====== 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 |  <hi #ff0000>TBD</hi>   |
|Eng Phys Safety         |  2005  |