Explore how McMaster researchers are advancing small modular reactor technologies, driving nuclear innovation and preparing the next generation of nuclear leaders..
Small modular reactors (SMRs) are driving a new era for the nuclear industry and are key in helping the world meet rising energy needs, but putting them into widespread use will require overcoming complex challenges.
At McMaster, researchers like Joey Kish are tackling some of the key questions shaping SMR deployment globally.
“We’re really making the most of the resources and talent we have on campus to move this research forward,” says Kish, who is a materials science and engineering professor at McMaster.
“That’s the really cool part of it – the big players in the future of this industry could be people that we helped train here at McMaster.”
Mikayla Woodward didn’t plan on pursuing a career in nuclear. She did her bachelor’s degree in computer science and cybersecurity in South Carolina and was set on finding a job at a tech company after graduation.
That all changed when she did an internship at First Nations Power Authority (FNPA) and met McMaster engineering professor, Dave Novog. He asked her if she’d ever thought about doing a master’s degree.
“I hadn’t, but I knew McMaster would be the place to go,” says Woodward.
She decided to take the leap and is currently pursuing her master’s in nuclear engineering with Novog, joining a growing network of students and researchers at McMaster helping shape the future of nuclear energy.
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