Metamaterials'2012

The Sixth International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics – Metamaterials 2012, will comprise a 4-day Conference (17-20 September), and a 2-day Doctoral School (21–22 September). Organized by the Metamorphose Virtual Institute (www.metamorphose-vi.org) and hosted by the National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, ITMO (www.en.ifmo.ru), and St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI", ETU (www.eltech.ru), this event continues the successful series of Metamaterials Congresses 2007 - 2011. The Congress will provide a unique forum to share the latest results of the metamaterials research in Europe and worldwide and bring together the engineering, physics, and material science communities working in the field of artificial electromagnetic materials and their applications at microwaves, millimeter waves, terahertz, and optical frequencies.

Topics

 * Physics of complex electromagnetic materials;
 * Experimental techniques for characterization of metamaterials;
 * Analytical and numerical modelling of metamaterials;
 * Homogenization of metamaterials and effective medium models;
 * Three-dimensional metamaterials;
 * Planar metamaterials, meta-surfaces and meta-sheets;
 * Carbon nanotubes and graphene in metamaterials;
 * Nonlinear, tunable and reconfigurable metamaterials;
 * Active and absorption-free metamaterials;
 * Chiral and bianisotropic composites;
 * Metamaterials with extreme parameters;
 * Quantum metamaterials;
 * Plasmonic metamaterials;
 * Extraordinary transmission;
 * Transformational electromagnetics and optics;
 * Electromagnetic band gap structures, photonic crystals, and their applications;
 * RF and microwave metamaterials: design, properties, and applications;
 * Millimeter wave/THz metamaterials and applications;
 * Optical metamaterials and applications;
 * Acoustic and mechanical metamaterials;
 * Antenna and absorber applications of metamaterials;
 * Metamaterials for nanoelectronics and nanoantennas;
 * Metamaterials for sensing;
 * Medical applications of metamaterials;
 * Super-resolution and near-field imaging: effects and devices;
 * Advances in cloaking;
 * Micro- and nano-fabrication of metamaterials;
 * Novel metamaterial concepts;
 * Educational aspects of metamaterials;
 * Educational aspects of metamaterials;

Submissions
Authors are requested to use the template provided in the Congress website when preparing their submission. The deadline for the paper submission is 23rd March 2012; late submissions will not be considered. All papers will be reviewed by the Technical Program Committee and the authors will be notified of the status of their submission by 1st June 2012. Please, visit the Congress website for details of the submission process and paper template.

Important Dates

 * Call for Papers:	14 November 2011
 * Submission deadline for papers:	23 March 2012
 * Submission deadline for student paper competition:	23 March 2012
 * Information on the TPC decision to authors:	01 June 2012
 * Grant applications deadline:	15 June 2012
 * Grant notifications:	30 June 2012
 * Notification to student competition applicants:	30 June 2012
 * Early registration deadline:	15 July 2012
 * Conference:	17-20 September 2012
 * School:	21-22 September 2012

Committees

 * General Chairs
 * S. Tretyakov, Finland (chair)
 * A. Schuchinsky, UK (co-chair)


 * Steering Committee
 * F. Bilotti, Italy (chair)
 * A. Alù, USA
 * F. Capolino, USA
 * V. Fedotov, UK
 * M. Kafesaki, Greece
 * Y. Kivshar, Australia/Russia
 * F. Martin, Spain
 * D. Pawlak, Poland
 * V. Podlozny, Finland
 * V. Shalaev, USA
 * I. Vendik, Russia
 * R. Ziolkowski, USA


 * Technical Program Committee
 * M. Wegener, Germany (chair)
 * N. Engheta, USA
 * S. Enoch, France
 * H. Giessen, Germany
 * T. Jinghua, Singapore
 * M. Kauranen, Finland
 * U. Leonhardt, Scotland
 * S. Linden, Germany
 * D. Lippens, France
 * R. Marques, Spain
 * M. Qiu, Sweden/China
 * E. Shamonina, UK
 * A. Sihvola, Finland
 * L. Zhou, China


 * Local Committee
 * P. Belov (chair)
 * M. Odit (secretary)
 * P. Kapitanova
 * N. Lapshina
 * M. Lapin
 * D. Kholodnyak
 * I. Munina
 * E. Zameshaeva