engineering. Students design small-scale automobiles that operate by chemical means, along with a poster describing their research.
Space Teams

McMaster Rocketry Team Learn More
McMaster Rocketry Team’s focus is to provide a venue for McMaster Engineering students to design, build, test and launch rockets while following engineering design and safety principles.

McMaster Mars Rover Team Learn More
The McMaster Mars Rover provides students with the opportunity to become the next generation of leaders, scientists, and innovators in the aerospace industry by designing and building a Mars Rover.

McMaster Neudose / McMaster Interdisciplinary Satellite Team (MIST) Learn More
The McMaster Interdisciplinary Satellite Team is a group of McMaster University students that is currently designing, fabricating, and planning to launch a small satellite (CubeSat) into low earth orbit to study the effects of ionizing radiation on the human body.

McMaster Experimental Reduced Gravity Team (MERGE) Learn More

McMaster Aerospace Team (MAST) Learn More
MAST is a group of undergraduate students who share a passion for innovative design and compete at the SAE Aero Design East Competition – an annual design competition that challenges teams to design and build an unmanned fixed-wing aircraft to compete in one of three categories.
Technology Clubs

McMaster Sumobot Learn More
McMaster Sumobot is an open-door club that aims to teach and challenge students in designing their own unique and fully autonomous fighting robot. Hosted annually by the club, the sumobot is then entered in a one-on-one tournament style competitions inspired by the namesake Japanese sport.

MAC RoboMaster Learn More
A student run team at McMaster University designing and manufacturing a group of half and fully autonomous robots to compete in the annually DJI RoboMaster Robotics Competition in China.

McMaster Autoplow Learn More
McMaster Autoplow is a new student-run team, working on designing and building an autonomous snowplow robot. They are currently working on modifying an existing rover to convert it from remote-controlled to autonomous and are hoping to develop a robot that can be entered in various autonomous vehicle competitions in the future.

McMaster Competitive Programming Learn More
McMaster Artificial Intelligence Society Learn More
Our mission is to promote the study and implementation of AI to the undergraduate and graduate students of McMaster. We accomplish this through a wide variety of events and initiatives, including weekly tutorials, a yearly hackathon (MacHacks) and other smaller competitions, projects within our society and in collaboration with other organizations, a yearly networking social, and much more.

Google Developer Student Clubs McMaster University Learn More
Developer Student Clubs are university-based community groups for students interested in Google developer technologies. Students from all undergraduate or graduate programs with an interest in growing as a developer are welcome. By joining a DSC, students grow their knowledge in a peer-to-peer learning environment and build solutions for local businesses and their community.
Structural Teams

McMaster Heavy Construction Student Chapter Learn More
McMaster Heavy Construction Student Chapter’s mandate is to promote the heavy construction industry at McMaster and to act as a central liaison between civil engineering students and professionals in the heavy construction industry.

McMaster Troitsky Bridge Building Competition Learn More
The Annual Troitsky Bridge Building Competition is held at Concordia University in Montreal, QC, and attracts students all across Canada. Student teams build bridges out of popsicle sticks, white glue, and dental floss, which are then load-tested and scored on capacity, esthetic value, and originality.

McMaster Seismic Design Team Learn More

McMaster Steel Bridge Team Learn More
The competition requires teams to design, fabricate and construct a steel bridge that solves a problem presented in a given realistic scenario. Students provide an oral presentation and create a poster to effectively summarize the design and construction process to a panel of judges.
Additional Technical Clubs

McMaster Design League Learn More
The McMaster Design League’s primary goal is to generate interest towards the design aspect of engineering through challenges, competitions and workshops. The club runs CAD tutorial sessions throughout the year as an introduction for students, building up to the yearly Designathon competition.

McMaster Medical Engineering Design Team (MED-T) Learn More
MED-T’s goal is to create a multi-disciplinary student-lead community at McMaster that focuses on technical design project work, and education aimed at applications in medicine. Our hope is that students who engage in our community will gain useful hands-on experience in developing medical technology and will be motivated to continue learning about the field of biomedical engineering

McMaster Makers Learn More
McMaster Makers works to build and maintain a collaborative, interdisciplinary, and inclusive Maker community through student designed project-based technical workshops. The aim of McMaster Makers is to empower individuals in the McMaster Community through practical STEM education. McMaster Makers envisions the McMaster and Hamilton community evolving into a global leader of technical and social innovation.

North American Young Generation of Nuclear (NAYGN) McMaster Chapter Learn More

Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) - McMaster Student Chapter Learn More
ITE McMaster is a student chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, an international association of transportation professionals who work to improve mobility and safety for all transportation system users and help build smart and livable communities. The goal of ITE McMaster in the coming years is to continue to grow the transportation community at McMaster by reaching out to other faculties and clubs, as designing and maintaining sustainable transportation for the future is truly a multi-disciplinary project.

MacHealthHatch Learn More
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Non-Technical Clubs & Teams
Equity and Diversity

AISES McMaster Chapter Contact
The McMaster Chapter of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) is a new club that brings together Indigenous students who are passionate about STEM. The ASIES McMaster Chapter members could have the opportunity to travel to AISES international and national events. AISES McMaster promotes the involvement of Indigenous students in events and opportunities to build skills and grow to be leaders in their community.

McMaster EngiQueers Learn More
The goal of McMaster EngiQueers is to increase the visibility, comfort and engagement of LGBTQ+ students and their allies within the Faculty of Engineering. The students host events for fun/socialization and for pride. The club also now organizes the I.D.E.A conference in collaboration with NSBE and WiE, which occurs around January each year.

National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) McMaster Learn More
The National Society of Black Engineers is a student run non-profit organization with the mission statement “to increase the number of culturally responsible Engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community”. NSBE McMaster promotes and encourages the involvement of minorities in STEM fields through multiple events and opportunities for students to build up their skills and gain the necessary experience to become a leader in their community.

McMaster Women in Engineering Society Learn More
The McMaster Women in Engineering Society is a group of undergraduate students focused on creating a community where female-identified students feel empowered and supported throughout their education, as well as providing them with opportunities to network with other students and grow as individuals.
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MacEng Student Ambassadors Learn More
Our MacEng Student Ambassadors are the souls of recruitment, integral to the success of our recruitment efforts and mentors to our future students! Student Ambassadors are passionate and enthusiastic about sharing their experiences, providing advice and offering guidance to prospective students interested in pursuing a McMaster Engineering program (BTech, Computer Science, Engineering 1 and/or iBioMed).

McMaster Engineering Hockey Club Learn More
The McMaster Engineering Hockey Club makes playing hockey accessible for every McMaster Engineering student. The club organizes teams of all levels to compete in McMaster intramurals, so that students can have an accessible and fun exercise opportunity!

McMaster Engineering Musical Learn More
The McMaster Engineering Musical brings together a group of nearly 100 Faculty of Engineering students every year to turn a popular musical or story into an experience about Mac Eng. These hardworking students write an original script, build their own props, arrange their own music and finally take to the stage.

McMaster Engineering Welcome Week Rep Team (Redsuits) Learn More
The McMaster Engineering Welcome Week Rep Team is the group responsible for welcoming the incoming class of Engineering, BTech, iBioMed, and Computer Science students each Fall. Colloquially known as the Redsuits due to their bright red coveralls, these reps have the responsibility of demonstrating the inclusive annd supportive community that Mac Eng has to offer.

McMaster Engineers Without Borders
At McMaster Engineers Without Borders (EWB), we bring people and ideas together to identify and eliminate the root causes of poverty and inequity. We pride ourselves on our commitment to developing leaders with the skills and perspectives essential to creating sustainable social (systematic) change in local, national, and international communities.

McMaster Global Engineering Brigades Learn More
Global Engineering Brigades provides an all-inclusive model to sustain infrastructure and proper health in Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Ghana by designing and implementing water pipelines for rural communities. McMaster is a chapter of Global Engineering Brigades, an international movement of university students working alongside local communities and technicians to implement clean water systems in the developing world.

McMaster Society for Engineering Research (MacSER) Learn More
The goal of MacSER is to represent and support undergraduate Engineering.researchers In partnership with the Faculty of Engineering and the Engineering Graduate Society (EGS) amongst other collaborators, our society focuses on three essential components of an innovative engineering researcher that is well equipped for the challenges of tomorrow: learning, connection, and growth. We fulfill these goals through year-round events that focus on increasing awareness of research opportunities, connecting students with peers and faculty, and providing professional development resources to students.
Competitions & Conferences
Engineering Competitions

McMaster Engineering Competition (MEC) Learn More
MEC is an annual student-run competition organized by the McMaster Engineering Society (MES) in partnership with the McMaster Faculty of Engineering. Every year, MEC brings together the best and brightest engineering students across all years and disciplines. MEC is an excellent opportunity for students to gain practical experience in all facets of engineering, including both technical and transferrable skills. This competition is meant to encourage students to be resourceful and creative in high-pressure situations in order to solve complex problems. In 2021, the competition will be entirely virtually, eliminating barriers to participation and prioritizing the health and safety of all competitors, as we focus on our inspiring theme: “Engineering a Better World”.

McMaster Designathon Learn More
Hosted by the McMaster Design League, Designathon is a weekend-long competition where students tackle a selection of design problems using computer-aided design (CAD) and 3D printing tools.

DeltaHacks Hackathon Learn More
DeltaHacks is McMaster’s annual student-run “hackathon for change”. Our focus is to encourage students to combine programming knowledge with the intent to create something that has a positive impact on the world, aligning with tracks of impact such as energy and the environment, health and wellness, inequality and education. With over 600 students selected from the top Universities in Canada and industry leaders in attendance, each DeltaHacks is a unique experience designed for novices and experienced developers alike. Participants can expect a weekend full of collaboration, presentations, learning, amazing prices, and innovation with a side of pure awesome!

Engineering and Commerce Case Competition Learn More
The McMaster Consulting Team is a team of 4 sent to the Engineering Commerce Case Competition. The competition is an annual consulting case competition hosted by Concordia University, entailing three cases created by 3 different major companies (such as L3 Harris and Bombardier) and are judged by company employees and other industry professionals.

The Forge Learn More
The Forge is a business incubator funded by McMaster University, serving novel and scalable startups in the Hamilton, Greater Toronto and Niagara Regions. Launched in 2015, The Forge works hands-on with entrepreneurs to develop their business ideas from ideation and validation to growth. The Forge is sector agnostic and offers cohort-based programming. Clients receive expert mentorship, non-dilutive seed funding, investor introductions, office space, entrepreneurial workshops, access to a well-equipped makerspace and numerous services to ensure success. No equity is taken in the startups supported by The Forge.

Hackathons Outside McMaster Learn More
Major League Hacking (MLH) is the official student hackathon league. They put together a list of some of the largest and most diverse student hackathons in the world. Have a look!
Engineering Conferences
Hosted by the McMaster Engineering Society, FYEC is an opportunity for first year students in the Faculty of Engineering to learn about all the amazing resources and opportunities available to them in one convenient location. Events will include everything from presentations by, Engineering Co-op and Career Services, clubs and teams, the Canadian Federation of Engineering students to mental wellness and how to thrive during your time at McMaster.
The Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference takes place annually in different locations across the country. It aims to address the big challenges that the world is facing in human health, sustainable energy, natural resources, globalization and the environment. For more information, please visit the Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference.
Organized with the support of PEO, PEO-SC is a professional development conference that introduces delegates to the work of PEO and the benefits of obtaining a P.Eng license. Delegates are exposed to the licensing process and the PEO Student Membership Program and have an opportunity to listen to speakers discuss the future of the engineering profession in Ontario. For more information, please visit the Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) Student Conference.
CDE provides students the tools required to reach their full potential within the engineering industry while also tackling everyday issues. The topic of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) although gaining traction, continues to require dialogue. These students will be given the opportunity to take part in the conservation, to further collaborate and innovate solutions in existing EDI problems. For more information, please visit the Conference on Diversity in Engineering.
The Canadian Engineering Leadership Conference is an annual, bilingual, student-run conference that has two primary objectives. The first is that CFES Congress is the annual general meeting of the CFES and the second is that it provides a platform from which students can collaborate with and learn from our industry partners, sponsors and fellow students. For more information, please visit the Canadian Engineering Leadership Conference.
FYIC is a leadership development conference for first-year students looking to get more involved in their respective engineering societies. Delegates are introduced to what CFES, PEO and OSPE are and how they work with ESSCO. For more information, please visit the Engineering Student Societies’ Council of Ontario (ESSCO) First Year Integration Conference.
CSE is a three-day, national conference that will gather top engineering students from across Canada to learn about sustainability and discuss its applicability to their engineering career and everyday life. For more information, please visit Conference on Sustainability in Engineering.
ESSCO AGM introduces the new council of VP Externals to ESSCO, PEO, OSPE and the CFES as well as their new role on council. The focus of this conference is leadership development and the sharing of best practices. This is achieved by having external speakers and previous ESSCO alumni run sessions and speak to delegates. For more information, please visit the Engineering Student Societies’ Council of Ontario (ESSCO) Annual General Meeting.
Held annually during March as part of National Engineering Month, Engineers Without Borders McMaster Chapter hosts the Global Engineering Conference. It focuses on engineering disciplines and societal issues which are being tackled in the field. Through panel discussions, case competitions, and interactive workshops, we create awareness and start a discussion revolving around the topic.
Program Societies
Committees

Committees are overseen by the McMaster Engineering Society (MES).
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Wellness Committee
Academic Services Committee
Culture Committee
McMaster Engineering Society Orientation Committee
Sports Committee
Social Committee
Sustainability Committee
First Year Committee
Other Clubs & Teams
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Global Society for Genetics and Genome Biology at McMaster Learn More
The club is a chapter of the Global Society for Genetics and Genome Biology, which aims at offering exciting opportunities to learn about the field of Genetics through our regular events. Career Nights, Study Sessions, Fundraisers, and Publication Workshops are hosted by the club, where students get to network with the invited guest speakers and the executive team.

International Genetically Engineering Machine McMaster (iGEM) Learn More
The iGEM McMaster team works to solve problems in the synthetic biology field and bring their project to the annual iGEM competition to compete against other schools from around the world.

Mac DECA U Learn More
Dream, Inspire, Achieve. Mac DECA U’s goal it to foster a platform of opportunity for the business leaders of tomorrow by immersing them into an engaging competitive network of ambitious and passionate students that inspires each other’s success through conference and competition.

McMaster Consulting Association Learn More
The McMaster Consulting Association promotes Consulting as a career path to students of all faculties at the university. Their goals include raising awareness of the profession, as well as preparing members through various events and initiatives, to succeed and excel in the industry.

McMaster Model United Nations Learn More
McMaster Model United Nations houses a big community of students that plan or engage with: Internal MUN “in-houses”/mock debates and workshops, speakers and other special events that are in tune with values and topics related to MUN, the annual MACMUN Conference, as well as sending teams or “delegations” of McMaster students to external conferences hosted by other universities or organizations in order to represent our university and club.

McMaster Undergraduate Academic Astronomy Club (MUAAC) Learn More
MUAAC aims to unite undergraduate students with a common passion for astronomy, regardless of field of study with astronomy-based resources on campus and highlight astronomical research at McMaster and abroad.

McMaster Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research Student Chapter (CCGHR) Learn More
CCGHR McMaster is a student led initiative designed to foster research and networking in global health among university students across all disciplines and all levels of study. CCGHR hosts events such as workshops, career nights, and the Annual Global Health Forum, which is a collaboration between multiple universities.

Mac Ethics Learn More
Mac Ethics aims to bring events to the McMaster community that stimulate discussion of different perspectives on wide-ranging ethical topics and to promote awareness of existing ethical issues.

McMaster Public Health Association (MPHA) Learn More
The mandate of the McMaster Public Health Association (MPHA) is to raise awareness about the field of public health, as well as to provide new opportunities to undergraduate students, allowing them to be represented at the local, national, and international level.

Rare Genomics Institute McMaster (MacRGI) Learn More
RGI McMaster is a branch of RGI, a non-profit organization that provides patients with rare genetic disorders access to research technologies and researchers across the globe. The RGI McMaster team works with researchers, professors, and patients to achieve this through several focus areas, including scientific advocacy, community engagement, scientific publications, and outreach.