Dr. James E. Butler Gas/Surface Dynamics Section Chemistry Division, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Dr. Butler will speak on the growth of diamond forms ranging from nanocrystalline films to large single crystals by chemical vapor deposition. CVD diamond materials are distinct from natural diamonds and synthetic diamonds grown in high temperature, high pressure (HTHP) presses. In the CVD process, one can control the purity, doping, defect structure, and morphology with, in principle, no limitations on size. CVD diamond materials now offer the opportunities to exploit the extreme properties of diamond for scientific and technological applications. Dr. Butler will present an overview of ‘the standard model’ of CVD diamond growth and highlight many of the applications of diamond materials in optics, electronics, chemical sensing and synthesis, tribology, and thermal management.