Multiscale Microscopy of Biomaterials & Biointerfaces
Kathryn Grandfield wins prestigious Human Frontier Science Program grant [Read it here!]
May 19, 2021
"Grandfield heads the McMaster arm of a three-year international pilot awarded a grant from the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP), which supports ambitious international research projects that span multiple disciplines. She is the first researcher at McMaster to receive an HFSP award."
Microscopic bone discovery holds promise for implants and bone diseases [Read it here!]
October 14, 2020
"A multidisciplinary team of researchers at McMaster University have discovered a structural feature of human bone that has never been studied before under a microscope, bringing scientists closer to advancing bone implants and treatments for bone diseases."
Student collaboration results in new technique for bone research [Read it here!]
October 18, 2019
"Working together, the two [Bryan Lee and Alireza Shahin-Shamsabadi] developed a new technique that could make it easier for researchers to study how crucial bone building cells respond to aging, trauma and implants."
Powerhouse Researchers [Read it here!]
September 20, 2019
"[Kathryn Grandfield's] research group is the only one in the world to use an atom probe microscope to examine biomaterials and bone at the atomic level – past the hard outer shell and spongy layer inside of bone, down to the building blocks that affect its function and properties."
Canadian researchers test injectable foam to repair bones [Watch it here!]
May 20, 2019
"Canadian researchers say they’ve developed a foam-like material that appears to help bones heal. The spongey solution is unlike anything tried before, and as Mike Drolet reports, the innovation could one day change bone grafts."
Applause and Accolades celebrates McMaster engineering excellence [Read it here!]
May 14, 2019
"This award recognizes a team effort in transforming the engineering education program and for leading the groundwork for The Pivot, our transformational aspirations for our undergraduate curriculum excellence."
Innovation Showcase researcher spotlight: Kathryn Grandfield [Read it here!]
November 6, 2018
"The best way for us to make an impact is to team up with established companies that can benefit from our technical expertise but already have a framework for moving products forward." says Dr. Kathryn Grandfield on the challenge of bringing research into the “real world”.
A celebration of big ideas to create a brighter world [Read it here!]
October 5, 2018
Kathryn Grandfield - 1 of 6 faculty members awarded $100K Seed Funding for her Seeding Big Ideas Research Competition pitch: "Smart Surfaces for Combating Antibiotic Resistance".
Fresh Faces: Kathryn Grandfield [Read it here!]
July 10, 2018
"If you imagine using a telescope to see stars that are far away, we’re doing the exact opposite – we’re going down, step by step, to look at something extremely close up." says Dr. Kathryn Grandfield on the wonders of looking at bone at the nanoscale.
MIRA Researcher Spotlight [Read it here!]
December 2017
"As our population ages, there are clear needs and challenges. Engineers are well-equipped to provide practical solutions to these needs, and generate novel advances in the field of aging." says Dr. Kathryn Grandfield in an interview by the McMaster Institute for Research on Aging.
McMaster Brighter World
November 15, 2017
Dr. Kathryn Grandfield, Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster School of Biomedical Engineering, and MASc students Dakota Binkley and Ivan Strakhov are featured in the McMaster University Brighter World campaign from the CCEM (Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy).
McMaster Engineering - Profile on Dr. Kathryn Grandfield’s Research in Biomaterials
September 26, 2017
"My research group is investigating biomaterials for applications in joint replacements."
Dr. Kathryn Grandfield
Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster School of Biomedical Engineering
Banners showcase some of McMaster's best and brightest [Read it here!]
McMaster Daily News
September 1, 2017
“These represent but a few of our amazing researchers who are working to solve some of the world’s toughest problems,” says Rob Baker, vice-president of Research.
Engineering researchers receive $1.9 million in federal funding [Read it here!]
McMaster Daily News
August 15, 2017
Kathryn Grandfield and Nabil Bassim, materials science and engineering, received $799,980 for their project: Plasma Focused Ion Beam for Mesoscale Tomography of Materials
Fostering the Next Generation of Biomedical Engineers [Read it here!]
Society Notes: The official blog of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers
July 11, 2017
“We want to provide an implant that will last the lifetime of a patient,” says Grandfield.
Kathryn Grandfield and Karen Balcom recognized with MacPherson Institute awards
McMaster Daily News
June 26, 2017
“I am honoured to have received this award as a young innovator,” Grandfield says. “I look forward to using this award to engage and inspire the next generation of innovators.”
Conference magnifies breakthroughs in materials research using
electron microscopy [Read it here!]
Department of Materials Science and Engineering News
June 2, 2017
“This conference really demonstrates the wide-spread impact electron microscopy has on developments across fields in materials and chemistry and the world-class capabilities at McMaster and the CCEM,” said Kathryn Grandfield, assistant professor, Materials Science and Engineering at McMaster and director, user operations at CCEM.
McMaster University’s Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences Program
June 2016
"Working together in an interdisciplinary fashion with engineers and health care professionals is really key to finding solutions."
Dr. Kathryn Grandfield
Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster School of Biomedical Engineering
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Biomedical Engineering: Spotlight on Dr. Kathryn Grandfield’s Research
May 2015
"Being able to work in field like Biomedical Engineering where we can really create new technologies or understand processes better so we can improve human health. That's why are are here. We are here to make a difference."
Dr. Kathryn Grandfield
Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster School of Biomedical Engineering
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