Kristina received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2010 from the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering and has been working around vacuum processing equipment ever since. She currently designs vacuum systems for research and production in the fields of LEDs, optics, UHV/Synchrotrons, electronics, and coatings. She will be attending the 2024 TechCon in Chicago and looks forward to learning more about various deposition methods with the goal of improving her design skills and enhancing the design of the systems.


May 2, 2024
2024 Jim Colbridge Memorial Industry Scholarship Awarded to Kristina Wygonik
February 19, 2025
2025 Helen & Rolf Illsley Scholarship awarded to Dongjae Shin, University of Michigan
Congratulations to Dongjae Shin, recipient of the 2025 Helen & Rolf Illsley Scholarship. Dongjae...
February 19, 2025
2025 John Fenn Sr. Endowed Scholarship goes to Hamza Ansar, University of Colorado – Boulder
Congratulations to Hamza Ansar, recipient of the 2025 John Fenn, Sr. Endowed Scholarship. Hamza...
February 11, 2025
2025 SVC Foundation Scholarship awarded to Veronika Červenková, Ecole Polytechnique
Congratulations to Veronika Červenková, recipient of a 2025 SVC Foundation Scholarship. Veronika got her...
February 11, 2025
2025 Clark & Karen Bright Scholarship Honoring Angus Macleod goes to Jae-Ik Choi, Purdue University
Congratulations to Jae-Ik Choi – recipient of the 2025 Clark and Karen Bright Scholarship...