Southern California Chapter

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The Southern California Chapter of AVS (SCCAVS) is dedicated to serving the Southern California technical community through technical symposia, educational outreach, and other programs that provide topical information to members and non-members in our region. Our areas of interest include vacuum science and vacuum-related technologies, including surface and thin film science, nanotechnology, the understanding of materials properties, and the development of new materials. Members of the SCCAVS are from industry, academia, government, and equipment sales and marketing. Membership to the local chapter may be obtained through the National AVS organization. SCCAVS members and non-members are welcome to attend the chapter's monthly executive board meeting, which provides an opportunity both to contribute to and make new connections with the Southern California technical community. Our discussions focus on developing activities such as speaker meetings, technical workshops, science fairs, newsletter, field trips and the annual symposium and equipment exhibition. If you have any questions about the SCCAVS and our activities, please contact us. Chapter News Save the Date! Joint SCCAVS/ UCLA Student Chapter Exhibition, Short Course Program & Student Symposium, October 3, 2012, UCLA Exhibitors, reserve your table for the symposium. Register here! Charts from recent presentation: Advances in Vacuum Chamber Technology – Presented by Ken Harrison (President & CEO) and Thomas Dobler (Sales Manager), GNB Corporation Astounding Inventions Award Winners 2011 Elmer Carvey Student Scholarship Awarded! Elmer Carvey Student Scholarship Application Deadline is June 1, 2012 21st Annual Science Educator’s Workshop Winner Announced for 2010! Science Educators Workshop 2011 Attention Middle and High School Teachers!!! Orange County Science Fair SCCAVS Award Winners Recent Chapter Activities Charts from recent presentation: Advances in Vacuum Chamber Technology – Presented by Ken Harrison (President & CEO) and Thomas Dobler (Sales Manager), GNB Corporation Fuels from Sunlight: A Technical and Operational Perspective on the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP), a DOE Energy Innovation Hub – Presented by: Professor Nathan Lewis, Professor of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology Advances in Vacuum Quality Measurement – Presented by Gerardo Brucker, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, Granville-Phillips Div., Brooks Automation New and Innovative Ion Beam Sputtering Platform for Precision Optics - Presented by Ralph Faber, CEO, Vacuum Process Technology Mt. Wilson Observatory Field Trip Photovoltaic Solar Power Technology: Challenges and Opportunities – Dr. Lori Greene, UCI Center for Solar Energy Dr. Jack Syage, President of Syagen Technology, Inc., on Innovations in Trace Chemical Sensing Dr. Michael Hecht of JPL on the Phoenix Mars Lander Add yourself to our mailing list! If you are a member of the AVS and reside in the Southern California area, you automatically receive notifications of SCCAVS activities and events, including the SCCAVS Newsletter. If you are not an AVS member and would like to receive emails from the SCCAVS, please contact us at info@sccavs.org. and we will add you to our list. Please also let us know if you are on our list and your email address has changed.