Fourth Conference on Electromagnetic Wave Interaction with Water and Moist Substances

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  *** Advanced Call for Papers ***

Fourth Conference on "Electromagnetic Wave Interaction with Water and Moist 
Substances" in Weimar Germany in May 20th...23rd 2001

The workshop will address all problems relevant to both physical concepts
and technological aspects of practical implementation of microwave and
RF measurement techniques for determining the amount of water in moist
substances, the dielectric and magnetic material properties and other
physical values. The workshop will concentrate on, but is not limited to, 
the following subjects:

* Dielectric properties of water in various degrees of binding 
* Dielectric relaxation properties of water in biological substances and
tissue 
* Static and dynamic moisture content determination in grain and
agricultural products 
* Quality determination of foodstuffs
* Moisture content determination in soil, snow and on waste disposals 
* Dielectric and magnetic material properties 
* TDR-, RF and microwave sensors for moisture content determination in
solids and liquids
  (Applications in process and civil engineering, chemical industry,
pharmaceutical
  industry, oil and coal industry etc.) 
* Metrological basis for multiparameter moisture content measurements 
* Determination of other physical values, such as density, mass, consistency, 
  concentration, composition, etc.
* Application of mixing rules; simulation of electromagnetic waves
penetrating lossy 
  dielectrics  
* applications by using EM-Software 
* Microwave spectrometry, medical applications, etc.
* Standardization of measuring methods

Contributed papers describing original work, as well as short notes and
comments on the topics listed above, are solicited, but any paper concerned
with application and utilization of RF and microwave techniques for moisture
content determination and control can be appropriate and will be considered
for presentation. Deadline for submission of up to one-page abstracts:
November 1, 2000. Camera-ready copies of the accepted presentations (8-10
pages
with drawings) should be submitted before the end of February, 2001.
All materials will be published in the workshop-proceedings. Manufacturers of
moisture measurement instrumentation, RF- and microwave sensors to the related
topics are invited for a scientific exhibition of their products.  More
details 
about our institute, the workshop, Weimar, and possible accomodations can be
retrieved at our web-page. The detailed program of the workshop will be
published
at the same site in December.

For paper submission and interest for exhibition, please contact the
organizer. 
The best papers will be published in an expanded form in a book!

Deadline for Abstract Submission: November 1, 2000

Organizer: Dr. Klaus Kupfer 
MFPA an der Bauhaus-Universitaet Weimar
Tel. +49-3643-564361; Fax: +49-3643-564-202 / 204
Amalienstr. 13; D-99423 Weimar;  Postfach 2310; D-99404 Weimar - Germany
e-mail: klaus.kupfer@mfpa.de, web-page: www.mfpa.de  

Technical Program Committee:

Ebbe Nyfors, ROXAR Norway, Ference Volgyi, Technical University Budapest
Hungary, 
Seichi Okamura, Shizuoka University Japan, Tuami Lasri, IEMN University
Lille France   


Program
May 20th Reception 
May 21st Paper and poster sessions / Exhibition 
May 21st evening: Banquett 
May 22nd Paper and poster sessions / Exhibition 
May 22nd evening: meeting of the ISEMA crew 
May 23rd Panel discussion: "Barriers of introduction of Microwave Aquametry". 
May 23rd Session of ISEMA crew and friends of such an organization
(Foundation ?). 
Guest program 
Monday: Trip through Weimar 
Tuesday: Drive through Thuringia by Bus 


Efforts are being made to create a scientific society devoted to the technical
interests represented by these workshops including electromagnetic aquametry
and other electromagnetic material measurements. The first official meeting
will take place during the workshop.

Last Workshops:

1.Workshop "Electromagnetic Wave Interaction with Water and Moist
Substances" during 
the IEEE MTT-S Symposium in Atlanta 1993, Organizer Dr. A. Kraszewski USDA
ARS 
Athens GA USA

2.Workshop "Electromagnetic Wave Interaction with Water and Moist
Substances" during 
the IEEE MTT-S Symposium in San Francisco 1996, Organizer Dr. A. Kraszewski 

3.Workshop "Electromagnetic Wave Interaction with Water and Moist
Substances" in 
Athens GA 1999, Organizer Dr. A. Kraszewski, K. Lawrence  USDA ARS Athens
GA USA