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 19-23, 2024 in the Town & Country Resort Hotel and Convention Center, San Diego, CA.

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

NOTE: ICMCTF 2024 conference and short course registration have been integrated into one form. You may register for conference only, short course only, or both.

Short Course Tracks

Track 1 (T1) – Plasmas in PVD Deposition:

Sun., May 19: Introduction to Plasmas (T1) (8:00 AM-10:00 AM)
Mon., May 20: Arc Plasma PVD (T1) (1:00 PM-3:00 PM)
Tues., May 21: Plasma Sources (T1) (10:15 AM-12:15 PM)
Wed., May 22: Fundamentals of HiPIMS Plasmas (T1) (3:15 PM-5:15 PM)
Thurs., May 23: Atmospheric Pressure Plasma: Principles, Sources and Applications (T1) (8:00 AM-10:00 AM)

Track 2 (T2) – Growth of Thin Films:

Sun., May 19: Surface Engineering: Where to Start (T2) (10:15 AM-12:15 PM)
Mon., May 20: Nucleation and Thin Film Growth (T2) (3:15 PM-5:15 PM)
Tues., May 21: Ion-Solid Interaction During Sputter Deposition (T2) (8:00 AM-10:00 AM)
Wed., May 22: Reactive Magnetron Sputter Deposition (T2) (1:00 PM-3:00 PM)
Thurs., May 23: Stress Evolution During Thin Film Growth (T2) (10:15 AM-12:15 PM)

Track 3 (T3) – Control of Film Properties:

Sun., May 19: Control of Microstructure (T3) (1:00 PM-3:00 PM)
Mon., May 20: Understanding and Control Stresses in PVD Thin Film (T3) (8:00 AM-10:00 AM)
Tues., May 21: Fundamentals of HiPIMS Thin Film Deposition (T3) (3:15 PM-5:15 PM)
Wed., May 22: Design and Deposition of Hard and Superhard Coatings (T3) (10:15 AM -12:15 PM)
Thurs., May 23: Nanomechanics and Tribology of Thin Film Coatings (T3) (1:00 PM-3:00 PM)

Track 4 (T4) – Characterization of Thin Films:

Sun., May 19: Thin Film Analysis (T4) (3:15 PM-5:15 PM)
Mon., May 20: XPS (T4) (10:15 AM-12:15 PM)
Tues., May 21: Ellipsometry (T4) (1:00 PM- 3:00 PM)
Wed., May 22: Ion Based Analysis (T4) (8:00 AM – 10:00 AM)
Thurs., May 23: X-ray Diffraction and EM (T4) (3:15 PM-5:15 PM)

Short Course Modules

Times	Sunday May 19, 2024	Monday May 20, 2024	Tuesday May 21, 2024	Wednesday May 22, 2024	Thursday May 23, 2024
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 Interaction during Sputter Deposition Ivan Petrov	T4 Ion Based Analysis Joerg Patscheider	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 XPS Grzegorz (Greg) Greczynski	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 Ellipsometry Ufuk Kilic	T2 Reactive Magnetron Sputter Deposition Diederik Depla	T3 Nanomechanics and Tribology of Thin Film Coatings Esteban Broitman
3:15 PM-5:15 PM	T4 Thin Film Analysis Joerg Patscheider	T2 Nucleation and Thin Film Growth Diederik Depla	T3 Fundamentals of HiPIMS Thin Film Deposition Arutian Ehiasarian	T1 Fundamentals of HiPIMS Plasmas Arutian Ehiasarian	T4 X-ray Diffraction and EM Helmut Riedl