September 25, 2024
Bernard Henry AIMCAL-SVC Scholarship
In 2009, AIMCAL and the SVC, with support from many donors, established The Bernard Henry AIMCAL-SVC Scholarship Fund to honor...
August 29, 2024
Academic Scholarships available now!
The SVC Foundation offers Academic Scholarships to excellent students in all fields related to vacuum coating technology. Applications are due...
May 10, 2024
2024 SVC Foundation Scholarship Awarded to Natalia Łukaszkiewicz
Natalia is near the end of her B.S. in Materials Engineering but wishes to continue her studies at the graduate...
May 3, 2024
2024 SVC Foundation Travel Sponsorship Award: Sabour Un Nisa
Since 2013, the SVC Foundation has joined the SVC to help support students that are traveling to the TechCon to...
May 3, 2024
2024 SVC Foundation Travel Sponsorship Award: Takeru Omiya
Since 2013, the SVC Foundation has joined the SVC to help support students that are traveling to the TechCon to...
May 2, 2024
2024 Jim Colbridge Memorial Industry Scholarship Awarded to Kristina Wygonik
Kristina received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2010 from the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering and has...
May 1, 2024
2024 Mike Plaisted Memorial Industry Scholarship Awarded to Nick Haase
Nick’s introduction to vacuum coating came when he joined Intellivation about one year ago. He says, “Over the past year,...
April 30, 2024
2024 SVC Foundation Travel Sponsorship Award: Hosna Sultana
Since 2013, the SVC Foundation has joined the SVC to help support students that are traveling to the TechCon to...
April 29, 2024
2024 Soleras Industry Scholarship Awarded to Liam Sohngen
Liam has been at LLNL since August 2022, where he is responsible for the National Ignition Facilities Target Fabrication’s coatings,...
April 26, 2024
2024 SVC Foundation Travel Sponsorship Award: Adrian Claver
Since 2013, the SVC Foundation has joined the SVC to help support students that are traveling to the TechCon to...
April 25, 2024
2024 VTI Industry Scholarship Awarded to Bryce Walker
Bryce joined Kurt J. Lesker Company in May 2022, where she is responsible for implementing the mechanical design concepts for...
April 24, 2024
2024 SVC Foundation Travel Sponsorship Award: Belgacem Tiss
Since 2013, the SVC Foundation has joined the SVC to help support students that are traveling to the TechCon to...
April 23, 2024
2024 SVC Foundation Scholarship Awarded to Shubham Mondal
Shubham is a Ph.D. student in the ECE department at the University of Michigan, specializing in the epitaxial growth of...
April 22, 2024
2024 John B. Fenn Sr. Foundation Endowed Scholarship Awarded to Takeru Omiya
After completing a B.S. and M.S. in Osaka, Takeru spent four years in Industry as a project leader developing engine...
April 17, 2024
2024 SVC Foundation Scholarship Awarded to Jiangnan Liu
After getting a B.S. at Jilin University and an M.S. at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Jiangnan is pursuing his...
April 15, 2024
2024 J.A. Woollam Company Scholarship Awarded to Gareth Bellinger
Gareth received a Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering Physics at Queen’s University before attending McMaster University, where he is...
April 10, 2024
2024 SVC Foundation Scholarship Awarded to Ahmad Abed
Ahmad is a first-generation student who obtained a B.S. in Physics Applied to Electronics from the University of Puerto Rico-Humacao...
April 5, 2024
2024 J.A. Woollam Company Scholarship Awarded to Rezoana Bente Arif
Rezoana received a B.S. at Bangladesh University of Professionals, an M.S. in Nanotechnology at the Asian Institute of Technology in...
April 2, 2024
2024 Clark & Karen Bright Endowed Scholarship Honoring Angus Macleod Awarded to Mustafa Goksu Ozlu
Mustafa is pursuing a PhD with research focusing on nanophotonics, plasmonics, nonlinear optics, and advanced optical materials. Much of his...
March 27, 2024
2024 J.A. Woollam Company Scholarship Awarded to Lina Rojas
Lina received a B.S. in chemical engineering from the Universidad del Valle in Colombia. She is now pursuing a Ph.D....
March 19, 2024
2024 SVC Foundation Scholarship Awarded to Jorge Luis Vazquez Arce
Jorge received a B.S. and M.S. in Engineering at Universidad Autónoma de Baja California before pursuing a Ph.D. at CICESE....
March 15, 2024
2024 J.A. Woollam Scholarship Awarded to Julien Decker
Julien is pursuing a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of North Texas. Julien says, “My interest...
March 11, 2024
SVC Foundation Scholarship Awarded to Paramita Bhattacharyya
Paramita received a Bachelor of Technology from West Bengal University of Technology in India before coming to McMaster University, where...
March 9, 2024
SVC Foundation Scholarship Awarded to S. Novia Berriel
S. Novia obtained undergraduate dual degrees in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering at Michigan Technological University. She then moved to...
January 4, 2024
VERGASON TECHNOLOGY (VTI) Industry Scholarship!
The application deadline is January 15, 2024 Gary Vergason was one of the pioneers who developed the Industry Scholarship program...
December 19, 2023
SOLERAS Industry Scholarship is now available!
The application deadline is January 15, 2024 Soleras has generously donated to the SVC Foundation to support multiple Industry Scholarships....
December 6, 2023
Mike Plaisted Memorial Industry Scholarship
The application deadline for Industry Scholarships is January 15, 2024 Alan “Mike” Plaisted passed away on April 26, 2019, not...
November 14, 2023
Jim Colbridge Memorial Industry Scholarship
Application deadline is January 15, 2024. Jim Colbridge, a Sales Manager at TELEMARK since 2012, was not only a mentor...
November 2, 2023
Industry Scholarships Available!
Application deadline on January 15, 2024 Our Industry Scholarship is intended for individuals working in a vacuum coating-related industry. We never...
October 2, 2023
J.A. Woollam Company Scholarship
In 2017, the J.A. Woollam Company endowed a scholarship through the SVC Foundation to encourage young students in their path...
September 25, 2023
Helen & Rolf Illsley Scholarship
Rolf Illsley was co-founder of Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc., (OCLI) and then President & Chairman of the Board until his...
September 12, 2023
John B. Fenn, Sr. Foundation Endowed Scholarship
John Bennett Fenn received the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for development of electrospray Ionization (ESI), an important technique used...
September 5, 2023
Clark & Karen Bright Endowed Scholarship Honoring Angus Macleod
Clark and Karen Bright have a strong commitment to the education of students pursuing science and engineering degrees. This endowed...
August 14, 2023
SVCF Sponsors Students to Attend the SVC Techcon (applications due October 6)
Every year the SVC and the SVC Foundation support the next generation of technical leadership in our field by funding...
May 2, 2023
2023 Travel Scholarships Announced!
Zachary Leuty with Arizona State University – “Improving Carrier Mobilities in Soft Sputtered ITO Coatings Made by Hollow Cathode Sputtering“...
April 30, 2023
2023 SOLERAS INDUSTRY SCHOLARSHIP awarded to Shawn Osborne with Vergason Technology, INC.
Shawn Osborne joined VTI in 2022 and is working as a Mechanical Engineer. His experiences include being a project manager...
April 30, 2023
2023 Clark and Karen Bright Endowed Scholarship Honoring Angus Macleod awarded to Thanh Tran at Michigan State University
Thanh is currently a Ph.D. student in Materials Science and Engineering at Michigan State University. Thanh writes, “I have been...
April 30, 2023
2023 J.A. Woollam Company Scholarship awarded to Aleksandra Pajak at Polytechnique Montréal
Aleksandra writes, “I am delighted to have been awarded the 2023 J.A. Woollam Company Scholarship from the SVC Foundation. I...
April 4, 2023
2023 SVC Foundation Scholarship awarded to Muyi Zhang at Linköping University
Muyi writes, “I am delighted and honored to be awarded the SVCF scholarship. I was carrying out my vacuum experiments...
April 4, 2023
2023 J.A. Woollam Company Scholarship awarded to Ömer Yeşilyurt at Purdue University
Ömer writes, “I am writing this letter to express my heartfelt gratitude to the J.A. WOOLLAM COMPANY for funding my...
April 4, 2023
2023 SVC Foundation Scholarship awarded to Yixin Xiao at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Yixin is a Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor. Yixin writes,...
March 18, 2023
2023 John B. Fenn Sr. Endowed Scholarship awarded to Ishtiaque Ahmed Navid at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Ishtiaque is currently a Ph.D. student in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at the University of Michigan. He writes,...
March 18, 2023
2023 SVC Foundation Scholarship awarded to Igamcha Moirangthem at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Igamcha writes, “I am deeply grateful and overwhelmed by the generosity and support you have shown me through the SVCF...
March 18, 2023
2023 SVC Foundation Scholarship awarded to Julie Liu at St. John’s University
Julie writes, “The SVC Foundation has given me the greatest sense of gratitude for the award of their SVCF Scholarship....
March 18, 2023
2023 Bernard Henry AIMCAL-SVC Scholarship awarded to Zachary Leuty at Arizona State University
Zach is pursuing a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering at Arizona State University. He writes, “I first fell in...
March 12, 2023
2023 SVC Foundation Scholarship awarded to Samira Dorri at Linköping University
Samira is a Ph.D. student at the Thin Film Physics Division at Linköping University, Sweden. Her research focuses on the...
September 28, 2022
SVC and SVC Foundation Travel Support! Application deadline October 7th.
Each year the SVC and SVC Foundation team together to provide travel support and complimentary conference registration to selected students...
September 20, 2022
Scholarships Available from the SVC Foundation!
The SVC Foundation is accepting applications for Academic Scholarships through October 15, 2022. The Google Form can be found at:...
April 11, 2022
2022 J.A. Woollam Company Scholarship awarded to Sarah Nahar Chowdhury at Purdue University
Sarah says “I am extremely happy and grateful to learn that I am a recipient of the J.A. Woollam Company...
April 4, 2022
2022 SVC Foundation Scholarship awarded to Natalie Page at Rowan University
Natalie says “I am working on my PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at Rowan University. My research is primarily...
March 28, 2022
2022 J.A. Woollam Company Scholarship awarded to Swetapadma Sahoo at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign
Swetapadma says “I am a PhD student in Electrical Engineering in University of Illinois, working under the guidance of Prof....
March 18, 2022
2022 Bernard Henry AIMCAL-SVC Scholarship awarded to Jannatul Ferdous Mousumi at University of Central Florida
Jannatul says “I am writing to thank you for awarding me Bernard Henry AIMCAL-SVC Scholarship. It is an honor for...
March 15, 2022
2022 Helen & Rolf Illsley Scholarship awarded to Vojislav Medic at University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Vojislav is a PhD student at the University of Nebraska where his research project “focuses on nuclear radiation safety. The...
March 7, 2022
2022 J.A. Woollam Company Scholarship awarded to Kamal Rudra at University of Michigan
Kamal is a student at the University of Michican and says “I am working towards the realization of efficient micro-LEDs...
March 1, 2022
2022 SVC Foundation Scholarship awarded to Fahmida Azmi at McMaster University
Fahmida writes “to express my sincere gratitude to you for awarding me a SVC Foundation Scholarship. I was thrilled to...
February 21, 2022
2022 John B. Fenn, Sr. Foundation Endowed Scholarship awarded to Behnam Moeini at Brigham Young University
Behnam says “I am pursuing my Ph.D. in surface analytical chemistry at Brigham Young University. I am tremendously happy to...
February 15, 2022
2022 Clark & Karen Bright Endowed Scholarship Honoring Angus Macleod is awarded to Anton Zubayer at Linköping University
Anton says, “I am extremely honoured and happy to receive the Clark & Karen Bright Endowed Scholarship Honoring Angus Macleod...
January 31, 2022
Industry Scholarships Available!
The SVC Foundation offers scholarship opportunities intended for those already working in a vacuum-coating related industry. We never stop learning...
October 14, 2021
15th annual SVCF 5K a huge success!
Our Virtual 5K was a huge success and set a new record with 151 participants. For 2022, we are excited...
September 21, 2021
Scholarships Available, deadline Oct 15
The SVC Foundation Academic Scholarship deadline is rapidly approaching. Academic Scholarships are available to any students currently attending an accredited...
April 21, 2021
SVC Foundation Presents a Free Event: Dueling Pianos
Tuesday, May 4th from 6PM to 7PM EDT...
April 16, 2021
2021 J.A. Woollam Company Scholarship to Demetris Soukeras
Demetris Soukeras, a PhD student at Imperial College London, is recipient of a 2021 J.A. Woollam Company Scholarship from the...
April 13, 2021
2021 J.A. Woollam Company Scholarship to Rachel Nye
Rachel Nye, a PhD student at North Carolina State University, is recipient of a 2021 J.A. Woollam Company Scholarship from...
April 8, 2021
2021 SVC Foundation Scholarship to Marie Solange Tumusange
Marie Solange Tumusange, a PhD student in Physics at the University of Toledo, is recipient of an SVC Foundation Scholarship....
April 6, 2021
2021 J.A. Woollam Scholarship goes to Krishnanand Shukla
Krishnanand Shukla, a PhD student in the Materials and Engineering Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University, is recipient of a...
April 1, 2021
2021 John B. Fenn Sr. Endowed Scholarship goes to Ufuk Kilic
Ufuk Kilic, a PhD student at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, is recipient of the 2021 John B. Fenn...
March 30, 2021
2021 Don McClure Scholarship awarded to Omer Yesilyurt
Omer Yesilyurt, a PhD student at Purdue University, is recipient of the 2021 Don McClure Scholarship awarded by the SVC...
March 24, 2021
2021 Bernard Henry AIMCAL-SVC Scholarship to Gregory Taylor
Gregory Taylor, a student at Rowan University, is recipient of the 2021 Bernard Henry AIMCAL-SVC Scholarship. Gregory writes “I would...
March 22, 2021
2021 Virtual 5K Run
While the pandemic may keep us from gathering again this year, it cannot prevent us from moving ahead with virtual...
March 19, 2021
2021 SVC Foundation Scholarship to Penghui Ji
Penghui Ji, a PhD student at Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) in Quebec, is recipient of a 2021...
March 16, 2021
2021 SVC Foundation Scholarship to Corbin Feit
Corbin Feit, a student at the University of Central Florida in Materials Science and Engineering, is the recipient of a...
September 29, 2020
2020 J.A. Woollam Company Scholarship
The 2020 J.A. Woollam Company Scholarship has been awarded to Niva Jayswal. Niva is a Ph.D. student from Nepal studying...
September 22, 2020
2020 SVC Foundation Scholarship
A 2020 SVC Foundation Scholarship has been awarded to Farzin Abadizaman. Farzin is a Ph.D. student from Iran studying experimental...
September 15, 2020
2020 SVC Foundation Scholarship
A 2020 SVC Foundation Scholarship has been awarded to Xiaohui Xu. Xiaohui is a Ph.D. student from China studying Materials...
September 8, 2020
2020 Jane & Frank Warchol Scholarship
The 2020 Jane & Frank Warchol Scholarship is awarded to Simone Rodrigues. Simone is a Ph.D. student from Portugal studying...
September 1, 2020
Scholarships Available
The SVC Foundation Scholarship application period is open, with a deadline of October 16, 2020. The SVC Foundation has awarded...
August 26, 2020
2020 John B. Fenn, Sr. Endowed Scholarship
The 2020 John B. Fenn, Sr. Endowed Scholarship has been awarded to Tahereh Avval. Tahereh is a Ph.D. student from...
August 18, 2020
2020 Helen & Rolf Illsley Scholarship
The 2020 Helen & Rolf Illsley Scholarship is awarded to Samuel Peana. Samuel is a Ph.D. student from USA studying...
August 11, 2020
2020 Bernard Henry AIMCAL-SVC Scholarship
The 2020 Bernard Henry AIMCAL-SVC Scholarship is awarded to Henna Khosla. Henna is a Ph.D. student from India at Villanova...
March 25, 2020
Letter from the President: TechCon Cancelled
Dear Colleagues, As I’m sure you are all aware of by now, SVC has officially cancelled this years’ TechCon. For...
January 27, 2020
Booth Auction to Support the Bernard Henry Scholarship!
The SVC Foundation would like to announce the auction of this year’s “first pick” for booth location at the 2020...
November 12, 2019
Scholarship Application Deadline – December 5
We are fast approaching the application deadline for the SVC Foundation scholarship season. Please help us spread the word! College...
October 30, 2019
Past Scholarship Winner: Nan Zheng
Nan Zheng was at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology when she received a scholarship from the SVC Foundation...
October 8, 2019
Past Scholarship Winner: Zahra Khatami
Zahra was a Ph.D. candidate at McMaster University when she received a Bernard Henry AIMCAL-SVC Scholarship from the SVC Foundation...
September 30, 2019
Past Scholarship Winner: Ana Escudeiro
Ana received one of the inaugural SVC Foundation Travel Sponsorships to travel to the SVC TechCon in 2012. At the...
September 21, 2019
Past Scholarship Winner: Corson Cramer
Corson received a Helen and Rolf Illsley Scholarship in 2014 while working on his MS in Mechanical Engineering at Colorado...
September 16, 2019
Past Scholarship Winner: Carolin Struller
Carolin won a Scholarship from the SVC Foundation in 2013 while working on her PhD at The Manchester Metropolitan University....
September 9, 2019
Past Scholarship Winner: Haider Ali Shaim
Haider was working on his PhD in Electrical Engineering at Old Dominion University when he received the 2014 Jane &...
September 5, 2019
Student Sponsorship Application Deadline October 4
What do all of these young people have in common? They all received travel support by the SVC and SVC...
August 19, 2019
Past Scholarship Winner: Manuel Godoy
Manuel came from Venezuela to Caltech to study Electrical Engineering and was working on his Bachelor of Science when he...
August 12, 2019
Past Scholarship Winner: Martynas Audronis
When Martynas received his scholarship, he was pursuing a PhD at the University of Sheffield (UK) in the Department of...
August 6, 2019
Past Scholarship Winner: Yong Yang
Yong was pursuing his master degree in Electrical Engineering in Tsinghua University, Beijing when he received the scholarship in 2005....
July 31, 2019
Past Scholarship Winner: Sam Pan
Menghsuan Sam Pan was awarded a Bernard Henry AIMCAL-SVC Scholarship in 2011 while he was an undergraduate student at M.I.T. ...
July 22, 2019
Past Scholarship Winner: Hamid Mohseni
Hamid Mohseni received the second Helen and Rolf Illsley Scholarship in 2010 while he was a PhD student in Materials...
July 16, 2019
Past Scholarship Winner: Jon Hansen
Jon Hansen was studying for his bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering at Grand Valley State College when he was awarded the...
July 8, 2019
In Memory of Mike Plaisted
Alan “Mike” Plaisted, who recently celebrated his 90th birthday, passed away on April 26th, 2019, at home with his loving...
June 26, 2019
Sponsored Student – Zuzana Weberova
Each year, the SVC Foundation supports students traveling to the SVC Techcon to present their research. Zuzana just finished her...
June 24, 2019
Sponsored Student – Varun Jain
Each year, the SVC Foundation supports students traveling to the SVC Techcon to present their research. Varun Jain is a...
June 20, 2019
Sponsored Student – Hunter King
Each year, the SVC Foundation supports students traveling to the SVC Techcon to present their research. Hunter King is a...
June 18, 2019
Sponsored Student – Deesha Shah
Each year, the SVC Foundation supports students traveling to the SVC Techcon to present their research. Deesha Shah is a...
June 13, 2019
Sponsored Student – Antoine Bourgade
Each year, the SVC Foundation supports students traveling to the SVC Techcon to present their research. Antoine Bourgade is a...
June 11, 2019
Sponsored Student – Brian Johnson
Each year, the SVC Foundation supports students traveling to the annual SVC Techcon to present their research. Brian Johnson is...
June 7, 2019
Sponsored Student – Abdullah Al Mamun
Each year, the SVC Foundation supports students traveling to the annual SVC Techcon to present their research. Abdullah Al Mamun...
May 21, 2019
14th annual SVCF 5k….great job all!
Congratulations to the 78 TechCon attendees that made the early start out to the 14th annual 5k event this year....
May 21, 2019
Casino Night 2019 …and the Winners Are?
During Casino Night, held on Tuesday during the SVC Techcon, we awarded 5 door prizes, the “Chip Leader”, and paid...
May 8, 2019
Casino Night Fundraiser a Huge Success!
For the second year, the SVC Foundation has held a Casino Night on the Tuesday evening during the SVC Techcon....
May 7, 2019
SVC Foundation sponsors student travel to Techcon
Each year, the SVC Foundation helps sponsor student presentations at the Techcon. Last week, we were very happy to see...
April 11, 2019
2019 SVC Foundation Scholarship awarded to Sarah Hoback!
Sarah Hoback is also an outstanding undergraduate student, studying Physics at the American University in Washington, D.C. She was awarded...
April 11, 2019
2019 J.A. Woollam Company Scholarship awarded to Prakash Uprety!
Prakash Uprety was awarded the J.A. Woollam Company Scholarship from the SVC Foundation for 2019. Prakash is a PhD student...
April 11, 2019
2019 Helen & Rolf Illsley Scholarship awarded to Rachel Nye!
Rachel Nye was awarded the Helen & Rolf Illsley Scholarship from the SVC Foundation for 2019. She is a PhD...
April 11, 2019
2019 Bernard Henry AIMCAL-SVC Scholarship awarded to Alison Fulton!
Alison Fulton was awarded the Bernard Henry AIMCAL-SVC Scholarship from the SVC Foundation for 2019. She is a PhD student...
April 11, 2019
2019 SVC Foundation Scholarship awarded to Justin Qian!
Justin Qian is an outstanding undergraduate student from the University of Pennsylvania, studying Materials Science. He was awarded an SVCF...
April 11, 2019
2019 John B. Fenn, Sr. Endowed Scholarship awarded to Zhejun Zhang!
Zhejun Zhang was awarded the John B. Fenn, Sr. Endowed Scholarship from the SVC Foundation for 2019. He is a...
April 9, 2019
2019 Dean & Connie Plaisted Scholarship Announced!
Umi Rahmat is the SVC Foundation’s 2019 recipient of the Dean & Connie Plaisted Scholarship awarded to students from Industry...
April 9, 2019
2019 Mike Plaisted Scholarship Announced!
Andrew Nelson is the SVC Foundation’s 2019 recipient of the Mike Plaisted Scholarship awarded to students from Industry that desire...
April 9, 2019
2019 Jim Colbridge Memorial Scholarship Announced!
Kent Thrift is the SVC Foundation’s 2019 recipient of the Jim Colbridge Memorial Scholarship awarded to students from Industry that...
February 28, 2019
2019 Industry Scholarships Announced!
Three Industry Scholarships were awarded for 2019 – each to cover the travel expenses for the upcoming SVC Techcon in...
February 27, 2019
2019 College Scholarships Announced!
The SVC Foundation has just awarded six College Scholarships for the 2019/20 school year....