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29th Annual Symposium
on Applied Surface Analysis

June 11-13, 2007
Radisson University Hotel
Minneapolis, Minnesota

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This symposium will provide a forum for scientists in all disciplines to discuss advances in surface analysis techniques and their application to a variety of material systems.  We still have room for more poster submissions; please contact Dave Carr directly if interested 952- 828-6290 or dcarr@eaglabs.com

Surface Analysis 2007 Tentative Program
29th Annual Symposium on Applied Surface Analysis

Sunday, June 10, 2007
6-8 p.m. – Welcome Reception – Hotel

Monday, June 11, 2007
7:30-8:45 a.m. – Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:45-8:55 a.m. – Welcome – Announcements & Introductions
8:55-9:00 a.m. – I. Morning Session
9:00-9:40 a.m. – Invited talk – Hans Griesser, University of South Australia

    Capabilities and Limitations of Multi-Technique Surface Characterization of Biomaterials - Case Studies
9:40-10:20 a.m. – Invited talk – Klaus Wormuth, SurModics, Inc.
    Raman Imaging of Biomedical Coatings
10:20-10:35 a.m.– Break
10:35-11:15 a.m. – Alberto Herrera-Gomez, University of Texas at Dallas
    The Current Capabilities of ARXPS for the Assessment of Chemical Depth Composition in Ultra Thin Films
11:15-11:35 a.m.– John Wolstenholme, Thermo Fisher Scientific
    Characterisation of Self Assembled Monolayers Using Angle Resolved XPS
11:35-11:55 a.m. - Shigeo Tanuma, Japan National Institute for Materials Science
    A Proposed Formula for Electron Stopping Powers over the 50 – 30,000 eV Energy Range
11:55 a.m.-12:00 noon – Morning Wrap-up
12:00-1:30 p.m. – Lunch at hotel, wireless access, & networking
1:30-1:35 p.m. – II. Afternoon Session
1:35-2:15 p.m. – Invited talk – Scott Chambers, Pacific Northwest National Lab
    High-Resolution In-situ XPS/UPS as Probes of Composition and Electronic Structure in Oxide Semiconductor MBE Film Growth
2:15-2:35 p.m. – William Tisdale, University of Minnesota
    Time-Resolved Two-Photon Photoemission Spectroscopy as a Probe of Excited State Electronic Structure at an Oxide Semiconductor Surface
2:35-2:55 p.m. – Jason Holm, University of Minnesota
    Surface Chemistry of Aerosolized Silicon Nanoparticles: Evolution and Desorption of Hydrogen from 6 nm Diameter Particles
2:55-3:10 p.m. – Break
3:10-3:50 p.m. – Invited talk – Dick Kvitek, Seagate Technology
    Local Electrode Atom Probe Characterization of Magnetic Recording     Materials
3:50-4:10 p.m. - Martin Oertel, OMICRON NanoTechnology GmbH
    Chemical Sample Characterisation on the Nanoscale: Imaging XPS and  Scanning Auger Microscopy with Ultimate Spatial Resolution
4:10-4:30 p.m. – Evgueni Kadossov, North Dakota State University
    TDS and Molecular Beam Scattering Studies of CO and CO2 Interaction  with FeOx Clusters Supported on Graphite
4:30-4:45 p.m. – Afternoon Wrap-Up
Dinner, networking, etc. on your own

Tuesday, June 12, 2007
7:30-8:45 a.m. – Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:45-8:55 a.m. – Welcome – Announcements & Logistics
8:55-9:00 a.m. – III. Morning Session
9:00-9:40 a.m. – Invited Talk – Nick Winograd, Pennsylvania State University
    3D Characterization of Organic/Polymeric Thin Films Using Cluster SIMS
9:40-10:00 a.m. – Greg Fisher, Physical Electronics USA
    3D Imaging of High m/z Components Using C60
10:00-10:20 a.m. – Gary Korba, 3M Corporate Research Laboratory
    Applications of Polymer Depth Profiling Using ESCA Combined with C60+ Ion Etching
10:20-10:35 a.m. – Break
10:35-10:55 a.m. – John Hammond, Physical Electronics USA
    Micro-area XPS Mapping and Depth Profiling of Organics with C60 Ion Beams
10:55-11:35 a.m. – Invited Talk – Kathy Lloyd, DuPont
    Direct Detection of Products from Cellular Metabolism Using ToF-SIMS
11:35-11:55 a.m. – James Gibson, Evans Analytical Group
    TOF-SIMS Isotopic Tracer Diffusion study of Whisker-Prone Tin Platings
11:55 a.m.-12:00 noon– Morning Wrap-up
12:00-1:00 p.m. – Lunch in vendor show
1:00-2:30 p.m. – Poster Session
12:00-5:00 p.m. – Vendor Exhibits

Board Bus to Dinner Reception at the Bakken Museum – Times being finalized

Wednesday, June 13, 2007
7:30-8:45 a.m. – Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:45-8:55 a.m. – Welcome – Announcements & Logistics
8:55-9:00 a.m. – IV. Morning Session
9:00-9:40 a.m. – Invited Talk – Steve Gaarenstrom, General Motors R&D Center
    Surface Characterization of Fuel-Cell Components
9:40-10:00 a.m. – Donald Baer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    Comparison of the Sputter Rates of Oxide Films to the Sputter Rate of SiO2
10:00-10:20 a.m. – Joseph Geller, Geller MicroAnalytical Laboratory, Inc.
    The Bulk Ratio Method for Determining Surface Enhancement Using Auger Analysis
10:20-10:35 a.m. – Break
10:35-11:15 a.m. – Invited Talk – Greg Haugstad, University of Minnesota
    Probing Coating Morphology and Polymer-Drug Segregation with Novel Environmental SPM Methodology
11:15-11:35 a.m. – Ed Parsonage, Boston Scientific
    Surface Anaysis of Implant Drug Coatings: Controlling Composition and Morphology
11:35-11:55 a.m. – David Hawn, Dow Chemical Company
    Characterization of Chemically Etched Poly(tetrafluoroethylene)
11:55 a.m. -12:05 p.m. – Conference Wrap-up

Short Courses:
June 11 – Basic Vacuum Technology
    Alan Taylor, Hutchinson Technology
June 12 – Helium Leak Detection
    Del Smith, Honeywell
June 13 – Practical Residual Gas Analysis
    Mark Jarrett, Honeywell
June 14 - Data Processing in XPS/ESCA and AES
    John Grant, University of Dayton
June 15 - Beyond Pretty Pictures: 3D Material Mapping and Nanoscale Property C haracterization with AFM
    Greg Haugstad, University of Minnesota
 
Social Event:
Dinner Tuesday, June 12 at The Bakken:  A Library and Museum of Electricity in Life (www.thebakken.org) on the beautiful shores of Lake Calhoun with a dynamic presentation by James Kakalios (Department of Physics, University of Minnesota) on the Physics of Superheroes ( www.physicsofsuperheroes.com).

5K Fun Run – June 12:
A scenic route along the upper and lower banks of the Mississippi River. There are many surfaces for your feet to explore including paved pathways, grassy plains, undulating bridges, and a tall wooden staircase. Walkers are welcome! Depart the Radisson University Hotel lobby at 6:45 a.m. Indicate your T-Shirt size when you register online. Participants will be asked to sign a medical release form upon arrival at the conference.

*Shower facilities will be available to local participants (those not staying at a hotel) at the Aquatics Center

For Questions Contact
Shirley Mueffelman
University of Minnesota
College of Continuing Education
Telephone: 612-624-3745
Fax: 612-624-6225
E-mail: conferences2@cce.umn.edu
352 Classroom Office Building
1994 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108-6041

 

Illustration of atom tension