McMaster design studio lands $1.5M Candu gift
By DE Staff
General EnergyFuture engineering students at McMaster University—home to Canada’s largest research reactor—will have access to a state-of-the-art learning space thanks in part to a $1.5-million gift from Candu Energy.
Heather Sheardown, Dean of Engineering, McMaster University; and Gary Rose, President and CEO of Candu Energy. (CREDIT: McMaster University)
This investment will fund the renovation of a former manufacturing hub into the Integrated Cornerstone Design Projects Studio, a facility designed to enhance the educational experience for first-year engineering students. Candu Energy is the original equipment manufacturer of CANDU nuclear technology and a subsidiary of AtkinsRéalis, a global engineering services and nuclear organization.
“This gift is truly transformative,” says Heather Sheardown, Dean of Engineering with McMaster University. “It allows us to create an environment that perfectly supports our innovative curriculum, challenging students to develop creative solutions for a brighter future.”
“We are proud to support the development of a space where the best and the brightest in our industry can learn and thrive,” says Gary Rose, president and CEO of Candu Energy. “Ontario faces a pressing talent shortage across engineering, project management and skilled trades. This poses a risk to the vast expansion of the province’s clean power grid so critical to servicing the growing demand for power.”
The proposed Integrated Cornerstone Design Projects Studio will be a 5,000-sq.-ft. hub where first-year students can collaborate, create and flex their ingenuity to tackle real-world problems through meaningful engineering solutions.
The Integrated Cornerstone Design Projects Studio is slated to open for the fall 2026 semester.
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