Students have access to various labs, and the department is linked with various research groups and institutes, for example, the Marine Additive Manufacturing Centre of Excellence (the first research centre in Canada to use 3D metal printing as a method for manufacturing certified, custom parts for the marine sector,) the Advanced Manufacturing Lab (High performance machining, manufacturing and materials characterization), Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory, Bioenergy and Bioproducts Research Lab, and Institute of Biomedical Engineering.

Applicants interested in research (thesis) must contact faculty prior to applying to secure research supervision. Applicants should hold an undergraduate with a minimum GPA 3.0 Average (70%, B, or First or Upper Second Division). Applicants are required to submit a completed application, a one-page statement describing their research interests. International Applicants whose first language is not English will be required to submit language scores. Minimum TOEFL score of 550, and a TWE score of 4.0 (computer based scores would be 213 and 4.0 or greater and Internet score of 92, writing and speaking minimum 25). IELTS (minimum score of band 7); MELAB (minimum score of 85); or CanTest (minimum score of band 4.5).