In response to the increasing global concern about the biological effects of electromagnetic fields around us, the Electromagnetics Research Group, led by Prof. Charles Sammut from the Department of Physics of the University of Malta, is holding the seventh International Workshop on Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields. The event, at the Grand Hotel Excelsior, Floriana, closes tomorrow.
It is an ideal event for researchers, engineers, public authorities, consultants and industries from all over the world.
Since the first event in 2000, the IWSBEEMF has evolved in a unified and unique international forum for academics and professionals with cross-disciplinary interests related to the effects of non-ionising electromagnetic fields on biological systems.
This bi-annual event serves as one of the principal reference bodies for presenting and discussing the most outstanding research and development, experiences and concerns in the field.
The workshop aims to cover a wide range of areas ranging from basic research including experimental results, modelling and simulation, to management and regulatory policies.
The EMRG was established to conduct research across a broad range of topics, including antenna and sensor design, dielectric spectroscopy, electromagnetic compatibility and environmental exposure to electromagnetic fields. The research facilities of this group are centred on the Electromagnetics Laboratory, which is one of a cluster of three set up through European Regional Development Funds.
Most of the problems addressed by the EMRG require the use of computational models to fully analyse and solve the underlying mechanisms.
Computational models such as Maxwell and HFSS are installed on the supercomputer Albert, another successful ERDF project led by the Department of Physics.
This permits the running of very large applications at speeds which allow the availability of results to be reasonable times.
www.um.edu.mt/events/emf2012