Purpose

The Distinguished Presenter Award recognizes individuals enriching the SVC Technical Program with sustained contributions advancing vacuum coating, surface engineering, and related technologies.

Eligibility

An individual is eligible upon presenting a paper or poster at a minimum of 10 TechCons, attending at least 5 consecutive TechCons over any time period, and SVC membership for 5 consecutive years prior to nomination.

Application Format

SVC Administration will notify eligible individuals.  The following application materials are then emailed to the Awards Committee Chair by October 1:

• A letter describing the technical impact on the SVC community of their work presented at TechCon meetings, and the impact the SVC had on them and their work, 3 page maximum
• Curriculum Vitae

Selection Process

Applications will be reviewed to confirm eligibility prior to awarding the title of SVC Distinguished Presenter.

2024 Inaugural Class of the SVC Distinguished Presenter Award

Award winners from right to left are: 

• Arutiun P. Ehiasarian, Sheffield Hallam University
• Scott Walton, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
• Frank Papa, GP Plasma
• Volker Sittinger, Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST
• Ralf Bandorf, Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST
• Lenka Zajíčková, Central European Institute of Technology & Masaryk University

Not present for the photo were 2024 Award winners Dermot Monaghan (Gencoa Ltd) and Ron Willey (Willey Optical, Consultants).