Go to our Short Course Registration page to register and pay.
We are not accepting registrations for Basic Vacuum Technology at this time as the class is full. Contact David Adams (contact info below) to get on the waiting list.
| 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.
We are not accepting registrations for Basic Vacuum Technology at this time as the class is full. Contact David Adams (contact info below) to get on the waiting list.
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