Sean Pursel, graduate student in engineering science and mechanics, under the advising of Dr. Mark Horn, will be presenting a paper titled “Growth Characterization of Magnesium and Magnesium Alloy Sculptured Thin Films,” at the SPIE Optics and Photonics Nanostructured Thin Films meeting on August 10 - 15, 2008 in San Diego, California. To read more about the meeting, please visit their website.