- January 4-7, 2012
- University of Colorado at Boulder
- USNC-URSI website: www.usnc-ursi.org
URSI Commissions
USNC-URSI Chair, 2012-2014: Steven C. Reising, (970) 491-2228, Steven.Reising@ColoState.edu
USNC-URSI Chair, 2009-2011: Yahya Rahmat-Samii, (310) 206-2275, rahmat@ee.ucla.edu
Note: The ten USNC Commission Chairs listed below are for the upcoming 2012-2014 URSI Triennium.
Commission A, Electromagnetic Metrology
Christopher L. Holloway ,
holloway@boulder.nist.gov ,
(303) 497-6184
Topics:
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
Commission B, Fields and Waves
Sembiam Rengarajan ,
srengarajan@csun.edu ,
(818) 677-3571
Topics:
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
Commission C, Radio-communication Systems and Signal Processing
Amir I. Zaghloul ,
amirz@vt.edu ,
(703) 538-8435
Topics:
Cognitive radio
Computational imaging and inverse methods
Distributed sensor networks
Physics-based signal processing
Radar target detection, localization, and tracking
Sensor array processing and calibration
Signal processing for radar remote sensing
Statistical signal processing of waves in random media
Synthetic aperture and space-time processing
Commission D, Electronics and Photonics
Jennifer T. Bernhard ,
jbernhar@illinois.edu ,
(217) 333-0293
Topics:
Electronic devices, circuits and applications
Photonic devices, circuits and applications
Physics, materials, CAD, technology and reliability of electronic and photonic devices, in radioscience and telecommunications
Wide bandgap materials
Commission E, Electromagnetic Environment and Interference
Everett G. Farr ,
efarr@farr-research.com ,
(505) 293-3886
Topics:
Effects of natural and intentional emissions on system performance
Electromagnetic compatibility in: computational electromagnetics, education, measurement technologies, standards, and radiation hazards.
High-power electromagnetic effects of transients on electronic systems
Spectrum management and utilization
Communication in the presence of noise
Commission F, Wave Propagation and Remote Sensing
V. Chandrasekar ,
chandra@engr.colostate.edu ,
(970) 491-7981
Topics:
Point-to-point propagation effects:
Measurements
Propagation models
Multipath/mitigation
Land or water paths
Scattering/diffraction
Indoor/outdoor links
Mobile/fixed paths
Horizontal/slant paths
Surface/atmosphere interactions
Atmospheric constituents
Dispersion/delay
Natural/man-made structures
Remote sensing of the Earth by radio waves:
Atmospheric sensing
Ocean and ice sensing
Field campaigns
Interferometry and SAR
Subsurface sensing
Scattering/diffraction
Radiation and emission
Propagation effects
Urban environments
Soil moisture & terrain
Propagation and remote sensing in complex and random media
Commission G, Ionospheric Radio and Propagation
Frank Lind ,
flind@haystack.mit.edu ,
(781) 981-5570
Topics:
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
Commission H, Waves in Plasma
Victor Pasko ,
vpasko@psu.edu ,
(814) 865-3467
Topics:
Plasma instabilities
Waves in space and laboratory plasmas
Wave-wave and wave-particle interactions
Chaos and turbulence in plasma
Spacecraft-plasma interactions
Solar/planetary-plasma interactions
Space as a research laboratory
Commission J, Radio Astronomy
Richard F. Bradley ,
rbradley@nrao.edu ,
(434) 296-0291
Topics:
EoR and Dark Ages: Observations and instrumentation
Solar radio physics: Observations and instumenation
Radio astronomy teaching labs and educational instruments
New telescopes, techniques, and observations
Timely techincal tutorials
Commission K, Electromagnetics in Biology and Medicine
Edem Topsakal ,
topsakal@ece.msstate.edu ,
(662) 325-3669
Topics:
Biological effects
Dosimetry and exposure assessment
Electromagnetic imaging and sensing applications
Therapeutic, rehabilitative and other biomedical applications
Human body interactions with antennas and other electromagnetic devices