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  • Tuesday, May 29, 2012 | 9AM-5PM

    Event: 56th International Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication
    Location Hilton Waikoloa Village Hotel and Resort, Waikoloa, HI
    Web: http://www.eipbn.org

    EIPBN, the "3-Beams", Conference, is the premier conference on the science and technology of nanopatterning and applications. Traditionally focused on electron, ion, and photon beams, (the 3 beams), the technology of nanofabrication covered in this conference has grown to include nanoimprint and molecular self-assembly as well. This conference is the place to hear the newest techniques and the latest advances.

  • Sunday, June 03, 2012 - Wednesday, June 06, 2012

    Event: Physical Electronic Conference
    Location University of Texas at Dallas
    Contact: Yves Chabal
    Web: http://mse.utdallas.edu/PEC/

    The annual Physical Electronics Conference provides a forum for the dissemination and discussion of new research results in the physics and chemistry of surfaces and interfaces. It features the prestigious Nottingham Prize Competition for best presentation based on doctoral research.Representative topics include electronic, chemical, magnetic and structural properties of interfaces; kinetics and dynamics of physical and chemical transformations at surfaces; formation, modeling and properties of nanoscale-mesoscale surface architectures; correlated electron effects at surfaces; biological interactions with surfaces; mechanisms of surface and interface growth and evolution; and energy and electron transfer processes across materials interfaces; and properties of chemically and structurally modified surfaces.

  • Wednesday, June 06, 2012 - Thursday, June 07, 2012

    Event: 6th Advanced Materials Characterization Workshop
    Location Frederick Seitz Materials Lab, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
    Contact: Mauro Sardela, e-mail: sardela@illinois.edu
    Web: http://mrl.illinois.edu/amc2012

    This workshop provides a critical, comparative and condensed overview of mainstream analytical techniques for materials characterization with emphasis on practical applications.

    The workshop will cover the following techniques: AFM, XPS, AES, XRD, XRR, SIMS, RBS, SEM, FIB, TEM, Raman, PL, ellipsometry and analysis of bio-materials. The workshop will also include an instrument vendors' show, where industrial scientists will introduce new instrumentation and discuss new applications and technologies.

  • Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - Friday, June 22, 2012

    Event: Surface Analysis 2012
    Location Pacific Northwest National Lab, Richland, WA, UNITED STATES
    Contact: Tiffany Kaspar; tiffany.kaspar@pnl.gov, 1-509-371-6503
    Web: http://www.emsl.pnl.gov/news/conferences/surface_analysis2012

    Surface Analysis '12, the annual topical conference sponsored by the AVS Applied Surface Science Division, is an interdisciplinary meeting to discuss advances in and applications of surface analysis. The symposium will be held jointly with the PNWAVS Annual Symposium in EMSL, PNNL. Topics will include, but are not limited to, environmental chemistry, heterogeneous catalysis, advanced materials, and advanced surface science methods. In addition, there will be a workshop focusing on chemical imaging, and a retrospective commemorating the 50th anniversary of PNWAVS, the oldest chapter of AVS. A goal of this symposium is to promote interaction among all participants from industry, government, and universities.

  • Friday, June 22, 2012 - Friday, June 29, 2012

    Event: 21st International Conference on Ion Beam Analysis
    Location Seattle Marriott Waterfront, Seattle, WA
    Contact: Theva Thevuthasan; e-mail: theva@pnnl.gov

    The 21st International Conference on Ion Beam Analysis (IBA 21) will have the focus of analysis of advanced materials for energy and environment. Four Co-Chairs from National Laboratories of the Pacific Northwest, Sandia & Los Alamos will guide this biannual meeting of plenary talks, invited lectures and contributed presentations, including posters, with parallel sessions scheduled during the five day program. Over 300 attendees from around the world are expected to participate. Student involvement is strongly encouraged and financial support is being planned. A 2+ day vendor exhibit is also planned. The conference proceedings will be published in NIM B (Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B).

  • Monday, July 09, 2012 - Friday, July 13, 2012

    Event: 25th International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference 2012
    Location Hyatt Hotel, Jeju, South Korea
    Contact: Cheol Jin; e-mail: cjlee@korea.ac.kr
    Web: http://www.ivnc2012.org/

    The 25th International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference 2012 (IVNC 2012) will be held in Jeju island, Korea on July 9th (Mon.) ~ 13th (Fri.) , 2012. During conference, over 200 scientists and engineers from all over the world will report and discuss their recent research interest on vacuum micro and nanoelectronics. The topics will include the theory, fabrication, and characterization of vacuum micro/nanoelectronic materials and devices with applications to x-ray sources, lamps, information displays, microwave amplifiers, plasma devices, analytical instruments, satellites, e-beam sources, particle accelerators and sensors. The conference will have a four-day program which consists of plenary talks, invited talks, contributed talks and poster sessions. Especially, to encourage young scientists, several awards will be given to young researchers for outstanding contributions.

     

    ABSTRACT DEADLINE: March 23, 2012

  • Monday, July 23, 2012 - Friday, July 27, 2012

    Event: International Conference on Nanoscience + Technology (ICN+T2012)
    Location Paris, France
    Web: http://www.icnt2012.fr/

    Following Keystone, USA, in 2008 and Beijing, CHINA, in 2010, the 2012 International Conference on Nanoscience + Technology (ICN+T) will provide an international forum for discussion of the latest developments in nanoscale science and technology and recent advances in scanning probe microscopy and related techniques. In 2012, ICN+T will be held jointly with STM'12, in order to emphasize topics including scanning probe microscopy/spectroscopy and related instrumentation. This conference will also cover a range of topics in nanoscale science and technology, addressing the interdisciplinary, international nature of this exciting and rapidly growing field. AVS has sponsored this meeting in the past, and helped orginize it when in the US.

  • Sunday, October 14, 2012 - Wednesday, October 17, 2012

    Event: North American Molecular Beam Epitaxy Conference
    Location Stone Mountain Park, Georgia
    Contact: W. Alan Doolittle- email: alan.doolittle@ece.gatech.edu; phone: 404-894-9884
    Web: http://www.nambe2012.com/

    The conference covers the science, technology, materials and devices facilitated by the use of Molecular Beam Epitaxy. Abstract Deadline: June 13, 2012 Contact: W. Alan Doolittle- email: alan.doolittle@ece.gatech.edu; phone: 404-894-9884 Location: Stone Mountain Park, Georgia

  • Sunday, October 28, 2012 - Friday, November 02, 2012

    Event: AVS 59th International Symposium and Exhibition, Tampa, Florida
    Location Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, Florida
    Contact: Yvonne Towse, e-mail: yvonne@avs.org
    Web: http://www2.avs.org/symposium

    The AVS International Symposium and Exhibition has been developed to address cutting-edge issues associated with vacuum science and technology in both the research and manufacturing communities. The Symposium is a week long forum for science and technology exchange featuring papers from technical divisions and technology groups, and topical conferences on emerging technologies. The equipment exhibition is one of the largest in the world and provides an excellent opportunity to view the latest products and services offered by over 200 participating companies. More than 3,000 scientists and engineers gather from around the world to attend.

    Short courses are offered in conjunction with the International Symposium providing specialized training in specific areas of vacuum science and related technologies. A Career Workshop and Job Center are also offered to all attendees. The Workshop covers such topics as résumé preparation, job search skills, networking, interviewing skills, and more. The Job Center provides the opportunity for job seekers to submit their résumés and meet with potential employers.

  • Monday, April 29, 2013 - Friday, May 03, 2013

    Event: ICMCTF'13 - International Conference On Metallurgical Coatings & Thin Films
    Location Town and Country Hotel, San Diego, CA
    Contact: Phyllis Greene, Conference Manager; pgreene@mrl.uiuc.edu

    The ICMCTF is internationally recognized as a vibrant technical conference that integrates fundamental and applied research focused on thin film deposition, characterization, and advanced surface modification techniques.  ICMCTF is the premier international meeting in the field promoting global exchange of information among scientists, technologists, and manufacturers.  The conference draws more than 800 attendees each year with multiple oral technical sessions and a well attended poster session which is a major component of the technical program.

  • Sunday, July 28, 2013 - Wednesday, July 31, 2013

    Event: Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD'13)
    Location San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina, San Diego, CA
    Web: http://www.ald-avs.org

    The AVS Topical Conference on Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD 2013) will be a three-day meeting dedicated to the science and technology of atomic layer controlled deposition of thin films. Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is used to fabricate ultrathin and conformal thin film structures for many semiconductor and thin film device applications.

  • Saturday, October 05, 2013 - Wednesday, October 09, 2013

    Event: TACT 2013 International Thin Films Conference
    Location The Grand Hotel Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
    Contact: Jinn P. Chu, e-mail: jpchu@mail.ntust.edu.tw
    Web: www.tact.org.tw

    TACT 2013, with six symposia covering various coating and thin film subjects, is the third one in the row as the important biennial events for knowledge exchange and interactive platform for researchers and engineers from academia, industry, and research laboratories. Special issues are planned in journals of “Thin Solid Films” and “Surface Coating & Technology”. Similar to those before, more than 800 oral/poster presentations are expected, with increasing participations (over one quarter) from abroad, particularly because of the enhanced visibility by the AVS endorsement, not to mention the conference venue at the Grand Hotel Taipei, a landmark in Taiwan.

     

    Abstract Deadline: April 12, 2013

  • Sunday, October 27, 2013 - Friday, November 01, 2013

    Event: AVS 60th International Symposium and Exhibition, Long Beach, California
    Location Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, California
    Contact: Yvonne Towse, e-mail: yvonne@avs.org

    The AVS International Symposium and Exhibition has been developed to address cutting-edge issues associated with vacuum science and technology in both the research and manufacturing communities. The Symposium is a week long forum for science and technology exchange featuring papers from technical divisions and technology groups, and topical conferences on emerging technologies. The equipment exhibition is one of the largest in the world and provides an excellent opportunity to view the latest products and services offered by over 200 participating companies. More than 3,000 scientists and engineers gather from around the world to attend.

    Short courses are offered in conjunction with the International Symposium providing specialized training in specific areas of vacuum science and related technologies. A Career Workshop and Job Center are also offered to all attendees. The Workshop covers such topics as résumé preparation, job search skills, networking, interviewing skills, and more. The Job Center provides the opportunity for job seekers to submit their résumés and meet with potential employers.

  • Monday, April 28, 2014 - Friday, May 02, 2014

    Event: ICMCTF'14 - International Conference On Metallurgical Coatings & Thin Films
    Location Town and Country Hotel, San Diego, CA
    Contact: Phyllis Greene, Conference Manager; pgreene@mrl.uiuc.edu

    The ICMCTF is internationally recognized as a vibrant technical conference that integrates fundamental and applied research focused on thin film deposition, characterization, and advanced surface modification techniques.  ICMCTF is the premier international meeting in the field promoting global exchange of information among scientists, technologists, and manufacturers.  The conference draws more than 800 attendees each year with multiple oral technical sessions and a well attended poster session which is a major component of the technical program.

  • Sunday, July 20, 2014 - Friday, July 25, 2014

    Event: International Conference on Nanoscience + Technology 2014
    Location Utah
    Contact: Eli Sutter, e-mail: esutter@bnl.gov

    Following the successful 2008 ICN+T conference in Keystone (USA), sponsored by AVS, and the 2010 (Beijing, China) and 2012 (Paris, France) meetings, the ICN+T 2014 in the U.S. will provide an international forum for discussion of the latest developments in nanoscale science and technology and recent advances in scanning probe microscopy and related techniques. The conference will cover a range of topics in nanoscale science and technology, including recent trends in materials, systems, devices, as well as methods and instrumentation, addressing the interdisciplinary and international nature of this exciting and rapidly growing field.

    ABSTRACT DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 14, 2014

  • Sunday, November 09, 2014 - Friday, November 14, 2014

    Event: AVS 61st International Symposium and Exhibition, Baltimore, Maryland
    Location Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland
    Contact: Yvonne Towse, e-mail: yvonne@avs.org

    The AVS International Symposium and Exhibition has been developed to address cutting-edge issues associated with vacuum science and technology in both the research and manufacturing communities. The Symposium is a week long forum for science and technology exchange featuring papers from technical divisions and technology groups, and topical conferences on emerging technologies. The equipment exhibition is one of the largest in the world and provides an excellent opportunity to view the latest products and services offered by over 200 participating companies. More than 3,000 scientists and engineers gather from around the world to attend.

    Short courses are offered in conjunction with the International Symposium providing specialized training in specific areas of vacuum science and related technologies. A Career Workshop and Job Center are also offered to all attendees. The Workshop covers such topics as résumé preparation, job search skills, networking, interviewing skills, and more. The Job Center provides the opportunity for job seekers to submit their résumés and meet with potential employers.

  • Monday, April 20, 2015 - Friday, April 24, 2015

    Event: ICMCTF'15 - International Conference On Metallurgical Coatings & Thin Films
    Location Town and Country Hotel, San Diego, CA
    Contact: Phyllis Greene, Conference Manager; pgreene@mrl.uiuc.edu

    The ICMCTF is internationally recognized as a vibrant technical conference that integrates fundamental and applied research focused on thin film deposition, characterization, and advanced surface modification techniques.  ICMCTF is the premier international meeting in the field promoting global exchange of information among scientists, technologists, and manufacturers.  The conference draws more than 800 attendees each year with multiple oral technical sessions and a well attended poster session which is a major component of the technical program.

  • Monday, April 25, 2016 - Friday, April 29, 2016

    Event: ICMCTF'16 - International Conference On Metallurgical Coatings & Thin Films
    Location Town and Country Hotel, San Diego, CA
    Contact: Phyllis Greene, Conference Manager; pgreene@mrl.uiuc.edu

    The ICMCTF is internationally recognized as a vibrant technical conference that integrates fundamental and applied research focused on thin film deposition, characterization, and advanced surface modification techniques.  ICMCTF is the premier international meeting in the field promoting global exchange of information among scientists, technologists, and manufacturers.  The conference draws more than 800 attendees each year with multiple oral technical sessions and a well attended poster session which is a major component of the technical program.

  • Monday, April 24, 2017 - Friday, April 28, 2017

    Event: ICMCTF'17 - International Conference On Metallurgical Coatings & Thin Films
    Location Town and Country Hotel, San Diego, CA
    Contact: Phyllis Greene, Conference Manager; pgreene@mrl.uiuc.edu

    The ICMCTF is internationally recognized as a vibrant technical conference that integrates fundamental and applied research focused on thin film deposition, characterization, and advanced surface modification techniques.  ICMCTF is the premier international meeting in the field promoting global exchange of information among scientists, technologists, and manufacturers.  The conference draws more than 800 attendees each year with multiple oral technical sessions and a well attended poster session which is a major component of the technical program.