Welcome to the Advanced Surface Engineering Divsion of AVS
The Advanced Surface Engineering Division (ASED) of the American Vacuum Society (AVS) provides a continuing forum for fostering the understanding of advanced surface engineering technologies. ASED brings together scientists and technologists from academia and industry, thereby merging research with application and promoting coating integration in materials design and engineering.
ASED organizes and supports conferences, symposia and workshops, to promote discussion of basic aspects of surface’s science, technology and engineering. Areas of interest are best described by the list of Symposia in the annual International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF).
Please send your nominations for the
for the ICMCTF electronically to the ASED Awards Committee, asedawards@avs.org before the Abstract deadline to this event.
Please send your nominations for the
for the AVS Symposium electronically to the ASED Awards Committee, asedawards@avs.org before the Abstract deadline to this event every year.
Upcoming Event:
52nd ICMCTF 2026
“Surface Engineering: Shaping Future Materials”
The 52nd International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF) will be held at the Town & Country Hotel and Convention Center, San Diego, California, USA, from April 19–24, 2026.
General chair: Peter Kelly
Program chair: Sandra E. Rodil
Upcoming Event:
AVS 72nd International Symposium and Exhibition
Join Us at the Premier Symposium for Materials, Processing, Interfaces, and Devices!
We are pleased to announce the AVS 72nd International Symposium and Exhibition, which will be held Nov. 8–13, 2026 in Pittsburgh (PA), USA.
Submit your Abstract
Submission Deadline May 18, 2026
Symposium Website
Special Issues of the Conference in Vacuum and Surface & Coatings Technology:
ICMCTF special issues
ICMCTF special issues will be published in the journals Vacuum and Surface & Coatings Technology. Articles in the ICMCTF special issues will have complementary open access for one year after publication.