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DESCRIPTION:This  FREE workshop brings together researchers\, engineers\, t
 echnicians\, students\, and industry professionals for a practical introdu
 ction to vacuum science\, thin film deposition\, and advanced materials pr
 ocessing.\nIEEE EDS/EPS/SSCS Chapter of Northern Virginia/Washington is pl
 eased to present this workshop organized by George Mason University’s Na
 nofabrication Facility (NFF)\, in partnership with Kurt J. Lesker Company
 ’s Lesker U program\n\nParticipants will:\n\n-\nLearn fundamentals of va
 cuum systems and PVD technologies.\n-\nExplore sputtering\, evaporation\, 
 ALD\, and thin film growth.\n-\nHear directly from Kurt J. Lesker technica
 l experts.\n-\nTour GMU’s Nanofabrication Facility.\n-\nDiscuss real-wor
 ld applications and troubleshooting techniques.\n\nTopics Include:\n\n-\nR
 esources for Physical Vapor Deposition\n-\nThermal and Electron Beam Evapo
 ration\n-\nMagnetron Sputtering\n-\nDCMS\, Pulsed DC\, RF\, and HiPIMS\n-\
 nCharacterizing Vacuum Systems\n-\nTroubleshooting Sputtering Processes\n-
 \nIntroduction to Atomic Layer Deposition\n-\nThin Film Models and Structu
 re Zone Diagrams\n\nIEEE Professional Development Hours (PDH) will be prov
 ided.\n\nA complimentary lunch and parking will be provided.\n\nCo-sponsor
 ed by: George Mason University’s Nanofabrication Facility (NFF)\, in par
 tnership with Kurt J. Lesker Company\n\nSpeaker(s): J.R. Gaines \, Sezin S
 ayin \, \n\nAgenda: \nMorning Session\n9:00 AM – 12:00 PM\nIntroduction 
 to Vacuum Science and System Design\n\nResources for Physical Vapor Deposi
 tion\nThermal and Electron Beam Evaporation\nMagnetron Sputtering\nDCMS\, 
 Pulsed DC\, RF\, and HiPIMS\n\nLunch 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM\n\nAfternoon Sess
 ion\n12:30 PM – 4:00 PM\nNFF Lab Tour and Special Considerations for Ult
 ra-High Vacuum\n\nCharacterizing Vacuum Systems\nTroubleshooting Sputterin
 g Processes\nIntroduction to Atomic Layer Deposition\nThin Film Models and
  Structure Zone Diagrams\n\nBldg: Life Sciences and Engineering Building\,
  10930 George Mason Circle\, George Mason University \, Manassas\, Virgini
 a\, United States
LOCATION:Bldg: Life Sciences and Engineering Building\, 10930 George Mason 
 Circle\, George Mason University \, Manassas\, Virginia\, United States
ORGANIZER:murtyp@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:96
SUMMARY:Workshop on Ultra-High Vacuum Science and Thin Film Deposition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/560430
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;This &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt; FREE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; wor
 kshop brings together researchers\, engineers\, technicians\, students\, a
 nd industry professionals for a practical&amp;nbsp\;&lt;strong&gt;introduction to va
 cuum science\, thin film deposition\, and advanced materials processing.&lt;/
 strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IEEE EDS/EPS/SSCS Chapter of Northern Virginia
 /Washington is pleased to present this workshop organized by George Mason 
 University&amp;rsquo\;s Nanofabrication Facility (NFF)\, in partnership with K
 urt J. Lesker Company&amp;rsquo\;s Lesker U program&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp
 \;&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div&gt;Participants will:&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;div role=&quot;presentati
 on&quot;&gt;Learn fundamentals of vacuum systems and PVD technologies.&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;/li
 &gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;div role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Explore sputtering\, evaporation\, ALD\,
  and thin film growth.&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;div role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Hear d
 irectly from Kurt J. Lesker technical experts.&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;div ro
 le=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Tour GMU&amp;rsquo\;s Nanofabrication Facility.&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;
 \n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;div role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Discuss real-world applications and troub
 leshooting techniques.&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;/li
 &gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;div&gt;Topics Include:&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;div role=&quot;presentation&quot;
 &gt;Resources for Physical Vapor Deposition&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;div role=&quot;pr
 esentation&quot;&gt;Thermal and Electron Beam Evaporation&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;div
  role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Magnetron Sputtering&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;div role=&quot;p
 resentation&quot;&gt;DCMS\, Pulsed DC\, RF\, and HiPIMS&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;div r
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 role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Troubleshooting Sputtering Processes&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li
 &gt;\n&lt;div role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Introduction to Atomic Layer Deposition&lt;/div&gt;\
 n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;div role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Thin Film Models and Structure Zone
  Diagrams&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;di
 v&gt;IEEE Professional Development Hours (PDH) will be provided.&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/div&gt;
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 bleshooting Sputtering Processes&lt;br&gt;Introduction to Atomic Layer Depositio
 n&lt;br&gt;Thin Film Models and Structure Zone Diagrams&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;
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