DATE: December 4, 2025
TIME: 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. (Pacific Time) – check your time zone
PLATFORM: Zoom
FREE TO ATTEND! – Advance Registration Required
(Zoom login details will be provided via e-mail following completed registration)
CO-CHAIRS:
Somilkumar Rathi
Peter Meisenheimer
Duane Bingaman, Kurt J. Lesker Company
Mike Oye, University of California, Santa Cruz, moye@ucsc.edu
2025/12/04 13:30:00
AGENDA
1:30 – 2:00 PM “Advances in RBS (Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry), Hydrogen Forward Scattering, PIXE (Particle-induced X-ray Emission), NRA (Nuclear Reaction Analysis), PIGE (Particle-induced Gamma Emission) and Ionoluminescence (IL)”, Dr. Khalid Hossain, CEO, JP Analytical
2:00 – 2:30 PM “Development of Super-high-resolution TEM Imaging and Atomic-Scale Electron Diffraction”, Prof. Yu-Tsun Shao, Assistant Professor, University of Southern California
All presentations will be posted on the TFUG Proceedings webpage ~2 weeks following the meeting.
NCCAVS 46th Annual Equipment Exhibition | Technical Symposium & Workshop/Tutorial |13th Annual Student Poster Session
DATE: February 26, 2026
TIME: 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) – check your time zone
LOCATION:
Fremont Marriott Silicon Valley
41600 Landing Pkwy.
Fremont, CA 94538
Free to Attend – Conference Registration Coming Soon
OPEN NOW! Register to Sponsorhip/Exhibit Online
2026/02/26 09:00:00
The Northern California Chapter AVS – NCCAVS 46th Annual Equipment Exhibition will be held in conjunction with the NCCAVS Technical Symposium & Workshop/Tutorial and 13th Annual Student Poster Session.
The Exhibition showcases products and services of companies supporting vacuum-related industries. The theme of the Symposium is “Engineering Matter One Layer at a Time: The Science of Atomic Scale Processing.” The symposium will provide an international forum for academic researchers, industrial practitioners and engineers from around the world for the exchange of information on state-of-the-art research and include a workshop with speakers from academia and industry focusing on Atomic Layer Deposition and Atomic Layer Etching. There will also be a Student Poster Session to round out this annual event. Some highlights include:
- Largest Attendance of any AVS Chapter or Division
- Workshops from industry subject matter experts
- Speaker events at capacity
- Opportunities to speak with aspiring professionals during the Student Poster Session
- Extended hours provide ample time to engage all attendees
- Lunch, evening reception, and cocktails provided at no cost to attendees
For more information please visit the NCCAVS Website.
Sponsorship
If you would like to sponsor a 2026* User Group (CMPUG, JTG, PAG, or TFUG) meeting, click the “BE A SPONSOR” button.
*2026 TFUG Schedule is TBD