Research@McMaster: Research Facilities A-F

Research Facilities A-F

Research Centres A-C

Research Centres D-M

Research Centres N-Z

Research Facilities A-F

Research Facilities G-I

Research Facilities J-M

Research Facilities N-R

Research Facilities S-Z

Comprehensive List
of Centres & Facilities

National Networks of
Centres of Excellence

Ontario Centres
of Excellence



Adaptive Systems Laboratory		The Adaptive Systems Laboratory (ASL) deals with a variety of challenging research problems in wireless communications including radar target detection in the presence of sea clutter (radar back scatter form the ocean surface) and the design of hearing instruments for the hearing impaired.

Applied Dynamics Laboratory		The state-of-the-art facilities of the Applied Dynamics Laboratory are used for the study of earthquakes and include instrumentation and lab facilities for dynamic testing, shaking tables, PC-based field system for vibration measurements on full-scale structures and high capacity static and dynamic actuators and control systems.

Canadian International Labour Network		The Canadian International Labour Network (CILN) is a collaborative research venture between the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and McMaster University. The theme of CILN's research is Labour Market Institutions and Outcomes: A Cross-National Study.

Canadian Workers & Social Cohesion in a Global Era		This project considers the issue of Canadian workers and social cohesion in a global era. The research is designed to discover how workers are coping with increasing competition and what effects it is having upon social cohesion.


Communications Research Laboratory		Housed in a dedicated 20,000 square foot campus building, CRL is home to an integrated team of over 100 faculty, researchers and support staff. The main research fields are adaptive and learning systems, antennas, electromagnetics, optoelectronics, network and computer systems, and signal processing.


Earthquake Engineering Research Group		The McMaster Earthquake Engineering Research Group is dedicated to the study of earthquakes, their effects on man made structures and methods of preventing or reducing losses from their damaging effects. The Group is actively engaged in academic and industrial research and applications on a variety of analytical, computational and experimental projects in structural dynamics.

Electron Microscopy Facility, Faculty of Health Sciences		The Electron Microscopy Facility provides an inter-disciplinary approach to the investigation of Biological, Biochemical, Clinical and Medical areas of research. Our experienced staff offer consulting, experimental design, training and technical services for light and electron microscopic imaging, immuno-labeling, image analysis, morphometry, and elemental analysis. This Facility is the largest diagnostic EM Facility in the country.

Flow Cytometry Facility		The Flow Cytometry Facility (FCF) provides access to a wide spectrum of investigators at McMaster University, as well as outside users. The facility performs a variety of standard cell phenotyping tests that provides service to the greater Hamilton area and as a reference center for South-Western Ontario. The FCF utilizes a two laser (488 nm, 633 nm), 4-colour FACScaliberÔ instrument and a 3-colour capable FACScanÔ instrument.