Board Members & Committee Chairs
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 Technical Director.
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 Marketing and Communications Manager: Beth Strong
E-mail: yvonne@svc.org
E-mail: publications@svc.org
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Q: Interested in Joining a Technical Advisory Committee or Standing Committee?
A: Contact one of the Program Committee Chairs.
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: ludvik.martinu@polymtl.ca
2009 Program Assistant Committee Chair
Wolfgang Decker, VAST Films Ltd.
2009
724/827-8827, Fax 724/827-2020
E-mail: w.decker@vastfilm.com
Technical Director
Carl M. Lampert, Star Science
2009
707/794-0333, Fax 707/794-0323
E-mail: cmlstar@sonic.net
Vacuum Web Coating Co-Chair
Geoffrey Ringer, 3M Corporate Process Laboratory
2008
520/746-7066, Fax 520/746-7070
E-mail: gringer@mmm.com
Vacuum Web Coating Co-Chair
James McShane, Avery Dennison
2008
219/322-5030, Fax 219/865-4153
E-mail: james.mcshane@averydennison.com
Optical Coating Co-Chair
Bryant Hichwa, Sonoma State University (retired)
2005
707/785-1922 Fax 707/785-1922
E-mail: bhichwa@earthlink.net
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: stoessel@attglobal.net
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 3559741 Fax 31/77 3969 798
E-mail: rtietema@hauzer.nl
Tribological and Decorative Coating Assistant Chair
Michael Drory, Timken Technology Center
2001
330/471-2683 Fax 330/458-6522
E-mail: michael.drory@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, AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc.
2001
707/455-7321 Fax 707/455-7310
E-mail: michael.andreasen@na.agc-flatglass.com
Large Area Coating Assistant Chair
Johannes Strümpfel, VON ARDENNE Anlagentechnik GmbH
2002
49/351 2637350 Fax 49/351 263 7308
E-mail: struempfel.johannes@vonardenne.biz
Process Modeling and Control Co-Chair
Colin Quinn, Veeco Instruments, Inc.
2006
970/221-1807 Fax 970/493-1439
E-mail: cquinn@veeco.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, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
2002
202/767-7531 Fax 202/767-3553
E-mail: scott.walton@nrl.navy.mil
Plasma Processing Assistant Chair
James Bradley, University of Liverpool
2009
41/151 794 4545 Fax 41/151 794 4540
E-mail: j.w.bradley@liverpool.ac.uk
High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HIPIMS) Chair
Arutiun P. Ehiasarian, Sheffield Hallam University
2009
44/114 2253 646 Fax 44/114 225 3501
E-mail: a.ehiasarian@shu.ac.uk
High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HIPIMS) Assistant Chair
Ralf Bandorf, Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST
2009
49/531 2155 602 Fax 49/ 531 2155 900
E-mail: ralf.bandorf@ist.fraunhofer.de
High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HIPIMS) Assistant Chair
Jolanta Klemberg-Sapieha, École Polytechnique de Montréal
2009
514/340-5747 Fax 514/340-3218
E-mail: jsapieha@polymtl.ca
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: ricshimshock4mld@aol.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
Cleantech Symposium Assistant Chair
Wolfgang Diehl, Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films (IST)
2008
49/531 21 55 515 Fax 49/531 2155 901
E-mail: wolfgang.diehl@ist.fraunhofer.de
Vendor Innovators Showcase Co-Chair
Frank T. Zimone, Angstrom Sciences
2001
410/771-9801 Fax 410/771-0586
E-mail: fzimone@angstromsciences.com
Vendor Innovators Showcase Co-Chair
Dan Castilleja, DHF Technical Products
2009
505/507-4019 Fax 323/722-6467
E-mail: Dan@dhfco.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
Media Committee Co-Chair
Paolo Raugei, Galileo Vacuum Systems, Inc.
2007
860/653-5911 Fax 860/653-6540
E-mail: praugei@worldnet.att.net
Media Committee Co-Chair
Frank T. Zimone, Angstrom Sciences
2007
412/469-8466 Fax 412/469-8511
E-mail: fzimone@angstromsciences.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, Angstrom Sciences
2006
412/469-8466 Fax 412/469-8511
E-mail: fzimone@angstromsciences.com
Nominating Committee Chair
Peter Martin, Columbia Basin Thin Film Solutions, LLC
2008
509/783-5553
E-mail: totsmartin@aol.com
Corporate Sponsor Committee Chair
Frank T. Zimone, Angstrom Sciences
2008
412/469-8466 Fax 412/469-8511
E-mail: fzimone@angstromsciences.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@na.agc-flatglass.com
Finance Committee Chair
Michael Andreasen, AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc.
2005
707/455-7321 Fax 707/455-7310
E-mail: michael.andreasen@na.agc-flatglass.com
Student Sponsorship Committee Chair
Ludvik Martinu, École Polytechnique
2000
514/340-4099 Fax 514/340-3218
E-mail: ludvik.martinu@polymtl.ca
International Relations Committee Co-Chair
Ric Shimshock, MLD Technologies LLC
2005
650/938-3705 Fax 650/938-3113
E-mail: ricshimshock4mld@aol.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
2005
970/227-1723
E-mail: cathiacbaker@msn.com
Young Members Committee Chair
James McShane, Avery Dennison
2009
219/322-5030 Fax 219/865-4153
E-mail: james.mcshane@averydennison.com
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Q: Interested in Forming a New Technical Advisory Committee?
A: Contact the Technical Director
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Carl M. Lampert, Star Science
707/794-0333, Fax 707/794-0323
E-mail: cmlstar@sonic.net
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
2008-2010
Columbia Basin Thin Film Solutions, LLC
509/783-5553
E-mail: totsmartin@aol.com
Vice President
Frank T. Zimone, Angstrom Sciences
2008-2010
412/469-8466 Fax 412/469-8511
E-mail: fzimone@angstromsciences.com
Treasurer
Michael Andreasen, AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc.
2009-2011
707/455-7321 Fax 707/455-7310
E-mail: michael.andreasen@na.agc-flatglass.com
Secretary
Hana Baránková, Uppsala University
2008-2010
46/184 713 118 Fax 46/18-4715810
E-mail: hana.barankova@angstrom.uu.se
Director
Ladislav Bárdos, Uppsala University
2007-2010
Ångström Laboratory
46/184 713 034 Fax 46/184 715 810
E-mail: ladislav.bardos@angstrom.uu.se
Director
Scott G. Walton, U.S. 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
Wolfgang Diehl, Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films (IST)
2009-2012
49/531 2155 515 Fax 49/531 215 5901
E-mail: wolfgang.diehl@ist.fraunhofer.de
Director
Bryant Hichwa, Sonoma State University (retired)
2009-2012
707/785-1922
E-mail: bhichwa@earthlink.net
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
Carl Lampert, Star Science
2009-2012
707/794-0333 Fax 707/794-0323
E-mail: cmlstar@sonic.net
Director
Roel Tietema, Hauzer Techno Coating BV
2008-2011
31/773 559 741 Fax 31/773 969 798
E-mail: rtietema@hauzer.nl
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