American Vacuum Society

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AVS: Science and Technology of Materials, Interfaces, and Processing (formally the American Vacuum Society, Inc.^[a]) is a professional and scientific society founded in 1953 as a committee on vacuum technology. The AVS supports networking among its approximately 4,500 worldwide members who include representatives of academia, industry, and government. As a member society of the American Institute of Physics, AVS functions as an association of professionals in the scientific disciplines of materials, interfaces, and processing.^[2][3]

The society organizes events, including an annual symposium,^[4] and publishes multiple journals, including the Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology (both sections A and B). Additionally, the AVS is a member of the International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applications.^[5]

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