24th IUVSTA Vacuum School Theory, Design, Instrumentation and Operation
from
Sunday, October 18, 2026 (8:00 AM)
to
Friday, October 23, 2026 (9:30 PM)
Monday, October 12, 2026
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Friday, October 16, 2026
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Sunday, October 18, 2026
4:00 PM
Arrival at hotel
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
7:00 PM
Registration and Welcome Mixer
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Monday, October 19, 2026
7:30 AM
Bus transfer from Hotel to KIT - Campus North
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
8:30 AM
Registration and welcome
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Room: Bdg. 401 (IAP), Room 410
8:45 AM
Lecture: 1
1
8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Bdg 401 (IAP), Room 410
Contributions
8:45 AM
Introduction to vacuum gas dynamics
-
Oleg Malyshev
(
STFC
)
10:00 AM
Coffee break
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Room: Bdg. 401 (IAP), Room 410
10:15 AM
Lecture: 2
2
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Bdg 401 (IAP), Room 410
Contributions
10:15 AM
Sources of gas in vacuum systems
-
Oleg Malyshev
(
STFC
)
11:30 AM
Coffee break
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Room: Bdg. 401 (IAP), Room 410
11:45 AM
Lecture: 3
3
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Bdg 401 (IAP), Room 410
Contributions
11:45 AM
Rough vacuum pumps
-
Frank Rathmann
(
Leybold
)
1:00 PM
Lunch break
1:00 PM - 2:20 PM
2:20 PM
Walk to laboratory
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM
Practical session: 1
1
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Room: Laboratory
Contributions
2:30 PM
Materials, joints, seals
-
Klaus Bergner
(
VACOM
)
2:30 PM
Outgassing
-
Joachim Wolf
(
KIT - ETP
)
3:45 PM
Coffee break
3:45 PM - 4:05 PM
Room: Bdg. 401 (IAP), Room 410
4:05 PM
Walk to laboratory
4:05 PM - 4:15 PM
4:15 PM
Practical session: 2
2
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Laboratory
Contributions
4:15 PM
Materials, joints, seals
-
Klaus Bergner
(
VACOM
)
4:15 PM
Outgassing
-
Joachim Wolf
(
KIT - ETP
)
5:45 PM
Bus transfer to Hotel
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM
Room: Bdg. 401 (IAP)
7:00 PM
Dinner
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
7:30 AM
Bus transfer from Hotel to KIT - Campus North
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
8:30 AM
Lecture: 4
4
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: Bdg. 401 (IAP), Room 410
Contributions
8:30 AM
Vacuum gauges
-
Martin Wüest
(
Inficon
)
9:45 AM
Coffee break
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Bdg. 401 (IAP), Room 410
10:00 AM
Lecture: 5
5
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: Bdg. 401 (IAP), Room 410
Contributions
10:00 AM
RGAs
-
Martin Wüest
(
Inficon
)
11:15 AM
Coffee break
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Room: Bdg. 401 (IAP), Room 410
11:45 AM
Lecture: 6
6
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Bdg. 401 (IAP), Room 410
Contributions
11:45 AM
Vacuum pumps from HV to XHV
-
Frank Rathmann
(
Leybold
)
1:00 PM
Lunch break
1:00 PM - 2:20 PM
2:20 PM
Walk to laboratory
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM
Practical session: 3
3
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Room: Laboratory
Contributions
2:30 PM
Gauges and RGAs
-
Martin Wüest
(
Inficon
)
2:30 PM
Leak Detection
-
Jan-Hendrik Dörr
(
Pfeiffer Vacuum
)
3:45 PM
Coffee break
3:45 PM - 4:05 PM
Room: Bdg. 401 (IAP), Room 410
4:05 PM
Walk to laboratory
4:05 PM - 4:15 PM
4:15 PM
Practical session: 4
4
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Laboratory
Contributions
4:15 PM
Leak Detection
-
Jan-Hendrik Dörr
(
Pfeiffer Vacuum
)
4:15 PM
Gauges and RGAs
-
Martin Wüest
(
Inficon
)
5:45 PM
Bus transfer to Hotel
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM
7:00 PM
Dinner
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
7:30 AM
Bus transfer from Hotel to KIT - Campus North
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
8:30 AM
Lecture: 7
7
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: Bdg. 401 (IAP), Room 410
Contributions
8:30 AM
Clean vacuum
-
René Koops
(
TNO
)
9:45 AM
Coffee break
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Bdg. 401 (IAP), Room 410
10:00 AM
Lecture: 8
8
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: Bdg. 401 (IAP), Room 410
Contributions
10:00 AM
Vacuum Valves
-
Marco de Roos
(
VAT
)
11:15 AM
Coffee break
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Room: Bdg. 401 (IAP), Room 410
11:45 AM
Lecture: 9
9
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Bdg. 401 (IAP), Room 410
Contributions
11:45 AM
Design of vacuum chambers
-
Klaus Bergner
(
VACOM
)
1:00 PM
Lunch break
1:00 PM - 2:20 PM
2:20 PM
Walk to laboratory
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM
Visit KIT Facilities: 1
1
2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: various facilities
5:45 PM
Bus transfer to Hotel
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM
7:00 PM
Dinner: and social programme
and social programme
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Thursday, October 22, 2026
7:30 AM
Bus transfer from Hotel to KIT - Campus North
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
8:30 AM
Lecture: 10
10
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: Bdg. 401 (IAP), Room 410
Contributions
8:30 AM
NEG pumps and coating
-
Enrico Maccallini
(
SAES Getter
)
9:45 AM
Coffee break
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Bdg. 401 (IAP), Room 410
10:00 AM
Lecture: 11
11
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: Bdg. 401 (IAP), Room 410
Contributions
10:00 AM
Application of vacuum systems: plasma based thin film technology
-
Sven Ulrich
(
KIT - IAM
)
11:15 AM
Coffee break
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Room: Bdg. 401 (IAP), Room 410
11:45 AM
Lecture: 12
12
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Bdg. 401 (IAP), Room 410
Contributions
11:45 AM
Application of vacuum systems: surface and thin film analysis
-
Michael Wahl
(
Deutsche-Vakuum-Gesellschaft DVG e.V.
)
1:00 PM
Lunch break
1:00 PM - 2:20 PM
2:20 PM
Walk to laboratory
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM
Practical session: 5
5
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Room: Laboratory
Contributions
2:30 PM
Pump Service
-
Jan-Hendrik Dörr
(
Pfeiffer Vacuum
)
2:30 PM
Coatings
-
Sven Ulrich
(
KIT - IAM
)
3:45 PM
Coffee break
3:45 PM - 4:05 PM
Room: Bdg. 401 (IAP), Room 410
4:05 PM
Walk to laboratory
4:05 PM - 4:15 PM
4:15 PM
Practical session: 6
6
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Laboratory
Contributions
4:15 PM
Pump Service
-
Jan-Hendrik Dörr
(
Pfeiffer Vacuum
)
4:15 PM
Coatings
-
Sven Ulrich
(
KIT - IAM
)
5:45 PM
Bus transfer to Hotel
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM
7:00 PM
Dinner: Banquet
Banquet
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Friday, October 23, 2026
7:30 AM
Bus transfer from Hotel to KIT - Campus North
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
8:30 AM
Final Project Session: 1
1
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Bdg. 401 (IAP), Room 410
10:30 AM
Coffee break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Bdg. 401 (IAP), Room 410
11:00 AM
Final Project Session: 2
2
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Bdg. 401 (IAP), Room 410
1:00 PM
Lunch break
1:00 PM - 2:20 PM
2:20 PM
Closing
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Bdg. 401 (IAP), Room 410
2:45 PM
Bus transfer to Karlsruhe Main Station
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Room: Bdg. 401 (IAP)