March 21, 2024 Nearly five million dollars in NSERC Alliance Grants support three McMaster Engineering quantum projects Quantum research at Mac Eng is getting a boost thanks to a Government of Canada investment through the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Alliance Grants.
March 14, 2024 Meet Mac Eng's newest Canadian Research Chair Gitanjali Kolhatkar Earlier this week, engineering physics professor Gitanjali Kolhatkar was named Canada Research Chair in Bioinspired Smart Materials (Tier 2).
(Opens in new window) March 13, 2024 Brighter World McMaster Engineering researcher named Canada Research Chair Engineering physics professor Gitanjali Kolhatkar named Canada Research Chair in Bioinspired Smart Materials (Tier 2).
(Opens in new window) February 17, 2024 Toronto Star This Toronto teen can pinpoint a location on a global map just by looking at a photo. How does he do it? For those still wondering where in the world Carmen Sandiego is, chances are McMaster Engineering student Nathan Pfeffer can find her.
February 1, 2024 TIME’s Best Inventions for 2023 includes work of grad Geordie Rose’94 Vancouver-based Sanctuary AI, known for its innovative general-purpose robot Phoenix™, has earned a place on TIME’s Best Inventions list for 2023. Its co-founder and CEO, Geordie Rose, is a graduate of McMaster University’s Engineering Physics program and an inductee to the university’s Hall of Fame.
October 18, 2023 Small Modular Reactors, big world impact Professor Adriaan Buijs shares his thoughts on the importance of nuclear energy, on the role SMRs may play in this field and on McMaster’s possible contribution to this emerging technology.
(Opens in new window) September 6, 2023 Brighter World Undergraduate students spend an ‘eye-opening’ summer doing nuclear research A new program from the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) offered 12 undergraduates from McMaster the opportunity to conduct nuclear research in cutting-edge facilities and to work with leading academic and industry experts.
June 20, 2023 McMaster University and Xanadu partner to drive quantum computing research and training initiatives The partnership goals include creating educational materials to train McMaster students for future careers in quantum and developing and testing new quantum computing algorithms to fuel research projects.
(Opens in new window) January 23, 2023 Maclean's In the media: The Big Idea: Bring Back Nuclear Power Small modular reactors, also known as SMRs, are a third of the size of traditional ones and open a new road to net zero.
October 6, 2022 Nobel Laureates Donna Strickland and Myron Scholes honoured at street naming event The names of two roads on McMaster’s campus received an upgrade in recognition of Nobel Laureates and McMaster alumni.
(Opens in new window) October 4, 2022 Canadian Healthcare Technology In the media: McMaster U partners with Verv Technologies The new collaboration will further develop Verv’s ground-breaking technology to improve at-home healthcare.