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18 unusual facts about McMaster University


Barry Pennington

In 1961 he was appointed Professor of Pure Mathematics at University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, in succession to V.C. Morton, and where he remained until his death, aside from the 1959–60 academic year which he spent at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.

Bernie Morelli

Prior to serving on City Council, Morelli was the Senior Manager of Market and Product Development at Dofasco and was a Lecturer at McMaster University.

Brenda Elliott

Born in Goderich, Ontario, Elliott has a Bachelor of Arts degree from McMaster University, and worked as a teacher and librarian before entering provincial politics.

Brian McHattie

McHattie was also employed as a sessional lecturer at McMaster University in the Arts and Science Program.

Canadian International Labour Network

The Canadian International Labour Network was a collaborative research organization at McMaster University and the University of British Columbia from 1996 to 2002, between the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and McMaster University.

Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture

Before taking up the position, two of the most recent Dean Ireland's Professors taught in Canada: G. B. Caird at McGill University and E. P. Sanders at McMaster University.

Gerard V. Middleton

He is an emeritus professor in the School of Geography and Earth Sciences at McMaster University.

Gerd Lüdemann

After periods of teaching and research at McMaster University (1977–79) and Vanderbilt University (1979–82), he was appointed in 1983 to the Chair in New Testament Studies in the Theological Faculty of the University of Göttingen.

Harish Mehta

His Ph.D. dissertation at McMaster University is on North Vietnam's diplomacy during the American war in Vietnam.

Henry Giroux

In 2004 Giroux became the Global Television Network Chair in English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.

He was selected as a Hooker Distinguished Visiting Professor at McMaster University in 2001.

James C. Adamson

In 2010, he completed his Chartered Director certification, graduating from The Directors College, (a joint venture between McMaster University and the Conference Board of Canada.

John D. H. Greenwood

Many of his manuscripts are held in the archives of McMaster University.

John Ruggie

Ruggie has a BA in politics and history from McMaster University in Canada; a PhD in political science from the University of California, Berkeley; a Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) from McMaster; and a Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) from University of Waterloo.

Lance Secretan

Between 1980 and 1985, he taught leadership at McMaster and then York University in Canada and since 1985, he has worked as an author, independent management consultant, and coach and keynote speaker.

Robert Budreau

He originally completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology/Biology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario where he received the Governor General's Medal and a Chancellor's Scholarship.

S. Narasinga Rao

He then moved to McMaster University in Canada where he received a second Master of Science degree in 1969 followed by a PhD in biophysics in 1973 from the State University of New York at Buffalo, NY, through Center for Crystallographic Research, Roswell Park Memorial Institute.

Vagn Holmboe

An English translation of this by Professor Paul Rapoport, formerly of McMaster University, published by Toccata Press in 1991 has ISBN 0-907689-16-7 in its paperback release.


Berkeley Research Group

Leonard Waverman, dean of McMaster University’s DeGroote School of Business and creator of the Connectivity Scorecard, an annual index that ranked countries according to how advanced their communications networks were in promoting productivity and economic growth.

C4 Engine

These universities include MIT, Georgia Tech, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), McMaster University, and the University of Kempten.

Castleguard Cave

Sporadic local visitations likely continued for many years, but the first formal investigations were in the summer of 1967 by members of the Karst Research Group (from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario) led by Dr. Derek Ford, following up on a tip from a local outdoorsman.

Chedoke Creek

The creek contains no fish stock, but has tested for watershed biodiversity, as part of an educational program organized by Dr. George Sorger of McMaster University for the benefit of students at Westdale Secondary School.

Cliff Jenkins

Born to a working-class family in Hamilton, he attended McMaster University on a scholarship, and graduated with an undergraduate mathematics degree.

Collected Works of Northrop Frye

The project of producing a scholarly, uniform edition of the Collected Works of Northrop Frye (1912–1991) grew from modest beginnings in 1993; the project has been funded by grants from the Michael G. DeGroote family through McMaster University, from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and from Victoria University, University of Toronto.

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario

16 physicians elected by their peers on a geographical basis every three years; 3 physicians appointed from among the six faculties of medicine (at the University of Western Ontario, McMaster University, University of Toronto, Queen's University, University of Ottawa, and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine); no fewer than 13 and no more than 15 non-physician or 'public' members appointed by the provincial government for terms decided by the government.

Dhammananda Bhikkhuni

After high school, she received her B.A. in Philosophy from Visva Bharati University, her M.A. in Religion from McMaster University in Canada, and her Ph.D. in Buddhism from Magadh University in India.

Iodine-125

They are McMaster University's Reactor and the National Research Universal (NRU) reactor.

Jacob Immanuel Schochet

He received his academic education in Canada, attending the University of Toronto, University of Windsor, McMaster University, and University of Waterloo, he holds degrees of BA (Phil), MA (Religious Studies), MPhil (Phil) and PhD (Phil).

M. NourbeSe Philip

Philip has also taught at the University of Toronto, taught creative fiction at the third year level at York University and has been writer in residence at McMaster University and University of Windsor.

McMaster Faculty of Science

Many discoveries have been made at McMaster University such as the development of neutron spectroscopy by Bertram Brockhouse which earned him a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1994.

Ron Dart

Ronald Samuel Dart (born 1950, Toronto), BA (Lethbridge); DCS, MCS (Regent College), MA (UBC), PhD studies at McMaster University, is a university professor, author, and ACC mountaineer.

Russ Powers

He was educated at Mohawk College and the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene, and has worked at McMaster University as a laboratory technologist since 1979.

Sean D. Barrett

After graduating from University College Dublin in 1973, Barrett went on to obtain a master's degree at McMaster University in Canada before returning to UCD to gain his PhD in Economics.

Simon Sunatori

He obtained a Master of Engineering (Engineering Physics) degree from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1983, and is a member of the Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a life member of the World Future Society (WFS).

Southlake Regional Health Centre

Through its relationships with the University of Toronto, York University, McMaster University, as well as Princess Margaret Hospital, Southlake Regional Health Centre has become an acclaimed research and teaching facility.

Steve Joordens

Joordens earned his bachelor's degree in Psychology at University of New Brunswick in 1989 and gained his PhD in Psychology at University of Waterloo in 1994 and postdoc at McMaster University on models and empirical studies of human memory.

Student overall

At McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, the McMaster Engineering faculty has had a group of representatives clad in red coveralls known as "redsuits" for decades.

Teresa Pavlinek

Teresa studied at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and became part of Second City Toronto after graduating.

Text Analysis Portal for Research

The Text Analysis Portal for Research' (commonly referred as TAPoR) project is based at McMaster University, and consists of a network of six of the leading Humanities computing centres in Canada: McMaster, University of Victoria (in collaboration with Malaspina UC), University of Alberta, University of Toronto, Université de Montréal (law) and University of New Brunswick.

Yves Bréchet

He is currently a full professor at Grenoble INP/Phelma, an adjunct professor of materials science and engineering at McMaster University (Canada), a senior Research Professor at the Institut Universitaire de France, and a member of the SIMaP (Materials and Processes Science and Engineering) Laboratory with the University of Grenoble.