Celebrating 65 years of nuclear research and innovation

Since 1959, the McMaster Nuclear Reactor has driven groundbreaking discoveries in energy, medicine and materials; fuelled job creation and the economy; and provided unique training opportunities for future generations of nuclear leaders.

April 16, 2024

Looking down into the McMaster Nuclear Reactor pool.
Journey through McMaster’s extraordinary history of nuclear research and innovation – a legacy that began 65 years ago with the construction of Canada’s largest nuclear research reactor.

Moo-ving research: Student projects combine agriculture and AI

Capstone teams highlight the growing intersection of engineering and agriculture with projects improving cow health, welfare and dairy farm efficiency.
A grid of headshots of 10 people.

Ten McMaster researchers named Canada Research Chairs

Eight are newly named CRCs, and two have had their chairs renewed.
Tohid Didar wearing a lab coat, sitting in a lab, smiling.

Tohid Didar named Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering

The Engineering professor enters rare territory with the appointment, already being a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.