University of Colorado Boulder professor of chemistry and mechanical engineering Steven George is the 2017 AVS John A Thornton Memorial Award winner, “for seminal contributions to understanding, development and applications of atomic layer deposition (ALD).”
Dr. George and his research group have authored more than 400 publications in the areas of thin film growth and etching, surface science and physical chemistry. His contributions have helped define the ALD field for more than 20 years and he has developed many ALD systems used by scientists today. He is also an inventor on 19 issued U.S. patents and 11 pending U.S. patents.