This open scientific meeting is sponsored by the U.S. National Committee of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI). It is held in cooperation with the following IEEE organizations: Antennas and Propagation Society and its Wave Propagation Standards Committee, Circuits and Systems Society, Communications Society, Electromagnetic Compatibility Society, Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, Information Theory Society, Instrumentation and Measurement Society, Microwave Theory and Techniques Society, and the Nuclear Science Society. Papers on any topic in the interest area of a Commission are welcome. Contact the Commission Chairperson or visit the web site for further information.

Contacts:
Vijay K. Nair (Comm. A), v.nair@ieee.org
L. Wilson Pearson (Comm. D), pearson@ces.clemson.edu

2008 Commissions

The 2009 program will be available in December 2008.

Commission A, Electromagnetic Metrology
Vijay Nair, (503) 712-6122, v.nair@ieee.org

Microwave to submillimeter measurements/standards
Quantum metrology and fundamental concepts
Time and frequency
Time domain metrology
EMC and EM pollution
Noise
Materials
Bioeffects and medical applications
Antenna
EM-field metrology
Impulse radar
Planar structures and microstrip circuits
Interconnect and packaging
Special AS1: Antenna for Wireless Communications (V. Nair, A. Fathy)

Commission B, Fields and Waves
David R. Jackson, (713) 743-4426, djackson@uh.edu

Antenna arrays
Antenna theory, design and measurements
Complex media (metamaterials, bandgap structures, biological and geophysical media, and others)
Educational methods and tools
Electromagnetic interaction and coupling
Guided waves and waveguiding structures
High- frequency techniques
Inverse scattering and remote sensing
Microstrip and printed devices and antennas
Nonlinear electromagnetics
Numerical methods (differential- and integral-eq. based, hybrid and other techniques)
Propagation phenomena and effects
Rough surfaces and random media
Scattering
Theoretical electromagnetics
Transient fields, effects, and systems
Ultra-wideband electromagnetics
Wireless communications
Special BS1: Metamaterials: RF to Optics (Engheta)
Special BS2: Thru-wall Modeling and Imaging (Burkholder, Hoorfar)
Special BS3: RFID and Small Antennas (Volakis, Davis)
Special BS4: Wireless Propagation & MIMO (Jensen, Ellingson)
Special BS5: Materials/Polymers/Packaging (Peroulis, Papapolymerou)
Special FBS5: Rough Surface Scattering and Effects (Brown & Ishimaru)
Special KBS1: Human Body Interaction with Wearable RF and RFID Systems (Rahmat-Samii, Topsakal)

Commission C, Signals and Systems
Dev Palmer, (919) 549-4246, dev.palmer@us.army.mil

Sensor array processing
Physics-based signal processing
Signal processing for radar remote sensing
Synthetic aperture and space-time processing
Distributed sensor networks
Computational imaging and inverse methods
Statistical signal processing of waves in random media
Radar target detection, localization, and tracking
Sensor array calibration

Commission D, Electronics and Photonics
L. Wilson Pearson, (864) 656-3946, pearson@ces.clemson.edu

Electronic devices and applications
Photonic devices and applications
Physics, materials, CAD, technology and reliability of electronic and photonic devices, with particular reference to radio science and telecommunications.
Wide bandgap materials

Commission E, Electromagnetic Noise and Interference
Cynthia Ropiak, (410) 903-2907, cropiak@earthlink.net

High power electromagnetics
Effects of transients on electronic systems
Spectrum management and utilization
Communication in the presence of noise
Special ES1: International electromagnetic interference (Gardner, Ropiak)
Special ES2: EMI case histories (Giri, Tesche)
Special ES3: Spectrum management and compatibility issues with medical and vehicular systems (Erricolo)

Commission F, Wave Propagation and Remote Sensing
Roger Lang, (202) 994 -6199, lang@gwu.edu

Point-to-point propagation effects:
- Measurements
- Mobile/fixed Modeling
- Horizontal/slant paths
- Mitigation
- Interaction with the atmosphere
- Land or water paths
- Atmospheric constituents
- Indoors/outdoors
- Natural/man-made structures
Remote sensing of the Earth by radio waves:
- Atmospheric sensing
- Ocean and sea ice
- Field campaigns
- Interferometric & SAR Subsurface
- Scattering and propagation
- Urban environments
- Soil moisture & terrain
Special FS1: Propagation & Scattering from Vegetation (Lang & Saatchi)
Special FS2: Propagation Modeling & Measurements (Newkirk)
Special FS3: Remote Sensing Education (Gasiewski)
Special FS4: Passive Remote Sensing of the Earth's Environment (Westwater & Reising)
Special FBS5: Rough Surface Scattering and Effects (Brown & Ishimaru) (joint F/B )

Commission G, Ionospheric Radio and Propagation
John D. Mathews, (814) 865-2354, jdm9@psu.edu

Ionospheric imaging
Ionospheric morphology
Ionospheric modeling and data assimilation
Transionospheric radio propagation/systems effects
Radar and radio techniques for ionospheric diagnostics
Space weather - radio effects
Special GHS1: Ionospheric effects of lightning (Liu, Marshall) - (Comm G/H)
Special GHS2: Meteor Physics (Briczinski, Palo) - (Comm G/H)
Special GS3: Radio & Radar Techniques (Lind, Swartz)
Special GS4: Ionospheric Models & Data Assimilation (Komjathy)
Special GS5: Ground & Space Based Radio Beacons (Bernhardt, Gaussiran)
Special GS6: Ionospheric Irregularities & Instabilities (Sahr, Oppenheim)
Special HGS1: Ionospheric Modifications (Kagan, Moore) - (Comm H/G)
Special HGS2: Dusty Plasmas & AIM Results (Scales, Thomas) - (Comm H/G)

Commission H, Waves in Plasma
Meers Oppenheim, (617) 353-6139, meerso@bu.edu

Plasma instabilities
Generation and propagation of waves in plasmas
Interaction between these waves, and wave-particle interactions
Plasma turbulence processes and chaos
Spacecraft-plasma interactions
Application of the results, particularly in the areas of solar/planetary plasma interactions, and the increased exploitation of space as a research laboratory
Special HGS1: Ionospheric Modifications (Moore)
Special HGS2: Dusty Plasmas & AIM Results (Scales, Thomas)
Special HS3: Laboratory experiments & spacecraft/plasma interactions (Bering, Amatucci)
Special HS4: Waves in plasma – New Missions (Labell, Ergun)
Special HS5: Radiation Belts (Spasojevic)
Special GHS1: Ionospheric Effects of Lightning (Liu, Marshall)
Special GHS2: Meteor Physics (Briczinski, Palo)

Commission J, Radio Astronomy
David P. Woody, (760) 938-2075 ext. 111, dpw@ovro.caltech.edu

Submillimeter and THz technology for radio astronomy
Focal plane array technology
Challenges and new algorithms for interferometric imaging
New interferometric calibration techniques
Radio astronomy teaching laboratories and instruments
Special JS1: Recent Solar System Radio and Radar Results (Thompson)
Special JS2: Transient Astronomical Events (Lazio)
Special JS3: Cosmic Microwave Background Instruments and Observations (Marrone)
Special JS4: Designing large N arrays (Cordes)
Special JS5: New telescopes, techniques and observations (Woody)

Commission K, Electromagnetics in Biology and Medicine
Gianluca Lazzi, (919) 513-3685, lazzi@eos.ncsu.edu

Biological effects
Biomedical applications
Dosimetry
Exposure assessment
Applications of RF to medicine
Special KBS1: Human Body Interaction with Wearbale Radio Frequency (RF) and Identification (RFID) Systems (Rahmat-Samii, Topsakal)
Special KS2: Implantable Medical Telemetry Systems (Venkataraman, Topsakal)