Southern California Chapter of the AVS (SCCAVS)

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We need your help!

The Southern California Chapter of the AVS invites you to an OPEN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING on Thursday, March 2nd, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. on ZOOM

Please register at this link. If you have any questions, please contact us at chair@sccavs.org. This will be an opportunity to share ideas, network, and plan the course of the Chapter in the coming year. In addition, it's a great opportunity to network with technologists, scientists, and vacuum products sales reps. We hope to see you there!

Find recordings of recent SCCAVS-sponsored webinars here.

“Graphene-Based Batteries and Supercapacitors for Energy Storage” presented by UCLA’s Prof. Richard Kaner		MP4
“The Search for Habitable Planets via the Solar Gravitational Lens,” by Dr. Henry Helvajian of The Aerospace Corporation	PDF	MP4
“Flexible Nano-porous Template for the Design and Development of a Reusable Anti-COVID-19 Hydrophobic Face Mask,” by Muhammad Mustafa Hussain from UC Berkeley		MP4
“Thin Film Filters and Coatings for UV Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Planetary Science,” by April Jewell from JPL	PDF	MP4

See the Orange County Science Fair 2020 SCCAVS Award Winners & their Presentations Here!

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, 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

2021 Elmer Carvey Student Scholarships Awarded!

2022 Elmer Carvey Scholarship Application – Due July 1st, 2022 !

Orange County Science Fair 2020 SCCAVS Award Winners

Highlights of the 2017 SCCAVS Vacuum Equipment Exhibition, Short Course Program, and Student Poster Session

Science Educators Workshop – Attention Middle and High School Teachers!!!

Recent Events

Charts from recent presentation: Cleaning, Adhesion, and Productivity – Presented by Barbara and Ed Kanegsberg, BFK Solutions LLC

Charts from recent presentation: Advanced Large Area Deposition using Focused Beam Sources, Presented by Michael Fulton, Surface Optics Corp.

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

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.

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