Celebrating 40 Years of the AVS Peter Mark Award

This JVST A Special Collection Celebrating 40 Years of the AVS Peter Mark Award features the outstanding theoretical and experimental work by scientists who have been selected to receive the Peter Mark Award over its 40-year history. The award is a memorial to Dr. Peter Mark, who served as Editor of the Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology from 1975 until his death in 1979. The award is given to young scientists or engineers who have contributed outstanding theoretical or experimental work, at least part of which was published in an AVS Journal prior to receiving the award. Submission to this collection was by invitation only.