­­­Electromagnetic and Light Scattering by Particles

N e w s l e t t e r

 January 2025

Issue 121

 

 

 

21th International Conference on Electromagnetic and Light Scattering (ELS XXI)

 

ELS XXI will be held in June 23-27, 2025, in Milazzo, a town in Sicily.

 

https://els2025.unime.it/the-conference/

 

Abstract submission deadline February 8, 2025, see details at https://els2025.unime.it/call/

 

The Electromagnetic and Light Scattering (ELS) XXI meeting will focus on theoretical, computational, and experimental advances in electromagnetic and light scattering by particles with arbitrary sizes, shapes, and optical properties.

 

Contributions will cover a broad range of topics from cosmic dust, atmospheric aerosols, remote sensing observations, particle detection and characterization, to optical trapping and nano-optics.

 

The specific topics that will be covered include (but are not limited to) the following:

New theoretical developments, numerical simulations, and laboratory measurements of light scattering by nonspherical and morphologically complex particles and particle groups

Detection and characterization of atmospheric particulates using laboratory, in situ, and remote sensing techniques

Scattering of light by terrestrial aerosols and clouds, oceanic particulates, solar system objects, exoplanets, stellar disks, and various

astrophysical objects

Applications of light scattering methods in biology and biomedicine

Near-field and coherent effects in light scattering, optical trapping, and manipulation

Light scattering methods to control material properties and technological applications

 

During the Conference two prestigious young-scientist awards will be presented by Elsevier together with the Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer (JQSRT): the 2024 Richard M. Goody Award for outstanding early-career scientists in the field of atmospheric radiation, remote sensing, and climate science, and the 2024 Peter C. Waterman Award for outstanding early-career scientists who work on the theory and applications of electromagnetic scattering.

 

The conference is jointly organized by the Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche e Informatiche, Scienze Fisiche e Scienze della Terra (MIFT) of the University of Messina and by the Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici (IPCF) del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR).