Health & Bio-innovation
Saving lives, improving health and wellness and overall quality of life are key goals of biomedical engineers.
Health: Saving Lives
Saving lives, improving health and wellness and overall quality of life are key goals of biomedical engineers.Innovative, leading-edge research is needed to do everything from detect disease to provide therapies to create better biomaterials.
Leading the charge is the School of Biomedical Engineering with focuses in three key areas of research:
Biomaterials and Devices
- Growth/regeneration of cells, tissues, and organs
- Biomaterials, implantable devices, and sensors for various applications
Imaging, Sensing, and Detection
- Development and application of imaging technologies for cell, tissue, organ and brain diagnostics and therapies
Therapeutics
- Novel drug & delivery advancements
- Biodegradable polymers
- Tissue engineering
- Release of signalling molecules
Challenges: Improving drug delivery, lowering costs, improving quality of life for people with chronic diseases, creating healthy homes, communities designed for healthy living, better biomaterials.
Related Faculty
Dr. Anthony Adili
Associate Professor
Clinical outcome studies in hip and knee surgery/injury; surgical robots, navigation and modeling; MSK Pain Management and Optimized care preoperative Total Joint Arthroplasty; Orthopaedic Total Anthroplasty Trials; Health Economic Analysis; Basic Science/Bio Materials research and applications in Orthopaedics
Dr. Baraa Al-Khazraji
Associate Professor
Hemodynamics; Peripheral and Cerebral Vascular Health; Exercise Physiology; Multi-modality Imaging
Dr. Ian Bruce
Professor
Biomedical engineering and signal processing; hearing aids and cochlear implants; auditory neurophysiology and psychophysics; digital speech processing; stochastic and nonlinear systems
Dr. Hubert deBruin
Professor Emeritus
Development of new computer-based systems and techniques for recording and analysing physiological signals in the basic research and clinical medical laboratories; Theoretical and in-vivo experimental response of motor neurons to different modes of stimulation of human compound nerves
Dr. Jamal Deen
Distinguished University Professor
Micro-/Nano-/Opto-Electronics, Nanotechnology and Data Analytics for Health and Environmental Applications, Bioimagers, Biosensor
Dr. Tohid Didar
Associate Professor
Biomedical devices; Bio-sensing; Microfluidics; Bio-functional Interfaces, Bio-hybrid micro/nano-robots
Dr. Thomas E. Doyle
Associate Professor
Biomedical signal processing; Human-computer interfacing (HCI); Machine learning for the augmentation, rehabilitation, and enhancement of human attributes
Prof. Qiyin Fang
Associate Member
biophotonics, microscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy & imaging, intelligent sensing for point-of-care, aging-in-place, & environmental monitoring
Dr. Troy Farncombe
Associate Professor
McMaster University
Radiation detector development, image reconstruction, multi-modality imaging, preclinical imaging
Dr. Carlos Filipe
Chair of the Department
Department of Chemical Engineering
Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
We create engineering solutions for a healthier society: thermal stabilization of vaccines, enzymes, antibodies, and phage; application of functional nucleic acids for biosensing including the development of materials able to detect pathogenic bacteria.
Dr. Kathryn Grandfield (Bernar)
Associate Professor
biomaterials; osseointegration; electron microscopy; mineralized tissues; electron tomography; atom probe tomography
Dr. Todd Hoare
Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
nanotechnology, interfacial engineering, biomaterials engineering, polymer science, pharmaceutical science, drug delivery, tissue engineering, agriculture
Dr. Gonzalo Hortelano
Adjunct Member
gene delivery strategies; biomaterials; cell encapsulation; drug delivery; modulation of immune responses; polymers; hemostasis
Dr. Zeinab Hosseinidoust
Associate Professor
Phage-built and phage functionalized material, surfaces, and biointerfaces; In vitro an in vivo phage therapy models; Phage aerosolization; Bioaerosol research for PPE design and airborne transmission
Dr. Matiar Howlader
Associate Member
Nano-bonding of materials, devices, and components from emerging technology of microelectronics, photonics, micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS), bio-MEMS, bio-MOEMS and microfluidics for miniaturized and robust micro- and nano-system for health and environmental applications
Dr. Aleksandar Jeremic
Associate Professor
Biomedical signal processing ; Medical imaging ; Biochemical sensing ; Environmental monitoring ; Array signal processing
Dr. Dinesh Kumbhare
Adjunct Professor
Biomedical Engineering research clusters: imaging, sensing and detection, therapeutics
Dr. Zahra Motamed
Associate Member
Medical devices, Medical imaging; Diagnostic, Intervention-predictive and intervention-optimization tools
Dr. Michael Noseworthy
Professor
Medical imaging physics; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); multinuclear spectroscopy (MNS); machine learning; brain; muscle; cancer
Dr. Cheryl Quenneville
Associate Chair, Undergraduate
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Biomechanics
Dr. Amin Reza Rajabzadeh, P.Eng.
Associate Member
Biochemical Engineering; Biosensors; Separation Processes; CFD
Dr. James (Jim) Reilly
Professor Emeritus
Statistical signal processing, including blind signal separation, blind deconvolution, image processing, and applications of numerical Bayesian estimation (MCMC) techniques
Dr. Kyla Sask
Associate Member
biomaterials; surface modification; protein and cell interactions; blood contacting medical devices; polymers
Dr. P. Ravi Selvaganapathy
Co-Director (Engineering)
Micro/Nanofabrication; Bioprinting; Biomedical Microdevices; Microelectromechanical Systems; Microfluidics; Medical and Environmental Sensors; Smart Textiles; Biomaterials; Artificial Organs
Dr. Heather Sheardown
Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Dean
Faculty of Engineering
biomaterials, tissue engineering, mathematical modeling of physiologic processes, ophthalmic drug delivery.
Dr. Leyla Soleymani
Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Miniaturized Biomedical Devices
Department of Engineering Physics
biosensing, point-of-care diagnostics, lab-on-a-chip, DNA detection, health monitoring, nanofabrication, wrinkling, rapid prototyping
Dr. Ayse Turak
Associate Member
nanoparticle synthesis;perovskites;degradation at interfaces in organic electronics; classification of spatial order for 2D objects; modelling and tailoring of organic thin film morphology; photovoltaics; sensors; water splitting; lasers; surface and interface physics
Dr. Gregory R. Wohl
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Co-Director (Engineering)
Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences
Biomechanics
Dr. Ryan Wylie
Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Hydrogels for local delivery of biologics, and low-fouling polymers for in vitro and in vivo applications.
Dr. Chang-qing Xu
Professor
Department of Engineering Physics
bacterial sensors; biomedical lasers for diagnosis and treatment; periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN); PPLN related devices; lasers (solid, fibre, semiconductor); optical sensors and sub-systems; laser applications
Dr. Igor Zhitomirsky
Associate Member
biomaterials, nanomaterials, energy storage, electrochemical technologies, functional materials
Dr. Katherine Zukotynski
Associate Professor
McMaster University
Dr. Zukotynski is involved in medical imaging research. Her main areas of research are in PET/CT, particularly as it relates to oncology, neurodegenerative disease and machine learning.
April 26, 2022 / Department News
Entrepreneurial projects, engineering and healthcare solutions shine at iBioMed final showcase
iBioMed students – including the first-ever graduating cohort – shared their projects, posters, presentations and prototypes at the end of the 2022 winter term.
November 19, 2021 / Department News
How a Mac student turned a first-year project into a global success story
Guided Hands, an assistive device that empowers people with limited hand mobility to live richer lives, has come a long way since biomedical engineering student Lianna Genovese and two classmates built a prototype out of pipe cleaners and straws in the Faculty of Engineering's design studio.
February 11, 2022 / Department News
Non-invasive monitoring and diagnostic framework present a breakthrough in cardiological treatment
A research team led by Zahra Motamed, professor with the Faculty of Engineering, has developed a non-invasive monitoring and diagnostic framework, which doctors say will help individualize and improve future treatment for patients with cardiovascular disease.
January 28, 2022 / Department News
In the Media: Concussion management is changing as more research suggests exercise is best approach
While concussion patients were once prescribed rest in a dark room, Bhanu Sharma, Post Doctoral Fellow, explains that in recent years concussion management has literally come out of the dark.
December 17, 2021 / Department News
Mac Eng student wins Pat Burnell Young Investigator Award for infectious aerosol research
Mathura Thirugnanasampanthar, a current MASc student and soon-to-be PhD student in chemical engineering, has received the Pat Burnell Young Investigator Award at a premier international conference for her research on infectious aerosols.
December 13, 2021 / Department News
Toward more durable COVID vaccines: McMaster spinout company earns key international grant
A new company spawned by McMaster University innovation in the arena of vaccine manufacturing has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. It was created to commercialize technology developed by a team including chair of chemical engineering and co-founder Carlos Filipe.
December 13, 2021 / Department News
Innovating with empathy: Student-led research team earns silver for novel bacterial treatment
The McMaster SynBio Team has received a silver medal at iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine), the world’s largest synthetic biology competition and conference, for their biological therapy project targeting inflammatory bowel disease (IBD.)
August 24, 2021 / Department News
McMaster researchers team up with Sartorius to advance biomanufacturing processes with next-generation technologies
A four-year partnership between chemical engineering researchers at McMaster and Sartorius, a global leader in biomanufacturing, will improve manufacturing processes of antibody and virus-based treatments for diseases like COVID-19, cancers and genetic disorders.
July 15, 2021 / Department News
McMaster Engineering celebrates two students awarded prestigious Vanier Scholarship in 2021
The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship is awarded to doctoral student researchers across Canada from health, sciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities. Candidates are rated on three criteria – academic excellence, research potential and leadership.
June 28, 2021 / Department News
NSERC awards 14 McMaster Engineering researchers
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded 11 McMaster Engineering researchers through its Discovery research program, and three others have been awarded funding through the Research Tools and Instruments grants program (RTI) and Joint Canada-Germany Projects
June 25, 2021 / Department News
In the Media: "Scientists develop hand-held rapid test that can diagnose bacterial infections in less than ONE HOUR"
A new, hand-held test may allow doctors to easily diagnose bacterial infections in under an hour. The test, developed by a team at McMaster University, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, uses a microchip to analyze a droplet of bodily fluid.
June 24, 2021 / Department News
No lab required: New technology can diagnose infections in minutes, while patients wait in doctors’ offices
Engineering, biochemistry and medical researchers from across campus have combined their skills to create a hand-held rapid test for bacterial infections that can produce accurate, reliable results in less than an hour, eliminating the need to send samples to a lab.
June 15, 2021 / Department News
McMaster announces ten new Canada Research Chairs
Ten new researchers across three faculties have been named new Canada Research Chairs, a prestigious honour created to promote Canada’s world class research and development. Three additional researchers have had their chairs renewed or advanced.
June 10, 2021 / Department News
Engineering professor Todd Hoare receives $1.65 million NSERC training grant
Engineering professor Todd Hoare and his team of researchers from McMaster and eight other universities in Ontario and Montreal have been awarded $1.65 million in funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s CREATE program.
June 1, 2021 / Department News
McMaster researchers receive $2.25 million in New Frontiers research funding
Congratulations to Todd Hoare and Ravi Selvaganapathy, professors with the departments of chemical engineering and mechanical engineering, who are among nine researchers each receiving $250,000 over two years in New Frontiers research funding.
May 19, 2021 / Department News
Kathryn Grandfield wins prestigious Human Frontier Science Program grant
Kathryn Grandfield, associate professor of biomedical engineering and materials science and engineering, has received a prestigious grant worth more than $1.3 million for research that could lead to better understanding of — and treatments for — illnesses related to bone density.
May 10, 2021 / Department News
Seven McMaster researchers recognized as University Scholars
University Scholars have distinguished themselves internationally and demonstrated a commitment to the discovery, communication and preservation of knowledge, as well as excellence in education and serving local and global communities.
May 3, 2021 / Department News
In the Media: Future COVID-19 vaccines might not have to be kept so cold
Carlos Filipe, chemical engineer at McMaster University, and his colleagues are featured in this National Geographic story for his work testing sugary recipes for drying vaccines.
April 27, 2021 / Department News
Karina Kawka receives 2021 Student Fellowship Award for her work on purifying therapeutic viruses
We often associate viruses with causing infections and illnesses, such as COVID-19. However some viruses, called therapeutic viruses, are increasingly used to treat genetic diseases as well as certain cancers.
April 13, 2021 / Department News
Grant accelerates McMaster University, SQI Diagnostics effort to move infection testing innovation from lab to market
A new grant is helping McMaster engineers and a Toronto precision-medicine diagnostics company to get infection-testing technology to market.
March 19, 2021 / Department News
In the Media: Wastewater is a COVID-19 'early warning system,' Ontario spends $12M to test sewage
The Ontario government's investment of more than $12 million in a new initiative to detect COVID-19 in wastewater is being hailed as a boost to help researchers deliver early warnings to municipalities before a spike in new cases occurs.
December 14, 2020 / Department News
What PPE experts want you to know about cloth face masks
In Episode 9 of Big Ideas for a Changing World, four experts from McMaster’s Centre of Excellence in Protective Equipment and Materials (CEPEM) answer frequently asked questions about cloth masks, and how they’re working with industry partners to improve the next generation of PPE in Canada.
November 27, 2020 / Department News
Testing COVID-19 medications using novel drug delivery technology for the eyes
Hear about new COVID-19 related research from the C20/20 Innovation Hub in Episode 8 of Big Ideas for a Changing World, with Heather Sheardown and Fran Lasowski.
November 11, 2020 / Department News
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.
November 10, 2020 / Department News
BUILDING LOCAL CAPACITY TO TRACK & FIGHT AGAINST THE COMMUNITY SPREAD OF SARS-COV-2
McMaster University’s Faculty of Engineering is co-creating sampling and analytical protocols and providing a roadmap for best practices that could be adopted, with our partners, across the province. This will equip local facilities to detect COVID-19 earlier and more effectively.
October 2, 2020 / Department News
McMaster student invention could improve quality of life for those with impaired hand mobility
“The first prototype was made out of pipe cleaners, straws and sponge,” said Lianna Genovese, 20, founder and CEO of ImaginAble Solutions, which creates assistive devices for people living with impaired motor function.
July 21, 2020 / Department News
McMaster engineers bringing to market at-home test to detect COVID-19 antibodies and 3D cell printing technology
Since March, a team of researchers have developed and advanced two novel technologies which have applications during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Ishwar Puri and Rakesh Sahu speak about these products in the latest Big Ideas for a Changing World podcast episode.
July 22, 2020 / Department News
Students are making it easier and safer for patients to self-administer hemodialysis
Can human-centred design improve how patients and their caregivers learn to administer hemodialysis at home? Three McMaster Engineering students are exploring how we might improve this experience.
June 29, 2020 / Department News
McMaster opens Centre of Excellence to advance personal protective equipment in Canada
The Centre of Excellence in Protective Equipment and Materials is a network of engineers, clinicians, manufacturers and companies dedicated to improving personal protective equipment products and supply chains in Canada.
June 2, 2020 / Department News
Rong Zheng and team awarded NSERC funding to improve mobility for the aging population
As a winner of NSERC’s Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) program, Zheng and team will receive $1.65M to advance research in smart mobility for older adults.
May 19, 2020 / Department News
McMaster engineers to help physicians predict outcomes for patients with cardiovascular disease
Zahra Motamed and her team receives $780,000 in NSERC funding to develop an in-vitro, patient-specific predictive tool and a regulatory testing machine for transcatheter heart valve replacement.
April 29, 2020 / Department News
"We want to know we did everything we could": How McMaster's manufacturing experts shifted to respond to COVID-19
When COVID-19 struck Hamilton in March, the McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI) team rallied to help the community design and manufacture protective gear and medical supplies. A month later, they’re working closer than ever with local hospitals and manufacturers.
April 9, 2020 / Department News
McMaster Engineering professor and his son creating face shields for healthcare workers
Alec Fernback, Engineering 1 student and his dad, Mike Noseworthy, are working on 3D printed face shields in the iBioMed Design Studio
April 8, 2020 / Department News
Sibling success: Electrical & biomedical engineering student and sister create unique mask for healthcare workers
Amanda Tomkins and her sister Kayla, a nursing student, used their time at home to design a mask that could potentially be used in place of an N95 respirator. Now, their design is nearing production.
April 7, 2020 / Department News
MacEng arms the frontlines with ventilators for local hospitals
McMaster engineers, physicians, students and industry partners join forces to create timely solutions to the high demand for critical equipment for frontline workers. In the third part of the MacEng arms the frontlines series, we take a look at ventilators.
April 2, 2020 / Department News
MacEng arms the frontlines with face shields: Using 3D printers and industry collaboration to create protective gear for healthcare workers
McMaster engineers, physicians, students and industry partners join forces to create timely solutions to the high demand for more personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline workers. In the second part of the MacEng arms the frontlines series, we take a look at face shields.
March 23, 2020 / Department News
McMaster engineers pivot 3D cell printing technology to help COVID-19 research
Joining the global mission to find treatments for people with COVID-19, McMaster engineers hope to use their novel technology to help other researchers with disease modelling and drug screening.
March 6, 2020 / Department News
Heather Sheardown honoured with YWCA Women of Distinction Award
Heather Sheardown, chemical engineering professor at McMaster and a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Ophthalmic Biomaterials, won a YWCA Hamilton’s Women of Distinction Award in the Science, Technology, Trades category.
January 28, 2020 / Department News
Manufacturing Engineering grad shares how he narrowed down his path to a career he loves
Ryan McMinn, graduate of W Booth's Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Engineering, shares his story of discovering his career in manufacturing.
December 13, 2019 / Department News
McMaster Engineers develop superbug-resistant, self-cleaning plastic wrap
CNN reports: McMaster Engineers have developed a self-cleaning plastic wrap that repels bacteria -- and could be used to prevent the transfer of antibiotic resistant superbugs, and other forms of dangerous bacteria.
November 27, 2019 / Department News
McMaster researchers create “smart” surfaces to help synthetic vascular grafts knit better and more safely
Researchers at McMaster University have created a new coating to prevent clotting and infection in synthetic vascular grafts , while also accelerating the body’s own process for integrating the grafted vessels.
October 29, 2019 / Department News
Working with Indigenous communities to improve water quality
Charles de Lannoy’s first year of engineering was also his first year of grad school.
September 27, 2019 / Department News
Students + postdocs + faculty + industry = solutions to big challenges
Developing hydrogels that respond to environmental changes – disease, for example, or a magnetic field – is what the Laboratory for Engineered Smart Materials does.
August 1, 2019 / Department News
This self-healing gel could be the solution to antibiotic-resistant viruses
McMaster researchers create gel that can self-heal
August 1, 2019 / Department News
Canadians Develop Self-Healing & Bacteria-Eating Gel
Gel substance made from converted viruses could have medical and commercial uses.
July 29, 2019 / Department News
McMaster researchers create gel that could heal wounds, purify water and more
Lead author Zeinab Hosseini-Doust says a regenerative, bacteria-fighting gel has a variety of potential applications in everything from healing wounds to purifying tainted water.
July 25, 2019 / Department News
Canadian team invents gel made from viruses that eat bacteria
“Antibiotics are not specific at all. They kill the good bacteria inside your gut, and the good bacteria are what we need to stay healthy,” Hosseini-Doust said in a telephone interview. “Bacteriophages are not like this. They can be very specific to their host.”
May 20, 2019 / Department News
Canadian researchers test injectable foam to repair bones
Materials Science and Engineering Assistant Professor Kathryn Grandfield and Chemical Engineering PhD student Daniel Orsorio are featured in this Global National TV segment on foam-like material they've created that appears to help bones heal.
May 21, 2019 / Department News
Researchers create a better way to transport life-saving vaccines
Researchers at McMaster University have invented a stable, affordable way to store fragile vaccines for weeks at a time at temperatures up to 40C, opening the way for life-saving anti-viral vaccines to reach remote and impoverished regions of the world.
April 22, 2019 / Department News
“This kind of nerve damage isn’t life threatening, but it can change your whole life.”
A seven-year-old girl whose leg had almost been severed by a boat propeller gave Mike Willand his “a-ha” moment.
April 10, 2019 / Department News
McMaster Engineering announces new faculty appointments spring 2019
We are pleased to announce the following new appointments to the Faculty of Engineering.
March 23, 2019 / Department News
Rapid magnetic 3D printing of human cells
Imagine being able to visit your physician, and instead of being given a one-size-fits-all treatment, you are given a specifically customized medication for your symptoms.
March 22, 2019 / Department News
Addressing water security at home and around the world
Sarah Dickson’s passion for water and the environment started at an off-the-grid cottage in the Gatineau Hills.
March 7, 2019 / Department News
International Women's Day: Zeinab Hosseini-Doust and Azucena González Gómez
This year, McMaster Engineering is celebrating International Women's Day by honouring nine women who are supporting each other through mentoring relationships.
March 4, 2019 / Department News
15 questions with Heather Sheardown
Chemical Engineering professor Heather Sheardown, who has been elected as a Fellow of the American Institute of Biological and Medical Engineers (AIMBE), answers 15 questions in this rapid-fire interview.
January 4, 2019 / Department News
McMaster Engineering announces new faculty appointments
We are pleased to announce the following new appointments to the Faculty of Engineering.
November 7, 2018 / Department News
Engineering Tomorrow's Military Successes
As they explore the cutting-edge of materials, microscopy and biomedical engineering, McMaster researchers are making discoveries that promise to keep Canadian troops safer and healthier in years to come.
October 24, 2018 / Department News
Researchers design “smart” surfaces, creating promise for safer implants and more accurate diagnostic tests
Researchers at McMaster University have solved a vexing problem by engineering surface coatings that can repel everything, such as bacteria, viruses and living cells, but can be modified to permit beneficial exceptions.
August 1, 2018 / Department News
Fresh Faces: Boyang Zhang
Welcome to Fresh Faces. In this series, we’re highlighting 43 Engineering faculty members, all hired within the last five years, who are doing interesting and innovative things in the lab and the classroom.
July 18, 2018 / Department News
Fresh Faces: Seshasai Srinivasan
Seshasai Srinivasan is an assistant professor and the program chair of the Software Engineering Technology program in the W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology. He joined McMaster in 2013. Here, he shares his thoughts on walking, teaching and Leonardo Da Vinci.
July 3, 2018 / Department News
Scientists develop patch to detect meat contaminated with E. coli
Scientists at McMaster University are developing a transparent patch to detect meat contaminated with E. coli.
June 19, 2018 / Department News
Professor recognized for fostering undergraduate research
Mechanical Engineering Assistant professor, Cheryl Quenneville has been awarded the $25,000 Petro-Canada-McMaster University Young Innovator Award, which builds on the connection between research and teaching by engaging undergraduate students in research.
June 8, 2018 / Department News
Using the power of big data to improve maternal health in Africa
Tom Wanyama has lots of ideas about how to improve maternal and infant health in his native Uganda.
May 2, 2018 / Department News
Big Ideas: Going against the grain
How four McMaster Engineering grads became stars overnight with a novel solution to a big problem.
May 1, 2018 / Department News
Chemical engineering professor receives prestigious NSERC fellowship
A McMaster Engineering professor has been recognized with a prestigious award given to outstanding chemists and research leaders.
April 20, 2018 / Department News
Overcoming challenges in 3-D printing artificial tissue
Professor Ravi Selvaganapathy and a team of McMaster researchers are developing a new way to use additive manufacturing to create artificial tissues.
April 17, 2018 / Department News
Students helping students
iBioMed End-of-Year Showcase highlights design solutions to help McMaster students.
April 10, 2018 / Department News
This tiny patch will tell you if your food has gone bad
Is that meat still good? Are you sure? McMaster researchers have developed a test to bring certainty to the delicate but critical question of whether meat and other foods are safe to eat or need to be thrown out.
April 3, 2018 / Department News
McMaster capstone projects solve a range of real-world problems
From automating gel manicures, to preventing the spread of diseases amongst drug users, to helping visually impaired people cross the street safely, this year’s capstone projects aim to solve a wide range of real-world problems.
March 23, 2018 / Department News
McMaster prof featured at American Chemical Society national meeting
Chemists from around the world gathered in the Crescent City for the 255th ACS National Meeting & Exposition on March 18–22. Emily Cranston The Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Lecture.
March 22, 2018 / Department News
Big Ideas: Blurring the boundaries between science and engineering
Innovation happens when researchers “straddle the fence” between disciplines. Just ask Todd Hoare.
March 8, 2018 / Department News
International Women’s Day: 4 women in engineering who are changing the world
Today, McMaster Engineering celebrates International Women’s Day by honouring four women who are making a big impact on the world through their engineering research.
March 7, 2018 / Department News
Special delivery
Heather Sheardown engineered a better eyedrop. Now, McMaster’s new Biomedical Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing (BEAM) project centre will help the chemical engineering professor take her technology from the lab to the manufacturing plant.
March 7, 2018 / Department News
Big Ideas: Engineering is for everyone
Disease detective Leyla Soleymani builds sensors that make finding disease faster, easier and more accurate.
March 7, 2018 / Department News
Innovation through problem-based learning
From monitoring labour contractions to predicting injury, first year iBioMed students present meaningful health and fitness applications.
February 27, 2018 / Department News
Vector Institute names two Biomedical Engineering students to inaugural Postgraduate Affiliate program
Two McMaster PhD students and one postdoctoral fellow have been named to the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence’s Postgraduate Affiliate program.
February 9, 2018 / Department News
McMaster University engineers make drug testing more efficient and affordable
McMaster University engineers have devised a way to make testing for new drugs more efficient and affordable, and reduce the time for helpful medications to reach the public
December 1, 2017 / Department News
Transforming Technology
Leaders in Artificial Intelligence Gather for McMaster.AI Workshop
November 22, 2017 / Department News
Grey Cup haunted by brain injury risk — but doesn’t have to be
When the Toronto Argonauts and Calgary Stampeders square off in Ottawa for the 105th Grey Cup on Sunday, it will be under dark clouds — not necessarily of weather, but rather the risk of concussions and their devastating long-term effect on players’ brains.
November 17, 2017 / Department News
7 Engineering Startups to Watch
In honour of Global Entrepreneurship Week, a celebration of innovators and job creators who are changing the world, we’re spotlighting 7 McMaster Engineering startups to watch.
November 15, 2017 / Department News
Stars overnight: McMaster Engineering alumni receive international attention
McMaster Engineering grads, Michael Takla, Rotimi Fadiya, Prateek Mathur and Shivad Bhavsar knew the James Dyson Award announcement would be big news. What they didn’t expect was a fan club.
November 9, 2017 / Department News
Searching for a silent threat: McMaster Engineering grads receive James Dyson Award for cancer detection device
What started as a final year engineering class project at McMaster University is now an internationally recognized improved solution for the early detection of melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer.
November 3, 2017 / Department News
Where engineering meets healthcare: First year iBioMed students design innovative hip implants
Spider silk meshing that encourages bone regrowth. Silicon carbide that transmits stress signals to a physician. Ultra-high molecular-weight polyethylene that is strong, yet ductile.
March 8, 2017 / Department News
Five young women in Engineering to watch
In recognition of International Women's Day, which celebrates and recognizes the achievements of women, as well as promoting gender equality, McMaster Engineering is highlighting five top female student leaders.
October 25, 2017 / Department News
Revolutionizing breast cancer detection with radar imaging
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to encourage preventative action against the most common cancer and the second leading cause of death among Canadian women.
October 24, 2017 / Department News
Mac engineers part of team tackling 'unacceptable' water issues in First Nations communities
The numbers are staggering. An analysis of water security and climate change in Indigenous communities shows that up to 72,000 people may have been affected by drinking water advisories (DWAs) in First Nations at the start of 2017.
October 4, 2017 / Department News
McMaster engineers create catheter coating that reduces blood coagulation
McMaster University scholars have developed a novel technique to minimize catheter-associated blood clotting.
September 29, 2017 / Department News
#InsidetheLab: Improving healthcare with bio-inspired technologies
The Didar Lab is showcasing their bio-inspired technologies today as part of the next instalment of Inside the Lab.
August 25, 2017 / Department News
#InsidetheLab: Fusing engineering and medicine to improve healthcare
Today’s Inside the Lab Instagram story spotlights an undergraduate student research team who put their hearts into their work.
August 31, 2017 / Department News
Students drawn to new combined program in health sciences and engineering
A new program beginning this September at McMaster that combines engineering and health sciences has attracted many of the best and brightest minds.
August 25, 2017 / Department News
Health Technology Project Teaches Life Lessons
The W Booth School continues to build a reputation as a solutions provider in the field of health technology and wellbeing.
August 16, 2017 / Department News
McMaster engineer works with NASA to develop medical emergency simulator
Doyle is among a team of experts from Harvard and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, who worked with NASA to build an immersive simulator to run medical emergencies that could happen in deep space.
August 15, 2017 / Department News
Engineering researchers receive $1.9 million in federal funding
Six McMaster researchers have been awarded more than $1.9 million combined for infrastructure funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).
July 27, 2017 / Department News
#InsidetheLab: Combining natural and synthetic materials to create new health technologies
Four McMaster Engineering students take you inside the new Biohybrids Lab on today’s Inside the Lab Instagram Takeover.
June 28, 2017 / Department News
#InsidetheLab: New ideas sprout from nanotechnology
Can innovations in nanotechnology improve plant growth for crop-based farming?
August 25, 2016 / Department News
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An empty house isn’t your usual place for a research lab.
December 2, 2016 / Department News
McMaster awarded six new CRCs, $8.9M to support research excellence
McMaster has been awarded six new Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) and three renewals, bringing a total of $8.9M in new funding from a federal program aimed at retaining and attracting research leaders.
June 6, 2017 / Department News
Conference magnifies breakthroughs in materials research using electron microscopy
On June 2, the Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy (CCEM) welcomed 120 participants to a mini-conference on campus that focused on advanced electron microscopy methods in materials and chemistry research.
July 26, 2016 / Department News
Federal government investing $12M towards Biomedical Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing centre
The federal government is investing almost $12-million to develop McMaster’s new Biomedical Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing centre.
July 17, 2017 / Department News
McMaster Engineering welcomes nine new faculty
"With the addition of our new faculty members, we will continue to strengthen our reputation as one of the top engineering schools in Canada and worldwide while building a brighter world." -Ishwar K. Puri, Dean of Engineering
June 26, 2017 / Department News
Kathryn Grandfield and Karen Balcom recognized with MacPherson Institute awards
Kathryn Grandfield, an assistant Materials Science and Engineering professor, has been awarded the $25,000 Petro-Canada - McMaster University Young Innovator Award
June 27, 2017 / Department News
McMaster entrepreneurs awarded $50K to develop stroke detection device
HiNT (Healthcare Innovation in NeuroTechnology), a team of McMaster entrepreneurs, was one of 11 Ontario innovators awarded with $50K from the Ontario Brain Institute’s ONtrepreneurs program.
June 20, 2017 / Department News
McMaster Engineering professor wins Young Innovator Award
A McMaster Engineering researcher studying how to improve bone implants, such as dental implants and hip replacements, is the recipient of a young innovator grant.
August 25, 2016 / Department News
Eng Phys Prof to Lead Unique Project in 2017
Dr. Qiyin Fang will develop technology to monitor older patients living with chronic diseases.
June 24, 2016 / Department News
Dr. Leyla Soleymani’s Discovery Grant Announcement
Dr. Leyla Soleymani has been awarded from NSERC's Discovery programs.
April 13, 2016 / Department News
Eng Phys Annual Capstone Expo
Eng Phys' annual end of year Capstone projects were on full display.
April 11, 2016 / Department News
Former Eng Phys Intern Wins Big
High School Intern, Emma Mogus Wins Silver at BASEF.
March 15, 2016 / Department News
NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award Recipients
Congrats to all of our amazing undergrads!
March 8, 2016 / Department News
Research Chair in Miniaturized Biomedical Devices
Assistant Professor, Leyla Soleymani, honoured with the Canada Research Chair in Miniaturized Biomedical Devices.
February 4, 2016 / Department News
A successful first Research Information Night!
Many thanks to the faculty, staff, graduate, and undergraduate students for making our department’s first Research Information Night a success!
February 26, 2015 / Department News
#TBT to that time Dr. LaPierre was on the Discovery Channel
Dr. LaPierre's appearance on G Word on Planet Green.
March 19, 2014 / Department News
Engineering Physics and McMaster Create a Joint Venture with Jiangsu Delin Environment Protection Co.
McMaster launches a joint venture to tackle the most challenging task in water pollution monitoring: online detection of water-borne bacteria
September 4, 2013 / Department News
Eng Phys Alumnus, Dr. Erim Tam Wing-cheung, is Helping Hong Kong's Disabled
How pioneering biomedical engineer helped Hong Kong’s disabled
June 26, 2013 / Department News
Soleymani, Nagasaki, and Turak Part of $1M Infrastructure Expansion
More than $1M for infrastructure to expand and enhance labs.
March 21, 2013 / Department News
Dr. Qiyin Fang Develops Innovative Device to Better Detect Signs of Cancer
Hamilton researchers use Google-Street-View-like tool for colon research.
November 22, 2012 / Department News
Dr. Leyla Soleymani receives $100,000 from the federal government
Leyla Soleymani is building a hand-held, solar rechargeable device for fast assessment of TB at the bedside.
March 1, 2012 / Department News
Douglas R. Colton Medal for Research Excellence
Dr. Leyla Soleymani wins a medal for research excellence.
April 12, 2012 / Department News
Dr. Leyla Soleymani Rises to the Global Health Challenge
Dr. Leyla Soleymani, assistant professor in the department of Engineering Physics, is developing new diagnostic technologies to address global health challenges, such as the emerging multi-drug resistant tuberculosis.