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AVS Newsletter Fall '04 Edition International Symposia General Topics Member Highlights New AVS Members Members in the News Remembering AVS Members First Announcements Conference Reports Meetings Calendar *Download/Print PDF Format AVS 51st International Symposium and Exhibition The technical program for the AVS International Symposium has been set and it promises to be an exciting week. For program, registration, and housing details go to the International Symposia section. AVS History: 50th Anniversary Edition The 50th Anniversary Addition of AVS' history is now online. It includes a detailed range of records, which may be of use to future members, and some more personal views from the society history, as well as separate histories of chapters, divisions, and technical groups. For details go to the General Topics section. AVS 2004 Major Award Winners The AVS Awards Assembly will be held on Wednesday, November 17, 2004 at 6:15 p.m. in the Anaheim Marriott Hotel, followed by a reception. Please visit the General Topics sections for a list of the award winners and their citations. Image Credit: The surface of a 4 μm-thick GaSb film grown on a GaAs(001) substrate by molecular beam epitaxy. The image, with a field of view of approximately 1 μm, reveals the nanometer-scale morphology of the spiral-like structures that grow around threading dislocations in the film (caused by the film's 7% lattice mismatch with the substrate). Each threading dislocation creates a 0.3 nm-height "step" where it emerges at the surface. From work by P. M. Thibado, B. R. Bennett, B. V. Shanabrook, and L. J. Whitman. Graphics by L. J. Whitman. http://www2.avs.org/newsletter/04/fall/default.asp (1 of 2)8/31/2004 9:00:25 AM

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AVS Newsletter Fall '04 Edition

International Symposia

General Topics

Member Highlights

New AVS Members

Members in the News

Remembering AVS Members

First Announcements

Conference Reports

Meetings Calendar

*Download/Print PDF Format

AVS 51st International Symposium and Exhibition

The technical program for the AVS International Symposium has been set and it promises to be an exciting week. For program, registration, and housing details go to the International Symposia section.

AVS History: 50th Anniversary Edition

The 50th Anniversary Addition of AVS' history is now online. It includes a detailed range of records, which may be of use to future members, and some more personal views from the society history, as well as separate histories of chapters, divisions, and technical groups. For details go to the General Topics section.

AVS 2004 Major Award Winners

The AVS Awards Assembly will be held on Wednesday, November 17, 2004 at 6:15 p.m. in the Anaheim Marriott Hotel, followed by a reception. Please visit the General Topics sections for a list of the award winners and their citations.

Image Credit: The surface of a 4 µm-thick GaSb film grown on a GaAs(001) substrate by molecular beam epitaxy. The image, with a field of view of approximately 1 µm, reveals the nanometer-scale morphology of the spiral-like structures that grow around threading dislocations in the film (caused by the film's 7% lattice mismatch with the substrate). Each threading dislocation creates a 0.3 nm-height "step" where it emerges at the surface. From work by P. M. Thibado, B. R. Bennett, B. V. Shanabrook, and L. J. Whitman. Graphics by L. J. Whitman.

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AVS Newsletter Fall '04 Edition: I'nt'l Symposium & Exhibition

AVS 51st International Symposium and Exhibition

November 14-19, 2004 Anaheim Convention CenterAnaheim, California

By Dave Castner and Graham Leggett, Program Committee Chairs

The Program Committee has been hard at work putting together a strong technical program for the AVS 51st International Symposium and Exhibition. This year’s program provides an exciting cross-section of topics drawn from a broad spectrum of science and technology, reflecting the depth and scope covered by AVS.

These topics range from ongoing progress at the cutting edge of the traditional fields of vacuum technology (semiconductors, in vacuo surface characterization, etc.) to advances and developments in more recently incorporated areas (biological interfaces, nanotechnology, etc.). Topical Conferences on White Light and Cooling Technology add further variety.

The program will be headlined this year by over 180 invited presentations by internationally renowned experts and the plenary lecture by Dr. Donald Eigler from IBM entitled “Measurement of the Spin-Excitation Spectra of Single Atoms and the Scanning Tunneling Microscope.”

The result is a rich mix of subject matter in the oral and poster sessions that will continue the AVS tradition of providing a forum for international scientific exchange and dialogue.

We look forward to seeing you at the Symposium and Exhibition in Anaheim for what promises to be a stimulating and rewarding meeting.

Technical Sessions

● Advanced Surface Engineering

● Applied Surface Science

● Biomaterial Interfaces

● Electronic Materials and Devices

● High-K Dielectrics

● Magnetic Interfaces and Nanostructures

● MEMS and NEMS

● Manufacturing Science and Technology

● Nanometer-Scale Science and Technology

● Organic Films and Devices

● Plasma Science and Technology

● Semiconductors

● Surface Science

● Technology for Sustainability

● Thin Films

● Vacuum Technology

Topical Conferences/Special Sessions

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AVS Newsletter Fall '04 Edition: I'nt'l Symposium & Exhibition

● Biomaterials Plenary Session

● Exhibitor Workshop

● Materials Solutions for Cooling Technology

● Science of Semiconductor White Light

Technical Program: http://www2.avs.org/symposium/anaheim/default.asp

Short Courses: http://www.avs.org/education.short.anaheim04.aspx

Registration: http://www2.avs.org/symposium/anaheim/registration.html

Housing: http://www2.avs.org/symposium/anaheim/housing.html

Companion Program: http://www2.avs.org/symposium/anaheim/companion/default.asp

Run: http://www2.avs.org/symposium/anaheim/5kmrun.html

Discount Disney Tickets: https://www2.avs.org/symposium/anaheim/disneyland.html

AVS Thanks its Corporate & Publication Sponsors

AVS would like to thank its corporate & publication sponsors who have signed up to support the AVS 51st International Symposium and Exhibition in Anaheim, California, this November.

Corporate Sponsors

● Kratos Analytical

● NREL

● MKS Instruments, Inc.

● Varian, Inc.

● Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.

● MeiVac

● Gamma Vacuum

Publication Sponsors

● Micromagazine

● Photonics Spectra

● Physics Today

● Solid State Technology

● The Industrial Physicist

● Vacuum Technology and Coatings

If you are interested in becoming a corporate or publishing sponsor, please check out the link on AVS Web under Exhibits & Advertising then Sponsorship Opportunities where you will find a full description and application form or contact Yvonne Towse, [email protected], 212-248-0640.

AVS Sixth International Conference on Microelectronics and Interfaces

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AVS Newsletter Fall '04 Edition: I'nt'l Symposium & Exhibition

March 21-23, 2005Santa Clara, California

Extended abstracts of original work are currently being solicited for the AVS Sixth International Conference on Microelectronics and Interfaces (ICMI) to be held March 21–23, 2005, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California.

ICMI provides a unique opportunity for microelectronic process and integration specialists to gather and discuss challenges facing fabrication of microelectronic and nanoelectronic circuits. Developing and integrating deposition, etching, polishing, and cleaning processes for both transistor and interconnect formation are considered. Analytical and new metrology techniques are given special consideration. Presentations range from practical ways to boost the yield of today’s devices to fundamental science and leading-edge research exploring techniques for fabricating devices of the future.

Abstract Topics

We are currently defining topics for our sessions. If you have any suggestions for areas that we should cover please contact Bridget Rogers, ICMI '05 Chair, [email protected] or 615-343-3269.

Short Course Program

A program of short courses on topics ranging from materials processing and characterization to vacuum technology will be offered. Please visit http://www.avs.org/education.shortcourses.aspx for more information.

Equipment Exhibition

The Northern California Chapter AVS will hold its 26th Annual Equipment Exhibition on March 22-23, 2005, featuring an extensive display of vacuum and deposition equipment, analytical systems, and vacuum-related services. Additional information can be obtained from visiting www.nccavs.org or contacting Della Miller, 530-896-0477, fax 530-896-0487, [email protected]

Updated information can be found at http://www2.avs.org/conferences/icmi/call/

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AVS Newsletter Fall '04 Edition: General Topics

AVS History: 50th Anniversary Edition

By Bill Westwood, AVS Archivist

For the 40th anniversary of AVS in 1993, Paul Redhead edited history of AVS which combined four previous accounts of different periods of the AVS existence and it was published as an AVS monograph (M-15). All these versions of the AVS history were intended to be printed for distribution, but the printing and mailing costs limited their size, and thus content.

For the 50th anniversary, a more comprehensive history was desirable to capture the memories of the early years of AVS before the early members disappeared, as well as to record the events of 50 years of development. This has been made possible, at much lower cost, by the use of electronic distribution over the internet. This new edition of the History of AVS is now available to members at http://www.avs.org/inside.history.aspx

It includes both a wider and more detailed range of records, which may be of use to future members, and some more personal views from the society history, as well as separate histories of chapters, divisions, and technical groups.

It also includes more photographs and detailed listings of those who have been involved in the Society’s operations and development over 50 years. These are provided as electronic links from the main document. The earlier histories published in the monograph M-15 have obviously provided the base, to which much additional material has been added.

The arrangement of this account of the history also differs from the earlier versions, which recounted the history by topic, through the past 40 years. In this 50th anniversary version, the history of the whole Society is broken into the different eras:

● Era 1: The Formative Era 1953-1967

● Era 2: The Rise to Prominence 1968-1978

● Era 3: Expansion into Microelectronics and Energy (1979-1992)

● Era 4: Ever Broadening Scope and Influence (1992-2001)

● Era 5 Adaptation to the Internet (2002-?)

The rationale for this arrangement is to better link the changes in governance, administration, etc. with the changing nature of the organization. However, the sub-divisions within each era have been maintained so that specific topics can be found more easily. Those who wish to follow one topic, such as publications, throughout the Society’s history can read the appropriate sections within each era.

In preparing this history, I have received assistance and input from too many people to list here. There are many AVS members who feel a debt of gratitude to the Society for both advancing their careers and providing a friendly “family” in which to participate as volunteers. I wish to thank them all for taking the time to provide their personal remembrances of events.

So, to find out more about the formation of all the parts which have fitted together to make the AVS what is is today, log on to the AVS website and explore the history. If you discover omissions, or errors, in any aspect of the history, please let us know as they can be used for the 60th anniversary edition! Otherwise, browse the AVS History at your leisure and be impressed by the foresight and efforts of these early members who set us on the way to our 50th anniversary and beyond.

AVS 2004 Major Award Winners

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AVS Newsletter Fall '04 Edition: General Topics

The AVS Awards Assembly will be held on Wednesday, November 17, 2004 at 6:15 p.m. in the Anaheim Marriott Hotel, followed by a reception. This year, the AVS honors the following awardees.

Medard W. Welch Award

Dr. Rudolf M. Tromp, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, “for fundamental discoveries in epitaxial growth and elucidation of their applications to technological problems.” This award recognizes and encourages outstanding research in the fields of interest to AVS. The award consists of a cash award, a struck gold medal, a certificate, and an honorary lectureship at a regular session of the International Symposium.

Albert Nerken Award

Dr. Johan K. Fremerey, Forschungszentrum Jülich, “for development of a practical spinning rotor gauge and contributions to the understanding of gaseous drag.” This award recognizes outstanding contributions to the solution of technological problems in areas of interest to AVS. The award consists of a cash award and a certificate.

Gaede-Langmuir Award

Prof. Kunio Takayanagi, Tokyo Institute of Technology, “for seminal elucidations of the structure of surfaces and nanostructures.” This award recognizes and encourages outstanding discoveries and inventions in the sciences and technologies of interest to AVS. The award is conferred biennially as a suitable candidate may be identified. The award consists of a cash award, a commemorative plaque stating the nature of the award, and an honorary lectureship at a regular session of the International Symposium.

Peter Mark Memorial Award

Dr. Kathryn W. Guarini, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, “for development of novel devices and innovative techniques for nanopatterning using proximal probes and chemical self assembly.” This award is presented to a young scientist or engineer (35 years of age or under) for outstanding theoretical or experimental work, at least some of which must have been published in JVST. The award consists of a cash award, a certificate, and an honorary lectureship at a regular session of the International Symposium.

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John L. Vossen Memorial Award

Ms. Jacqueline G. Kane, St. Ursula Academy, “for developing a classroom demonstration experiment in Quantification of Soil Contaminant Extraction.” This award is presented to active high school or middle school (grades 6-12) science teachers in the United States, Canada, or Mexico for development of high school demonstration experiments. The award consists of an equipment grant and a cash award.

George T. Hanyo Award

Mr. Richard E. Muller, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, “for innovative development of electron beam lithography techniques, enabling space flight and new areas of research.” This award is presented to recognize outstanding performance in technical support of research or development in areas of interest to AVS. It recognizes valuable contributions made by persons outside normal professional circles. Typical nominees should have received mention in the “Acknowledgments” sections of the published papers but, with the possible exception of papers describing new apparatus or procedures, would rarely have been authors or co-authors. The award consists of a cash award and a certificate setting forth the reasons for the award.

2004 AVS Fellows

AVS Fellows are members who have made outstanding contributions in areas of interest to AVS.

● John R. Abelson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

● Ilesanmi Adesida, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

● Daniel J. Auerbach, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies

● Harold Craighead, Cornell University

● Galen Fisher, Delphi Inc.

● Joseph A. Gardella, Jr., University of Buffalo, SUNY

● Gregory A. Hebner, Sandia National Laboratory

● Michael A. Henderson, Pacific Northwest National Lab.

● John P. Looney, Office of Science and Technology Policy

● David S. Simons, NIST

● Charles W. Tu, University of California, San Diego

AVS Graduate Student Awards

2004 Top-Level Student Finalists

There are five (5) top-level named graduate student awards, described below, and the recipient of each is determined after a general competition with the graduate research awardees (listed below) and a presentation to the Scholarship and Awards Committee at the International Symposium. The top-level students are:

● Vassil Antonov, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

● Jason Baxter, University of California, Santa Barbara

● Michael Filler, Stanford University

● Sergio Mendez, University of New Mexico

● Wensha Yang, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Dorothy M. and Earl S. Hoffman Award

The Dorothy M. and Earl S. Hoffman Award was established in 2002 to recognize and encourage excellence in graduate studies in the sciences and technologies of interest to AVS. It is funded by a bequest from Dorothy M. Hoffman, who was President of AVS in 1974 and held many other responsibilities in the Society. The award consists of a cash award, a certificate, and reimbursed travel support to attend the International Symposium.

Nellie Yeoh Whetten Award

The Nellie Yeoh Whetten Award was established in 1989, in the spirit of Nellie Yeoh Whetten, to recognize and encourage excellence by women in graduate studies in the sciences and technologies of interest to AVS. A fund to support the award was established by Timothy J. Whetten, friends and family of Nellie Yeoh Whetten, and AVS. The award consists of a cash award, a certificate, and reimbursed travel support to attend the International Symposium.

Russell and Sigurd Varian Award

The Russell and Sigurd Varian Award was established in 1982 to commemorate the pioneering work of Russell and Sigurd Varian in the field of vacuum science and technology. It is presented to recognize and encourage excellence in graduate studies in vacuum science. The award is supported by Varian, Inc. and consists of a cash award, a certificate, and reimbursed travel support to attend the International Symposium.

Dorothy M. and Earl S. Hoffman Scholarships

The Dorothy M. and Earl S. Hoffman Scholarships were established in 2002 to recognize and encourage excellence in graduate studies in the sciences and technologies of interest to AVS. They are funded by a bequest from Dorothy M. Hoffman. The scholarships consist of a cash award, a certificate, and reimbursed travel support to attend the International Symposium.

2004 Graduate Research Awards

The Graduate Research Awards were established in 1984. They are awarded to recognize and encourage excellence in graduate studies in the sciences and technologies of interest to AVS. Each consists of a cash award, a certificate, and reimbursed travel support to attend the International Symposium. The Graduate Research Awardees are:

● Teresa Barnes, Colorado School of Mines

● Ivan Ermanoski, Rutgers University

● Eldad Herçeg, University of Illinois, Chicago

● Jessica Hilton, University of Minnesota

● Daniela Kusmierek, Rutgers University

● Ina Martin, Colorado State University

● Byoung Koun Min, Texas A & M University

● David Rampulla, Carnegie Mellon University

● Luc Stafford, Universite de Montreal

● Feng Tao, Princeton University

● Terry Xu, Northwestern University

● Yuki Yoshida, Colorado School of Mines

Nominations for the 2005 awards are currently being solicited. For more information, please contact Angela Klink, AVS, 212-248-0200, fax: 212-248-0245, [email protected]

AVS Forty-Year Club

Over the years, AVS has recognized 40-year members of the Society at the Awards Assembly

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AVS Newsletter Fall '04 Edition: General Topics

held at the International Symposium. The Forty-Year Club consists of current AVS members who have been active in the Society for 40 years or more. AVS would like to continue to recognize these members; however, to ensure that we capture all members from 1964, we ask that you please notify the AVS office if you or someone you know is eligible for 40-year status. Please contact Angela Klink at 212-248-0200, fax 212-248-0245, or [email protected].

2004 AVS Election Candidates

President-Elect

● Cammy Abernathy, University of Florida

● Christie R.K. Marrian, IBM Almaden

Treasurer

● John W. Coburn, University of California, Berkeley

Clerk

● Joseph E. Greene, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Directors (Elect 2; 3-year term)

● David G. Castner, University of Washington

● Rachel S. Goldman, University of Michigan

● Lars Samuelson, Lund University

● Peter Sheldon, National Renewable Energy Lab

Trustees (Elect 2; 3-year term)

● John T. Grant, University of Dayton Research Institute

● Theodore E. Madey, Rutgers University

● Ivan G. Petrov, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

● William D. Sproul, Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.

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AVS Newsletter Fall '04 Edition: General Topics

This section of the newsletter is designed to highlight some of the benefits of your membership as well as to provide general information on your Society. Please provide us feedback on this section or any AVS topic by sending email to [email protected] or calling Membership Services at 212-248-0200.

Monthly Member Benefit Highlights•JVST Online, Career Services, Travel Discounts

JVST Online is your convenient access to the latest results of science research. Have you forgotten how to or never accessed JVST Online? Here are some instructions on how to take advantage of one of your many AVS membership benefits.

● First Time User: If you have never accessed JVST Online you should have received an e-mail during the week of March 22, 2004, which provided you with instructions on how to set up a username and password. If you did not receive this e-mail, perhaps you set up your account but have forgotten your account information. See instructions below.

● Forgotten Account Information: In order to retrieve your password click here http://scitation.aip.org/scitation_login.jsp and simply type in your e-mail address. You will then be sent the username and password that you set up. However if your e-mail address does not match what is on file, please contact the online services help desk [email protected] or AVS Membership Services at [email protected].

Career Services

Visit the newly designed AVS career services website where job seekers and employers can view and post job offerings and resumes. AVS members are entitled to a 12% member discount off job postings by using the code AVS2004, offer is valid now thru the end of September. Visit http://careers.avs.org/.

New Hotel Concept for AVS

AVS has become a member of Club Quarters™, the latest concept for the hotel industry. Club Quarters are full service hotels for the exclusive use of guests and employees of member companies. They offer unique, user-friendly services for the business traveler in a club-like setting. By being private, Club Quarters is cleaner, quieter, and may restrict entry. Members pay the lowest rates for a quality hotel room in 11 prime, big city locations. Club Quarters have five room sizes for long or short stays, a restaurant and bar, club room, fitness facility, and meeting space accommodating up to 250 people. Connecting rooms are available upon request for families.

AVS members, their families and guests may use Club Quarters for personal overnight, wedding and special events at AVS’ low rates 365 days a year at all 11 locations. Rates begin at $99 weekdays and $46 on weekends.

Reserve rooms by calling Club Quarters Member Services at 212-575-0006 or in the UK 44-0-20-7666-1616. You can also visit Club Quarters website www.clubquarters.com and book online. The password is available from the Membership section of the new AVS website or by contacting Membership Services.

Convenient Club Quarters locations include:

● New York, midtown near Fifth Avenue and downtown near Wall Street● Philadelphia near Liberty Place● Boston near Post Office Square and Faneuil Hall● Washington DC near the White House● Chicago, heart of the Central Loop and Wacker at Michigan● San Francisco across from Embarcadero Center● London in the "City", near the Bank of England and adjacent to St. Paul ’s Cathedral

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● Houston will open September 2004

2005 Membership Renewal

The 2005 Renewal Season will begin in early September and members will receive e-mail invitations to renew online at that time. You may also contact [email protected] should you wish to receive a paper renewal. You may also submit your renewal at the Membership/Education Booth at the Anaheim Symposium in November! So please remember to pay your 2005 dues as early as possible in the renewal process to ensure no disruption in service.

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AVS Newsletter Fall '04 Edition: New AVS Members

Corporate Members 2004

AVS wishes to thank the following Corporate Members for their support. Corporate Membership benefits include voting privileges, complimentary subscriptions, recognition, promotional opportunities, short course discounts, and more.

A&N Corporation

Altair Technologies, Inc.

Applied Nanotechnologies, Inc.

BOC Edwards

California Brazing

CeramTec North America, Ceramaseal Division

Duniway Stockroom Corp.

Electro Mechanical Systems, Inc.

Jobin Yvon Horiba, Inc.

Kratos Analytical

Kurt J. Lesker Company

MKS Instruments, Inc.

nPoint, Inc.

Ocean Optics, Inc.

Omicron NanoTechnology USA

Physical Electronics USA, Inc.

Process Materials, Inc.

RHK Technology, Inc.

Sigma-Aldrich

Transfer Engineering and Manufacturing, Inc.

Ulvac Technologies, Inc.

Vacutron Technologies

VAT, Inc.

Varian, Inc.

For more information on the benefits of becoming a Corporate Member, please contact Angela Klink, [email protected], 212-248-0200, or visit www.avs.org.

Regular Members 2004

Magdy Abdelrahman Boris Makarenko

Peter AhtingSuelene Mammana

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AVS Newsletter Fall '04 Edition: New AVS Members

Russell Bauer Joelle Margot

Edoardo BemporadYasuji Matsui

Nils Bown Thomas Maxwell

Jeffry BulsonJim McCandless

Bethany Bustard Joseph McCormick

Gerald CabakMark Mueller

David Chasse Corina Nistorica

Soon Aik ChewTomonori Okudaira

Brenna Clancey Scott Pastrone

Doug ClarkXilin Peng

Wallace Cook Katrina Pietraski

Richard CranfordMarvin Raasch

Kenneth Cross William Reidy

Erik DekempeneerBeatriz Roldan Cuenya

Darwin Enicks Fred Session

Chad Gilhoi Bruce Spencer

Oscar Guerra Andrew Stoltz

Kimberly Hicks Hamada Wahba

Michael Holleron Jeffrey Walls

John Hughes Mark Will

Greg Hull Peter Wolf

Munir Jadoon Zhongyu Yang

Manish Jobanputra Akira Yoshida

Leonid Karpov

Jongil Kim

David Klein

Peter Ladwig

Dave LaFleur

Ilkeun Lee

Kyu-Yang Lee

Yong Liang

Joseph Lloyd

Jenny Lo

Sharon Lu

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Student Members 2004

Rajnikant Agrawal David Rampulla

Fermin Balerdi Ramanathan Sankaran

Teresa Barnes Galileo Sarasqueta

Jennifer Brandt Gary Sobolevskiy

Jr-rung Chang Abayomi Sodipo

Sung-Te Chen Gareth Strowbridge

Rahul Cherukumalli Pavan Talakala

Wen-Hsien Chuang Li-Chia Tien

Ugur Demirok Ricardo Torres

Diane Hickey Minh Tran

Wen-Dung Hsu Arun Vijayakumar

Arun Janapala Andrew Wasson

Rohit Khanna Kevin Weidkamp

Fernando Lugo Kerry Wilson

Shyh-Chyang Luo Wensha Yang

Cheung Man Lung Bo Yao

Prakash Mani

Jesse Parkhurst

Raviprakash Peelamedu Ranganathan

Rumyana Petrova

Sharon Pregler

David Presson

Society of Physics Student Members 2004

Salem Al-Faify Jaronda Ingram

Kenneth Bader Alfred Ingram

Joseph Boyle Leah Keith

Lawanda Brown Katrina Kennedy

Ashley Brown Patrick Kilcullen

Kendall Burnett Chris Knutter

Jessica Chaney Matthew LeBourgeois

David Collett Marie LeDonne

Cameron Cooper Wes Zhiwei Li

Jennifer Cooper Sharmini Llankovan

Matthew Cuff Patrick Mackie

Matthew Depau Christopher Metting

Chad Ehnert Ahmed Omari

Matthew Ferencz Jeremiah Pearce

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AVS Newsletter Fall '04 Edition: New AVS Members

Ryan Field Travia Penns

Ricardo Flores Rhonika Robinson

Mavis Luma Fohtung James Sherrill

Cynthia Frei Daniel Sias

Jacob Frye Abraham Spirelli

Jason Goff Christopher Turay

Perry Green Luther Vucic

Sean Halloran John Wardigo

Ahmed Hameye Christine Williams

Travis Harper Andrew Williams

Daniel Hartlaub

June Hizon

Connor Howe

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AVS Newsletter Fall '04 Edition: Remembering AVS Members

Bridget Rogers Receives Presidential Award for Research on Materials Used in Hypersonic Vehicles

Vanderbilt engineering professor Bridget Rogers received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers early in their research careers.

Rogers, Assistant Professor of chemical engineering at Vanderbilt, will use the research funding provided with the PECASE award to study thin-film coatings for ceramic materials for use in hypersonic vehicles such as the NASA X-43A space plane that achieved a record-breaking Mach 7–5,000 miles per hour–on March 27 this year.

Rogers received the honor from President George Bush, represented by John H. Marburger, III, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, during a ceremony at the White House. She was one of only six recipients sponsored by the Department of Defense, along with 51 others sponsored by eight other federal agencies participating in the award program.

Rogers’ citation cites her “contributions to fundamental studies of thin film growth mechanisms, and for being the first to prove experimentally that the composition of multi-component films deposited into microelectronic device features varied with depth into the feature.”

In 2001, Rogers received an NSF CAREER Award for her research on thin films that can be used to make faster and more economical computer components. Since then she has expanded her focus to include applications involving ultra-high-temperature ceramic composites and studying their properties and performance under the unique conditions encountered in hypersonic flight.

“Our ultimate goal is to develop an optimal thin-film coating for hypersonic vehicles that adheres well to the ceramic surface, resists corrosion and protects the vehicle from high temperatures, low pressure and high-speed plasma flows during flight,” Rogers says.

Rogers and her associates are focusing on the processes of oxidation, which can significantly alter the performance of ultra-high-temperature ceramics.

“The current understanding of the oxidation processes under hypersonic conditions is very limited,” Rogers says. “Once we have a better understanding of these processes, we will focus on developing protective thin-film barrier coatings for the ceramic materials.”

The Presidential Award will help fund Rogers’ research for five years. In order to achieve her goals, Rogers will partner with SRI International and will use a variety of laboratory resources, including the Oak Ridge National Laboratories’ High Temperature Materials Laboratory. She will use equipment she designed at Vanderbilt to deposit and assess layers of thin films from tens of nanometers to microns thick. A nanometer is roughly four atoms long and about 1/1000th the diameter of a human cell.

The National Science and Technology Council established the Presidential Award program in 1996 to honor the most promising young researchers in the nation doing research in support of critical government missions.

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AVS Newsletter Fall '04 Edition: Remembering AVS Members

Joseph Penn Davis

By Hugh L. Garvin, AVS Southern California Chapter

The AVS and the Southern California Chapter, in particular, lost a valued friend and advocate when Joseph P. Davis died on June 26, 2004. Joe was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 27, 1922, the only son of Mable and Leonard Davis, a refrigeration engineer.

Joe graduated from McBurney Boys High School in New York in 1940, and then enrolled in North Carolina State College. In 1943, he entered the Coast Guard Academy and the following year was accepted in the Merchant Marine Academy in Great Neck, New York. After his Cadet training he was assigned to a ship in the Pacific Theater of Action during World War II. He participated in the invasions of Saipan, the Peleliu Islands, and other islands in the Pacific.

At the end of the war Joe returned to the Merchant Marine Academy and graduated in 1946. He joined the U.S. Lines Shipping Co. as a navigation officer and later as first mate, making several trips to England, France, Germany, and India. After several months of study, Joe obtained his Maritime Captain’s License.

While at the Academy, Joe met Hazel O’Brien and they were married in Brooklyn in 1947. Joe left the U.S. Lines in 1950 and joined Kinney Air Brake Co. in New York. He served in the Chicago and Boston offices. While working with Kinney, the Davis ’s had two children, Penn and Elizabeth Ann. In 1960 the family transferred to the Los Angeles area, and two years later Joe joined Varian Associates as district sales manager in the Southern California area. At that time electronics and aerospace companies were heavy users of vacuum equipment, therefore Joe, and a group of manufacturer’s representatives, formed a local chapter of AVS to help distribute information on advances in vacuum technology.

He served as Chapter Chair from 1970-1973, and was recognized for his ability to organize local arrangements for many local symposia. In 1981 and 1987, when the national AVS planned to hold it’s annual symposium in Southern California, the Board of Directors asked Joe to serve as Local Arrangements Chair. He did such a fine job that he (and his wife, Hazel) became known to the entire Society for their wonderful personalities. Several former officers in the AVS have commented on Joe’s positive, upbeat, “can-do” attitude in carrying out the many details of a national symposium. Joe retired from his sales activities with Varian in 1985, but he continued with the company, teaching vacuum technology throughout the country and abroad until a few years before his passing.

Because of Joe Davis’s pleasant, giving, and loving personality toward his family, his community and church activities, as well as his technical associations, he will be sorely missed.

By Vivienne Harwood Mattox

My memories of Joe Davis stretch from the early 1970's. In particular, I remember interacting with Joe and Hugh Garvin to try to sort out the national short course program that was to be held at the symposium in 1981 in Anaheim.

Joe was a great guy to interact with—so helpful and considerate. Our paths have diverged over the many years that I became involved with MRS and SVC. However I have never forgotten the good friend that Joe was to me when I was a young Short Course Manager struggling to create a successful program for AVS.

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ICMCTF

May 2-6, 2005San Diego, California

Abstract Deadline: October 1, 2004Manuscript Deadline: February 23, 2005Submission Information: http://www2.avs.org/conferences/icmctf/call

The International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF) is internationally recognized as the premier international meeting for integrating fundamental and applied research focused on thin film deposition, characterization, and advanced surface modification techniques. The conference draws ~500 attendees each year to its 50 technical and poster sessions. Additional elements of the conference program include short courses, tutorials, and a two-day exhibition of the latest equipment, materials and services used for the deposition, monitoring and characterization of coatings and thin films.

Technical Sessions

Symposia have been organized to address experimental, theoretical, and manufacturing issues associated with development of new coating materials and processes, dynamics of film growth, development of functional coatings, and evolving approaches to scale-up for commercial applications. Symposia on processing and characterization of coatings for use at high temperature, wear protection, optical and decorative purposes, magnetic and electronic applications, as well as in biotechnology, are planned. In addition, there will be special focus sessions on computational materials science and coatings for automotive applications. Sessions on CVD and PVD deposition technology and modified vacuum processing techniques are augmented by other film deposition methods that include thermal spray, electroless and electrolytic deposition, and solution processing. The transfer of laboratory-developed coating technology into manufacturing processes and equipment development is a topic that pervades many of the symposia.

2005 Symposia

● Coatings for Use at High Temperature

● Hard Coatings and Vapor Deposition Technology

● Optical Thin Films

● Carbon and Nitride Materials

● Tribology of Coatings and Thin Films

● Advanced Coating and Thin Film Characterization

● Applications, Manufacturing, and Equipment

● New Horizons in Coatings and Thin Films

● The Atomistics of Thin Film Growth: Computaional & Experimental Studies

● Coatings for Automotive Applications

Invited Speakers

The conference will begin with a Plenary talk by Dr. Eduard Arzt from the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research, Stuttgart, Germany. The title of his talk will be "Size Effects in Thin Film Mechanics and Bio-Adhesion." In addition, over 50 other invited speakers with international recognition in their respective fields are expected to present their latest work and contribute to the technical discussions.

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Contributed Presentations

Each symposium is broken into technical sessions concentrating on a specific topic in the general area of the symposia. Contributed presentations are solicited for each of these sessions. Abstracts will be evaluated for their potential interest to the conference attendees and on the quality of their technical content. Each technical session also has a corresponding poster session where presenters are asked to provide a detailed summary of their work. To encourage interaction between presenters and attendees, poster presenters are expected to be present at their poster during the two-hour session to participate in discussions and answer questions.

Conference Proceedings

Authors are encouraged to submit technical papers describing their work to the Conference. Submitted papers will be subject to Journal peer review, and if accepted, will appear in the archival publications, Thin Solid Films (TSF), or Surface and Coatings Technology (SCT), published by Elsevier Sequoia. In addition, all of the accepted manuscripts will be collected in attractive volumes or CD's that will be distributed to all fully paid registrants of the Conference. Additional copies will be made available for sale some time later. Contributions from Symposia A, B, E, G, and TS-4 will appear in SCT while the contributions from Symposia C, D, F, Hand TS-1 will appear in TSF.

Additional information can be found at http://www2.avs.org/conferences/icmctf/call.

Workshop on Modeling Electron Transport for Applications in Electron and X-ray Analysis and Metrology

November 8-10, 2004National Institute of Standards and TechnologyGaithersburg, Maryland

Abstract Deadline: October 8, 2004Submission Information: http://www.nist.gov/electron

The Workshop will highlight progress and determine directions for future development of electron-simulation techniques and the needs for electron-interaction data. This Workshop will bring together experts in the physical theory and data that support the simulation techniques as well as scientists and engineers who develop models and obtain results for specific applications.

Applications will include x-ray microanalysis of particles, rough and layered surfaces, Auger analysis of near-surface features, testing of matrix-correction procedures for bulk analysis, metrology of sub-micrometer scale features in SEM images, low-voltage and ultra-low-voltage microscopy simulation, radiation physics, etc. A planned poster session will include demonstrations of relevant software and databases. The submission of abstracts for contributed papers is now invited.

Additional information can be found at http://www.nist.gov/electron or by contacting Cedric Powell, 301-975-2534, fax 301-216-1134, or [email protected].

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AVS Newsletter Fall '04 Edition: Conference Reports

31st Annual Conference on the Physics and Chemistry of Semiconductor Interfaces (PCSI-31)

January 18-22, 2004Ohana Keauhou Beach Resort at KailuaKona, Hawaii

By H. Hasegawa, Conference Chair, and D.E. Aspnes, Proceedings Editor

The 31st Annual Conference on the Physics and Chemistry of Semiconductor Interfaces (PCSI-31) was sponsored and supported by the Office of Naval Research, the Army Research Office, and AVS through the Electronic Materials and Processing Division.

The Conference continues to emphasize solutions of technologically relevant to interface problems, in particular in emerging areas, by achieving a fundamental understanding of the physics and chemistry involved.

The size of the meeting, as measured by the 115 papers presented, represented an increase of nearly 50% from the preceding year. Although the number of attendees, 88, was up only slightly, the number of attendees from Asia and Europe, 22 and 12, respectively, represent significant increases and gave the meeting a thoroughly international character. In keeping with the Workshop tradition of PCSI, every invited and oral presentation was accompanied by a poster, allowing abundant opportunities for in-depth discussions.

The 115 presentations can be grouped by topic into several major categories:

● Magnetic materials, spintronics, and Schottky barriers (23 presentations)● Epitaxial growth (20 presentations)● Si-dielectric interfaces and gate oxides (16 presentations) ● Nanostructures (12 presentations)● Transport (12 presentations)● GaN and related materials (12 presentations)● Surface physics (9 presentations) ● III-V/II-VI materials (6 presentations)● Oxides/carbides/organics (6 presentations)

Fifty of these presentations were accepted for publication.

The above topics are also expected to be primary themes of PCSI-32, which will be held January 23-27, 2005 in Bozeman, Montana, and chaired by Y. Idzerda. Further information about PCSI-32 can be obtained by contacting C. Palmstrøm at [email protected] or from the Conference Website www.PCSIconference.org.

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AVS Newsletter Fall '04 Edition: Meetings Calendar

AVS Board Meetings

2004

● Sunday, November 14, 2004, Anaheim, California, in conjunction with theAVS International Symposium

● Sunday, December 12, 2004, New York, New York

2005

● Sunday, March 13, 2005, Orlando, Florida, in conjunction with the Florida Chapter Annual Symposium and Applied Surface Analysis '05

● Sunday, May 22, 2005, Albuquerque, New Mexico, in conjunction with the New Mexico Chapter Symposium

● Sunday, October 30, 2005, Boston, Massachusetts, in conjunction with the AVS 52nd International Symposium and Exhibition

● Monday, December 12, 2005, New York, New York

AVS International Symposia

November 2004

15–19AVS 51st International Symposium (Technical Programs, Topical Conferences, Short Courses, and Equipment Exhibition), Anaheim, CA, USA, www.avs.org.

March 2005

21-23Sixth International Conference on Microelectronics and Interfaces, Santa Clara, CA, USA, http://www2.avs.org/conferences/icmi/call/

October 2005

30/11–4AVS 52nd International Symposium (Technical Programs, Topical Conferences, Short Courses, and Equipment Exhibition), Boston, MA, USA, www.avs.org.

November 2006

13–17AVS 53rd International Symposium (Technical Programs, Topical Conferences, Short Courses, and Equipment Exhibition), San Francisco, CA, USA, www.avs.org.

October 2007

15–19AVS 54th International Symposium (Technical Programs, Topical Conferences, Short Courses, and Equipment Exhibition), Seattle, WA, USA, www.avs.org.

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AVS Newsletter Fall '04 Edition: Meetings Calendar

AVS Short Courses

For the list of upcoming short courses visit http://www.avs.org/education.schedule.aspx.

AVS Technical Meetings and Topical Conferences

For the list of AVS-sponsored technical meetings and topical conferences, visit the online calendar at http://www.avs.org/meetings.schedule.aspx.

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AVS Newsletter Fall '04 Edition: AVS Contacts

The AVS Newsletter is published quarterly by AVS, 120 Wall St., 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10005-3993, 212-248-0200, fax 212-248-0245, [email protected], www.avs.org, to provide timely information to its membership.

AVS Newsletter Article Contributions

Each issue we solicit article contributions as well as images. Deadlines are the first of February, May, August, and November. Please send your contributions to:

Managing EditorDella Miller, Marketing Communications/Event Manager

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