Snjezana Balaz

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Dr. Snjezana Balaz

Associate Professor

Physics, Astronomy, Geology, & Environmental Sciences

Ward Beecher Hall 2023

phone: (330) 941-7113

sbalaz@ysu.edu

Research Interests

Properties of advanced electronic material thin films, interfaces, nanoclusters, single crystal complex oxides, semiconductors, and polycrystalline photovoltaics at the nano scale.

  • 2007

    Ph D, Chemical and Materials Engineering

    University of Nebraska-Lincoln

    Dissertation/Thesis Title — "“Electronic structure and evolution of dehydrogenation of orthocarborane, metacarborane, paracarborane, ortho-phosphacarborane and meta-phosphacarborane”"

  • 2005

    MS, Physics

    University of Nebraska - Lincoln

  • 2001

    BS, Physics

    Northland College

  • 1997

    Other

    Peta Gimnazija, Zagreb

  • 2023

    YSU

    Distinguished Professor Award For Excellence In Teaching

  • 2020

    YSU

    Distinguished Professor Award for Excellence in Service

  • 2019

    YSU

    Assessment Mini-Grant Award

  • 2018

    YSU

    Dean's Professional Development Reassigned Time

  • 2018

    YSU

    Assessment Mini-Grant Award

  • 2017

    YSU

    Research Professorship Award

  • 2016

    YSU

    Dean's Professional Development Reassigned Time

  • 2015

    YSU

    Dean's Professional Development Reassigned Tim

  • 2009

    DIET XII

    Workshop Fellowship, Pine Mountain, Georgia

  • 2004

    AVS

    Dorothy M. and Earl S. Hoffman Travel Grants

  • 2003

    CAMD

    Summer Workshop Fellowship, Louisiana State University,

  • 2023 -

    Physics, Astronomy, Geology, and Environmental Science (PAGES), Youngstown State University

    Associate Professor

  • 2013 - 2023

    Physics, Astronomy, Geology, and Environmental Science (PAGES), Youngstown State University

    Assistant Professor

  • 2009 - 2013

    The Ohio State University

    Postdoctoral Researcher

  • 2007 - 2007

    University of Nebraska-Lincoln

    Researcher

  • 2007 - 2009

    University of California-Riverside

    Postdoctoral Fellow

  • 2023

    "Utilizing Technology For Specific Mindfulness Training To Lower Test Anxiety And Increase Understanding Of Physics Concepts"

    S. Balaz, N. Zayas

  • 2023

    "Orientation-Dependent Native Defect Segregation at SrTiO3 Single Crystal Surfaces."

    S. Balaz, L. Brillson

  • 2023

    "Orientation - Dependent Defect Segregation and Dipole Formation at SrTiO3 Surfaces"

    S. Balaz, L. Brillson

  • 2023

    "Examining the Bonding Behavior of 3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane on Titanium Using Three Biocompatible Solvents"

    H. Martin, S. Balaz, K. Shields, D. Bernard, B. Schubert

  • 2021

    "Deep level defect spectroscopies of complex oxide surfaces and interfaces"

    J. Zhang, S. Balaz, Z. Zeng, D. Schlom, L. Brillson

  • 2019

    "A γ to α type transition of CuO species over CeO2-SiO2 composites supported CuO catalysts"

    S. Hossain, E. Zell, S. Balaz, R. Wang

  • 2018

    "Support structure effect on CO oxidation: A comparative study on SiO2 nanospheres and CeO2 nanorods supported CuOx catalysts"

    S. Hossain, Y. Almesned, K. Zhang, E. Zell, D. Bernard, S. Balaz, R. Wang

  • 2018

    "A comparative study of CO oxidation over Cu-O-Ce solid solutions and CuO/CeO2 nanorods catalysts"

    S. Hossain, E. Azeeva, K. Zhang, E. Zell, D. Bernard, S. Balaz, R. Wang

  • 2013

    "Impact of Native Point Defects and Ga Diffusion on Electronic Properties of Degenerate Ga-Doped ZnO"

    D. Doutt, S. Balaz, L. Isabella, D. Look, K. Leedy, L. Brillson

  • 2013

    "Heterjunction Band offsets and dipole formation at BaTiO3/SrTiO3 interfaces"

    S. Balaz, Z. Zeng, L. Brillson

  • 2013

    "Electronic Structure of Tantalum Oxynitride Photocatalysts"

    S. Balaz, S. Porter, P. Woodward , L. Brillson

  • 2013

    "Depth resolved studies of SrTiO3 defects using x-ray excited optical luminescence and cathodoluminescence"

    R. Rosenberg, Y. Choi, K. Vijayalakshmi, M. Kareev, J. Tchakhalian, S. Balaz, L. Brillson

  • 2011

    "Low energy alkali ion scattering investigation of Au nanoclusters grown on silicon oxide surfaces"

    S. Balaz, J. Yarmoff

  • 2010

    "Comparison of K+ and Li+ ion scattering from Au nanoclusters deposited on SiOx"

    S. Balaz, J. Yarmoff

  • 2007

    "The Influence of the Molecular Dipole on the Electronic Structure of Isomeric Icosahedral Dicarbadodecaborane and Phosphacarbadodecaborane Molecular Films"

    S. Balaz, A. Caruso, N. Platt, D. Dimov, N. Boag, J. Brand, Y. Losovyj, P. Dowben

  • 2007

    "The Electronic Structure of 1,7-PCB10H11 Molecular Films"

    S. Balaz, N. Boag, N. Platt, D. Dimov, J. Brand , P. Dowben

  • 2007

    "Doping of boron carbides with cobalt, using cobaltocene"

    L. Carlson, D. LaGraffe, S. Balaz, A. Ignatov, Y. Losovyj, J. Choi, P. Dowben , J. Brand

  • 2007

    "Atomic Layer Deposition of Lanthana Thin Films Using High-Purity Lanthanum Amido Precursors"

    R. Inman, S. Schuetz, C. Silvernail, S. Balaz, P. Dowben, G. Jurisch, J. McAndrew , J. Belot

  • 2006

    "The Electronic Structure of 1,2-PCB10H11 Molecular Films: Precursor to a Novel Semiconductor"

    S. Balaz, D. Dimov, N. Boag, K. Nelson, B. Montag, J. Brand, P. Dowben

  • 2006

    "The All Boron Carbide Diode Neutron Detector: Comparison with Theory"

    A. Caruso, P. Dowben, S. Balkir, N. Schemm, K. Osberg, R. Fairchild, O. Flores, S. Balaz, A. Harken, B. Robertson , J. Brand

  • 2006

    "Electronic Structure and Vibrational Spectra of B10C2 Based Clusters and Films"

    K. Park, M. Pederson, L. Boyer, W. Mei, R. Sabirianov, X. Zeng, S. Bulusu, S. Curran, J. Dewald, E. Day, S. Adenwalla, M. Diaz, L. Rosa, S. Balaz, P. Dowben

  • 2006

    "Boron Carbide Heterojunction Diodes: Temperature Effects, Band Offsets, and Intrinsic and Extrinsic Carriers"

    O. Flores, S. Balaz, J. Brand

  • 2006

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    A. Caruso, D. Feng, Y. Losovyj, D. Shulz, S. Balaz, L. Rosa, A. Sokolov, B. Doudin , P. Dowben

  • 2005

    "The Coadsorption and Interaction of Molecular Icosahedra with Mercury"

    C. Ilie, S. Balaz, L. Rosa, J. Zhang, P. Lunca-Popa, C. Bianchetti, R. Tittsworth, J. Brand, B. Doudin , P. Dowben

  • 2005

    "Evidence for Multiple Polytypes of Semiconducting Boron Carbide (C2B10) from Electronic Structure"

    P. Lunca-Popa, J. Brand, S. Balaz, L. Rosa, N. Boag, M. Bai, B. Robertson, P. Dowben

  • 2004

    "The Surface Photovoltage Effects on the Isomeric Semiconductors of Boron-Carbide"

    A. Caruso, S. Balaz, B. Xu, P. Dowben, A. McMullen-Gunn, J. Brand, Y. Losovyj, D. McIlroy

  • 2004

    "The Heteroisomeric Diode"

    A. Caruso, R. Billa, S. Balaz, J. Brand , P. Dowben

  • 2018 - present

    Officer, President/Elect/Past
    Ohio-Region Section American Physical Society (OSAPS)

  • 2017 - present

    Board of Directors of a Company
    Organizacion Civica y Cultural Hispana Americana

  • 2017 - present

    Officer, President/Elect/Past
    Ohio-Region Section American Physical Society (OSAPS)

  • 2016 - present

    Officer, President/Elect/Past
    Ohio-Region Section American Physical Society (OSAPS)

  • 2015 - present


    OSAPS

  • 2015 - present

    Officer, President/Elect/Past
    Ohio-Region Section American Physical Society (OSAPS)

  • 2014 - present

    Member
    Faculty Online Learning Community (FOLC)

  • 2009 - present

    Reviewer, Journal Article
    Scientific Journal Referee

  • 2001 - present

    Reviewer, Journal Article
    Nanotechnology, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A and B, New Journal of Physics