Advancing the Science and Technology of Materials, Interfaces, and Processing
We are a non-profit, volunteer-driven, interdisciplinary organization that is dedicated to advancing the science and technology of vacuum, materials, surfaces, interfaces, thin films, and plasmas. The AVS supports networking among academic, industrial, government, and consulting professionals involved in a variety of disciplines. Members choose AVS because of the networking opportunities it provides with the high level of camaraderie at our meetings and events. The interdisciplinary nature of AVS offers the opportunity for very unique collaborations in many different areas of science and technology. In addition, AVS encourages your participation in Society leadership roles, offering easy entry into our committees, divisions, and technical groups.
The Mid-Atlantic Chapter covers Delaware, West Virginia, Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, and North Carolina. We serve our members and our community through: meetings & symposia, student awards, short courses, educational outreach and equipment exhibits.
Follow us on Twitter -- @MAC_AVS
Officers
Chair
Berc Kalanyan
E-mail: berc_kalanyan @ avs.org
Vice-Chair
Jeffrey Woodward
E-mail: jeffrey_woodward @ avs.org
Secretary/Treasurer
Doug Baker
E-mail: doug_baker @ avs.org
Past-Chair
Deep Jariwala
E-mail: deep_jariwala @ avs.org
Members-at-Large
Brandon Frazier
E-mail: brandon_frazier @ avs.org
Jay Hendricks
E-mail: jay_hendricks @ avs.org
John M. Lannon, Jr.
E-mail: john_lannon @ avs.org
Stephen J. McDonnell
E-mail: stephen_mcdonnell @ avs.org
Sujitra Pookpanratana
E-mail: sujitra_pookpanratana @ avs.org
Jacob Ricker
E-mail: jacob_ricker @ avs.org
Marcy Stutzman
E-mail: marcy_stutzman @ avs.org
Mid-Atlantic STEM Educators Training
The Mid-Atlantic Chapter sponsors one or two teachers every year to attend the Science Educators Workshop (SEW) at the AVS Symposium. AVS conducts a two-day in-service workshop on low-pressure experiments and modeling for high school science teachers. Teachers can submit an application online, and if selected by members of the AVS Society, will receive a travel funding, hotel expenses, and registration for the SEW paid by the Mid-Atlantic Chapter. The workshop is accredited for CEU's and is aligned with the national science and mathematics standards.
Additionally, the attendees’s school will receive a vacuum system for their school identical to ones used in the workshop given approval from their school (a school must sign a liability release).
Mid-Atlantic Short Courses
Special training courses may be organized upon request. Topics can be broad (i.e.: ‘Introduction to Vacuum Equipment’) or narrow (i.e.: ‘Vacuum gauging and measurement’).
If there is an audience for topics of particular interest, Chapter members are encouraged to contact Douglas Baker at DBaker@teledyne.com.
AVS National Short Courses
2025 Symposia & Exhibitions
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| Jefferson Lab Meeting April 3, 2025 |
DC Regional Meeting May 22, 2025 |
NCSU Meeting |
2024 Symposia & Exhibitions
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| DC Regional Meeting May 9, 2024 |
2023 Symposia & Exhibitions
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| Jefferson Lab Meeting March 23, 2023 |
DC Regional Meeting May 25, 2023 |
NCSU Meeting November 17, 2023 |
2022 Symposia & Exhibitions
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| DC Regional Meeting May 26, 2022 |
NCSU Meeting November 18, 2022 |
2021 Symposia & Exhibitions
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| Spring Virtual Meeting April 22, 2021 |
NCSU Meeting November 11-12, 2021 |
2020 Symposia & Exhibitions
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| Online Student Poster Competition May 15, 2020 |
NCSU Virtual Meeting November 12-13, 2020 |
2019 Symposia & Exhibitions
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| Jefferson Lab Meeting March 28, 2019 |
DC Regional Meeting May 23, 2019 |
NCSU Meeting November 8, 2019 |
2018 Symposia & Exhibitions
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| Jefferson Lab Meeting March 29, 2018 |
DC Regional Meeting May 24, 2018 |
NCSU Meeting November 9, 2018 |
2017 Symposia & Exhibitions
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| Jefferson Lab Meeting April 19, 2017 |
DC Regional Meeting May 25, 2017 |
NCSU Meeting November 10, 2017 |
2016 Symposia & Exhibitions
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| Jefferson Lab Meeting March 31, 2016 |
DC Regional Meeting May 26, 2016 |
NCSU Meeting November 4, 2016 |
2015 Symposia & Exhibitions
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| Jefferson Lab Meeting April 16, 2015 |
DC Regional Meeting May 28, 2015 |
NCSU Meeting November 13, 2015 |
2014 Symposia & Exhibitions
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| Jefferson Lab Meeting April 3, 2014 |
DC Regional Meeting May 15, 2014 |
NCSU Meeting November 7, 2014 |
2013 Symposia & Exhibitions
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| Jefferson Lab Meeting April 18, 2013 |
DC Regional Meeting May 16, 2013 |
NCSU Meeting November 14-15, 2013 |
Student Award Winners
2025 Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting at NIST
First Place: John Hoerauf (University of Maryland, College Park)
Second Place Tie: Runze Li (University of Maryland, College Park) and Megan Bokhoor (Johns Hopkins University)
2025 Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting at JLab
First Place: Liron Shvilberg (University of Virginia)
Second Place: Aiman Al-Allaq (Old Dominion University)
Third Place: Tinsae Alem (University of Virginia)
Undergrad Honorable Mention: Curtis Jordon (Norfolk State University)
2024 Carolina Science Symposium
Connor Slamowitz (UNC Chapel Hill)
2024 Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting at NIST
First Place: Daniela Fontecha (University of Maryland, College Park)
Second Place: Vijin Veetil (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)
Third Place Tie: Nazifa Arony (University of Delaware) and Aqiq Ishraq (University of Delaware)
2023 AVS Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting at NIST
First Place: Nimarta Chowdhary, UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)
Second Place: Nishat Sultana, GMU (George Mason University)
Third Place: Ory Maimon, GMU
2023 AVS Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting at JLab
First Place: Manish Ojha (Old Dominion University)
Second Place: Md Aziz Ar Rahman (Old Dominion University)
Third Place: Sadiya Tahsin (Old Dominion University)
2022 Carolina Science Symposium
Rebecca Radomsky (UNC Chapel Hill)
2022 AVS Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting at NIST
First Place: Julissa Velasquez (University of Virginia)
Second Place: Sungha Baek (University of Maryland, College Park)
Third Place: Xingyu Wang (University of Virginia)
2021 Carolina Science Symposium
Younghwan Lee (North Carolina State University)
2021 AVS Mid-Atlantic Virtual Chapter Meeting
Hsin-yun Chao (University of Maryland, College Park) -- highest honors in 15 minute presentation category
Samantha Jaszewski (University of Virginia) – high honors in 15 minute presentation category
Zhenyi Ye (George Mason University) – highest honors in 5 minute presentation category
Alexander Goldstone (George Mason University) – high honors in 5 minute presentation category
2020 Carolina Science Symposium
Jon Meyers (UNC)
2020 AVS Mid-Atlantic Chapter Online Student Poster Competition
Top Prize: William Blades (University of Virginia)
Honorable Mention: Jayendrika Tiskumara (Old Dominion University) and Zhengtianye (Daniel) Wang (University of Delaware)
Best Undergraduate: Eric Maxwell (James Madison University)
2019 Carolina Science Symposium
Ruocun Wang (NCSU)
2019 AVS Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting at NIST
Theresa Ginley (University of Delaware), Yanxue Hong (University of Maryland), Patrick Sohr (University of Delaware)
2019 AVS Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting at JLab
First Place: Pengtao Lin
Second Place: Md Nizam Sayed
Third Place: Mark Stefani
Honorable Mention: Brian Price
2019 Student Award Recipients with the Chapter Chair at the NIST meeting.
L to R: P. Sohr, Y. Hong, T. Ginley, and Jacob Ricker. |