====== Hanna Budz ====== {{ :people:profile:budzh.jpg?200|Hanna Budz}} Postdoctoral Fellow \\ [[http://engphys.mcmaster.ca|Department of Engineering Physics]] \\ \\ ^Contact Information^ === Education === Ph.D. - Engineering Physics, McMaster University \\ B.Eng.Mgmt - Engineering Physics and Management, McMaster University === Research Experience === Ph.D. Thesis: [[http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/dissertations/AAINR65916/|Growth and Characterization of Alkanethiol Self-Assembled Monolayers on GaAs for use in Optical Biosensing Applications]] * Main areas of research focused on the growth and characterization of organic monolayers on a variety of III-V semiconductor surfaces, as well as on the development of a novel nanostructured hybrid organic-GaAs optical biosensor * Experienced in the growth and characterization of III-V semiconductors and organic thin films * Skilled in the processing and characterization of nanostructured semiconducting materials, specifically nanowires (operation of instruments and analysis of results) * Designed and assembled an ultra-high vacuum system for the deposition of organic materials on semiconductor surfaces from vapor phase * Modeled optical and electrical properties of a biosensor using COMSOL Multiphysics software * Designed and constructed an optical contact angle goniometer * Operated and maintained room- and low-temperature laser-based photoluminescence systems * Experienced in several analytical techniques used for materials characterization: variable-angle spectroscopic ellipsometry, contact angle analysis, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, photoluminescence spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy === Journal Publications === * [[ http://jap.aip.org/resource/1/japiau/v107/i10/p104702_s1 | H. A. Budz, M. Ali, Y. Li, and R. R. LaPierre, “Photoluminescence model for a hybrid aptamer-GaAs optical biosensor”, Journal of Applied Physics, 107, 104702, 2010.]] * [[ http://avspublications.org/jvstb/resource/1/jvtbd9/v27/i2/p637_s1 | H. A. Budz, M. C. Biesinger, and R. R. LaPierre, "Passivation of GaAs by octadecanethiol self-assembled monolayers deposited from liquid and vapor phases", Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, 27, 637-648, 2009.]] * [[ http://avspublications.org/jvsta/resource/1/jvtad6/v26/i6/p1425_s1 | H. A. Budz and R. R. LaPierre, "Properties of octadecanethiol self-assembled monolayers deposited on GaAs from liquid and vapor phases," Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, 26, 1425-1431, 2008.]] === Conference Presentations === * H. A. Budz, M. Ali, Y. Li, R. R. LaPierre, “A Hybrid Organic-Semiconductor Optical Biosensor”, 14th Canadian Semiconductor Technology Conference, Hamilton, Canada, August 2009. * H. A. Budz, M. Ali, Y. Li, R. R. LaPierre, “Towards the Realization of a Label-Free Hybrid Organic-Semiconductor Optical Biosensor”, 2009 Surface Canada Conference, Hamilton, Canada, June 2009. * H. A. Budz and R. R. LaPierre, “Vapor Deposition of Alkanethiol Self-Assembled Monolayers on III-V Semiconductors”, NanoForum Canada, Waterloo, Canada, June 2007. === Current Schedule === Campus Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00-8:30 am to 4:00-4:30 pm ===Specialized Training=== ^ Course ^ Location ^ Date ^ |Zeiss Axioplan Microscope | CCEM | 2011 | |SEM JEOL 7000F | CCEM | 2008 | |Tissue Culture | MBF | 2011 | |Widefield Deconvolution Microscope | MBF | 2011 | ===Safety Training=== ^Base Courses^^Additional Courses^^ ^ Course ^ Date ^ Course ^ Date ^ |WHMIS Core | 2011 | Biosafety Level 2 | 2011 | |Slips, Trips, and Falls | 2011 | HSC Fire Safety | 2011 | |Ergonomics | 2011 | Chemical Handling & Spills | 2008 | |Laser Safety | 2011 | Gas Cylinder | 2008 | |Asbestos Awareness | 2009 | X-Rays | 2005 | |Laser Lecture | 2009 | HF | 2005| |Fire Safety | 2008 |Electrical | TBD | |Eng Phys Safety | 2005 |