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About Our Group

Dr. Ryan Lewis—the leader of our group— has been an Assistant Professor of Engineering Physics at McMaster University since the fall of 2018. ​Dr. Lewis obtained his B.Sc. (Physics) from Dalhousie University, and his M.A.Sc. (Engineering Physics) and Ph.D. (Physics) from the University of British Columbia
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​From 2014–2018 Dr. Lewis was a postdoc and Alexander von Humboldt guest scientist at the Paul Drude Institute for Solid-State Electronics in Berlin, Germany.

​Dr. Lewis has coauthored over 40 articles in scientific journals, filed four patent applications and delivered above 20 invited and contributed presentations at international conferences.
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Group Members

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Spencer McDermott, PhD Student

Spencer is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Engineering Physics. He received his B.Eng. in Engineering Physics from McMaster University. His current research involves the MBE growth of bent nanowires and the development of bent nanowire sensors.
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Trevor Smith, PhD Student

​Trevor is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Engineering Physics. He received his B.Eng. in Engineering Systems and Computing from the University of Guelph, and M.A.Sc. in Engineering Physics from McMaster University. His current research involves the MOCVD growth of InAs quantum dots for entangled photon emission.
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​Christopher Natale, PhD Student

​Christopher is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Engineering Physics. He received his B.A.Sc. in Engineering Physics from the University of Toronto, and M.A.Sc. in Engineering Physics from McMaster University. His current research involves the growth and properties of quantum dots for lasers.
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Arezoo Mafi

Arezoo is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Engineering Physics. She received her M.Sc. in Nanotechnology Engineering from Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Her current research involves the growth of GaAs on Ge using MOCVD.
Max Liao, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Usman Fajobi, B.A.Sc., Research Volunteer

Group Alumni

Postdoctoral Fellows

​Dr. Manu Hegde

Graduate Students

Ahmed Hassanen, M.A.Sc.
​​​Alaa Sharafeldin, M.A.Sc.

Undergraduate Students

Neil Kemp
Benjamin Price
Travis Ratnaharan

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Phone: (905) 525-9140 ext. 24923
Email: [email protected]
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Dr. Ryan Lewis
Department of Engineering Physics
​McMaster University​
1280 Main Street West
John Hodgins Engineering Building, Room A323
Hamilton | Ontario | Canada
L8S 4L7

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