Assistant Professor Svitlana Pylypenko (CH) organized the 37th Annual Symposium on Applied Surface Analysis, held at Mines June 2-4. Sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American Vacuum Society and the AVS Applied Surface Science Division, the symposium included presentations and posters surrounding the application of traditional surface analytical techniques, their development, data analysis, and sample preparation. Mines faculty who gave presentations at the event included Pylypenko, Associate Professor of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Brian Gorman, and Chemical and Biological Engineering Professor Colin Wolden.