About Me
Dr. John Preston’s seminal contributions have been at the interface of research and education. His passion is leading collaborative research efforts to address major societal challenges and to integrate the education of students into that mission. His accomplishments include doubling the research output of McMaster Engineering, growing its undergraduate research program to be the largest in Canada, increasing startups by 400% and expanding the Faculty’s international presence. Most recently, at the start of COVID-19, he created a massive effort to support PPE testing and manufacturing leading to the Minister’s Awards of Excellence from the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities.