News from the department of Engineering Physics

Associate professor of engineering physics Markus Piro shares what makes Canada a “tier-one nuclear nation”.

Batoul Hashemi, a PhD candidate in the Department of Engineering Physics at McMaster University, has been awarded the prestigious Gayathri Singh Award for Microsystems Innovation by Women

Long-time Engineering Physics professor, Peter Mascher, has been honoured by the Electrochemical Society’s Dielectric Science and Technology Division with its Thomas D. Callinan Award.

John Preston, who recently completed two terms as Associate Dean of Research, Innovation and Partnerships in the Faculty of Engineering, will focus on expanding educational opportunities within the nuclear enterprise.

Students from the McMaster Deep Space Analogue Research Expedition (DARE) team are heading to Iceland in August to test the drone they've developed in underground lava tubes.

An engineering physics student is part of a cohort of 19 undergraduates selected to spend a fully funded year living, studying and working abroad.

A team of researchers from McMaster and the University of Waterloo have developed a pain-free, wearable sensor that can continuously monitor levels of blood sugar, lactates and other critical health indicators for weeks at a time, sending results to a smartphone or other device.

For the fifth year, and the largest workshop to date, a delegation from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo and the University of Toronto joined McMaster faculty and students for three days of research-focused activities. 

As Canada and First Nations look to a future of achieving safe, reliable and zero-emission energy, collaboration with residents from northern and remote communities is key to exploring viable and long-lasting solutions. The need to build relationships and mutual understanding inspired a two-day Community Energy Transition Workshop at McMaster.

Two researchers – Professors Joey Kish and Dave Novog – from the Faculty of Engineering have received a total of nearly $2.6 million to lead research on small modular reactors.

Dave Novog, professor of nuclear engineering at McMaster University, said the modern nuclear industry has welcomed the private sector to the fray and that has “driven the industry to become more lean and more accountable to investors.”

With a focus on nuclear fuel chemistry, Piro’s research looks at fuel behaviour in nuclear reactors with the goal of enhancing fuel performance and maintaining safety in both conventional and emerging nuclear technologies, such as Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).