Overview
McMaster’s research within the manufacturing sector is diverse, spanning high-performance manufacturing processes to additive manufacturing, and Industry 4.0 technologies targeting emerging opportunities in electrified and autonomous vehicles and biomedical devices. It’s this combination of reputation, experience, and scientific discovery that appeals to industry. We have a long tradition of working with industry in the manufacturing sector, dating back to the 1970s.
Our manufacturing research draws together advancements in materials science, traditional manufacturing processes, emerging additive / hybrid technologies and industry internet of things in big data and artificial intelligence to realize practical solutions for industry.

McMaster is labouring hard to dismantle the very idea of the ivory tower. We still revere the value of pure scientific research, but believe strongly that real progress is only made when disparate voices and perspectives gather to work together.
“Research is important for its scientific content, but also for its translational content, which helps our economy and grows the well-being of our society,” says Ishwar K. Puri, McMaster’s Dean of Engineering. “It’s very important for universities to work with their local business communities and Canadian industry. We also need to work with other universities and with the government. If we’re going to build prosperity, it has to be a project that includes many players. Collaboration must be our core value.”
Our Mission: To provide advanced, robust and implementable solutions for manufacturers across all industry sectors.
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CHEM ENG 720 Graduate | Six Sigma [FALL 2022 & WINTER 2023] |
Sessional Instructor: Guerino Sacripante
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CHEM ENG 761 Graduate | Multivariable, Stochastic and Adaptive Control of Chemical Processes [FALL 2021] |
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CHEM ENG 786 Graduate | Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Fundamentals [FALL 2022 & WINTER 2023] |
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CHEM ENG 787 Graduate | Machine Learning Class. Models [FALL 2022 & WINTER 2023] |
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ENGPHYS 2CM4 Undergraduate | Computational Multiphysics |
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ENGPHYS 3NM4 Undergraduate | Numerical Methods for Engineering |
Sessional Instructor: Mahmoud Ahmed
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ENGPHYS 3SM3 Undergraduate | Statistical Mechanics |
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ENGPHYS 4PP3 / 6PP3 Graduate | Plasma Physics Applications |
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ENGPHYS 4QC3 / 6QC3 Graduate | Introduction to Quantum Computing |
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IBEHS 3H03 Undergraduate | Research Project |
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IBEHS 3I06 A/B Undergraduate | Research Project |
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MECH ENG 2Q04 (Fall 2023) Undergraduate | Engineering Mechanics: Kinetics and Dynamics (For Mechanical Engineering Students Only) |
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MECH ENG 3C03 (Fall 2023) Undergraduate | Manufacturing Engineering |
Sessional Instructor: Dr. Emily He
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MECH ENG 4D03 (Winter 2024) Undergraduate | Manufacturing Processes (Metal Removal) |
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MECH ENG 4DD3 (NOT OFFERED IN 2023-2024) Undergraduate | Introduction to Surface Engineering in Manufacturing |
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MECH ENG 4J03 (Winter 2024) Undergraduate | Introduction to Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer |
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MECH ENG 4Q03 (Fall 2023) Undergraduate | Mechanical Vibrations |
Sessional Instructor: Dr. Golam Mostofa
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MECH ENG 4Z03 (Winter 2024) Undergraduate | CAD/CAM/CAE |
Sessional Instructor: TBD
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MECHENG 4CC3 Technical Elective | Experimental and Computational Biomechanics |
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SFWRTECH 4AI3 Undergraduate | Artificial Intelligence |
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