Our Areas of Specialization
Learn more about the areas of specialization and what you can research within our programs.
News
May 24, 2022 / Department News
Nobel laureate, alumna Donna Strickland inducted into National Academy of Sciences
Donna Strickland has been officially inducted into the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), one of the highest honours a scientist can receive in the United States.
May 10, 2022 / Department News
Campus flags at half-mast today in memory of Miao Yu
Flags are at half-mast in memory of an engineering physics graduate student who passed away last week. Miao Yu will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her many friends, advisors and staff at McMaster Engineering.
April 30, 2022 / Department News
In the Media: A first for Canada: New type of nuclear plant opening by 2028
Small, transportable modules could emerge as future nuclear plants are distributed across Canada. Nuclear energy expert David Novog speaks on the storage of spent nuclear fuel and waste.
Events
Co-op and Careers
Engineering Co-op and Career Services (ECCS)
Our students have the opportunity to apply for an industrial internship. If successful, the student typically is employed on industrial placement from May following his/her third year and returns to school for Level 4 in September of the following year. More details can be found on the Engineering Co-op and Career Services (ECCS) website.
Careers
Engineering Physics graduates have many career options due to the flexibility developed through a broad background in mathematics, physics, materials science, electronics, computer systems and optics. There are many different job titles that describe what graduates of the Engineering Physics programme are now doing. Telecommunications, laser applications and nuclear engineering are just a few of the career paths our graduates have focused their attention on. Many graduates choose to continue their studies earning Masters or PhD degrees.
High School Co-op Program
Eng Phys offers many unique opportunities to high school students who are interested in completing their co-op program at McMaster University.
Explore your Engineering Physics career
Spotlight
Alok Ajmera, BEng Mgt '03
Engineering Physics & Management | Professional Problem Solver at Work
David Keegstra, BEng '87
Engineering Physics | Finishing off with the startup
Farukh Javed, BEng '06
Engineering Physics | Doing well by doing good
Gordon Raman, BEng '91
Engineering Physics | A merger of engineering, business and the law
Heather Thompson, BEng. '96
(Engineering Physics) | Honing the healing powers of physics
Mark Fritz, BENGM '98 & PhD '04
(Engineering Physics)
Michael Bulk, BEng '05 & MSCAP '08
Engineering Physics | Optics expertise in demand in today's newest technologies
My Giving Story: Alf Zeuner
As a Dundas kid who earned his McMaster engineering degrees while taking part in the Canadian Navy’s officer-in-training program, Alf Zeuner didn’t have a typical university experience.
Nancy Burnham, BEng '90
Engineering Physics | Engineering Human Solutions
Nathan Bamsey BEng Mgt '08 & MSCAP '10
Materials Engineering & Management | Dirty hands and insatiable curiosity are career assets
Paul LoRegio, BEng '94
Engineering Physics | The Optics of Engineering a New Life
Ruth Rayman, BEng Mgt '84
Engineering Physics & Management | Making Light Work for Canada
Sandra Fountain, BEng Mgt '92
Engineering Physics & Management | Flexible Working in an International Industry
Susan Kilburn, BEngM '92
Engineering Physics & Management | On changing directions