Tufts hosts international conference on molecular beam epitaxy

Tufts University recently hosted the 38th North American on Molecular Beam Epitaxy (NAMBE) Conference. Each year the conference showcases important results from fundamental materials and device research, through technological applications, and into high-volume and low-cost production.

Professor and Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Tufts, Tom Vandervelde, acted as this year’s conference chair. Associate Professor Paul Simonds, also of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, served on the program committee and Program chair for the two-day workshop.

In late July, attendees – including researchers, faculty members, and more – gathered in Joyce Cummings Center on the Tufts Medford campus for the conference. The schedule featured events such as a poster session, talks about emerging research and critical topics in the field, and a workshop on epitaxial growth of infrared materials. A mix of experts hailing from academia, leading corporations, national research laboratories, and federal agencies led the sessions. The conference also featured vendors who exhibited the latest equipment available for material growth and characterization.