Laser ablation encompasses a wide range of delicate to extreme light interactions with
matter that present considerably challenging problems for scientists to study and
understand. At the same time, laser ablation also represents a basic process of significant
commercial importance in laser material processing—defining a multi-billion dollar industry
today. These topics were widely addressed at the 8th International Conference on Laser
Ablation (COLA), held in Banff, Canada on 11–16 September 2005. The meeting took place
amongst the majestic and natural beauty of the Canadian Rocky Mountains at The Banff Centre,
where delegates enjoyed many inspiring presentations and discussions in a unique campus
learning environment.
The conference brought together world leading scientists, students and industry
representatives to examine the basic science of laser ablation and improve our understanding
of the many physical, chemical and/or biological processes driven by the laser. The
multi-disciplinary research presented at the meeting underlies some of our most important
trends at the forefront of science and technology today that are represented in the papers
collected in this volume. Here you will find new processes that are producing novel types of
nanostructures and nano-materials with unusual and promising properties. Laser processes are
described for delicately manipulating living cells or modifying their internal structure
with unprecedented degrees of control and precision. Learn about short-pulse lasers that are
driving extreme physical processes on record-fast time scales and opening new directions
from material processing applications. The conference papers further highlight forefront
application areas in pulsed laser deposition, nanoscience, analytical methods, materials,
and microprocessing applications.
Laser ablation continues to grow and evolve, touching forefront areas in science and
driving new technological trends in laser processing applications. Please enjoy the
collection of papers in this proceeding. Also, please join us for COLA 2007, to be held in
the Canary Islands, Spain (http://www.io.csic.es/cola07/index.php).
Conference on Laser Ablation (COLA'05)
September 11–16, 2005 Banff, Canada
Supported by
University of Toronto, Canada (UT) | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) |
Sponsors
Sponsorship from the following companies is gratefully acknowledged and appreciated
AMBP Tech Corporation | GSI Lumonics |
Amplitude Systèmes | IMRA America, Inc. |
Andor Technologies | Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics North |
Canadian Institute for Photonic Innovations | LUMERA LASER GmbH |
Clark-MXR, Inc. | Pascal |
Coherent, Lamdbda Physik, TuiLaser | PVD Products, Inc. |
Continuum | Staib Instruments, Inc. |
Cyber Laser Inc. | Surface |
GAM LASER, Inc. |
International Steering Committee
C. Afonso (Spain) | W. Husinsky (Austria) |
D. Bäuerle (Austria) | W. Kautek (Germany) |
I.W. Boyd (UK) | H. Koinuma (Japan) |
E.B. Campbell (Sweden) | H.U. Krebs (Germany) |
J.T. Dickinson (USA) | D.H. Lowndes (USA) |
M. Dinescu (Romania) | J.G. Lunney (Ireland) |
J.J. Dubowski (Canada) | W. Marine (France) |
E. Fogarassy (France) | K. Murakami (Japan) |
C. Fotakis (Greece) | T. Okada (Japan) |
D. Geohegan (USA) | R.E. Russo (USA) |
M. Gower (UK) | J. Schou (Denmark) |
R.H. Haglund Jr. (USA) | M. Stuke (Germany) |
R.R. Herman (Canada) | K. Sugioka (Japan) |
W.P. Hess (USA) | F. Traeger (Germany) |
J.S Horwitz (USA) | A. Yabe (Japan) |
Local Organizing Committee
Nikki Avery | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
Ken Beck | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
Jan J. Dubowski | University of Alberta |
Robert Fedosejevs | Université de Sherbrooke |
Alan Joly | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
Michel Meunier | École Polytechnique de Montréal |
Suwas Nikumb | National Research Council Canada |
Ying Tsui | University of Alberta |
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