Short Course on “Adaptive Arrays Control: Theory and Techniques”

The IEEE AP/ED/MTT North Italy Chapter is pleased to announce that Dr. P. Rocca (University of Trento) and Prof. R. L. Haupt (Colorado School of Mines, USA) will be the organizers of a Short Course on “Adaptive Arrays Control: Theory and Techniques” at the 2015 European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP 2015), which will be held at the Centro de Congressos de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, on 12-17 April, 2015.

Where: Lisbon Congress Centre, Praça das Indústrias 1300-307, Lisbon, Portugal

When: Sunday, April 12, 2015, afternoon

Detailed info: please see the short course page.

 

IEEE AP-S Research Awards are open

The IEEE AP/ED/MTT North Italy Chapter is pleased to announce that applications for the 2015-2016 Pre-Doctoral/PhD Fellowship Research Awards are now open. The IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) awards up to six $1000 pre-doctoral scholarships and up to ten $2500 PhD fellowships each year to encourage students to pursue a career in the area of Electromagnetics.

Interested applicants are encouraged to apply after carefully reviewing the information at http://www.ieeeaps.org/pdfs/APResearchAwardAnnouncement_2015-16.pdf to ensure their eligibility and ability to comply with application requirements and deadlines.

Deadlines: April 1, 2015 (first competition) and November 1, 2015 (second competition)

Additional info: please see the details at the dedicated webpage.

Course on “Electromagnetic, acoustic, and thermal invisibility” at Roma Tre, Italy

The IEEE AP/ED/MTT North Italy Chapter is pleased to announce that the preliminary program of the new School Event on the topic “Electromagnetic, acoustic, and thermal invisibility” to be held at “Roma Tre” University, Rome, Italy on 4-8 May 2015 is now available at this link.

The School, organized by Prof. Filiberto Bilotti, Prof. Andrea Alù, and Prof. Alessandro Toscano, is part of the Distributed School on Metamaterials run by EUPROMETA, the Education Department of the METAMORPHOSE VI AISBL. More information on registration, travel grants, visa applications, venue, and accommodation can be found at the event webpage.

2015 Raj Mittra Travel Grant are open

The IEEE AP/ED/MTT North Italy Chapter is pleased to announce that applications for the 2015 Raj Mittra Travel Grant are now open. Two 2015 Raj Mittra Travel Grants exist to partially support travel by one young and one established doctoral scientist to attend the 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and URSI CNC/USNC Joint Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 19-25, 2015.

Interested applicants are encouraged to apply after carefully reviewing the information at http://www.ieeeaps.org/pdfs/2015_Raj_Mittra_Travel_Grant.pdf to ensure their eligibility and ability to comply with application requirements and deadlines.

Deadline: 15 February 2015.

Additional info: please see the details at the dedicated webpage.

Call for Nominations: IEEE Fellows (Class 2016)

The IEEE AP/ED/MTT North Italy Chapter is pleased to announce that nominations for the IEEE Fellows Class of 2016 are now being accepted by IEEE. Nomination of a colleague, coworker, or friend whose career and body of work you consider eligible for elevation to the IEEE Fellow grade is strongly encouraged. The applications must be submitted online.

Deadline: 1 March 2015.

Additional info: please see the details of the Fellow Program at the  dedicated webpage

Seminar Announcement: Dr. Toshifumi Moriyama

The IEEE AP/ED/MTT North Italy Chapter is pleased to announce a technical seminar. Dr. Toshifumi Moriyama (IEEE AP-S Member) from the Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan, will be giving a seminar titled “Calibration and Data Analysis of Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar” at the University of Trento, Trento, Italy.

Where: Aula “Ofek”, Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Scienza dell’Informazione, Università di Trento, Via Sommarive 5, 38123 Trento

When: Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, 3:00 pm

Detailed info: please see event info

Seminar Announcement: Prof. A. Toscano and Prof. F. Bilotti

The IEEE AP/ED/MTT North Italy Chapter is pleased to announce a technical seminar. Prof. Alessandro Toscano and Prof. Filiberto Bilotti (IEEE AP-S Senior Members) from the Università di Roma TRE will be giving a seminar titled “Metamaterial cloaking: from basic principles to applications in antenna systems” at the University of Trento, Trento, Italy.

Where: Aula “Ofek”, Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Scienza dell’Informazione, Università di Trento, Via Sommarive 9, 38123 Trento

When: Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2014, 4:00 pm

Detailed info: please see UNITN Webmagazine and event info

Seminar Announcement: Dr. Jeremiah P. Turpin

The IEEE AP/ED/MTT North Italy Chapter is pleased to announce a technical seminar. Dr. Jeremiah P. Turpin (IEEE AP-S Member) from the Pennsylvania State University will be giving a seminar titled “A Switchable Magnetic Low-Index Metamaterial for use in a Dynamically Reconfigurable Beam-Scanning Lens Antenna With a Single Feed” at the University of Trento, Trento, Italy.

Where: Aula “Ofek”, Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Scienza dell’Informazione, Università di Trento, Via Sommarive 5, 38123 Trento

When: Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, 3:00 pm

Detailed info: please see UNITN Webmagazine and event info

Distinguished Lecturer Seminar Announcement: Prof. Qing Huo Liu

The IEEE AP/ED/MTT North Italy Chapter is pleased to announce a Distinguished Lecturer seminar. Prof. Qing Huo Liu (IEEE AP-S Distinguished Lecturer) from the Duke University will be giving a seminar titled “Progress and Challenges in “Microwave Imaging and Microwave Induced Thermoacoustic Tomography” at the Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy.

Where: Sala Riunioni IVp, Dipartimento di Elettronica e Telecomunicazioni, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Castelfidardo, 10129 Torino

When: Monday, Oct. 13, 2014, 09:30 am

Detailed info: please see here and event info