German Crystal Growth Conference (DKT 2026)
14th Annual Meeting of the Young Crystal Growers (jDGKK)
We are pleased to invite you to our 14th annual meeting of the jDGKK, which takes place at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (in Campus Nord) prior to the DKT2026 conference.
The jDGKK is an initiative of young DGKK members, to promote networking among young scientists and engineers in the field of crystal growth, epitaxy, and material characterization. Also, the jDGKK promotes education and shows career options by inviting known experts from academia and industry.
Aim: Present your own research and improve your skills in scientific discussions
Meet peers from the most diverse fields of crystal growth and epitaxy!
Explore career possibilities in Industry and Academia!
Date: March 3th 2026, 8 am – 7 pm (08:00 – 19:00)
Venue: will be updated in due course
Costs: There is no seminar fee (free of charge). Travel cost and accomodation are to be paid by yourself, but travel allowance (financial support) is possible. For further information, please contact jugend@dgkk.de.
Registration: January 8th 2026 – February 11th 2026 - Therefore please download both the jDGKK conference registration form and the jDGKK conference abstract template for your scientific poster, fill them out and send them back via jugend@dgkk.de.
Prerequisite: To practice presenting and discussing your work, please prepare a scientific poster and a 5-minute „lightning talk“. Topic might be your current work or your latest thesis (Bachelor, Master, PhD, ...). Passive participation is only permitted in exceptional cases.
Invited Talks:
- tba
Schedule:
- 08:00 Welcome Notes
- 08:30 Academic Talk I
- 09:30 Coffee Break I
- 10:00 Industry Talk I
- 10:30 Industry Talk II
- 11:00 Lightning Talks
- 12:00 Lunch Break
- 12:30 Poster Session
- 14:00 Academic Talk II
- 15:00 Coffee Break II
- 15:30 Academic Talk III
- 16:30 Lab Tour
- 17:30 Machine Learning Talk I
- 18:30 Poster Price & Closing Remarks
- 19:00 Transfer to the dinner venue
- 19:30 Dinner
This seminar is aimed at students, PhD's and Post-Docs, working with crystalline materials.
To participate this event, there is no need to be a member of the DGKK.
Organizers
Sebastian Gruner / Freiberger Compound Materials GmbH
Dr. Merve Pinar Kabukcuoglu / KIT
Aravind Subramanian / Leibniz IKZ
Contact / Conference administration
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
Institut für
QuantenMaterialien
und Technologien
Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1
D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
Phone: +49 721 608-22333
Fax: +49 721608-24624