- 23 June 2006 -

Veeco co-sponsors two major MBE awards

Veeco Instruments Inc. says it is to co-sponsor two major MBE awards this year - the Al Cho Award and the MBE Innovator Award. Both awards recognize individuals whose innovations have significantly advanced the field of MBE and comprises a monetary honorarium and an engraved plaque.

Initiated in 2004, the Al Cho Award, co-sponsored by Veeco Instruments Inc. and other participants within the MBE community, will be presented in early-September at the International MBE Conference. The conference is scheduled to take place in Tokyo, Japan at Waseda University. Complete information for this award can be found at www.mbe2006.all-nano.waseda.ac.jp. The submission deadline is July 1, 2006.

Initiated in 2003, the MBE Innovator Award, co-sponsored by Veeco Instruments Inc. and the North American Molecular Beam Epitaxy (NAMBE) organization, will be presented in mid-October at the North American Conference on Molecular Beam Epitaxy. The conference is scheduled to take place in Durham, North Carolina at Duke University. Nomination forms for this award and complete details can be found at www.nambe.info. The submission deadline for this award is September 1, 2006.

Nominations for each award are open to all universities, government organizations or commercial companies worldwide. Nominees must have shown, or are currently showing, innovation in advancing MBE technology. NAMBE and International MBE Advisory Committee Officials will select each organization’s winner from the submitted nominations.

Jeffrey Hohn, VP/General Manager for Veeco’s MBE Operations commented, “MBE is a critical enabling technology for compound semiconductor devices, and we’re honored to help recognize those outstanding individuals who have contributed to MBE’s success to date, and to spur innovations that further expand MBE’s usage.”

The purpose of both the NAMBE and International MBE organizations is to share the latest research discoveries in MBE and the new materials and devices based upon MBE, as well as progress in further developing MBE as a high-volume manufacturing technology.

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