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Veeco Co-Sponsors MBE Awards;Seeks Nominations
Author: CompoundSemi News Staff

May 1, 2008... Veeco Instruments, a compound semiconductor equipment maker based in St. Paul, Minnesota USA, will co-sponsor two major awards again in 2008 for those in the Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) community, the Al Cho Award and the MBE Innovator Award. According to the company the awards recognize individuals whose innovations have significantly advanced the field of MBE. Each award consists of a monetary honorarium and an engraved plaque.

The MBE Innovator Award, which was initiated in 2003, is co-sponsored by Veeco Instruments Inc. and the International MBE Organization. The purpose of the International MBE Organization is to share the latest research, progress, and discoveries about MBE in addition to sharing the new materials, applications and devices from MBE. The mission of the organization is also to provide news about the further development of MBE as a high-volume manufacturing technology. The Al Cho Award, initiated in 2004, is co-sponsored by Veeco Instruments Inc. and other participants within the MBE community. Nominations for each award can be submited until the end of the business day on June 15th. More information and nomination forms can be found at www.mbe2008.ca.

Universities, government organizations, or commercial companies worldwide can be nominated. Nominees must have shown or are currently showing innovation in MBE technology. The International MBE Advisory Committee Officials will select each winner from the submitted nominations. The recipients of each award will receiving the award at the Thursday evening International MBE Conference banquet in early August. Veeco News Release

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