July 23 - 27, 2012
Hilton Long Beach
Long Beach, California
Abstract Submission: January 15 - March 19, 2012
Join us for the only microwave conference of 2012. The Second Global Congress on Microwave Energy Applications (2GCMEA 2012), hosted in beautiful Long Beach, California, will feature plenary sessions, parallel topical sessions, poster sessions, an industrial exhibition and short courses. An exclusive dinner aboard the historic Queen Mary, the famous floating museum, is also included. Mark your calendars today and plan to attend 2GCMEA 2012, where the theme is “EM Solutions for Our Changing World.”
2GCMEA 2012 is presented by the Microwave Working Group, together with AMPERE, IMPI, JEMEA and microwave groups from China, India, Russia and Australia. Logistical and operational expertise is provided by MRS.
The conference topics will consist of the four categories described below. Abstract submission will begin on January 15, 2012. Complete information regarding abstract submission is available by selecting the "Call For Papers" tab above.
- Energy/Environment
- Ultracapacitors
- Thermoelectrics
- Photovoltaics
- Batteries
- Energy Storage
- Green Processing
- Plasma
- High Frequency
- RF
- Microwaves in Everyday Life
- Food
- Transportation
- Construction
- Ceramics
- Metals
- Polymers
- Wood
- Modeling
- Dielectrics
- Medical/Chemical
- Devices
- Delivery Systems
- Enhanced Reactions
- Nanotechnology
- Meta-Materials
- Analyses
- Cell Growth
- Material Synthesis
- Manufacturing/Processing Controls
- Equipment
- Measurements
- Process Control
- Applications
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Research
- Modeling
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The Microwave Working Group together with AMPERE, IMPI, JEMEA and microwave groups from China, India, Russia and Australia together with the Materials Research Society cordially invite you to submit an abstract for presentation at the Second Global Conference on Microwave Energy Applications. Topics Include:
Energy/Environmental: sessions will focus on how microwave and RF energy can have an impact on the global environment by creating a greener process, shorter times, waste minimization, process energy devices, energy storage devices, recycling
Microwave in Every Day Life: sessions will focus on the impact of microwave/RF energy in our daily lives – topics can include new material processes for polymers, ceramics, metals, transportation, construction, biologicals, modeling of processes and dielectric data
Chemistry and Medicine: sessions will focus on microwave/ material interactions, material synthesis, nanotechnology, microwave in the medical/dental fields, cell growth, drug delivery, meta-materials
Manufacturing, Equipment and Process Control: sessions will focus on Equipment, measurements, process control, applications (commerical, industrial, research), modeling
Abstract Submission
Submit an Abstract | View Submission Guidelines
In fairness to all potential authors, LATE ABSTRACTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Abstract submission deadline for this meeting is March 19, 2012. Authors will be notified of their status (via email) in May 2012.
If you require a VISA to travel to the US, please submit your abstract as early as possible. Send your travel visa requests to Paula Mahar (mahar@mrs.org).
Three Short Courses will be offered on Monday, July 23, prior to the opening of the 2GCMEA 2012 conference. You may register for the Short Courses on the conference registration site, which will open in March 26. Registration fees for the short courses will be available soon.
SC1 – Microwave and Radio Frequency – MW 101
Microwave (MW) and radio frequency (RF) technologies have seen considerable progress in the last decade as effective tools in advanced materials processing. Traditionally, these dielectric heating technologies have seen successful applications in the process operations of heating, drying, tempering, and curing across a wide range of industries. Building on these successful applications, advances in the manufacture of advanced materials are evolving as these highly efficient electromagnetic processing tools are harnessed to yield materials with improved qualities and properties.
This short course will focus on the utility of MW and RF technologies to improve properties and processing of advanced materials, including emerging areas of metals, powdered metals, and organic/inorganic composites systems. A historical perspective of dielectric heating will be provided along with fundamentals of electromagnetic wave/material interactions, electro heat theory, MW & RF technology basics, and dielectric property measurements. Microwave and RF equipment will be reviewed, and select demonstrations (e.g. power measurement and Q-factor) will give the student an in-depth understanding of engineering considerations that are important to the successful deployment of MW and RF technologies.
Instructors:
Bob Schiffmann -
Microwave Heating Consultant, R.F. Schiffmann Associates, Inc.
Bob has more than 50 years microwave experience. He has been an independent microwave consultant for over 40 years, performing contract R&D, teaching seminars & courses related to microwave theory and applications. Bob has broad expertise regarding microwave ovens, food & non-food products, processes, packaging, accidents, fires, etc. and has performed new microwave process development for many industries including food, pharmaceutical, aerospace, chemical, textile, medical and more, many of which are successful commercial systems. Bob is an expert witness services in all areas relating to microwave heating - including accidents, fires, patent and contract issues and personal injury. He is the current President of IMPI (International Microwave Power Institute), a position he formerly held from 1973 to 1982. He is also a Guest Professor at the Kunming University of Science and Technology.
John F. Gerling -
President of Gerling Applied Engineering, Inc. (GAE)
John has over 30 years of mechanical engineering and manufacturing experience in industrial microwave heating and his design experience includes microwave generators, consumer microwave appliances, industrial conveyors, semiconductor processing equipment and a variety of custom applicators and waveguide components. In the Short Course, John will discuss important aspects of microwave equipment design and scale-up, from generators to waveguides to applicators, including fundamental design parameters with respect to the load, transmission, reflection, true power measurement and Q-factor.
Bernie Krieger -
President of Cober Electronics
Bernie is CEO of Cober Electronics, Inc. of Norwalk, CT, a leading manufacturer in a field of industrial microwave heating and systems. Having founded Cober Electronics in 1966, Mr. Krieger has extensive experience applying microwave technology to broad range of scientific and heavy industrial applications. He has been a guest lecturer in a field of industrial microwave technology in the US and in Europe for the Center for Professional Advancement. He is also a fellow and past president of the International Microwave Power Institute (IMPI) and is currently the president of the Microwave Working Group. In the Short Course, Bernie will cover broad aspects of the design and installation of microwave-based systems. Mr. Krieger was educated in New York University where he holds a Master’s Degree.
Ben Wilson -
Sales Manager at PSC, Inc., A Litzler Company.
Ben is Sales Manager of PSC, a firm specializing in unique high power radio frequency and microwave equipment and processes since 1969. His education includes a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and a MS in Engineering Management from the Air Force Institute of Technology. He was a Construction Officer in the U.S. Air Force and has since held various engineering positions in product development, manufacturing, and application engineering. In the Short Course Ben will cover aspects of industrial radio frequency (RF) applications.
Ed Ripley -
Nuclear/Metallurgical Engineer - Y-12 National Security Complex.
Ed is an engineer and researcher in Y-12’s Metallurgical Engineering and Processing group and is the company’s technology lead for microwave metal processing. Ripley holds 12 U.S. patents and has many patents pending for his work in ceramic nanostructures, microwave heat treatment, non-magnetically constrained plasma systems, thermocouple shields, and fabrication of corrosion- and wear-resistant composite structures. In 1992 he received the Y-12 Award of Excellence for his contribution to radiological instrumentation, and he has been given numerous Awards of Excellence by the National Nuclear Security Administration and the U.S. Department of Energy. Ripley holds a B.A. degree in medical illustration from Emory and Henry College and M.S. degrees in nuclear engineering and metallurgical engineering from the University of Tennessee. In the Short Course, Ed will cover aspects of processing metals in a microwave environment.
Dinesh Agrawal -
Professor of Materials and Director of Microwave Processing and Engineering Center at The Pennsylvania State University.
Dinesh is a renowned expert in microwave processing. He is Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Professor of The Materials, and Director of Microwave Processing and Engineering Center at Penn State University. This center is the world’s leading institution in the study of the interaction of solid matter with microwave radiation. It has published some 200+ papers and 15 patents. Dinesh’s research interests include microwave processing of ceramics, composites, bio-materials and metallic materials. His research has impacted ceramic and metal sintered products, cemented carbides, electro-ceramics, powder metallurgy, nuclear waste immobilization, thermal shock resistant products, and many others. In the Short Course, Dinesh will cover advanced aspects of microwave processing and emerging applications.
SC2 – Fundamental and Advanced Topics in RF and Microwave Processing
This short course will focus on the Principles of Microwave-Heating Technology, Advanced Microwave Measurements, Design and Selection Criteria of Microwave Applicators, Modeling and Optimization of Microwave Applicators and a Review of Industrial Applications.
Instructors:
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Juan Monzó-Cabrera
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
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Juan Monzó-Cabrera received the Dipl. Ing. and Ph.D. degrees in Telecommunications engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. He has co-authored more than 60 papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings and holds several patents regarding microwave-heating processes. Dr. Monzó-Cabrera is the General Secretary of the Association of Microwave Power in Europe for Research and Education (AMPERE), a European association devoted to RF and microwave energy promotion. His current research areas cover microwave-assisted heating and drying processes as well as numerical and measurement techniques in electromagnetism.
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José Manuel Catalá-Civera
Communications Department, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
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Jose M. Catalá-Civera received both his Dipl. Ing. and Ph.D. degrees from the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain, in 1993 and 2000, respectively. Currently he is leading the Microwave Research Division of the Institute ITACA at the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia.
His research interests encompass the design and application of microwave theory and applications, the use of microwaves for electromagnetic heating, microwave cavities and resonators, measurement of dielectric and magnetic properties of materials and development of microwave sensors for non-destructive testing.
He has co-authored about 140 papers in referred journals and conference proceedings, more than 50 engineering reports for companies and he holds 19 patents. Dr. Catala-Civera is an IEEE Member, a reviewer for several international Journals and is currently a Board Member of the Association of Microwave Power in Europe for Research and Education (AMPERE), a European-based organization devoted to the promotion of RF and microwave energy.
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Paolo Veronesi
Modena and Reggio Emilia University
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Paolo Veronesi received his BSc and PhD degrees from the Dept. of Materials Engineering of the Modena University (Italy) in 1998 and 2001, respectively. He is an assistant professor in Metallurgy at the Faculty of Engineering. His research activity is focused on the thermal applications of microwaves, trying to develop new processes or to improve materials properties. During last few years, he started using commercial electromagnetic modeling in order to design new microwave applicators for high and low temperature heat treatments and microwave plasmas. Recently, he dedicated himself to the development of microwave applications for metals and inter-metallics. He is the author of more than 100 papers published in Italian and international journals, as well as of 6 Italian and international patents. He is member of the technical committees IEC - CT27 (EU) and CEI CT27 (Italy) – Electroheat.
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Vadim Yakovlev
Department of Mathematical Sciences, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, MA
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Vadim V. Yakovlev received his Ph.D. degree from the Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics (IRE) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Moscow, Russia in 1991. From 1984 to 1996, he held research positions with IRE RAS. In 1993, he worked as Visiting Researcher at Electricité de France (Centre “Les Renardières”).
Currently, he is a head of the WPI’s Industrial Microwave Modeling Group which he established in 1999. His research interests in microwave power engineering include multiphysics modeling, microwave imaging, and neural-network-based optimization. He has authored more than 120 papers and is a Senior Member of the IEEE, a member of IMPI and AMPERE.
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Ricky Metaxas
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Ricky Metaxas received his BSc and PhD degrees from the University of London in 1965 and 1968 respectively. After graduating he spent 10 years working for the electricity supply industry. From 1982 to 2002 he was seconded to the Engineering Dept, University of Cambridge where he founded and led the Electricity Utilisation Group. He co-authored Industrial Microwave Heating (IEE, 1983) and authored a textbook, Foundations of Electroheat: A Unified Approach (Wiley, 1996) and is the author of over 250 research and journal publications. He was a founding member of AMPERE and its President from 1995-2005. He is a Fellow of the IET and a Life Fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge, UK.
SC3 – Microwave Chemistry and Polymer Processing
This short course will cover the following topics:
What are microwaves?
Electromagnetic energy interactions with matter
Microwave energy versus other electromagnetic energy - Ionizing or non-ionizing?
Microwaves and their interactions with matter
Microwave heating vs. Conventional heating
Microwave equipment for heating applications
From laboratory to industry: scale up.
Instructors:
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Marilena Radoiu
SAIREM SAS
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Dr Marilena Radoiu (Chartered Chemist, Member of the Royal Society for Chemistry) received her M.Sc. in Organic Technological Chemistry from the Polytechnic University of Bucharest in 1993 and her Ph.D. in Radiochemistry and Nuclear Chemistry from the same University in 1998. After 2 years of post-doctoral research, she joined the Exhaust Gas Management division of BOC Edwards, U.K. as the Section Leader Chemistry where she led a team involved in the Research & Development of plasma technologies with applications to the abatement of exhaust gases from the semiconductor manufacturing. In November 2008 she joined SAIREM SAS as R&D Director where she focuses on the development of microwave equipment for microwave-assisted chemical synthesis, plant extraction and plasma for Laboratory and Industrial users.
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George Dimitrakis
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nottingham
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George Dimitrakis received his Dpl-Ing in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece in 2003. George received his PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Nottingham in 2006. In 2005 he joined NCIMP where he focused mainly in the areas of dielectric characterisation of materials at RF and microwave frequencies under high temperatures and pressures and the design of microwave applicators for industrial processes, also during a period in 2005 he was seconded to NPL, which is the UK’s metrological authority, helping in further strengthening the ties between NCIMP and NPL. He is the author or co-author (including articles in press) of more than 30 papers in scientific journals and world conferences. He is a licensed Electrical Engineer registered with the Technical Chamber of Greece, and he is also member of several professional bodies such as the IET, IEEE and IOP.
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Ahmed Al-Shamma’a
Built Environment and Sustainable Research Institute (BEST), Liverpool John Moores University
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Professor Ahmed Al-Shamma’a has established its credentials as an industry focused. Ahmed has extensive research area covers a wide range of applied industrial science including advance microwave technologies for chemical synthesis, renewable energies from waste including biodiesel, bio ethanol and bio-butanol, wireless sensors for the construction, healthcare, automotive and aerospace industries, Material processing, Bespoke software solution to monitor real time energy levels in various industrial applications and near zero carbon initiatives for the energy sectors. Ahmed is one of the EU scientific officers on Renewable Energies and has obtained various supported applied research projects funded nationally and internationally by the EU, UK and USA Ministry of Defence, Carbon Trust, Technology Strategy Board and direct funding from industry with a portfolio of various Knowledge Transfer Partnerships between academia and Industry. The success of the research has led to the establishment of three spin out companies in Liverpool John Moores University. Ahmed has published over 250 peer reviewed scientific publications, 15 patents and coordinated over 20 research projects.
Exhibit at 2nd Global Congress on Microwave Energy Applications
The 2nd Global Congress on Microwave Energy Applications (2GCMEA 2012) will feature plenary sessions, parallel topical sessions, poster sessions, an industrial exhibition and short courses. The five-day conference will concentrate on topical categories, including energy/environment, microwaves in everyday life, chemistry and medicine, and manufacturing, equipment and process control. An exclusive dinner aboard the historic Queen Mary, the famous floating museum, is planned. 2GCMEA 2012 is presented by the Microwave Working Group, together with AMPERE, IMPI, JEMEA and microwave groups from China, India, Russia and Australia.
Make plans to exhibit at this unique event. Set for Tuesday, July 24 through Thursday, July 26, the 2GCMEA Exhibit offers the most direct access to researchers from around the world who are seeking technical solutions to their challenges. If you are involved in the microwave field, then you need to be part of this conference. Don’t delay…reserve your space today!
Location
Hilton Long Beach
701 W. Ocean Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90831, USA
Tel: 562.983.3400
Exhibit Dates
Tuesday, July 24 through Thursday, July 26
Once the technical program has been finalized, exhibit hours will be set to maximize prime networking opportunities, including coffee breaks and evening poster sessions.
Exhibitor Move-in (tentative) Tuesday, July 24, 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Expected Attendance: 300
Exhibit Space
Standard Booth $1,500 ea.
Literature Display $500 ea.
- Standard booths are 10’ wide x 8’ deep and include one 6-ft. skirted table and two chairs.
- Standard booth rental includes one technical badge to attend sessions only. Activities are not included but may be purchased separately.
- Literature displays are unmanned and will be located near registration and the exhibit hall. A technical badge is not included.
- Payment-in-full in US dollars must accompany application
- Exhibit space reservations may be obtained by completing the Exhibit Application and returning to Donna Watterson, Materials Research Society, at watterson@mrs.org
