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Start Time End Time Name Speakers Session Type Track
10:00 AM10:40 AMAdditive Manufacturing (AM): Towards Realizing AM’s Full Potential (Keynote Presentation)William Frazier - Pilgrim Consulting LLCKeynote 
10:40 AM10:50 AMBreak Round table 
10:50 AM11:10 AMEmerging Hydrogen Technology for the Automotive Industry: Low Cost Bipolar Plate Coatings for High Performance and Durability of PEM Fuel Cell StacksRoel Bosch - IHI Hauzer Techno CoatingEnergy ConversionTrack B
10:50 AM11:30 AMChallenges for Optical Coatings in Global Markets: Consumer Electronics, Automotive and E-mobility (Invited Presentation)Steffen Runkel - Bühler Alzenau GmbHOptical CoatingsTrack A
11:10 AM11:30 AMHigh Rate Deposition of Epitaxial Silicon by E-beam EvaporationMarit Stange - SINTEFEnergy ConversionTrack B
11:30 AM11:50 AMInline Magnetron Sputtering for Highly Demanding Laser-Optical CoatingsDaniel Glöß - Fraunhofe-Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEPOptical CoatingsTrack A
11:30 AM12:10 PMInterphases and Interfaces in Batteries Probed by PES Techniques (Invited Presentation)Kristina Edstrom - Uppsala UniversityEnergy ConversionTrack B
12:10 PM12:20 PMBreak Round table 
12:20 PM12:40 PMDeveloping Optical Coatings for Gravitational Wave Detectors and Laser Optics using Next Generation Ion Beam Deposition TechniqueChalisa Gier - University of StrathclydeOptical CoatingsTrack A
12:20 PM12:40 PMSynthesis of Porous Silicon, Nickel and Carbon Layers by Vapor Phase DealloyingStefan Saager - Fraunhofer FEPEnergy ConversionTrack B
12:40 PM1:00 PMVariation of Indices of Refraction of Very Thin Silver Layers with Materials, Thickness, and Simulation ModelsRon Willey - Willey Optical, ConsultantsOptical CoatingsTrack A
12:40 PM1:00 PMTransparent Niobium-Doped Titanium Dioxide Thin Films with High Seebeck Coefficient for Thermoelectric ApplicationsJoana Ribeiro - University of MinhoEnergy ConversionTrack B
1:00 PM1:20 PMUsing Optical Interference Filters to Measure Autofluorescence in Substrates and CoatingsJeremy Grace - IDEX Health & ScienceOptical CoatingsTrack A
1:00 PM1:20 PMGlancing Angle Deposited CdTe in Solar CellsNiva Jayswal - University of Toledo, Res & Tech Complex 1Energy ConversionTrack B
1:20 PM1:40 PMFreeform Optics and The Ideal Antireflection SurfaceRon Willey - Willey Optical, ConsultantsOptical CoatingsTrack A
1:20 PM1:40 PMInorganic-Organic Halide Based Perovskite and Solar Cells: Proper Optical ProbingBiwas Subedi - University of ToledoEnergy ConversionTrack B
1:40 PM2:10 PMBreak Round table 
2:10 PM2:30 PMDurable Optical Coatings Containing Ultra-Thin Silver FilmsPhillip Rumsby - Polytechnique MontréalOptical CoatingsTrack A
2:10 PM2:50 PMHigh-Rate Printing of Nano and Micro Electronics and Sensors (Invited Presentation)Ahmed Busnaina - NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITYAdditive ManufacturingTrack B
2:30 PM2:50 PMOptical Properties of Amorphous MoOx , AR for Metal ConductorsDavid Tsu - The Mackinac Technology CompanyOptical CoatingsTrack A
2:50 PM3:10 PMComparison of the Behavior of Three Different Ion/Plasma Sources for Optical Coating Processes Using A Direct Current Power SupplyRon Willey - Willey Optical, ConsultantsOptical CoatingsTrack A
2:50 PM3:30 PMManufacturing Thin Coatings by Thermal Spray Methods (Invited Presentation)Christopher Berndt - Swinburne UniversityAdditive ManufacturingTrack B
3:10 PM3:30 PMSpecifying n&k in Optical Thin Film CalculationsFred GOLDSTEIN - FTG Software AssociatesOptical CoatingsTrack A
3:30 PM3:40 PMBreak Round table 
3:40 PM4:00 PMExtracting n and k Values of Optical Coating Layers From Spectrophotometric CurvesRon Willey - Willey Optical, ConsultantsOptical CoatingsTrack A
4:00 PM4:20 PMHigh Accuracy Broadband Optical Monitor Colin Quinn - Plasma Process groupOptical CoatingsTrack A
Start Time End Time Name Speakers Session Type Track
10:00 AM10:40 AMVacuum Deposition of Electro-active Coatings for Thin-Film Neural Interfaces (Keynote Presentation)Stuart Cogan - The University of Texas at DallasKeynote 
10:40 AM10:50 AMBreak Round table 
10:50 AM11:10 AMHIPIMS Direct Metallization of Plastics: Influence of the Peak Current and the Choice of SubstratesRalf Bandorf - Fraunhofer ISTHIPIMSTrack A
10:50 AM11:30 AMSpatial Atomic Layer Deposition for Large-Area and Flexible Electronics (Invited Presentation)Fieke van den Bruele - TNO/Holst CentreWebTechTrack B
11:10 AM11:30 AMTwo Decades of HIPIMS Technology: Challenges and Innovations Enabling Industrial SuccessWojciech Gajewski - TRUMPF HuettingerHIPIMSTrack A
11:30 AM11:50 AMAdvances in Precision Optical Coatings Produced by Roll to Roll Vacuum Web CoatingMike Simmons - Intellivation LLCWebTechTrack B
11:30 AM12:10 PMThin Films for Green Hydrogen Production by PEMWE: An Outlook for HIPIMS Technology Benefits into Bipolar Plates Protection (Invited Presentation)Lucia Mendizabal - TeknikerHIPIMSTrack A
11:50 AM12:10 PMInsights of Future Inline Metrology for Conductive CoatingsMarcus Klein - SURAGUS GmbHWebTechTrack B
12:10 PM12:20 PMBreak Round table 
12:20 PM12:40 PMInvestigating the Manufacturability of Flexible Thin-Film Devices (TEGs) Using Roll-to-Roll ProcessingXudong Tao - University of OxfordWebTechTrack B
12:20 PM12:40 PMHigh Density Silica Films Deposited by Current-Controlled High Power Impulse Magnetron SputteringArutiun Ehiasarian - Sheffield Hallam UniversityHIPIMSTrack A
12:40 PM1:00 PMNew Approach to Perform Plasma Nitriding of Alloys using HIPIMS DischargeKrishnanand Shukla - Sheffield Hallam UniversityHIPIMSTrack A
12:40 PM1:00 PMQuality Factors in Permeation Barrier Coatings on Flexible Polymer WebsJohn Fahlteich - Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEPWebTechTrack B
1:00 PM1:20 PMConsidering Spectroscopic Ellipsometry for Roll-to-Roll ApplicationNina Hong - J.A. Woollam Co. IncWebTechTrack B
1:00 PM1:20 PMHow to Overcome the Reluctance to Control Production Processes ActivelyThomas Schütte - PLASUS GmbHHIPIMSTrack A
1:20 PM1:40 PMA New PVD Process for Security PrintingAngela Bertuna - PROTEC SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES SRLHIPIMSTrack A
1:20 PM1:40 PMLight-Activated High Efficiency Antimicrobial and Antiviral CoatingsVictor Bellido-Gonzalez - Gencoa LtdBiomedical ApplicationsTrack B
1:40 PM2:10 PMBreak Round table 
2:10 PM2:30 PMThe Balance Between Deposition Rate and Ionized Flux Fraction in the High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering DischargeJon Tomas Gudmundsson - University of IcelandHIPIMSTrack A
2:10 PM2:30 PMPulsed Plasma Polymerization using Para-xylene as Precursor for Biomedical PurposeXuan-Xuan Chang - Feng Chia UniversityBiomedical ApplicationsTrack B
2:30 PM2:50 PMTransition Metal Carbide Electrodes Modified by High-Powered Impulse Magnetron SputteringDavid Barlaz - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignHIPIMSTrack A
2:30 PM3:10 PMBactericidal Inorganic Coatings - A Path Away from Antibiotics (Invited Presentation)Jeffrey Hettinger - Rowan UniversityBiomedical ApplicationsTrack B
2:50 PM3:10 PMOne-Dimensional PIC/MCC Simulation of HiPIMS DischargesBocong Zheng - Fraunhofer USAHIPIMSTrack A
3:10 PM3:30 PMEffect of Low DC Electrical Power Applied to Silver Coated Filter Papers in Combating Wastewater BacteriaDorina Mihut - Mercer UniversityBiomedical ApplicationsTrack B
3:10 PM3:30 PMHetero-growth of HIPIMS-Graphene Film on Silicon Substrate Assisted with CopperPing-Yen Hsieh - Feng Chia UniversityHIPIMSTrack A
3:30 PM3:40 PMBreak Round table 
3:40 PM4:00 PMTailoring HIPIMS-Graphene Growth to Achieve High Thermal Spreading by Incorporating CopperJonathan Ho - Feng ChiaHIPIMSTrack A
3:40 PM4:00 PMReactively Sputtered TiN Coatings Using Inverted Cylindrical Magnetrons for Use in Cardiac Rhythm Management DevicesWesley Seche - Pulse TechnologiesBiomedical ApplicationsTrack B
4:00 PM4:20 PMFundamental Investigation of Hierarchical Surface Restructuring of Electrodes and Microelectrode Arrays for Neurostimulation ApplicationsNatalie Page - Rowan UniversityBiomedical ApplicationsTrack B
4:00 PM4:20 PMUsing Magnetic Fixture to Realize Decorative Coatings for Small Workpiece via Batch-type HIPIMS SystemYu-Chen Lin - Feng Chia UniversityHIPIMSTrack A
4:20 PM4:40 PM6-Phenylhexyl Silane Derivatized, Sputtered Silicon Solid Phase Microextraction (SPME) Fiber for the Analysis of PAHs in Environmental SamplesDhananjay Patel - Brigham Young UniversityBiomedical ApplicationsTrack B
4:20 PM4:40 PMHigh Power Impulse Magnetron Sputter Deposited Copper for Conformal type EMS PurposeHuai-Hsuan Huang - Feng Chia UniversityHIPIMSTrack A
4:40 PM5:00 PMElectrochemical Enhancement of Binary and Combinatorially Synthesized Ternary, and Quaternary Platinum Group Metal OxidesGreg Taylor - Rowan UniversityBiomedical ApplicationsTrack B
Start Time End Time Name Speakers Session Type Track
10:00 AM10:40 AMAn Update on COVID-19: Seeing the End of the Pandemic (Keynote Presentation)David Aronoff - Vanderbilt University Medical CenterKeynote 
10:40 AM10:50 AMBreak Round table 
10:50 AM11:10 AMReal-Time Spectral Plasma Analysis Software ToolsPatricia Killen - Gencoa LtdVendor Innovator ShowcaseTrack B
10:50 AM11:30 AMThin Film Tribological Coatings to Enhance Machine Component Durability (Invited Presentation)Ryan Evans - The Timken CompanyTribological CoatingTrack A
11:10 AM11:30 AMAdvanced and Versatile Process Control System EMICON SA for Production LInesThomas Schütte - PLASUS GmbHVendor Innovator ShowcaseTrack B
11:30 AM11:50 AMAdvanced Microstructural Design of AlCrSiN Wear-Resistant Coatings for Applications Under Severe ConditionsNikolaus Jäger - Montanuniversität LeobenTribological CoatingTrack A
11:30 AM11:50 AMSputtering Targets by Powder Metallurgy for Display, Energy and Hardcoating ApplicationsChristian Linke - Plansee SEVendor Innovator ShowcaseTrack B
11:50 AM12:10 PMBeyond ta-C: Ways of Modification and OptimizationVolker Weihnacht - Fraunhofer IWSTribological CoatingTrack A
11:50 AM12:10 PMInnovation Integration in New HiPIMS Power SuppliesRafael Sanchez Reategui - IonauticsVendor Innovator ShowcaseTrack B
12:10 PM12:20 PMBreak Round table 
12:20 PM12:40 PMAdvanced Energy Customer Solutions Lab | A Central Hub for Plasma Deposition Research and Development ActivitiesGayatri Rane - Advanced Energy Industries GmbHVendor Innovator ShowcaseTrack B
12:20 PM12:40 PMCromatipic® – An Environment Friendly Technology for Metallization on Plastics with Future Proof Regulations.Chinmay Trivedi - IHI HAUZER TECHNO COATING BVTribological CoatingTrack A
12:40 PM1:00 PMRotary Cathode Solutions for R&D and Smaller System ApplicationsSarah Williams - Sputtering Components IncVendor Innovator ShowcaseTrack B
12:40 PM1:00 PMMass Finishing ProjectAngela Bertuna - PROTEC SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES SRLTribological CoatingTrack A
1:00 PM1:20 PMTetrahedral Amorphous Carbon (Ta-C) for Piston RingsMark Pellman - Vital & FHR North AmericaTribological CoatingTrack A
1:00 PM1:20 PMExceeding the Expectation - A Customer Centered Approach for Custom Coating Equipment and Process SolutionsJames Haight - Semicore Equipment, Inc.Vendor Innovator ShowcaseTrack B
1:20 PM1:40 PMThe Full Range of Magnetic Array Options for Planar Magnetrons – Too Much Choice?Dermot Monaghan - Gencoa ltdVendor Innovator ShowcaseTrack B
1:20 PM1:40 PMSputtering Nickel From a Rotary Cathode As a Replacement For Decorative ElectroplatingSarah Williams - Sputtering Components IncTribological CoatingTrack A
1:40 PM2:10 PMBreak Round table 
2:10 PM2:30 PMLaser Induced Plasmonic Color Printing on Semicontinuous Metal FilmsSarah Nahar Chowdhury - Purdue UniversityTribological CoatingTrack A
2:10 PM2:30 PMInnovation in E-Beam DepositionTom Guppenberger - TELEMARKVendor Innovator ShowcaseTrack B
2:30 PM2:50 PMIntellivation: Innovators of Vacuum Thin Film Web Coaters and ComponentsMike Simmons - Intellivation LLCVendor Innovator ShowcaseTrack B
2:30 PM3:10 PMMiniaturization of Optical Sensors using Patterned Interference Filters (Invited Presentation)Georg Ockenfuss - VIAVI SolutionsCommunications 2030 SymposiumTrack A
2:50 PM3:10 PMMINIMET - PVD Coating System for Small to Medium Production VolumesMarko Schoebitz - VTD Vakuumtechnik Dresden GmbH, A Unit of TennecoVendor Innovator ShowcaseTrack B
3:10 PM3:30 PMDifferentiated by World Class DfR (Design for Reliability)Matt Lacy - Advanced EnergyVendor Innovator ShowcaseTrack B
3:10 PM3:30 PMDesign and Manufacturing of Transparent, Functional Coatings for Manipulating Radar WavesKerstin Täschner - Fraunhofer-Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEPCommunications 2030 SymposiumTrack A
3:30 PM3:40 PMBreak Round table 
3:40 PM4:00 PMRoll-to-Roll Reactive Ion Etching Nanoscale Features in Si for Next Generation Flexible ElectronicsZiam Ghaznavi - Emerson & RenwickCommunications 2030 SymposiumTrack A
3:40 PM4:00 PMControl Your Stress in Order to Avoid a Catastrophic Breakdown – New Techniques for Simple, Fast and Inexpensive Coating System Analysis and DesignTroy vom Braucke - GP Plasma LLCVendor Innovator ShowcaseTrack B
4:00 PM4:20 PMCross Platform Integration of Differing Manufacturers’ Cryogenic Pumps on the Same Process ToolFrank Jankowsky III - synergy systems corp. dba "SynSysCoVendor Innovator ShowcaseTrack B
4:20 PM4:40 PMMulti-Z : Accurate Monitoring of Multi-Layer Film ThicknessMohamed Rinzan - INFICONVendor Innovator ShowcaseTrack B
4:40 PM5:00 PMMany New Innovations to Report from Trumpf Huettinger, Inc.Mark Seeman - TRUMPF Huettinger, Inc.Vendor Innovator ShowcaseTrack B
Start Time End Time Name Speakers Session Type Track
10:00 AM10:40 AMSuperconductivity: From Discoveries to Thin Film Devices (Don Mattox Tutorial Presentation)Larry Scipioni - PVD ProductsKeynote 
10:40 AM10:50 AMBreak Round table 
10:50 AM11:10 AMReactive Magnetron Sputtering of Epitaxial Growth of AlN Films on Si(111)Stefan Neuhaus - Fraunhofer-Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEPPlasma ProcessingTrack A
10:50 AM11:30 AMGas Discharge Electron Sources - Powerful Tools for Thin-Film Technologies (Invited Presentation)Burkhard Zimmermann - Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEPElectron Beam TechnologyTrack B
11:10 AM11:30 AMUnderstanding the Role of Substrate Geometry in Plasma Polymerization on Non-Planar SubstratesLenka Zajickova - CEITECPlasma ProcessingTrack A
11:30 AM11:50 AMPhysical Simulations of Electrical Fields and Temperature Distributions in Low Energy High Intensity Thermionic Electron Beam GeneratorsThomas Schösser - ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbHElectron Beam TechnologyTrack B
11:30 AM12:10 PMPlasma Diagnostic: A Mandatory Step Towards a Better Understanding of the Plasma Polymerization Process (Invited Presentation)Damien Thiry - University of MonsPlasma ProcessingTrack A
12:10 PM12:20 PMBreak Round table 
12:20 PM12:40 PMComparison of Four Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jets Applied for the Polypropylene ModificationKaterina Polaskova - Masaryk UniversityPlasma ProcessingTrack A
12:20 PM1:00 PMThe Emerging World of Flexible Hybrid Electronics (Invited Presentation)Art Wall - NextFlexEmerging TechnologyTrack B
12:40 PM1:00 PMConveyor Imprints Cleaning, Surface Etching and Activation - All in One Scalable Solution Based on Ion Source "LUCH" from IzovacPavel Shapotkin - Izovac LtdLarge Area CoatingsTrack A
1:00 PM1:40 PMCold Atmospheric Plasma Devices for SARS-CoV-2 Disinfection (Invited Presentation)Michael Keidar - George Washington UniversityPlasma ProcessingTrack A
1:20 PM1:40 PMMeasurement of a Film Stress Profile within a Calo-Wear Crater Via Nano-Indentation Using a Top-Down Fundamental Mathematical ApproachTroy vom Braucke - GP Plasma LLCEmerging TechnologyTrack B
1:40 PM2:10 PMBreak Round table 
2:10 PM2:30 PMDeposition of Oxide Coatings Using Non-Thermal Atmospheric Pressure PlasmasDhruval Patel - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignPlasma ProcessingTrack A
2:10 PM2:30 PMSynthesis and Characterization of Reactively Sputtered Platinum Group Metal Oxides for Stimulating and Recording ApplicationsJeffrey Hettinger - Rowan UniversityEmerging TechnologyTrack B
2:30 PM2:50 PMLarge Area Microwave Plasma Source Arrays for Ion-Assisted Sputtering of DLC and Surface ModificationAlexander Welsh - Malachite Technologies, Inc.Plasma ProcessingTrack A
2:30 PM2:50 PM2G HTS Wire Manufacturing at SuperOxAlexander Molodyk - S-InnovationsThin Film SuperconductorsTrack B
2:50 PM3:10 PMScaling Up the HTS Industry to Support Fusion EnergyBrandon Sorbom - Commonwealth Fusion SystemsThin Film SuperconductorsTrack B
2:50 PM3:30 PMPeriodic Thin-Film Optical Sensors: Technology and Applications (Invited Presentation)Robert Magnusson - UT-ArlingtonThin Film SensorsTrack A
3:10 PM3:30 PMIon-Beam Crystal-Aligned Templates for Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing of High-Temperature Superconductor TapesVladimir Matias - iBeam MaterialsThin Film SuperconductorsTrack B
3:30 PM3:40 PMBreak Round table 
3:40 PM4:20 PMRoll-to-Roll Manufacturing of Thin Film Superconductor Tapes: Status, Challenges, and Opportunities (Invited Presentation)Venkat Selvamanickam - University of HoustonThin Film SuperconductorsTrack B
4:00 PM4:20 PMParity-Time High Contrast (PT-HCGs): A New Platform for Integrated Thin Film Gas SensorsTahere Hemati - University of OklahomaThin Film SensorsTrack A
4:20 PM4:40 PMHigh Speed MgO Buffer Layer Deposition System for Commercial HTS Tape ProductionJames Greer - PVD ProductsThin Film SuperconductorsTrack B
Start Time End Time Name Speakers Session Type Track
10:00 AM10:40 AMAtomic Layer Deposition: An Enabling Thin Film Nanotechnology for a Growing Number of Applications (Keynote Presentation)Erwin Kessels - Eindhoven University of TechnologyKeynote 
10:40 AM10:50 AMBreak Round table 
10:50 AM11:10 AMThin Film Coating Technology Contributing to the Search for Extraterrestrial Life. The Realization of the Coating Plant for the Segments of the Primary Mirror of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) in ChileJeroen Schotsaert - AGC Plasma Technology SolutionsLarge Area CoatingsTrack A
10:50 AM11:30 AMElucidating the Mechanisms for Atomic Layer Growth through In Situ Studies (Invited Presentation)Jeffrey Elam - Argonne National LaboratoryAtomic Layer ProcessingTrack B
11:10 AM11:30 AMAutomated Analysis of Vacuum Processes Using Artificial IntelligenceJoe Brindley - Gencoa LimitedLarge Area CoatingsTrack A
11:30 AM11:50 AMALD MoS2 / MoSe2 Decorated TiO2 Nanotubes: Versatile and High Performance HeterostructuresRaul Zazpe - University of PardubiceAtomic Layer ProcessingTrack B
11:30 AM12:10 PMStructural Colors and Flexible Transparent Conductors Enabled by Thin Film PVD Technology (Invited Presentation)L. Jay Guo - University of Michigan, Ann ArborLarge Area CoatingsTrack A
11:50 AM12:10 PMPlasma Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition of ZnO Ultra-Thin Films Monitored by In-Situ Spectroscopic EllipsometryUfuk Kilic - University of Nebraska LincolnAtomic Layer ProcessingTrack B
12:10 PM12:20 PMBreak Round table 
12:20 PM12:40 PMNickel-Based Ceramic Rotatable Targets for Large Volume ApplicationsIGNACIO CARETTI - SOLERAS ADVANCED COATINGSLarge Area CoatingsTrack A
12:20 PM12:40 PMInsight into Molecular Layer Deposition Initiation and Transition to Steady Growth by Systematic Adjustment of Polyurea Precursor StructureRachel Nye - North Carolina State UniversityAtomic Layer ProcessingTrack B
12:40 PM1:00 PMBenefits of Using a Magnetic Active Anode in the Sputtering of Rotatable MagnetronsPatrick McCarthy - GencoaLarge Area CoatingsTrack A
12:40 PM1:00 PMMechanical Characterization of Freestanding Thin Coatings Using NanoindentationHenna Khosla - Villanova UniversityAtomic Layer ProcessingTrack B
1:00 PM1:20 PMVacuum Thin Film Deposition for Automotive ApplicationsCarsten Deus - VON ARDENNE GmbHLarge Area CoatingsTrack A
1:00 PM1:20 PMAluminium Hollow Cathode Gas Plasma Sources for Atomic Layer DepositionK. Scott Butcher - Meaglow LtdAtomic Layer ProcessingTrack B
1:20 PM1:40 PMIon Implantation on Large Area Substrate for Materials Surface TreatmentCameron Gottlieb - AGC Glass EuropeLarge Area CoatingsTrack A
1:40 PM2:10 PMBreak Round table 
2:10 PM2:30 PM5G Signal Penetrating Low-E Coating TechnologyGuowen Ding - Labforinvention CorpLarge Area CoatingsTrack A
2:10 PM2:30 PMMechanisms of Thermal Atomic Layer Etching (ALE) of Nickel by Acetylacetone (acacH) MoleculesAbdulrahman H. Basher - Center for Atomic and Molecular Technologies (CAMT), Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University.Atomic Layer ProcessingTrack B
2:30 PM2:50 PMVera C. Rubin Observatory - Coating Plant Assembly, Integration and Early ResultsTomislav Vucina - AURA / Vera C. Rubin ObservatoryLarge Area CoatingsTrack A
2:30 PM3:10 PMSustainability In A Rapidly Changing World (Invited Presentation)Marc Landry - National Renewable Energy LabsSustainable Future SymposiumTrack B
2:50 PM3:10 PMArc Energy: Methods to Control, Measure, and Compare Arc Energy Delivered Between Different Types of ArcsJosh Pankratz - Advanced EnergyLarge Area CoatingsTrack A
3:10 PM3:30 PMEnabling Extreme Fast Charging Through Control of Li Deposition OverpotentialDavid Bock - Brookhaven National LaboratorySustainable Future SymposiumTrack B
3:10 PM3:30 PMAstronomical Mirror Coating using Magnetron SputteringRamya Chandrasekaran - DynavacLarge Area CoatingsTrack A
3:30 PM3:40 PMBreak Round table 
3:40 PM4:00 PMUltra-Thin Sulfide Solid Electrolyte Glass for Next Generation BatteriesSteven Visco - PolyPlus Battery CompanySustainable Future SymposiumTrack B
3:40 PM4:00 PMLinear Ion Beam Source for Anti-Reflective Glass Surface ModificationAlexander Welsh - Malachite Technologies, Inc.Large Area CoatingsTrack A
4:00 PM4:20 PMNew DRP Approach for High Speed Deposition ProcessesCraig Rappe - Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.Large Area CoatingsTrack A
4:00 PM4:20 PMMoving Beyond the Spherical Cow: Sputtering in 3DGabriel Veith - ORNLSustainable Future SymposiumTrack B
4:20 PM4:40 PMThe Photonic Smart Coatings for Optoelectronic ApplicationsNISHIKANT SONWALKAR - SunDensity Inc.Sustainable Future SymposiumTrack B
4:40 PM5:00 PMColored Solar Cells and Affordable UV Nanolithography for SustainabilityL. Jay Guo - University of Michigan, Ann ArborSustainable Future SymposiumTrack B
Start Time End Time Name Speakers Session Type Track
10:00 AM10:40 AMAn Update on COVID-19: Seeing the End of the Pandemic (Keynote Presentation) - RedoDavid Aronoff - Vanderbilt University Medical CenterKeynote 
10:40 AM10:50 AMBreak Round table 
10:50 AM11:10 AMReal-Time Spectral Plasma Analysis Software Tools Patricia Killen - Gencoa LtdVendor Innovator ShowcaseTrack B
10:50 AM11:30 AMThin Film Tribological Coatings to Enhance Machine Component Durability (Invited Presentation)Ryan Evans - The Timken CompanyTribological CoatingTrack A
11:10 AM11:30 AMAdvanced and Versatile Process Control System EMICON SA for Production LInes Thomas Schütte - PLASUS GmbHVendor Innovator ShowcaseTrack B
11:30 AM11:50 AMAdvanced Microstructural Design of AlCrSiN Wear-Resistant Coatings for Applications Under Severe Conditions Nikolaus Jäger - Montanuniversität LeobenTribological CoatingTrack A
11:30 AM11:50 AMSputtering Targets by Powder Metallurgy for Display, Energy and Hardcoating Applications Christian Linke - Plansee SEVendor Innovator ShowcaseTrack B
11:50 AM12:10 PMInnovation Integration in New HiPIMS Power Supplies -RedoRafael Sanchez Reategui - IonauticsVendor Innovator ShowcaseTrack B
11:50 AM12:10 PMBeyond ta-C: Ways of Modification and Optimization Volker Weihnacht - Fraunhofer IWSTribological CoatingTrack A
12:20 PM12:40 PMCromatipic® – An Environment Friendly Technology for Metallization on Plastics with Future Proof Regulations Chinmay Trivedi - IHI HAUZER TECHNO COATING BVTribological CoatingTrack A
12:20 PM12:40 PMAdvanced Energy Customer Solutions Lab | A Central Hub for Plasma Deposition Research and Development Activities Gayatri Rane - Advanced Energy Industries GmbHVendor Innovator ShowcaseTrack B
12:40 PM1:00 PMMass Finishing Project Angela Bertuna - PROTEC SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES SRLTribological CoatingTrack A
12:40 PM1:00 PMRotary Cathode Solutions for R&D and Smaller System Applications - RedoSarah Williams - Sputtering Components IncVendor Innovator ShowcaseTrack B
1:00 PM1:20 PMTetrahedral Amorphous Carbon (Ta-C) for Piston Rings - RedoMark Pellman - Vital & FHR North AmericaTribological CoatingTrack A
1:00 PM1:20 PMExceeding the Expectation - A Customer Centered Approach for Custom Coating Equipment and Process Solutions - RedoJames Haight - Semicore Equipment, Inc.Vendor Innovator ShowcaseTrack B
1:20 PM1:40 PMSputtering Nickel From a Rotary Cathode As a Replacement For Decorative Electroplating - RedoSarah Williams - Sputtering Components IncTribological CoatingTrack A
1:20 PM1:40 PMThe Full Range of Magnetic Array Options for Planar Magnetrons – Too Much Choice? - RedoDermot Monaghan - Gencoa ltdVendor Innovator ShowcaseTrack B