Snjezana Balaz

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