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Technology – completed by the divisions for
Education and Standardisation.
The DVG represents the interest of its members
in the International Union of Vacuum Science
and Technology (IUVSTA). Two representatives of
the DVG were elected IUVSTA Presidents: Prof.
Dr. Kurt Diels 1968-1971 and Prof. Dr. Heribert
Jahrreiss 1986-1989.
DVG President Dr. Ute Bergner and Vice-
President Prof. Dr. Zahn currently represent
the DVG as German Councillor and Alternative
Councillor in the IUVSTA. A group of eleven
scientists and managers holds positions of
national representatives in the IUVSTA divisions.
The DVG organises annual meetings, workshops
and conferences – also in cooperation with other
vacuum societies – such as the International
Vacuum Congress (IVC-3, IVC-11/ICSS-7),
the European Vacuum Conference (EVC-8),
the European Conference on Surface Science
(ECOSS-4, -8, -14, -23) sponsored by IUVSTA
and AOFA (Applied Surface Analytics). The DVG
hosted ten IUVSTA Executive Council Meetings
between 1963 (ECM-2) and 2002 (ECM-90).
The DVG and the German Physical Society (DPG)
are associated and have three sections – Surface
Physics, Thin Films and Vacuum Science and
Technology – in common organising meetings
within the frame of the annual DPG spring
meetings.
The educational committee of the DVG organises
schools for vacuum technology and developed
a programme for the certification of training
courses in the field of vacuum technology
(“vacuum schools”) in order to ensure the quality
similar to the ISO standard.
The DVG is also active in the field of national (DIN)
and international (ISO) standardisation.
The GAEDE Prize of the GAEDE Foundation of
the DVG is one of the most prestigious physics
awards in Germany. Starting in 1986, the prize
is granted to younger scientists for outstand-
ing performance in the fundamental research,
application and process technology in following
disciplines: vacuum physics and technology, thin
films, surface physics, materials and methods of
solid state electronics, nanoscience and tech-
nology. The prize consists of a certificate, a
model of the first molecular air pump invented
by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Gaede and includes prize
money of 10,000€.
The DVG annually awards the Rudolf Jaeckel
Prize for pioneering and longstanding scientific
and technological achievements in the field of
vacuum based sciences and their application.
The prize was established in appreciation of the
German physicist Prof. Dr. Rudolf Jaeckel and
his pioneering performance for the development
of vacuum physics and technique. The prize –
given either to a single person or a team –
includes a medal, a certificate and prize money
of 1,000€.
Since 2008, the scientific-technical journal
Vakuum in Forschung und Praxis (Vacuum in
Research and Practice) is the official members’
magazine. The professional journal is specialised
in vacuum, plasma technology, surface and thin
films. The ViP regularly gives latest information
in the field of the disciplines covered and is
published six times per year.
Otto von Guericke’s Magdeburg hemispheres
experiment, in: Caspar Schott:Technica Curiosa,
copperplate, Nuremberg 1664
Demonstration of the Magdeburg hemispheres
experiment by the Otto von Guericke Society
Magdeburg on occasion of the 20thanniversary
of VACOM, Großlöbichau 2012
SUMMARY