Go to our Short Course Registration page to register and pay.
Short course registrations are closed for 2026. Contact David Adams (contact info below) for questions.
| Monday May 18, 2026 |
Tuesday May 19, 2026 |
Wednesday May 20, 2026 |
Thursday May 21, 2026 |
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Basic Vacuum Technology |
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| Evaporation for Thin Film Deposition (Goeke, 1 day) |
Operation & Maintenance of Vacuum Pumping Systems (Gessert, 2 days) |
Partial Pressure Analysis with Residual Gas Analyzers (RGAs) (Brucker, 1 day) |
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| Plasma Etching and Reactive Ion Etching (Shul, 2 days- 1st day option available) |
Foundations of Understanding AI and Machine Learning in Experimental Sciences (Belianinov, 1 day) |
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| Introduction to Spectroscopic Ellipsometry (Synowicki, 1 day) |
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General Short Course Information:
- Short courses meet from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at the conference venue.
- All courses will be held at the Sheraton Albuquerque Airport Hotel, 2910 Yale Blvd SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106.
- Book your group rate for AVS Conference May2026 Hotel reservations can also be made with the hotel directly at 505-843-7000. Please notify them that you are with the American Vacuum Society Group for a discounted rate.
- For information about the Sheraton and directions to the Hotel, please visit https://www.nmavs.org/venue/ .
- An invoice option is available for those who are not allow to use credit cards. Contact Al Mudrick if you have any questions regarding payments.
- Student Rates are provided to those who are registered full time at a University or College and are not intended for interns at a company or laboratory.
- Lunch is provided for all short course attendees.
Go to our Short Course Registration page to register and pay.
NOTE: You do not need a PayPal account to pay with credit card. Select Credit Card option when directed to PayPal.
For questions about short courses , please contact:
David Adams
dadams205@comcast.net
505-844-8317
Al Mudrick
al.nmavs@gmail.com