How to Contact
Interested in General Information about SVC? Click the link and contact SVC.
Interested in Joining a Technical Advisory Committee or Standing Committee? Contact a Committee Chair.
Interested in Forming a New Technical Advisory Committee? Contact the Director of TACs.
Interested in Getting Involved? Contact a Board Member.
Q: Interested in General Information about SVC?
A: Contact SVC by E-mail, Fax, or Phone
Society of Vacuum Coaters
71 Pinon Hill Place NE
Albuquerque, NM 87122-1914 U.S.A.
Phone: 505/856-7188; Fax: 505/856-6716
E-mail: svcinfo@svc.org
A: Contact SVC Management Personnel by E-mail
Executive Director: Vivienne Harwood Mattox
E-mail svcinfo@svc.org
Executive Manager: Yvonne Swartz-Lewiecki
E-mail yvonne@svc.org
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Q: Interested in Joining a Technical Advisory Committee or Standing Committee?
A: Contact one of the Committee Chairs.
Year noted is the first year the individual began serving as chair.
| 2009 Program Committee Chair | ||
| Ladislav Bárdos, Uppsala University | 2008 | |
| Ångström Laboratory | ||
| 46/184 713 034 Fax 46/184 715 810 | ||
| E-mail: ladislav.bardos@angstrom.uu.se | ||
| 2009 Past Program Committee Chair | ||
| Ludvik Martinu, École Polytechnique | 2008 | |
| 514/340-4099 Fax 514/340-3218 | ||
| E-mail: lmartinu@mail.polymtl.ca | ||
| 2008 Program Assistant Committee Chair | ||
| Charles A. Bishop, C.A. Bishop Consulting Ltd. | 2008 | |
| 44/1509 502 076, Fax 44/1509 502 076 | ||
| E-mail: cabishopconsulting@cabuk1.co.uk | ||
| Vacuum Web Coating Co-Chair | 2008 | |
| Geoffrey Ringer, 3M Touch Systems | ||
| 414/365-6209, Fax 414/365-1133 | ||
| E-mail: gringer@mmm.com | ||
| Vacuum Web Coating Co-Chair | ||
| James McShane, Avery Dennison | 2008 | |
| 219/322-5030, Fax 219/322-3236 | ||
| E-mail: james.mcshane@averydennison.com | ||
| Optical Coating Co-Chair | ||
| Bryant Hichwa, Sonoma State University | 2005 | |
| 514/340-4099 Fax 514/340-3218 | ||
| E-mail: bryant.hichwa@sonoma.edu | ||
| Optical Coating Co-Chair | ||
| Ulrike Schulz, Fraunhofer Institut für Angewandte Optik und Feinmechanik IOF | 2007 | |
| 49/3641 807 344 Fax 49/3641 807 601 | ||
| E-mail: ulrike.schulz@iof.fraunhofer.de | ||
| Optical Coating Co-Chair | ||
| James N. Hilfiker, J.A. Woollam Co., Inc. | 2007 | |
| 402/477-7501 Fax 402/477-8214 | ||
| E-mail: jhilfiker@jawoollam.com | ||
| Emerging Technologies Co-Chair | ||
| Clark Bright, 3M Company | 2008 | |
| 520/746-7061 Fax 520/746-7070 | ||
| E-mail: cibright@mmm.com | ||
| Emerging Technologies Co-Chair | ||
| Chris H. Stoessel, Southwall Technologies Inc. | 2008 | |
| 650/798-1242 Fax 650/798-1403 | ||
| E-mail: cstoessel@southwall.com | ||
| Emerging Technologies Co-Chair | ||
| Carlo Misiano, Romana Film Sottili SRL | 2007 | |
| 39/064 423 0163 Fax: 39/064 423 0163 | ||
| E-mail: carlo.misiano@libero.it | ||
| Tribological and Decorative Coating Chair | ||
| Roel Tietema, Hauzer Techno Coating Europe BV | 2004 | |
| 31/77 3559 777 Fax 31/77 3969 798 | ||
| E-mail: rtietema@hauzer.nl | ||
| Tribological and Decorative Coating Assistant Chair | ||
| Gary L. Doll, Timken Research | 2001 | |
| 330/471-3522 Fax 330/458-6522 | ||
| E-mail: gary.doll@timken.com | ||
| Tribological and Decorative Coating Assistant Chair | ||
| Jolanta Klemberg-Sapieha, École Polytechnique de Montréal | 2005 | |
| 514/340-5747 Fax 514/340-3218 | ||
| E-mail: jsapieha@polymtl.ca | ||
| Large Area Coating Chair | ||
| Michael Andreasen, NxEdge Inc. | 2001 | |
| 707/365-7433 Fax 707/455-7310 | ||
| E-mail: mandreasen@nxedgeinc.com | ||
| Large Area Coating Assistant Chair | ||
| Johannes Strümpfel, VON ARDENNE Anlagentechnik GmbH | 2002 | |
| 49/351 263 7350 Fax 49/351 263 7308 | ||
| E-mail: struempfel.johannes@ardenne-at.de | ||
| Process Modeling and Control Co-Chair | ||
| Colin Quinn, General Plasma, Inc. | 2006 | |
| 970/297-8023 | ||
| E-mail: cquinn@generalplasma.com | ||
| Process Modeling and Control Co-Chair | ||
| Dan Carter, Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. | 2007 | |
| 970/407-6699 Fax 970/407-5699 | ||
| E-mail: dan.carter@aei.com | ||
| Plasma Processing Chair | ||
| Mariadriana Creatore, Eindhoven University of Technology | 2008 | |
| Phone: 31/402 474 223 Fax: 31/402 456 442 | ||
| E-mail: m.creatore@tue.nl | ||
| Plasma Processing Assistant Chair | ||
| Scott G. Walton, Naval Research Laboratory | 2002 | |
| 202/767-7531 Fax 202/767-3553 | ||
| E-mail: scott.walton@nrl.navy.mil | ||
| Plasma Processing Assistant Chair | ||
| Arutiun P. Ehiasarian, Sheffield-Hallam University | 2005 | |
| 44/114 2253 646 Fax 44/114 225 3501 | ||
| E-mail: a.ehiasarian@shu.ac.uk | ||
| Cleantech Symposium Chair | ||
| Carl M. Lampert, Star Science | 2008 | |
| 707/794-0333, Fax 707/794-0323 | ||
| E-mail: cmlstar@sonic.net | ||
| Cleantech Symposium Assistant Chair | ||
| Ric Shimshock, MLD Technologies LLC | 2008 | |
| 650/938-3705 Fax 650/938-3113 | ||
| E-mail: rshimshock@mldtech.com | ||
| Cleantech Symposium Assistant Chair | ||
| Claes G. Granqvist, Uppsala University | 2008 | |
| 46/18 4713067 Fax 46/18 50 0131 | ||
| E-mail: claes-goran.granqvist@angstrom.uu.se | ||
| Cleantech Symposium Assistant Chair | ||
| Bernd Szyszka, Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films (IST) | 2008 | |
| 49/531 21 55 641 Fax 49/531 2155 900 | ||
| E-mail: szyszka@ist.fhg.de | ||
| Innovators Showcase | ||
| Frank T. Zimone, Reactive NanoTechnologies, Inc. | 2001 | |
| 410/771-9801 Fax 410/771-0586 | ||
| E-mail: fzimone@rntfoil.com | ||
| Education Committee Chair | ||
| S. Ismat Shah, University of Delaware | 2004 | |
| 302/831-1618 Fax 302/831-4545 | ||
| E-mail: ismat@udel.edu | ||
| Education Committee Assistant Chair | ||
| Vasgen Shamamian, Dow Corning Corporation | 2004 | |
| 989/496-6114 Fax 989/496-5121 | ||
| E-mail: v.shamamian@dowcorning.com | ||
| Web Site Committee Team Member | ||
| Wolfgang Decker, VAST Films, Ltd. | 2007 | |
| 724/827-8827 Fax 724/827-2020 | ||
| E-mail: w.decker@vastfilm.com | ||
| Web Site Committee Team Member | ||
| Paolo Raugei, Galileo Vacuum Systems, Inc. | 2007 | |
| 860/653-5911 Fax 860/653-6540 | ||
| E-mail: praugei@worldnet.att.net | ||
| Web Site Committee Team Member | ||
| S. Ismat Shah, University of Delaware | 2007 | |
| 302/831-1618 Fax 302/831-4545 | ||
| E-mail: ismat@udel.edu | ||
| Web Site Committee Team Member | ||
| Ric Shimshock, MLD Technologies LLC | 2007 | |
| 650/938-3705 Fax 650/938-3113 | ||
| E-mail: rshimshock@mldtech.com | ||
| Web Site Committee Team Member | ||
| Frank T. Zimone, Reactive NanoTechnologies, Inc. | 2007 | |
| 410/771-9801 Fax 410/771-0586 | ||
| E-mail: fzimone@rntfoil.com | ||
| Future Sites Committee Chair | ||
| Pamela Luecke, SAGE industrial sales, inc. | 1996 | |
| 605/722-5570 Fax 605/722-0985 | ||
| E-mail: pamluecke@aol.com | ||
| Strategic Planning Committee Co-Chair | ||
| Paolo Raugei, Galileo Vacuum Systems, Inc. | 2006 | |
| 860/653-5911 Fax 860/653-6540 | ||
| E-mail: praugei@worldnet.att.net | ||
| Strategic Planning Committee Co-Chair | ||
| Frank T. Zimone, Reactive NanoTechnologies, Inc. | 2006 | |
| 410/771-9801 Fax 410/771-0586 | ||
| E-mail: fzimone@rntfoil.com | ||
| Nominating Committee Chair | ||
| Peter Martin, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (retired) | 2008 | |
| 509/783-5553 | ||
| E-mail: totsmartin@aol.com | ||
| Corporate Sponsor Committee Chair | ||
| Frank T. Zimone, Reactive NanoTechnologies, Inc. | 2008 | |
| 410/771-9801 Fax 410/771-0586 | ||
| E-mail: fzimone@rntfoil.com | ||
| TAC Strategic Planning Committee Chair | ||
| Peter Martin, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (retired) | 2008 | |
| 509/783-5553 | ||
| E-mail: totsmartin@aol.com | ||
| Awards Committee Chair | ||
| Jim Seeser | 2006 | |
| 314/918-0160 Fax 314/918-0161 | ||
| E-mail: jseeser@aol.com | ||
| Investment Committee Chair | ||
| Edward J. Wegener, AGC Flat Glass NA | 2003 | |
| 423/229-7317 | ||
| E-mail: ed.wegener@afg.com | ||
| Finance Committee Chair | ||
| Michael Andreasen, NxEdge Inc. | 2005 | |
| 707/365-7433 Fax 707/455-7310 | ||
| E-mail: mandreasen@nxedgeinc.com | ||
| Student Sponsorship Committee Chair | ||
| Ludvik Martinu, École Polytechnique | 2000 | |
| 514/340-4099 Fax 514/340-3218 | ||
| E-mail: lmartinu@mail.polymtl.ca | ||
| International Relations Committee Co-Chair | ||
| Ric Shimshock, MLD Technologies LLC | 2005 | |
| 650/938-3705 Fax 650/938-3113 | ||
| E-mail: rshimshock@mldtech.com | ||
| International Relations Committee Co-Chair | ||
| Wolfgang Diehl, Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films (IST) | 2008 | |
| 49/531 2155 515 Fax 49/531 215 5901 | ||
| E-mail: wolfgang.diehl@ist.fraunhofer.de | ||
| History Committee Chair | ||
| John Madocks, General Plasma, Inc. | 2008 | |
| 520/882-5100 Fax 520/882-5165 | ||
| E-mail: jmadocks@generalplasma.com | ||
| Exhibit Committee Chair | ||
| Cathi Baker, Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. | 2005 | |
| 970/407-6498 Fax 970/407-5498 | ||
| E-mail: cathi.baker@aei.com |
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Q: Interested in Forming a New Technical Advisory Committee?
A: Contact the Director of TACs
| Peter Martin, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (retired) |
| 509/783-5553 |
| E-mail: totsmartin@aol.com |
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Q: Interested in Getting Involved?
A: Contact one the members of the Board of Directors or the Executive Director.
Years denote the term of members of the Board of Directors.
| President | ||
| H. Angus Macleod, Thin Film Center, Inc. | 2008-2010 | |
| 520/322-6171 Fax 520/325-8721 | ||
| E-mail: angus@thinfilmcenter.com | ||
| Past President | ||
| Peter Martin, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (retired) | 2008-2010 | |
| 509/783-5553 | ||
| E-mail: totsmartin@aol.com | ||
| Vice President | ||
| Frank T. Zimone, Reactive NanoTechnologies, Inc. | 2008-2010 | |
| 410/771-9801 Fax 410/771-0586 | ||
| E-mail: fzimone@rntfoil.com | ||
| Treasurer | ||
| Michael Andreasen, NxEdge Inc. | 2007-2009 | |
| 707/365-7433 Fax 707/455-7310 | ||
| E-mail: mandreasen@nxedgeinc.com | ||
| Secretary | ||
| Hana Baránková, Uppsala University | 2008-2010 | |
| 46/184 713 118 Fax 46/18-4715810 | ||
| E-mail: hana.barankova@angstrom.uu.se | ||
| Director | ||
| Scott G. Walton, Naval Research Laboratory | 2008-2011 | |
| 202/767-7531 Fax 202/767-3553 | ||
| E-mail: scott.walton@nrl.navy.mil | ||
| Director | ||
| Wolfgang Decker, VAST Films, LLC | 2008-2011 | |
| 401/524 6396 Fax 724/827-2020 | ||
| E-mail: w.decker@vastfilm.com | ||
| Director | ||
| Pamela Luecke, SAGE industrial sales, inc. | 2006-2009 | |
| 605/722-5570 Fax 605/722-0985 | ||
| E-mail: pamluecke@aol.com | ||
| Director | ||
| Ludvik Martinu, École Polytechnique | 2006-2009 | |
| 514/340-4099 Fax 514/340-3218 | ||
| E-mail: lmartinu@mail.polymtl.ca | ||
| Director | ||
| S. Ismat Shah, University of Delaware | 2007-2010 | |
| 302/831-1618 Fax 302/831-4545 | ||
| E-mail: ismat@udel.edu | ||
| Director | ||
| Allan Matthews, University of Sheffield | 2008-2011 | |
| 44/114 222 5466 Fax 44/114 222 5943 | ||
| E-mail: a.matthews@sheffield.ac.uk | ||
| Director | ||
| William D. Sproul, Reactive Sputtering, Inc. | 2006-2009 | |
| 970/226-4677 Fax 801/439-2214 | ||
| E-mail: bsproul@cox.net | ||
| Director | ||
| Roel Tietema, Hauzer Techno Coating BV | 2008-2011 | |
| 31/773 559 741 Fax | ||
| E-mail: ed.wegener@afg.com | ||
| Director | ||
| Gary E. Vergason, Vergason Technologies, Inc. | 2008-2011 | |
| 607/589-4429 Fax 607/589-6955 | ||
| E-mail: gvergason@vergason.com | ||
| Executive Director | ||
| Vivienne Harwood Mattox, MPI | ||
| 505/856-7188 Fax 505/856-6716 | ||
| E-mail: svcinfo@svc.org |