AVS 69th International Symposium & Exhibition Overview
“Two is Better than One: Breaking Barriers with Coupled Phenomena”
Featuring Presentations on Emerging Topics Related to Materials, Processing & Interfaces
The AVS International Symposium and Exhibition addresses cutting edge issues associated with materials, processing and interfaces in both the research and manufacturing communities.
The weeklong Symposium fosters a multidisciplinary environment that cuts across traditional boundaries between disciplines, featuring papers from AVS Technical Division, Groups, Focus Topics on emerging technologies and more.
An extensive Exhibition of related equipment, tools, materials, supplies, chemicals, services, consulting, technical literature, and new technologies are showcased during the week.
Plenary Lecture:
Monday, November 7, 2022: – 5:30 PM EDT
Prof. Evelyn Hu
Tarr-Coyne Professor of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering
John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Harvard University. > Learn More
Call for Late-Breaking Abstracts Deadline
September 15, 2023
-Topics-
- 2D Materials
- Actinides and Rare Earths
- Advanced Ion Microscopy and Ion Beam Nano-engineering
- Advanced Surface Engineering
- Applied Surface Science
- Atomic Scale Processing
- Biomaterial Interfaces and Plenary
- Chemical Analysis and Imaging Interfaces
- Electronic Materials and Photonics
- Exhibitor Technology Spotlight
- Fundamental Discoveries in Heterogeneous Catalysis
- Magnetic Interfaces and Nanostructures
- Manufacturing Science and Technology
- MEMS and NEMS
- Mini Symposium on 2D Materials Synthesis
- Nanoscale Science and Technology and Plenary
- New Trends on Structural and Electronic Characterization of Materials, Interfaces, and Surfaces
- Plasma Science and Technology
- Quantum Information Science
- Radiation Effects on Materials
- Smart Multifunctional Materials for Nanomedicine
- Spectroscopic Ellipsometry
- Surface Science
- Thin Films
- Undergraduate Posters
- Vacuum Technology
Event Venue:
Oregon Convention Center
777 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd
Portland, OR 97232
Program Chair

Program Chair:
Virginia “Ginger” Wheeler
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, USA
Program Vice Chair

Program Vice Chair:
Mark Englehard
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA
Why Attend AVS 69?
Key Dates
March 31, 2022
September 30, 2022
May 31, 2022
October 26, 2022
September 15, 2023
Future Meeting Dates
November 3-8, 2024
Tampa, FL
September 21-26, 2022
Charlotte, NC
TBD
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