Terahertz radiation can pass through objects, clothing and packages, identify what materials and substances are inside and, unlike for example X-rays, is completely harmless. Its potential in industries such as security (airports, maritime transport, etc.), food, pharmaceuticals or even aeronautics (for example, to perform checks on the condition of the wings of an aircraft, without needing to dismantle them) is immense.
These new technologies are still an incipient market with great potential, which is why at secpho we have decided to create this webinar aiming to deeper into the different applications of these technologies and to show how photonics can help to develop the sector in Spain. These topics will be developed through expert presentations, which are pending to be determined.
This free webinar will be held in English and is addressed to:
- Technicians and Innovation Directors from companies in fields such as Telecommunications, Defence and Aerospace, Pharmaceuticals, Agro-alimentary, etc.
- Researchers from R&D centres and companies that are experts in photonic and quantum technologies.
Agenda
12h10: Marc de Gagné | Founder of nüTech. THz for worker’s safety.
Biography: Marc is French Canadian (Montréal) born, a graduate of applied mathematics & physics, in Canada with over 30+ years experience in industry, started as R&D in computer science in ’80 and ’90 moving to applied sciences in industry (as methodology in general and specialist in EM in particular) mostly for workers and humans in general, including aviation CAW. Marc has worked as an expat its entire life around the world and finally choose to settle in Barcelona.
12h30:Björn Globisch | Head of THz Sensor Systems Group at Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute. Optoelectronic terahertz solutions for industrial sensing and spectroscopy.
Biography: Björn Globisch (Diploma in Physics in 2011, PhD in Physics in 2017) is head of the Terahertz Sensor Systems group at Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI). Since 2019, he is also associate professor for terahertz sensing at Technische Universität Berlin. His research interests are optoelectronic terahertz components and systems for non-destructive testing and broadband spectroscopy.
12h50: Guillermo Carpintero | Full professor at UC3M. TERAmeasure: Superando los retos de la tecnología de Terahercios mediante fotónica.
Biography: Guillermo Carpintero is Full Professor of Electronics Technology at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and co-director of the Group of Optoelectronics and Laser Technology. He is an expert in integrated microwave and mm-wave photonics, where he has led pioneering EU projects, such as iPHOS and, currently, TREAmeasure (https://www.uc3m.es/research/terameasure).
13h10: Uli Schmidhammer & Marco Cavallari | CEO & CCO at Teratonics. Single-shot pulsed terahertz imaging and non-destructive evaluation systems for in-line production control and automated inspection
Biography: Uli Schmidhammer, Teratonics Chief Executive Officer and co-founder, has over 19 years of experience in the development of photonic technologies and their applications, spanning the range from science to industrial application. He is an expert in THz and has lead the development of single shot THz-TDS from its very beginnings. Uli holds a PhD in physics from Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich.
Marco Cavallari, Teratonics Chief Commercial Officer and co-founder, is a seasoned business developer with a strong track record of multimillion EUR of sales contracts for deep tech companies (Nortel, Stratalight, Opnext and Bertin Technologies). Marco graduated in engineering at Politecnico di Milano and holds a PhD in physics from Ecole Polytechnique.
13h30: Antonio Castelo | Product Manager at Álava Ingenieros. Industrial applications of TDS-THz and THz Imaging: examples on plastic materials.
Biography: Antonio Castelo is Product Manager in the Imaging and Photonics Division at Álava Ingenieros. He is PhD by the Universidad de Santiago de Compostela in the field of laser material processing. During his career as a researcher, he has also gained expertise in metallic nanostructures on dielectric substrates and charaterization fabrication techniques in optical coatings.
Technical requirements to attend the webinar
We will use the Cisco Webex platform that is compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux. You can use browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome or Safari. You can also attend the webinar through mobile devices using the free Webex apps for iOS and Android.
