The technical structure of AVS is organized as a matrix. Members can participate in one or more Divisions or Technical Groups, each of which is focused around a major topical area. Members may also participate in Chapters and Student Chapters, which are regional organizations that focus on local area needs.


Michigan - Past Symposia

 

2023

June 7: "Thin Films and Plasma for Future Microelectronics"

2017

May 25: "Nanomanufacturing: From Fundamentals to Scale-Up"

2014

August 25: "Thin Films in Energy Storage and Conversion Applications"
chairs: Dr. Yue Qi
 

2011

May 12: "Graphene Nanomaterial and Neural Interfaces"
chairs: P.C. Ku, M. Cheng
 

2010

White-Light LEDs for Automotive and General Lighting Applications
 

2009

Wide Band Gap Materials for Display, Sensor, and Device Technologies
 

2008

Thin Film and Nanostructured Materials for Alternative Energy Applications
 

2007

Smart Materials and Thin Films for Biomedical Applications
chair: Jinsang Kim, University of Michigan
 

2006

Science and Applications of One-Dimensional Nanostructures
chair: Jaewu Choi, Wayne State University
 

2003

Nanostructures and Low-Dimensional Electron Structures
chair: Chagliyan Kurdak, University of Michigan
 

2002

Thin Films and their Application to Devices
chair: Ale Lukaszew, University of Toledo
 

2001

Nanoscale Science and Engineering
chair: Gang-yu Liu, Wayne State University
 

2000

Meeting the Challenge of Low Automotive Emissions in the New Millennium
chair: Amer Samman, Ford Motor Company
 

1999

Sensor and Actuator Technologies for Automotive Applications
chair: Michael Wu, Delphi Automotive Systems
 

1998

Scanning Probe Microscopies: Methods and Applications
chair: Rachel Goldman, U. Michigan
 

1997

Electronic and Photonic Materials and Devices
chair: Ratna Naik, Wayne State U.
 

1996

Surface Analysis '96, An AVS Topical Conference
chairs: Steven Simko, General Motors, and Pete Schmitz, Ford Motor
 

1995

Polymer Systems: Surface Properties and Characterization
chair: Pete Schmitz, Ford Motor
 

1994

Sensor Technology
chair: Greg Auner, Wayne State U.
 

1993

Growth and Characterization of Thin Films
chair: Steve Yalisove, U. Michigan
 

1992

Symposium on Applied Surface Analysis, An AVS Topical Conference
chairs: Stephen Gaarenstroom, General Motors, and Ron Baird, Ford Motor
 

1991

Reactions at Surfaces
chairs: Dave Belton, General Motors, and George Graham, Ford Motor
 

1990

Ion-Solid Interactions: From Fundamentals to Applications
chairs: Yang-Tse Cheng and Galen Fisher, General Motors