On behalf of the IEEE Electron Device Society Vacuum Electronics Technical Committee, I would like to welcome you to the website.
Vacuum electronics, with its century-long legacy, remains a critical technology, enabling high power in microwave, millimeter wave, and even THz frequency regimes. The discipline’s multidisciplinary nature continues to captivate the brightest minds globally, promising innovative breakthroughs that will drive its evolution.
As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, our committee’s mission is to further foster global collaboration in this vital field. I believe that strengthening ties between researchers, industries, and institutions across different regions is crucial for accelerating progress and addressing the challenges of the future. We are fortunate to be part of a global community where diverse perspectives and shared knowledge can spark new ideas and innovations.
Yubin Gong
Chair of the IEEE EDS Vacuum Electronics Technical Committee
Award Recipients
Claudio Paoloni
2025 John R. Pierce Award for Excellence in Vacuum Electronics
School of Engineering, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
For visionary leadership to pioneer the integration of TWTs into the emerging field of sub-THz wireless networks and relentless dedication to the promotion of vacuum electronics.
Niraj Kumar
2025 Vacuum Electronics Young Scientist Award
CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Pilani, India
For outstanding achievements in design and development of novel cold-cathode driven sheet electron beam sources and plasma-assisted microwave & sub-THz electron devices.
Max Vöhringer
Best student paper award 2025
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
With the Paper “Design of a Truncated Polarizer for a 263 GHz Gyro-TWT“
Learn More About IVEC
Since its inception in 2000, the International Vacuum Electronics Conference has become the premier international venue for presentations in the field of vacuum electronics. It was born by merging the US Power Tubes Conferences and the European Space Agency TWTA Workshops.
IVEC meets in the U.S. every two years in Monterey, which has become the US home of IVEC and in Europe and Asia alternately every fourth year.
Vacuum Electronics Young Scientist Award
To recognize outstanding contributions from early career researchers and young professionals in the field of Vacuum Electronics.
Deadline 31st January 2026
