AE Senior Scientist Dr. William D. Sproul Receives American Vacuum Society's Prestigious John A. Thornton Memorial Award
November 11 2003 - 7:01AM
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AE Senior Scientist Dr. William D. Sproul Receives American Vacuum
Society's Prestigious John A. Thornton Memorial Award Marks Second
Industry Accolade Presented This Year to Dr. Sproul For His
Significant Contributions to Sputtering Technology FORT COLLINS,
Colo., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Advanced Energy
Industries, Inc. today announced that one of its senior scientists,
William D. Sproul, Ph.D., has been honored by the AVS Science and
Technology Society for his seminal contributions to the science and
technology of sputtering. Dr. Sproul received the 2003 John A.
Thornton Memorial Award & Lecture at an awards ceremony on Nov.
5, during the AVS's 50th International Symposium held last week at
the Baltimore Convention Center. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030825/AEISLOGO ) The award
recognizes Dr. Sproul's pioneering work and development in
sputtering technology -- specifically in the areas of closed-loop
control for reactive sputtering; reactive sputter deposition of
hard coatings, such as titanium nitride; multicathode unbalanced
magnetron sputtering systems; superhard multilayer coatings; use of
pulsed-DC power; and combined pulsed-DC power and reactive gas
partial pressure control for the deposition of insulating films.
This biennial award-established as a memorial to John A. Thornton's
sole contributions to the theory and practice of magnetron
sputtering-recognizes scientists' outstanding research,
technological innovation or pioneering contribution to the science
or technology of thin films, plasma processing or related fields.
Dr. Sproul stated, "I am deeply honored to be the recipient of this
year's John A. Thornton Memorial Award and Lecture. What makes this
recognition even more meaningful to me is that I had the unique
privilege of working with Dr. Thornton more than 16 years ago. He
was very inspiring and a remarkable mentor from whom I learned a
tremendous amount about sputtering technology, which I've applied
throughout my career." Sproul, who also received the 2003 SVC
Mentor Award in June, joined Advanced Energy in 2002 as a senior
scientist, specializing in emerging process power technology for
reactive sputtering applications. Prior to joining AE, Sproul
served as co-founder and president of Reactive Sputtering, Inc. He
also served as general manager for magnetic products at Sputtered
Films, Inc.; manager of the vapor deposition coatings group at the
Basic Industrial Research Laboratory at Northwestern University;
senior research engineer at Borg-Warner Corp.; and research
engineer at American Can Corp. About Advanced Energy Advanced
Energy is a global leader in the development and support of
critical technologies for high-technology manufacturing processes
used in the production of semiconductors, flat panel displays, data
storage products, compact discs, digital video discs, architectural
glass, and other advanced product applications. Leveraging a
diverse product portfolio and process expertise, AE creates
solutions that improve productivity and lower cost of ownership for
its customers. This portfolio includes a comprehensive line of
technology solutions in power, flow and thermal management, and
plasma and ion beam sources for original equipment manufacturers
(OEMs) and end-users around the world. AE operates in regional
centers in North America, Asia and Europe, and offers global sales
and support through direct offices, representatives and
distributors. Founded in 1981, AE is a publicly held company traded
on Nasdaq National Market under the symbol AEIS. For more
information, please visit our corporate Website:
http://www.advanced-energy.com/.
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