B.Eng.BME. (Co-op Optional) in Civil and Biomedical Engineering

McMaster University

A unique integrated program delivered jointly by the Faculties of Engineering and Health Sciences, uniting Civil Engineering with biomedical sciences to forge new frontiers in sustainable infrastructure. The diverse expertise within the Department of Civil Engineering enable us to address several grand challenges related to biomedical engineering with the goal of building healthier communities. These included studying the fate and transport of pathogens in ground water systems and their subsequent impact on the environment and human health.In addition, we study flow of contaminated water (e.g. with radionuclides or heavy metals) in fractured rock systems. The department also has an ongoing program on the systemic risk of hydraulic fracking on ground water aquifers.

Faculty of Engineering