CCM Invited Talk: Remote Microwave Sterilization of the Coronavirus and Other Pathogens by Wireless Power Transmission

The MTT-S Chapter Chairs Meeting will be held at 3:00pm (London Time) on October 15th, 2021

The invited speaker is: Dr. Symon K. Podilchak, University of Edinburgh, UK. He will give a talk entitled “Remote Microwave Sterilization of the Coronavirus and Other Pathogens by Wireless Power Transmission”.

Short Bio: Symon K. Podilchak received the B.A.Sc. degree in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto, in 2005, and the M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada, in 2008 and 2013, respectively. From 2013 to 2015, he was an Assistant Professor with Queen’s University. In 2015, he joined Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh UK, as an Assistant Professor, and became an Associate Professor in 2017. He then joined The University of Edinburgh, as a Senior Lecturer with the School of Engineering in 2019. His research interests include antennas, RF/microwave circuits, and wireless power transmission.