The AVS/New Mexico Chapter (AVS/NM) membership includes residents of New Mexico, Oklahoma and that part of Texas in the Mountain Time Zone. A great deal of the Chapter activity centers around the Albuquerque/Los Alamos area because of the major scientific efforts at Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Intel and the University of New Mexico.
The New Mexico Chapter was established in 1964. Although comprising only a small fraction of the national AVS membership, the AVS/NM is one of the most active of all of the local chapters. The AVS/NM is a non-profit organization with a history and continued commitment to making significant contributions to regional educational needs. The objectives of the AVS are to promote communication, stimulate research and education, provide scholarships and administer awards in fields of interest to the AVS. The AVS/NM achieves these objectives regionally by staging a variety of technical activities and a vigorous scholarship and educational outreach program.
Our local symposium draws between 300 and 500 scientists who participate in short courses, technical sessions and the vendor exhibit. The technical sessions include invited presentations by nationally recognized experts in vacuum science, surface chemistry and physics, as well as contributed presentations by Chapter members and others. Short courses are offered on a wide variety of topics. Displays of state of the art vacuum, surface analysis, plasma etching and thin film deposition equipment from approximately 65 vendors can be found at the equipment exhibit. A substantial portion of the Symposium proceeds is channeled into a scholarship program for deserving students interested in the physical sciences. Members of the Chapter also act as judges for the New Mexico and Oklahoma State Science and Engineering Fairs, the New Mexico Junior Academy of Science and Regional Science Fairs.
The
New Mexico Chapter is governed by its Bylaws and Policy Manual. Chapter
officers are elected each spring by the general Chapter membership, for a term
which runs from June 1 to May 31. If you are a Chapter member and wish to run
for an office, please contact the Nominations and Elections Chair listed below.
2007-08
NMAVS Officers and Committee Chairs
|
Chair |
Vice Chair |
| Julia Fulghum Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering MSC01 1120 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131 Phone: 505 277.5431 FAX: 505 277.5433 |
Daniel
D. Koleske Sandia National Laboratories Org. 1126 P. O. Box 5800, MS 0601 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-0601 Phone: 505 284.4531 FAX: 505 844.3211 |
| Secretary |
Treasurer |
| Randy Shul Sandia National Laboratories Org. 1763 P.O. Box 5800, MS 0603 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-0603 Phone: 505 844.6126 FAX: 505 844.8985 |
Woody Weed Sandia National Laboratories P. O. Box 5800, MS 1178 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-1178 Phone: 505 284.9267 FAX: 505 845.7114 |
| Past Chair | |
| Steve Joyce Los Alamos National Laboratories P.O. Box 1663 Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 Phone: 505 667.4469 |
Executive Committee Members
| One-half of the executive committee members are elected each spring by the general Chapter membership, for a term which runs for 2 years, from June 1 to May 31. If you are a Chapter member and wish to run for the executive committee, please contact the Nominations and Elections Chair listed below. | |
|
Heather Canavan •
2006
|
George Wang • 2006 |
|
Geoff Brown • 2007 |
Jeffrey O. Stevens •
2007 Sandia National Laboratories P. O. Box 5800 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-1085 Phone: 505 845.2397 FAX: 505 844.8985 |
Committee Chairs
| Committee Chairs are appointed by the Chapter Chair, with the approval of the Executive Committee. If you would like to serve as a Committee Chair, please contact the Chapter Chair listed above. If you would like to serve as a member on any particular committee, please contact the respective Committee Chair listed below. | |
| Education Committee Chair | Finance Chair |
| V. Carter Hodges Sandia National Laboratories Org. 14171 P. O. Box 5800, MS 0959 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-0959 Phone: 505 844.6262 FAX: 505 844.8861 |
Woody Weed Sandia National Laboratories Org. P. O. Box 5800, MS 1178 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-1178 Phone: 505 284.9267 FAX: 505 845.7114 |
| Historian | Long-Range Planning Chair |
| Warren Taylor 5123 Royene Ave. NE Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110 Phone: 505 266.6837 |
Vacant |
| Membership and Files Chair | Nominations and Elections Chair |
|
Vacant
|
Steve Joyce Los Alamos National Laboratories P.O. Box 1663 Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 Phone: 505 667.4469 |
| Ombudsman | Publicity Chair |
| Warren Taylor 5123 Royene Ave. NE Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110 Phone: 505 266.6837 |
Vacant |
| Scholarship and Awards Chair | Science and Engineering Fair Coordinator |
| Jon Custer Sandia National Laboratories Org. 1851 P.O. Box 5800, MS 0889 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-0889 Phone: 505 845.8594 Fax: 505 844.7910 |
Tom Mayer Sandia National Laboratories Org. 14171 P.O. Box 5800, 0959 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-0959 Phone: 505 844.0770 FAX: 505 844.1110 |
| Short Course Chair | 2008 Symposium Chair |
| David P. Adams Sandia National Laboratories. Org. 14171 P.O. Box 5800, MS 0959 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-0959 Phone: 505 844.8317 FAX: 505 844.2754 |
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| Vendor Show Chair | Local Events coordinator and unofficial webmaster |
| Guild Copeland Sandia National Laboratories Org. 1112 P.O. Box 5800, MS 1415 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-1415 Phone: 505 284.2694 FAX: 505 844.1197 |
Cheryl Brozena Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering MSC01 1120 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001 Phone: 505 277.2225 FAX: 505 277.5433 |