Our Areas of Specialization
Learn more about the areas of specialization and what you can research within our programs.
News
April 6, 2021 / Department News
McMaster Engineering to host capstone expo featuring more than 200 student projects
Final-year students will be showcasing their stellar technological capstone projects during the first-ever faculty-wide McMaster Engineering Capstone Expo this week.
March 4, 2021 / Department News
Three projects led by McMaster Engineering researchers receive $11.3M in federal funding
Materials Science professors Gianluigi Botton, Nabil Bassim, and André Phillion and Engineering Physics professor Andy Knights are among the co-leads for McMaster research projects receiving $35M in funding from Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) today.
February 19, 2021 / Department News
McMaster Experimental Reduced Gravity Team launches first-ever re-flight experiment
On February 17, the McMaster Experimental Reduced Gravity Team (MERGE) boarded a Falcon 20 parabolic flight that simulated a reduced gravity atmosphere to continue their study of the sloshing effects of fuelling satellites in space.
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, B.Eng.Mgt. '03
(Engineering Physics) | Professional Problem Solver at Work
Farukh Javed, BEng '06
Engineering Physics
Gordon Raman, B.Eng. '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)
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, B.Eng. '90
(Engineering Physics) | Engineering Human Solutions
Paul LoRegio, B.Eng. '94
(Engineering Physics) | The Optics of Engineering a New Life
Ruth Rayman, B.Eng.Mgt. '84
(Engineering Physics) | Making Light Work for Canada
Sandra Fountain, B.Eng.Mgt. '92
(Engineering Physics) | Flexible Working in an International Industry