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Short Courses

Short Course Tracks and Modules

The International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF) will host a series of Short Course Modules following four (4) tracks. The modules will be in two (2) hour increments. You may add and select any combination of tracks and modules of interest. These modules will take place Sunday-Thursday, May 11-15, 2025 in the Town & Country Resort Hotel and Convention Center, San Diego, CA.

Cost Per Track: $300
Cost Per Module: $100

Module(s) Include: Link to Course Notes (PDF)

Short Course Grants Available – If you are a Student or Postdoc registering for a track or individual module(s) you may apply for a short course grant. The grant is limited and will be applied on a first-come, first-serve basis.

NOTE: ICMCTF 2025 conference and short course registration have been integrated into one form. You may register for conference only, short course only, or both.

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Short Course Tracks

Track 1 (T1) – Plasmas in PVD Deposition:
  • Sun., May 11: Introduction to Plasmas (T1) (8:00 AM-10:00 AM)
  • Mon., May 12: Arc Plasma PVD (T1) (1:00 PM-3:00 PM)
  • Tues., May 13: Plasma Sources (T1) (10:15 AM-12:15 PM)
  • Wed., May 14: Fundamentals of HiPIMS Plasmas (T1) (3:15 PM-5:15 PM)
  • Thurs., May 15: Atmospheric Pressure Plasma: Principles, Sources and Applications (T1) (8:00 AM-10:00 AM)
Track 2 (T2) – Growth of Thin Films:
  • Sun., May 11: Surface Engineering: Where to Start (T2) (10:15 AM-12:15 PM)
  • Mon., May 12: Nucleation and Thin Film Growth (T2) (3:15 PM-5:15 PM)
  • Tues., May 13: Ion-Solid Interactions/Fundamentals of Sputter Deposition (T2) (8:00 AM-10:00 AM)
  • Wed., May 14: Reactive Magnetron Sputter Deposition (T2) (1:00 PM-3:00 PM)
  • Thurs., May 15: Stress Evolution During Thin Film Growth (T2) (10:15 AM-12:15 PM)
Track 3 (T3) – Control of Film Properties:
  • Sun., May 11: Control of Microstructure (T3) (1:00 PM-3:00 PM)
  • Mon., May 12: Understanding and Control Stresses in PVD Thin Film (T3) (8:00 AM-10:00 AM)
  • Tues., May 13: Fundamentals of HiPIMS Thin Film Deposition (T3) (3:15 PM-5:15 PM)
  • Wed., May 14: Design and Deposition of Hard and Superhard Coatings (T3) (10:15 AM -12:15 PM)
  • Thurs., May 15: Nanomechanics and Tribology of Thin Film Coatings (T3) (1:00 PM-3:00 PM)
Track 4 (T4) – Toolbox for Coating Research:
  • Sun., May 11: X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (T4) (3:15 PM-5:15 PM)
  • Mon., May 12: Ellipsometry (T4) (10:15 AM-12:15 PM)
  • Tues., May 13: X-ray Diffraction (T4) (1:00 PM- 3:00 PM)
  • Wed., May 14: Electron Microscopy (T4) (8:00 AM – 10:00 AM)
  • Thurs., May 15: In Silico Materials Characterization: From Electrons to Microstructure (T4) (3:15 PM-5:15 PM)

Short Course Modules

Times Sunday
May 11, 2025
Monday
May 12, 2025

Tuesday
May 13, 2025

Wednesday
May 14, 2025
Thursday
May 15, 2025
8:00 AM-10:00 AM

T1
Introduction to Plasmas
Andre Anders

T3
Understanding and Control Stresses in PVD Thin Film
Gregory Abadias
T2
Ion-Solid Interactions/Fundamentals of Sputter Deposition
Ivan Petrov
T4
Electron Microscopy
Helmut Riedl
T1
Atmospheric Pressure Plasma: Principles, Sources and Applications
Hana Barankova
Ladislov Bardos
10:15 AM-12:15 PM

T2
Surface Engineering: Where to Start
Aharon Inspektor

T4
Ellipsometry
Ufuk Kilic
T1
Plasma Sources
Hana Barankova
Ladislov Bardos

T3
Design and Deposition of Hard and Superhard Coatings
Aharon Inspektor

T2
Stress Evolution During Thin Film Growth
Gregory Abadias
1:00 PM-3:00 PM T3
Control of Microstructure
Ivan Petrov

T1
Arc Plasma PVD
Andre Anders

T4
X-ray Diffraction
Helmut Riedl

T2
Reactive Magnetron Sputter Deposition
Diederik Depla

T3
Nanomechanics and Tribology of Thin Film Coatings
Esteban Broitman
3:15 PM-5:15 PM T4
X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Grzegorz (Greg) Greczynski
T2
Nucleation and Thin Film Growth
Diederik Depla
T3
Fundamentals of HiPIMS Thin Film Deposition
Arutiun Ehiasarian
T1
Fundamentals of HiPIMS Plasmas
Arutiun Ehiasarian
T4
In Silico Materials Characterization: From Electrons to Microstructure
David Holec

Key Dates

Call for Abstracts Deadline:
November 15, 2024

Awards Nomination Deadline:
November 15, 2024

Author Notifications:
December 18, 2024

Early Registration Deadline:
March 25, 2025

Housing Deadline:
April 17, 2025

Manuscript Deadline:
July 15, 2025

Downloads

  • Code of Conduct (PDF)
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Contact

ICMCTF
Yvonne Towse

Conference Administrator
125 Maiden Lane; Suite 15B
New York, NY 10038
icmctf@icmctf.org

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