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Hanna Budz

Hanna Budz Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Engineering Physics

Contact InformationMailing Address
Email: budzha@mcmaster.ca
* best way to reach me is via email
Office: ETB/303
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

Base CoursesAdditional 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

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