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"
