41st Surface Analysis and 33rd Annual PNWAVS Symposium

The 33rd Annual Symposium of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the American Vacuum Society (PNWAVS) will be held in conjunction with the 41st Symposium on Applied Surface Analysis on September 14-16, 2022 at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), located in Richland, Washington. The Applied Surface Science Division (ASSD) of the AVS sponsors a biannual topical conference to discuss advances in applied surface analysis. PNWAVS hosts an annual symposium that brings together researchers with interests in vacuum science and technology in the Pacific Northwest region. This year, we will host a joint meeting that will be held in the new Energy Sciences Center (ESC) at PNNL. ESC hosts collaborative research in chemistry, materials science, and computing among PNNL scientists, industry, and university partners for advanced energy technology development. PNNL is also home to EMSL, a DOE national science user facility that houses many state-of-the-art synthesis and characterization tools. A goal of this meeting is to promote interaction among all participants from industry, government, and university laboratories. Both invited and contributed papers in the form of oral and poster presentations will be presented at the meeting. The meeting will consist of three days of invited and contributed talks, plenary speakers, a vendor exhibit, tours of ESC and EMSL, and a student poster presentation competition.

General Registration cost is $300.  

Student Registration cost is $100

Please register using the the link given below.  

If you have any questions about registration please contact  Shuttha Shutthanandan  by email (shuttha@pnnl.gov ) or phone at 509-375-6530.  

There will be a student Poster competition for undergraduate and graduate students. 

Following Awards will be awarded:

Graduate:          1st place $500 + $500 expenses to AVS 

                                   2nd place $300 

                                3rd place $200 

                               Honorable mention

         Undergraduate: 1st place $300 

                                       2nd place $200 

                                 3rd place $100 

                                        Honorable mention

High school:      All entries $100

If you wish to participate in the competition, please indicate the level (undergraduate or graduate) on your abstract 

Prepare one page abstracts (8 ½” x 11”, with a 1" border using Times New Roman 12 font) suitable for reproduction with headings that include title (title case), authors’ names (presenter underlined, note whether undergraduate or graduate), affiliations, and address in Microsoft Word. 

Submit abstracts by August 5, 2022, via Registration Link

Your generous sponsorship  is needed for student awards and annual symposium costs