AVS Online Short Courses Now Available!

Does COVID-19 have your company temporarily shut down?

Are your employees home, and do they need more work to do?
 
COVID-19 has impacted many of us, causing companies to find new ways to keep employees working safely and productively from home. AVS wants to help! AVS Short Courses offer training for technicians, scientists and engineers, and is being offered to you during this challenging time. AVS is bringing three (3) of its AVS Short Courses and our qualified instructors to your home via Zoom!

Cryopump Technology

Instructor: Edwin E. Harrow
Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Time: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. EDT
 
Starting with a review of basic vacuum concepts, the operation of cryogenic pumps using closed-loop refrigeration systems will be covered in detail. The operation of helium refrigerator systems and maintenance requirements will be discussed. The creation of vacuum through gas condensation and adsorption on cryogenic surfaces will be explained, especially as it relates to processes such as sputter and evaporative deposition, ion implantation, ultrahigh vacuum research, and other applications..
 
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Partial Pressure Analysis with Residual Gas Analyzers

Instructor: Gerardo Brucker
Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Time: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. EDT
 
This course provides the basic training required to interpret Residual Gas Analyzer (RGA) data and produce actionable information for process control applications. The operation of an RGA is described, with specific attention dedicated to the multiple tuning parameters available to RGA operators. Routine calibration, tuning and maintenance procedures are discussed. Typical RGA spectra are shown and analyzed and the interferences from background gases are highlighted. Quantitative calculations of gas concentrations are described.  Relevant literature references, gas libraries, tables and graphs are presented. A portion of time is always reserved to address the specific needs of the group. 
 
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Atomic Layer Deposition

Instructor: Steven M. George
Date: Friday, July 17, 2020
Time: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. EDT
 
This course develops an understanding of atomic layer deposition (ALD). Al2O3 ALD is first introduced as an ideal model system and then ALD is compared with CVD. Non-ideal ALD behavior is presented before discussing plasma and radical-enhanced ALD. Subsequently, novel surface chemistry is described for metal ALD.
The course reviews the important topic of nucleation and growth during ALD before introducing low temperature ALD. ALD on polymers and ALD on particles are then discussed to illustrate some potential new application areas for ALD. 
 
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Course Cost

Cost Per Course:

Each course includes a link to a pdf file of the copyrighted course notes. Also, during the online course you may ask questions. Instructors will review and answer them periodically throughout the course. 

Please note times listed are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Check your timezone accordingly!

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Save $50 per AVS Webinar with an AVS Platinum Membership. The savings from just two webinars is equivalent to the price of an AVS Platinum Membership, which provides discounts on conferences/short courses as well as access to the AVS publications and technical libraries, career services, and more. Don’t miss out on these savings. Contact Angela Klink, AVS Membership Administrator, angela@avs.org, for your discount code or to upgrade to Platinum.

AVS Instructors

Edwin E. Harrow
President, The Whitehall Learning Group

Gerardo Brucker
Chief Scientist and CTO
Granville-Phillips Division of MKS Instruments

Steven M. George
Professor, Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of Colorado at Boulder

Other AVS Events

 
AVS 2020 Short Course programs (Chapter, National, Webinars, and e-Talks) will be posted on the AVS Short Schedule page as they become available. Please bookmark the webpage to view upcoming training opportunities.
 
AVS Webinar: Stress Evolution during Thin Film Deposition
August 26, 2020
1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Presenter: Gregory Abadias
 

SPECIAL AVS Career Center Webinar – FREE!
Modern Resumes and CVs
Presenter: Lisa Balbes
September 29, 2020
2:00 pm – 3:00 p.m. EDT
REGISTER HERE! (FREE)

AVS Courses by Request

If you are interested in seeing an AVS Short Course offered in 2020 please complete the AVS Courses by Request form.