Name: 24th IUVSTA Vacuum School Theory, Design, Instrumentation and Operation
Start: 2026-10-18T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-23T21:30:00+02:00
Location: KIT - Campus North, Institute for Astro-Particle Physics (IAP)

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)

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