Dear MSU Colleague: You are invited to attend the 40th annual /AVS-MI Chapter Symposium/ "*Thin films for Energy Storage and Conversion Applications*" which will take place on *Monday,* *August 25th* at *MSU International Center*. * The topics of this one day symposium will cover atomic layer deposition, molecular layer deposition, plasma synthesis ... and applications will range from lithium ion batteries to solar cells. Our keynote speakers are Stephen Forrest (U of Michigan) and Nancy Dudney (Oak Ridge National Lab). The closing talking will be given by Dr. Zhibo Zhao (First Solar). Dr. Zhao is a MSU CHEMS alumni and his thesis advisor is Professor Grummon! * Please register now at http://wwwdev.egr.msu.edu/avs2014/. *The registration site will be closed after this Thursday**. *** * * Students with poster will enjoy free registration and compete for three $100 cash poster awards. Please submit your abstract by the end of today (Aug 20^th ). * Please see the attached flyer for detailed schedule and directions. Do not hesitate to contact me ([log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>) for more information, looking forward to see you there. *Yue, Richard and Pilar* ================================ Dr. Yue Qi Associate Professor Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science 3509 Engineering Building, 428 S. Shaw Lane Michigan State University, East Lansing, 48824 Phone: 517-432-1243 Fax: 517-432-1105 Email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Homepage: https://researchgroups.msu.edu/msce