INVITED SPEAKERS (as of Jul. 13, 2005)

GROUP 1:
Patrick W. Serruys: "Biomedical Engineering in the Catheterization Laboratory"
Timothy Leighton: "Bubble Acoustics: from Seas to Surgeries"
Peter Wells: "Lord Rayleigh"
Jaques Souquet: "Telemedicine: What is in Place Today? What are the Challenges for the Future?"
Kathy Ferrara: "Targeted Ultrasound Imaging and Drug Delivery Vehicles"
Ralph Sinkus: "Dynamic MR-Elastography as a Non-Invasive Imaging Modality: In Vivo Application to Breast, Liver, and Brain"

GROUP 2:
Chris Lowe: "Novel Acoustic Biosensors"
K. Yamanaka: "Diffraction-Free Propagation of Collimate Surface Acoustic Wave on a Sphere Applied for Innovative Gas Sensors"
Ute Rabe: "Surface Characterization using Ultrasonic Vibration Modes of Atomic Force Microscope Cantilevers"

GROUP 3:
Paul Muralt: "Is There a Better Material for Thin Film BAW Applications than AIN?"
S. V. Krishnaswamy: "Piezoelectric/Ferroelectric Films for Microwave/MEMS Application--Historical Perspective"
E. V. Charnaya: "Ionic Conductivity in Acoustic Crystals"

GROUP 4:
Meirion F. Lewis: "SAW and Optical Signal Processing"
Peter Wright: "Trends in Integrated Front-End Modules for Cellular Handsets"

GROUP 5:
Christopher Daft: "cMUTs and Electronics for 2-D and 3-D Imaging: Monolithic Integration, In-Handle Chip Sets and System Implications"
Stephen M. Fry: "A Glimpse into the Future of Intravascular Ultrasound Technology"
Tim Proulx: "Advances in Catheter-Based Ultrasound Imaging "
Jie Chen: "Commercialization of Piezoelectric Single Crystals for Medical Imaging Applications"

 

 

 

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