Short Courses

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Course Listing for 2025

Monday
May 5, 2025
Tuesday
May 6, 2025
Wednesday
May 7, 2025
Thursday
May 8, 2025
Basic Vacuum Technology
(Riddle and Larson, 4 days)
Basics of Radio Frequency Technology
(Caughman, 1 day)
Controlling Contamination in Vacuum Systems
(Gessert, 1 day)
Cleaning and Surface Conditioning Techniques for Integrated Circuit Manufacturing
(Reinhardt, 2 days)
Evaporation for Thin Film Deposition
(Goeke, 1 day)
Foundations of Understanding AI and Machine Learning
in Experimental Sciences
(Belianinov, 1 day)
Vacuum System Design
(Gessert, 1 day)
Vacuum and Cryogen Safety
(Shrouf, 1 day)


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.
  • 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, or book here: AVS Conference Online Booking
  • For information about the Sheraton and directions to the Hotel, please visit https://www.nmavs.org/venue/ .
  • The invoice option has been removed.  Contact David Adams (info below) or Al Mudrick if you have any questions regarding payments.
  • AVS members may qualify for a discount.  Contact David Adams (info below) for details prior to registering.
  • Student registrations are available upon request.  Contact David Adams (below) for details.
  • Lunch is provided for all short course attendees.

Register HERE  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