Science & Technology

Mehdi Mosayebi uses advanced microscopy to see the molecular structure and identify potential weakness in hydroelectric turbines.  

Engineering postdoc Navid Noor has discovered a way to convert wastewater nitrates to ammonia, one of the world’s most important chemical compounds.

Permafrost contains an exceptional molecular archive of ancient life, but rapid warming is destroying this treasure trove of information before we can study it, experts write.

The Andean leaf-eared mouse lives more than a kilometre higher than the altitude of the highest human settlements, in an extreme environment that is often compared to conditions on Mars.

Gajendran Raveendranathan, Drew Higgins, Ryan Wylie and François Neville are all highly impactful researchers who have made tremendous contributions to teaching and service. 

Five Engineering students developed a way to manipulate physical particles using only sound waves. Now they’ll present their work to global academics and industry leaders in China.

The students will spend 16 weeks working on research projects with McMaster faculty and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories scientists.

An internationally recognized physical chemist, Goward is the associate dean of Research and External Relations and has twice served as chair of Chemistry & Chemical Biology.

The 2026 MetSoc Distinguished Materials Scientist Award recognizes Phillion for his contributions to alloy solidification, microscopy, steelmaking and service to the materials community. 

Scientists have extracted a remarkable amount of ancient environmental DNA from the droppings, which have been preserved for millennia in the Yukon’s deep permafrost.

Using nanoscale electron microscopy, McMaster researchers found a 71-million-year-old dinosaur fossil shares a feature with modern human bone.  

The new material has the flexibility and strength of the silicone currently used, but also resists clotting and doesn't provoke the human body into rejecting it.