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The NEVAC Board consists of scientists and
technicians who serve in three-year terms, which
can be renewed (except for the chairman, which
cannot be renewed). NEVAC Presidents include
internationally well-known scientists such as
Jacob Kistemaker (†), Friso van der Veen, and
Joost Frenken.
NEVAC is a Founder Member of IUVSTA and has
been continuously involved in its activities from
the start. One of NEVAC’s founding members,
Dr. A. Venema, was President of IUVSTA
from 1974 to 1977. NEVAC has been mainly
responsible for the theoretical part of the IUVSTA
Visual Aids Project (Part 1. Fundamentals of
Vacuum). Dr. A. van Oostrom served as the first
Chairman of the Surface Science Division and
other NEVAC members are represented in the
various IUVSTA Divisions.
of experimentation, e.g. surface science, high-
energy physics, and catalysis. This meeting
also provides a platform to those members
interested in the technique of vacuum and
the construction of vacuum equipment,
ranging from the simple vacuum chamber in
the laboratory to large scale facilities such as
synchrotrons, and linear accelerators.
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Education:
Under the auspices of the
NEVAC, several courses are organised, the
two most important being the “Basic Vacuum
technology”, and “Vacuum technology”. Upon
passing an exam, the participants are awarded
a certificate. In addition, applied courses on
leak-detection, residual gas analysis, as well
as in-company courses are offered. In 2017
the 1713
th
participant recieved his certificate.
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Publication:
The NEVAC Journal serves as
a newsletter to members and popularizes
scientific issues in the Dutch language, in
the form of 6 articles per year. Many of these
are written by talented students. The annual
NEVAC prize of
€
1000 is presented to the
candidate who wrote the best article and he/
she is given the opportunity to present the
work at the annual NEVAC conference.
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