Research with societal impact

Materials Engineering student Arianna Santos is conducting Canada’s first research on surrogate TRISO nuclear fuel, advancing clean energy innovation through work at the McMaster Nuclear Reactor and CANS facility.

The new agreement will allow researchers at both universities to access 13 leading research facilities, creating a more connected, collaborative, and resilient research ecosystem.

Professor and founder Ali Emadi has been renewed as Canada Research Chair in Transportation Electrification and Smart Mobility (Tier 1).

A team led by Tohid Didar and Zeinab Hosseinidoust have designed a product to complement an existing menstrual cup that is safer, easier to use and more environmentally sustainable than current options.

Eleven McMaster researchers, including three Engineering professors, have been awarded funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to advance their work in health and disease, autonomous vehicles and steel research.

Delina Mekonnen, a third-year Computer Engineering & Management student, is making waves with her research on using AI to advance the detection of ovarian cancer.

In the Higgins Lab at McMaster University, a team of researchers are tackling one of the planet’s most pressing challenges: how to turn harmful carbon dioxide (CO₂) into something useful; and do it affordably.

Opportunity Marketplace, an annual event hosted by the W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology, brought together McMaster and community leaders to identify ways to tackle the biggest threats facing Canada today.  

An artificial intelligence project to boost adoption of zero-emission vehicles, led by McMaster’s Institute for Transportation and Logistics, has been awarded over $1 million.

Assistant Professor Onaizah Onaizah leads the HeART lab, where her team designs millimetre-scale robots and 3D-printed magnetic devices for medical use. Their work is shaping the future of less invasive and more precise healthcare.

A two-year study, developed in collaboration with community members from various sectors, including McMaster University, examines the feasibility of establishing a thermal corridor that could link Hamilton’s Bayfront Industrial Area to buildings along a five kilometre route extending into downtown and beyond.

The Omics4Cmeat Annual Symposium marked a pivotal step in mobilizing the Canadian Consortium for Cultivated Meat (CCCM) – a national collaborative network aimed at accelerating innovation and bringing cultivated meat closer to commercialization.