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Featuring Presentations & Special Events on Emerging Topics Related to Materials, Processing, Interfaces, and Devices

Technical & Poster Sessions - Mini Symposia - Exhibits

Member Center - Professional Development

Career Services - Training - Tutorials

The AVS International Symposium and Exhibition provides THE platform for discussing state-of-the-art advances in atomic-scale processing, characterization, measurement, and simulation of materials, surfaces, interfaces, and devices. From fundamental science to manufacturing, this weeklong Symposium fosters a multidisciplinary environment where participants from industry, government labs, and academia can collaborate and explore research in vacuum technology, thin films, plasma science, microelectronic devices, quantum computing, 2D materials, nanostructures, biomaterials, surface and interfacial phenomena–and much more. An extensive Exhibition of related equipment, tools, materials, supplies, chemicals, services, consulting, technical literature, and new technologies are also showcased throughout the week.

Housing Deadline: October 14, 20206

Housing Deadline:
October 14


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Technical Program (PDF)

Abstract Book (PDF)

- Special Events -

Explore our featured special events below and visit our website for updates. From training and professional development to career services and the 5K Run, there's something for everyone all week. View Special Events Schedule

NEW! Wednesday Evening Tutorials

Agentic AI for Surface Science: A Hands-On Tutorial

Maxim Ziatdinov (PNNL), Sarah Allec (PNNL), Semanti Mukhopadhyay (PNNL)

How to Use AI to Vibe Code and Build a Scientific Machine Learning Workflow from Scratch

Derek T. Anderson (University of Missouri) and Matthias J. Young (University of Missouri)

Introduction to Atomic-Scale Processing: ALD, ALE, and Beyond

Erwin Kessels (Eindhoven)

Introduction to Vacuum Technology

Freek Molkenboer (TNO), Keith Middleman (STFC Daresbury Laboratory) and Giulia Lanza (SLAC)

Member Center & Professional Development

Come for an Event. Stay for a Conversation. Leave with a New Connection.

Short Course

Fundamentals of Vacuum Technology

Tim Gessert and Neil Peacock

AVS 72 Program Chair

Mark Losego

Georgia Tech

AVS 72 Program Vice-Chair

Angélique Raley

Tokyo Electron America, Inc.

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