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The society was formed in October 1979,
in Lanzhou, by a group of scientists and
engineers (representatively, Jianzhong Jin,
Zhongyi Hua, Benchu Qiu, Shijin Pang, Lei Yuan
et al.) involved in vacuum science and technique.
The first Executive committee of CVS is formed
of 79 concillors. The prime objectives of CVS
are to encourage and organise many kinds of
academic activities in the field of VST to:
• ensure the growth and development of VST,
• enhance the popularization and application
of research achievements in VST,
• heighten the growth of talents in VST, and
• ensure that VST contributes to economic
development and thus makes a significant
contribution to the modernization of China.
In August 1986, the CVS office moved to
Beijing.
The past presidents of the society are:
Pr. Jianzhong Jin (1979-1988),
Pr. Zhongyi Hua (1988-1998),
Pr. Shijin Pang (1998-2004),
Pr. Jianguo Hou (2004-2014).
The president incumbent, Pr. Ningsheng Xu, and
the present Executive Committee (now including
150 persons) were elected by the members of the
society during the 8thCVS National Conference
held in November, 2014. The elected CVS officials
serve a 5-year term of office.
The society has various subcommittees including:
• An Editorial Board of the Journal “Chinese
Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology”.
• A Technology Advisory and Consulting
Committee.
• A Popularizational and Educational Committee
on VST.
• A Referee Committee for CVS Scholarship.
• An Office of the Chinese Vacuum Website.
The scientific and technical activities of the CVS
are covered by the following Divisions:
• Vacuum Engineering. (Formerly Vacuum
Production and Measurement, evolved from
4 Divisions, namely, Vacuum Physics, Vacuum
Production, Vacuum in Nuclear Physics, and
Vacuum Measurement and Calibration).
• Surface Science and Nanoscience.
• Vacuum Mass Spectroscopy Analysis and
Leak Detection.
• Electronic Materials and Devices. (Formerly
Vacuum Application in Electron Devices)
• Thin Films.
• Vacuum Metallurgy.
• Display Technology.
There are 12 Local Chapters of theCVS. These are
located in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Shenzhen,
Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Sichuan
and Shaanxi, Shenyang and Heilongjiang.
The society currently has about 8,000 individual
members and about 390 institutions, including
research institutes, universities and factories, are
affiliated with it. Of these 390 institutions about
200 are industrial firms.
The CVS is a non-official organisation and
provides a wide variety of services to its members
including:
• Organizing all kinds of academic activities to
promote exchange and cooperation in the field
of VST both domestically and internationally.
• Editing the journal “Vacuum Science and
Technology (China)” and producing various
types of printed and audio/video publications.
The Chinese Vacuum Society (CVS) is a non-governmental, national organisation of those
professionals who are interested in vacuum science and technology (VST) from most of the
research institutes, universities and manufacturers of vacuum products in China. The CVS is
affiliated with the China Association for Science andTechnology (CAST).
CHINESE VACUUM SOCIETY (CVS)
Original (2001) by Zhong-Yi Hua
Updated (2017) by Hai-Ming Guo and Ning-Sheng Xu