Revitalized Radiation Sciences Graduate Programs welcoming applications
While the program office has moved, McMaster’s graduate programs in Radiation Sciences are more active than ever.
Coming together under the umbrella of the new Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Radiation Sciences last year, the revitalized programs are welcoming applications for their next cohort of students.
The new academic unit offers graduate programs in:
- Radiation Biology, a life sciences focused stream with research on the effects of radiation on people and animals;
- Medical Physics, a physics-based stream, offering preparation for careers in clinical physics such as imaging or radiation therapy; and
- Health Physics with a Master’s program that aims to provide the highest quality of health physics and radiation protection education in the country, preparing student to work in the nuclear industry.
Taking full advantage of the University’s unique-in-Canada radiation infrastructure such as the McMaster Nuclear Reactor and McMaster Accelerator Laboratory with its three linear accelerators, Rad Grad students have the opportunity to conduct research under the supervision of faculty members who are national and international leaders.
Learn more about the Rad Grad program by visiting our newly re-designed website
Watch videos highlighting the radiation-related research currently underway by students and supervisors in the Program
With many faculty members working with off-campus collaborators located at Bruce Power and Ontario Power Generation, and in area hospitals – in particular the Juravinski Cancer Centre – students have the ability to work in industrial or clinical settings and work on a range of issues, such as protection of people and the environment, and improved diagnosis and treatment for diseases such as cancer.
Program director, Fiona McNeill, Physics & Astronomy says the new administrative structure will support broader engagement with faculty in a number of disciplines in various academic units, beyond what had been possible for a graduate program more narrowly focused on a single department. With research projects that link faculty members in four departments in the Faculty of Science, plus faculty members in Health Sciences and Engineering, Rad Grad will keep increasing its interdisciplinary presence on campus and beyond.
Faculty members currently have novel research and/or education relationships with academic partners in the USA, Scandinavia, India, China, Australia and Japan, which open up international opportunities for program students.
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