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. |
Group Members
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Trevor Smith, PhD StudentTrevor 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 GaAs on SiGe and Ge, as well as InAs quantum dots for entangled photon emission.
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Christopher Natale, PhD StudentChristopher 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, PhD StudentArezoo 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.
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Chengqian (Max) Liao, PhD StudentMax is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Engineering Physics. He received his B.Eng. in Engineering Physics from McMaster University.
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Sophie Bierer, MASc StudentSophie is an M.A.Sc. student in the Department of Engineering Physics. She received her B.Eng in Engineering Physics from McMaster University. Her current research involves the characterization of strain-relieving SiGe layers for applications in III-V growth on Si.
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Roxxannia Wang, MASc StudentRoxxannia is an M.A.Sc. student in the Department of Engineering Physics. She received her B.Eng. in Biomedical Engineering and Engineering Physics from McMaster University. Her current research involves the growth of nanowires using MOCVD.
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Group Alumni
Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Manu Hegde
Graduate Students
Spencer McDermott, Ph.D.
Ahmed Hassanen, M.A.Sc.
Alaa Sharafeldin, M.A.Sc.
Ahmed Hassanen, M.A.Sc.
Alaa Sharafeldin, M.A.Sc.
Undergraduate Students
Neil Kemp
Benjamin Price
Travis Ratnaharan
Usman Fajobi
Joshua Harding
Yasmine Zitouni
Benjamin Price
Travis Ratnaharan
Usman Fajobi
Joshua Harding
Yasmine Zitouni