(Opens in new window) February 8, 2024 Brighter World Nanoscale research might help convert CO2 waste into usable products Chemical Engineering Professor Drew Higgins, above, and postdoctoral fellow Ahmed Abdellah used extremely powerful magnification equipment to study at a nanoscale how synthetic materials that catalyze and convert carbon dioxide break down.
(Opens in new window) January 12, 2024 The American Society of Mechanical Engineers In the media: Designing better concrete for SMRs McMaster Engineering researcher Ousmane Hisseine and colleagues are developing a stronger, denser material that can protect small modular reactors and the engineers who work on them.
(Opens in new window) December 15, 2023 Brighter World Humanities and Engineering researchers team up to address climate change impact on Black communities Ingrid Waldron and Zobia Jawed are creating workshops that will help racialized community members recognize the ways in which climate change affects their lives, and empower them to act.
(Opens in new window) December 11, 2023 BIOCANRX In the media: Where Are They Now: Landon Steenbakkers BioCanRx provides researchers with access to funding, expertise, training and biomanufacturing facilities and is a leader in the translation, manufacture and adoption of cancer immunotherapies.
December 1, 2023 McMaster University one of twelve teams competing in the Battery Workforce Challenge hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy and Stellantis The Battery Workforce Challenge is a new three-year student competition that will challenge universities and vocational schools from across North America to design, build, test and integrate an advanced EV battery pack.
(Opens in new window) November 16, 2023 THE GLOBE AND MAIL In the media: Ottawa’s research ‘superchairs’ aim to delve deep into Arctic warming, biosensors and more Niko Hildebrandt, a world expert in developing biosensors for medical diagnostics, joins McMaster University after working at universities in Germany, France and South Korea.
November 16, 2023 McMaster welcomes new Canada Excellence Research Chair in biosensing and molecular diagnostics World-renowned biosensing expert, Niko Hildebrandt, will build a multidisciplinary research team focused on developing breakthrough methods with applications in clinical diagnostics, environmental protection and food safety.
(Opens in new window) November 13, 2023 THE HILL TIMES In the media: Opportunities for Canada as the EV market grows to meet rising demand The rush is on to not only buy electric vehicles, but to build them as well.
(Opens in new window) November 13, 2023 CBC In the media: The future of hearing technology Technology is changing, and some researchers are turning to artificial intelligence for a solution. Hear from Ian Bruce, a professor in the McMaster School of Biomedical Engineering.
November 13, 2023 Grad students named Food Scientists of the Year at global gala Akansha Prasad and Shadman Khan have been developing a packaging tray to detect Salmonella and other dangerous pathogens in food like chicken.
(Opens in new window) November 13, 2023 THE CONVERSATION In the media: The experiences of older drivers can help design cleaner and safer cars As cars change, it is critical that manufacturers, engineers and regulators consider how drivers, particularly those in their later years, will respond to and engage with emerging technologies.
November 7, 2023 Bfree Cup engineering innovations shift the paradigm on period poverty and women’s health The Bfree Cup is differentiated in the market as the world’s only menstrual cup that doesn’t need to be boiled between uses.
