Material Sciences & NanotechnologyMechanical EngineeringSystems EngineeringMathematics and Physics

Conference chair:
Zachary Taylor, Aalto University

Local Organizing Committee:
Irina Nefedova (Chair), Aalto University
Antti Räisänen, Aalto University
Juha Ala-Laurinaho, Aalto University
Andrey Generalov, VTT

50th Anniversary Committee:
Terry Parker (Chair), University of Essex, Colchester, UK
Peter H Siegel (Vice-Chair), Caltech, Pasadena, CA, USA
Ken Wood, Cardiff University, UK
Fritz Keilmann, University of Munich, Germany
Emma MacPherson, Warwick University, UK
Min Hu, UESTC, Chengdu, China
Manfred Thumm, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Richard Temkin, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Gian Piero Gallerano, ENEA-Frascati, Rome, Italy

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION:
1.Please prepare your abstract using the word template available here: IRMMW-THz2025_ABSTRACT_template
Please check the instructions on the abstract length below!

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Abstract lenght:
1. First submission (deadline March 28): maximum 2 pages (including figures and references).
Students interested in the student award, are required to prepare a 2-page abstracts for the first submission.
All other submissions may prepare up to 2 pages for the first submission.
2. Submission of edited, accepted abstracts (deadline June 12): maximum 2 pages for all applicants

Awards:
– Button Prize
– IRMMW-THz Society Exceptional Service Award
– IRMMW-THz Society Young Scientist Award
– IRMMW-THz Zhenyi Wang Award
– Best Student Presentation Award

Plenary Speakers:
1.Richard Temkin
Affiliation:
Plasma Science and Fusion Center Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Title of speech:
Opening, shared with Terry Parker and Peter Siegel: The history of the conference series (50th Anniversary talk)

2.Terry Parker
Affiliation:
University of Essex, United Kingdom

Title of speech:
Opening, shared with Richard Temkin and Peter Siegel: The history of the conference series (50th Anniversary talk)

3.Peter Siegel
Affiliation:
CEO of THz Global and founding member of Cover AI

Title of speech:
Opening, shared with Richard Temkin and Terry Parker: The history of the conference series (50th Anniversary talk)

4.John C. Mather
Affiliation:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) and University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

Topic:
The microwave background spectrum