In its 50+ years, the Society membership has accumulated a tremendous amount of knowledge and expertise in the established and emerging topical areas of interest to AVS. Among the Society's members are individuals who are established leaders in their field and who have made outstanding contributions in science and technology. Many are captivating speakers with the ability to convey to audiences the excitement of our science. These people are a valuable resource for the Society in the endeavor to promote communication, dissemination of knowledge, and education outreach. In order to allow the community to tap into this resource, the AVS Board of Directors established a special committee in 1998 and tasked it with identifying such individuals and organizing an AVS Distinguished Lecturer Series (DLS) with the primary goal to serve the scientific and educational needs of the AVS Chapters. The speakers may also serve as a source for keynote speakers at forums of other professional societies, universities, industry, and government on topics of interest to AVS.

You are invited to review our Distinguished Lecturer Series. We encourage you to invite our Distinguished Lecturers to your future Chapter and Division meetings. Please bear in mind that these are busy people and we recommend that you plan your lecture well in advance. Please contact Yvonne Towse, AVS Administrative Director, and she will coordinate the arrangements.

We also encourage you to nominate new Distinguished Lecturers in order to acknowledge outstanding lecturers and to more fully cover the areas of interest of the AVS.

Distinguished Lecturers Series