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Hanna Budz

Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Engineering Physics

Contact InformationMailing Address
Email: budzha@mcmaster.ca
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Lab: ETB/431
Lab Phone: (905) 963-3777
Department of Engineering Physics
JHE A315
McMaster University
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, ON
L8S 4L7, Canada

Education

Ph.D. - Engineering Physics, McMaster University
B.Eng.Mgmt - Engineering Physics and Management, McMaster University

Research Experience

Ph.D. Thesis: 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

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

Safety Training

CourseDate
Slips, Trips, and Falls 2011
Ergonomics 2011
Asbestos Awareness 2009
Fire Safety 2008
WHMIS Core 2008
Chemical Handling 2008
Gas Cylinder 2008
Spills (Chemical) 2008
Laser Safety 2007
HF 2005

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