Modelling-Based Characterisation of Materials for Application in 5G and Energy Sectors

The talk explores synergies between four pillars:

• the science of electromagnetic (EM) modelling,
• computer multiphysics simulations of EM wave interactions with materials,
• modelling-based design of applicators for materials processing and characterisation,
• joint application of computer modelling and material measurements in emerging technologies and green energy sectors.

The Speaker’s background and research following the above loop are summarised in the Speaker’s biography. The results of her doctoral studies have been amalgamated in QuickWave conformal FDTD simulator, which continuously develops at QWED company co-founded and currently led by the Speaker. The software assists, on the one hand, in the design of energy-efficient microwave applicators for high-quality heating and microwavable food packages, and on the other hand, in the development of high-precision methods and test-fixtures for the characterisation of dielectric and conductive materials. Examples highlighted in the talk include:

1. Electromagnetic simulations and design of antennas, for space research (at NRAO and the ALMA project) and for 5G (with new functionalities dedicated to steerable antenna arrays and multi-beam multi-band antenna systems, taking into account variable material parameters).
2. Multiphysics simulations of domestic ovens loaded with foods, demonstrating the relationships between the FDTD and FEM methods and their different implementations, based on the Speaker’s contributions to the recent Elsevier book, with real-life examples courtesy of Whirlpool Corporation and BSH Haugerate GmbH.
3. Modelling-based measurement techniques for 5G materials, with round-robin testing of commercially available techniques (including those from QWED) in the iNEMI 5G initiative.
4. Modelling-based imaging techniques for organic semiconductors and graphene anodes, developed by QWED in the European H2020-Framework MMAMA and NanoBat consortia.

We conclude with an outlook to new developments in materials modelling and characterisation, conducted within the H2020 NanoBat project and the European Materials Modelling (EMMC) and Characterisation (EMCC) Councils.

Speakers:

Dr. Malgorzata Celuch
QWED Sp z o.o., Warsaw, Polan

Dr. Malgorzata Celuch is QWED co-founder (1997), President (2017), and Senior Scientist, in addition to lead co-author of QuickWave multiphysics software package. Her modelling research dates back to M.Sc. (1988, honours) and Ph.D. (1996, honours) at the Warsaw University of Technology, where she held academic positions until 2017. She is author of 170+ scientific peer-reviewed papers and 6 monograph chapters (h-index 16, 960 citations), and the recipient of 10+ excellence awards.