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10th International Conference on Spectroscopic Ellipsometry

June 8-13, 2025, in Boulder, CO, USA

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Paul Drude Award

Application for the Paul Drude Award

The ICSE-10 Award Committee will review applicants and select the award winner(s). The award is given to a young scientist for exceptional contributions to the development and application of spectroscopic ellipsometry. The applicant shall hold a PhD at the time of application for no more than 10 years. The award consists of a certificate and a monetary prize of USD 1000. The 2025 Paul Drude Award is sponsored by Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics. The winner(s) shall receive the award at the award ceremony and present an invited lecture at ICSE-10. The application should contain a cover letter, 2-page CV of the candidate, up to 2-page description of the contribution to the field for which the candidate shall be considered, one or more letters of support from colleagues in the field (optional), and a complete list of the candidate’s publications. Nominations for the award should be submitted to the Chair of the Award Committee (icse10@ellipsometry.us and cc vanya.darakchieva@ftf.lth.se) no later than January 1, 2025. Nominations and self-nominations can be made. The award winner will be informed by February 1, 2025.

History of the Paul Drude Award

The Paul Drude Award is given to a young scientist for exceptional contributions to the development and application of spectroscopic ellipsometry.  The Award was introduced at the Fourth International Conference of Spectroscopic Ellipsometry (ICSE-IV) for the first time, and is intended to be given at each of the following ICSE events. The Award consists of a certificate and a monetary prize of USD 1000. The Award winner is chosen by the Selection Committee.

The Paul Drude Award is named in honor of Paul Karl Ludwig Drude (1867 – 1906), who invented and first applied ellipsometry. Reflecting Drude’s oeuvre related to the electron- conductivity model, emphasis is also placed on spectroscopically determining and understanding the interaction of light with matter. The Award is presented by the Award Committee Chair at a ceremonial session of ICSE, followed by an invited presentation by the prizewinner. The Awardee is someone who was of age 35 or younger when the recognized work was performed. Nominations are solicited from the ellipsometry community, to be submitted to the Committee Secretary by the deadline provided. After reviewing the nominations, the Award winner is chosen by the Selection Committee.

Previous Winners of the Paul Drude Award

Peter PetrikResearch Centre for Natural Sciences (Hungary)ICSE-4 2007 Stockholm, Sweden
Tino HofmannUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln (USA)ICSE-5 2010 Albany, USA
Vanya DarakchievaLinköping University (Sweden)ICSE-6 2013 Kyoto, Japan
Oriol ArteagaUniversity of Barcelona (Spain)ICSE-7 2016 Berlin, Germany
Christoph CobetKepler University (Austria)ICSE-7 2016 Berlin, Germany
Eva Bittrich Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Germany)ICSE-8 2019 Barcelona, Spain
Chris SturmUniversity of Leipzig (Germany)ICSE-8 2019 Barcelona, Spain
Alyssa MockWeber State University Ogden (USA)ICSE-9 2022 Beijing, China
Honggang GuHuazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan (China)ICSE-9 2022 Beijing, China
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  • Fifth Announcement

    The international community of ellipsometry enthusiasts is set to meet at the 10th International Conference on Spectroscopic Ellipsometry (ICSE-10), scheduled for June 8-13, 2025, in Boulder, Colorado. This premier event serves as a platform for the

    • exchange of scientific and technological knowledge and recent advancements.
    • collaboration among professionals from academia, government, and industry.
    • development of an inclusive workforce for the future.

    ICSE-10 brings together a diverse group of experienced scientists and leaders, early career professionals, postdocs, plus graduate and undergraduate students—all in a breathtaking surrounding at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.

    As Conference Registration is fast approaching, registration fees are currently anticipated at a rate of $900 for regular and $500 for student attendees, including all activities at no extra costs to participants. Please start preparing your arrangements for travel and accommodation. A block of reduced rates in Hotels is currently being negotiated. A budget of low-cost beds in Campus Lodging may subsidize selected early-career and student attendees.

    The comprehensive Technical Program will include a broad range of aspects in the field of ellipsometry and polarimetry, as well as related applications utilizing the polarization properties of light. Topics cover theory, instrumentation, and applications across physics, chemistry, material science, and life sciences, as well as engineering and metrology.

    Sunday, complimentary Tutorials will kick-off ICSE-10 with outstanding scientists teaching introductory and advanced aspects in emerging areas:

    Tatiana Novikova (Tutorial):
    Imaging Mueller Polarimetry: From Metrology to Biomedicine

    Mathias Schubert (Tutorial):
    The Eigenpolarization Model: A Physics Approach to Render the Susceptibility Tensors of Anisotropic Materials

    Nikolas Podraza (Tutorial):
    Data Analysis: Turning Bad Models into Good Results

    Erwin Kessels (Tutorial):
    In-Situ Spectroscopic Ellipsometry during Atomic Layer Deposition and Related Processes

    Frank Urban (Tutorial):
    Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Ellipsometry

    An Evening Reception will welcome our community from around the world in the warm atmosphere of the historic Chautauqua Dining Hall at the base of Boulder’s iconic Flatirons.

    Monday through Friday, Oral and Poster Sessions will take place in the Glenn Miller Ballroom, including an excellent lineup of Keynote & Invited Speakers:

    Steven M. George (Keynote):
    In-Situ Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Studies of Selective Atomic Layer Deposition and Etch Processes

    Alain Diebold (Keynote):
    Mueller-Matrix Spectroscopic Ellipsometry based Scatterometry: Optical Dimensional and Shape Analysis

    Yu-Xiang Zheng (Keynote):
    Half a Century of Spectroscopic Ellipsometry in China

    Shiyuan Liu (Keynote):
    Advanced Mueller-Matrix Ellipsometry: Instrumentation and Emerging Applications

    Vanya Darakchieva (Keynote):
    THz Spectroscopic Ellipsometry and Its Future

    Stefan Zollner (Keynote):
    Accurate Measurements of Optical Constants using Temperature-Dependent Ellipsometry and Comparison with k.p Theory

    David Aspnes (Invited):
    Removing Noise from Spectra: The Next 100 Years.

    Shirly Espinoza (Invited):
    Approaching Ultrafast Phenomena in Materials by Time-Resolved Ellipsometry

    Kurt Hingerl (Invited):
    Can Imaging Ellipsometry Beat the Diffraction Limit?

    Ufuk Kilic (Invited):
    Metamaterial Platforms: Harnessing Spectrally Controllable Strong Chiroptical Activity and Beyond

    Taeyong Jo (Invited):
    New Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Instrumentation for Application to the Semiconductor Industry

    Peter Petrik (Invited):
    Low-Dimensional, Combinatorial and Periodic Structures for Sensing Catalysis – Characterization of Interface Process by In-Situ Spectroscopic Ellipsometry

    Angelo Pierangelo (Invited):
    Fast, High-Resolution Integrated Multispectral Mueller Ellipsometry for In-Vivo Biomedical Diagnostics

    Viktor Rindert (Invited):
    Exploring Paramagnetic Resonance through Mueller-Matrix Ellipsometry

    Chris Sturm (Invited):
    Electromagnetic Waves in Optically Anisotropic Media: Presence and Propagation of Singular States

    A special session will be dedicated to aspects of Workforce Development for early-career professionals and students alike:

    Andy Antonelli (Keynote):
    Have Polarizer – Will Travel: The Need for Ellipsometry Expertise in Industry

    Shari Liss (Keynote):
    Workforce Development for Semiconductor Industry

    Refreshments will be served during session breaks and during poster sessions. Lunch will be served Sunday through Thursday.

    Please remember to Submit Your Abstract by 11:59 PM Mountain Time on January 31, 2025.

    Wednesday, an Excursion to the Georgetown Loop Railroad will bring all attendees aboard an original 19th-century train steaming along old gold miners tracks and leaving fond memories for a lifetime. Afterwards, the Conference Dinner will offer an authentic American experience in the Byron R. White Club with spectacular views over Folsom Field, the home stadium of the Colorado Buffaloes football team.

    On Friday, the Awards ceremony will honor

    • a young scientist for exceptional contributions with the Paul Drude Award.
    • a senior community member for pioneering, lifetime achievements with the Hans Mueller Memorial Award and Lecture.
    • an individual, research group, company, or institution for outstanding innovation and creativity with the Innovation and Creativity Award.
    • students for the best oral presentation and the best poster with respective Student Awards.

    Please remember to Submit Award Nominations no later than February 1, 2025.

    ICSE-10 will also feature a simultaneous, week-long Industry Exhibition in the Aspen Rooms next to the main venue. The organizers and attendees are grateful for a growing List of Sponsors that make this event possible.

    Please refer to the Prospectus for sponsorship opportunities.

    The organizing Committees look forward to seeing you in Boulder, Colorado, soon!

  • Fourth Announcement

    Dear colleagues,

    The ICSE-10 official website is now online.

    Stay tuned for important updates about the abstract submission timeline, conference schedule, award nominations, and speaker invitations.

    At this time we anticipate ICSE-10 to be a fully in-person meeting.

    Please encourage your colleagues and collaborators interested in participating to subscribe to our website icse10.ellipsometry.us

    Please direct questions and inquiries to icse10@ellipsometry.us

    We look forward to welcoming you to Boulder, Colorado June 8-13 2025.

    The ICSE-10 organizers

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