Events
SYMPOSIUM – INNOVATIVE MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES FOR TRACE GASES AND RADICALS
9-10 January 2025
University College Cork, Ireland
A unique and focused exploration of key challenges and opportunities in trace gas sensing and radical detection.
This two-day symposium of panel talks and round-table discussions will bring together a multidisciplinary group of materials scientists, atmospheric researchers, and gas sensor specialists from academia and industry to explore cutting edge innovations for hard-to-detect trace gases and radicals.
The event will foster an atmosphere in which it is easy to discuss and interact with researchers across different disciplines.
Session topics:
- Spectroscopic techniques for trace gas detection
- Radical atmospheric chemistry with advanced techniques
- Gas sensors & analytics
- Applications of nanomaterials for gas sensing
- Chemical interactions and functional materials for gas sensing
- New optical technologies for gas sensing
Speakers include:
- Markus Sigrist – “Photoacoustic trace gas monitoring: a success story”
- Christa Fittschen – “Atmospheric chemistry studied by Laser Based Technics”
- Hendrik Fuchs – “Recent advances in instruments for the measurement of hydroxyl radical reactivity”
- Eduard Llobet Valero – “2D materials for gas sensing”
- Weidong Chen – “Optical monitoring of HO2 radicals using cavity enhanced Faraday rotation approach”
- Matthew Johnson – “Low Cost Sensors for monitoring air pollution in the built environment and pollution control systems”
- Corrado Di Natale – “Porphyrinoids Based Gas Sensors”
- Donatella Puglisi – “Utilization of machine learning in gas sensing for real-world applications”
- Prince Anandarajah – “Gain Switched Optical Frequency Combs for Gas Detection”
- Barbara Nozière – “Speciated Detection of Gas-phase Organic Peroxy Radicals and Related Intermediates by Proton Transfer Mass Spectrometry”
- Neil Donahue – “Measuring Peroxy Radicals with a Conversion Inlet and Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry”
Registration now closed
Free to attend but spaces are limited. An optional group dinner may incur an additional, subsidised cost.
Brought to you by RADICAL, a Horizon 2020 EIC Pathfinder project (Grant Number 899282) developing a low-cost sensor for atmospheric radicals and other gases.
In collaboration with AtmoTrace, an SFI Frontiers for the Future Award (Grant Number 21/FFP-A/8973) for the development of ultra-sensitive cavity enhanced trace gas detection techniques.
Organising committee:
- Professor Justin Holmes, Professor of Nanochemistry, University College Cork
- Professor John Wenger, Professor of Physical Chemistry, University College Cork
- Professor Andy Ruth, Professor of Physics, University College Cork
- Dr Tamela Maciel, Project Manager, UCC Academy
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HealthTech Investor Summit will provide a unique space where healthtech, medtech, and digital solutions come together. This is the first event to welcome all different technologies with the potential to improve health. The goal is to promote genuinely novel approaches dramatically improving the lives of patients and healthcare providers. This is a platform for showcasing Europe’s finest healthtech innovations, where companies can find the funding and expert advice they need to grow their ideas into market-ready products and make a real difference to people around the world.
PAST EVENTS
24-26 September 2024, Vienna, Austria
Meteorological Technology World Expo is the leading global event for meteorological, hydromet, metocean, and environmental monitoring technologies and services. Attracting over 150 exhibitors and thousands of attendees from more than 100 countries, it is the largest exhibition of its kind worldwide.
The expo draws buyers and users from national meteorological and hydrological services, environmental agencies, research institutes and weather-critical industries such as aviation, maritime, agriculture, transportation and renewable energy. It’s a must-attend event for discovering cutting-edge technologies, meeting new suppliers and networking within the industry.
Hristo Stefanov (Smartcom) connected with companies specialising in both meteorological and air quality devices.
23-27 September 2024, Ravda, Bulgaria
The International Conference and School on Quantum Electronics “Laser Physics and Applications” is a traditional event, organized biennially by the Institute of Electronics since 1980, which includes in its topics investigations of the basic physical phenomena, processes of interaction of laser radiation with different materials and new scientific results obtained in the research areas of quantum electronics and optics, as well as the technological practical applications of new ideas, devices, instruments and laser systems. Leading scientists are invited to deliver lectures on the fundamentals of laser physics and applications of lasers as well as the newest results in these research areas.
Dr Yordan Georgiev (HZDR) presented RADICAL results in a presentation titled “Fabrication, Characterisation and Applications of 1D Semiconductor Nanomaterials”.
16-19 September 2024, Montpellier, France
The International Conference and School on Quantum Electronics “Laser Physics and Applications” is a traditional event, organized biennially by the Institute of Electronics since 1980, which includes in its topics investigations of the basic physical phenomena, processes of interaction of laser radiation with different materials and new scientific results obtained in the research areas of quantum electronics and optics, as well as the technological practical applications of new ideas, devices, instruments and laser systems. Leading scientists are invited to deliver lectures on the fundamentals of laser physics and applications of lasers as well as the newest results in these research areas.
Dr Ahmad Echresh (HZDR) attended to present a poster titled “Polarity Tuning in Ambipolar Silicon Nanowire Transistor for Gas Phase Sensing”.
1-4 September 2024, Debrecen, Hungary
Eurosensors is a series of highly successful conferences that began in Cambridge in 1987 and that has been the only European forum to cover the entire field of Sensors, Actuators, Microsystems and Nanosystems. It is the leading European conference devoted to the advancement of high technologies in the aforementioned fields, providing an excellent opportunity to bring together scientists and engineers from academia, research centres, national research institutes and companies to present and discuss the latest results in these fields.For more than 35 years the EUROSENSORS Conference was the largest European forum for scientists and engineers from academia, research institutes and companies, and especially for students to present and discuss the latest trends, and results in Sensors, Actuators, Micro- and Nanosystems. Eurosensors attracts more than 500 participants every year, mainly from Europe but also from abroad.
Materials Chemist and Senior Researcher Dr Subhajit Biswas attended the event with PhD student Vaishali Vardhan to present latest RADICAL results. Vaishali delivered a presentation titled “Electrical detection of atmospheric pollutant NO2 and NH3″.
14-18 July 2024, Leeds, United Kingdom
Meet University of York PhD student Amy-Wolstenholme Hogg at the 27th International and attend her poster presentation on “Reactivity of oxidising radicals with functionalised surfaces”.
The Symposium provided an open forum for the presentation and discussion of the latest experimental and theoretical research on a wide range of topics related to gas phase chemical kinetics. This has been expanded over recent years to cover all aspects of atmospheric and combustion chemistry, as well as astrochemistry and planetary atmospheres, with an increasing role for kinetics of heterogeneous and surface chemistry.
1-4 July 2024, Thessaloniki, Greece
Meet NTUA Professor of Physics at the 17th ISFOE meeting as he delivers an invited talk on RADICAL results.
ISFOE is the biggest scientific & technology event in Flexible Organic & Printed Electronics (OEs), that promotes the Research, Technology, and Innovation in OE Nanomaterials, Digital Nano-Manufacturing Processes, AI and Machine Learning for Production, Devices and Applications and Solutions. Participants meet with other world-class scientists, researchers, engineers, industrial stakeholders and policy makers to discuss and exchange ideas on the hottest topics and progress on OEs.
23-26 June 2024, Maryland, United States of America
Meet HZDR PhD student Sayantan Ghosh at the 82nd Device Research Conference at the University of Maryland and attedn his oral presentaion on “Polarity Control in Doped Silicon Junctionless Nanowire Transistor for Sensing Application”.
For eight decades, the Device Research Conference (DRC) has brought together leading scientists, researchers and students to share their latest discoveries in device science, technology and modeling. Notably, many of the first public disclosures of key device technologies were made at the DRC. This year marks the 82nd anniversary of the DRC—the longest-running device research meeting in the world. The high-caliber technical sessions are highlighted by plenary talks and invited talks by international research pioneers and leaders behind modern electronic technology.
20-21 June 2024, Sofia, Bulgaria
Meet University of Sofia Associate Professor and Data Scientist Dimitar Nikolov at the 3rd Spinoff Conferene in Sofia.
The conference aimed to foster innovation and create a favorable environment for the growth of spinoff companies. Key highlights included discussions on cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, medicine, and
microelectronics, as well as investment opportunities for European companies.
30 April – 3 May 2024, California, United States of America
Meet UCC Atmospheric Scientist Prof John Wenger and UCC Lecturer in Physical Chemistry Stig Hellebust at the Air Sensors International Conference.
The 4th ASIC Conference in California was dedicated to enhancing the use of sensors for improving air quality actions. This conference aimed to unite stakeholders from academia, government, communities, and commercial sectors to
advance air pollution sensors, improve data quality, expand the range of pollutants measured, and foster community involvement in air quality monitoring. Participants were invited from all sectors to share their experiences and knowledge,
learn from one another, and forge connections, all in the pursuit of better air quality for our communities.
26 March 2024, Riga, Latvia
UL PhD student Ilga Luama Leimane participated with a presentation titled “Different approaches to obtaining nanoporous anodic alumina membranes with AAO layer thickness over 60 µm by anodisation in sulfuric acid electrolyte”.
This conference, a longstanding tradition in the scientific community, organised section meetings across four fields of science—Natural Sciences, Humanities and Arts, Medicine and Health Sciences, and Social Sciences—along with interdisciplinary topics. It offers an invaluable platform for sharing research, showcasing scientific advancements, and networking with colleagues both from Latvia and internationally.
25-29 March 2024, Waterford, Ireland
Meet UCC PhD student Vaishali Vardhan at the 34th Irish Environemntal Researchers Colloquium.
Environ is the longest running and largest forum for environmental researchers in Ireland with an average of 250 delegates attending the event annually. It provides a high-visibility platform for young and experienced researchers
to present their findings to an audience drawn from academia, government bodies and agencies, as well as industry.
26-29 February 2024, Griefswald, Germany
Meet HZDR PhD student Sayantan Ghosh at the Deutschen Physikalische Gesellschaft e.V. (DPG) conference 2024
The Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft e. V. (DPG) is one of the oldest and largest physical societies in Germany. Its main goal is to facilitate knowledge exchange in physics through conferences, events, and publications. The DPG
Spring Meetings in 2024 took place at various locations, including Greifswald, Karlsruhe, Gießen, Freiburg, and Berlin.
13 December 2023, Cork, Ireland
AMBER, Ireland’s leading materials science research centre, recently organised an outreach event for Transition Year students on 13th December 2023, at the Environmental Research Institute (ERI), University College Cork. The centrepiece of AMBER’s initiative is the annual “Exploring Materials” Transition Year work experience programme. This event provided a hands-on experience for students to delve into the world of scientific exploration. The TRANSLATE project and FreeHydroCells project were presented to 8 transition year students by Prof. Justin Holmes, Dr. Ievgen Nedrygailov and Dr. Ailbe Ó Manacháin.
2 November 2023, Sofia, Bulgaria
Meet RADICAL project member Peter Statev, CEO of Smartcom and Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Sofia Tech Park. At this forum, organised for the third consecutive year by the Technical University – Sofia, CMIES, and the Mechatronics and Automation Cluster, Mr. Statev presented an innovative chip featuring junctionless nanowire transistors, developed by the HZDR team. The event, primarily organized by Smartcom colleagues Dimitar Nikolov and Peter Statev, was attended by Bulgarian ministers including Ms. Milena Stoycheva (Innovation and Growth), Prof. Galin Tzokov (Education and Science), Mr. Bogdan Bogdanov (Economy and Industry), and Prof. George Angelov (Deputy Minister of Innovation and Growth). High-level industry executives and academic representatives also participated, highlighting the forum’s role in fostering collaboration and showcasing technological advancements.
25-28 September 2023, Berlin, Germany
Join RADICAL researcher Yordan Georgiev and PhD student Sayantan Ghosh from HZDR as they each deliver a talk on “Group IV nanowires for nano-/optoelectronic and sensing applications” and “Junctionless Nanowire Transistor: From Devices to Sensing Applications” respectively.
The MNE conference is the flagship event of the International Society for Micro- and Nanotechnology (iMNEs). It has always been the leading international conference for micro- and nano-fabrication, manufacturing techniques, as well as applications of the fabricated micro/nanostructures, devices and microsystems into electronics, photonics, energy, environment, chemistry and life sciences. The MNE brings together researchers and experts from all over the world to meet and discuss the latest research results and their applications. Furthermore, the conference aims to promote, involve and train young talent in the field of micro and nano engineering.
25-27 September 2023, Bucharest, Romania
Join RADICAL researcher Victor Chechik (Department of Chemistry, University of York) as he presents an invited talk on “Reactivity of functionalized silica surfaces with ozone and hydroxyl radicals”.
The 17th edition of this conference is organized by the “Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, Faculty of Chemistry – University of Bucharest, and ALPHA Association. This is a special edition that marks the 60th anniversary of the Institute of Physical Chemistry, founded in 1963 by Professor Ilie Murgulescu and 55 years since the first ROMPHYSCHEM conference.
6 July 2023, Thessaloniki, Greece
Join RADICAL researcher Leonidas Tsetseris as he presents an invited talk on “Computational studies on the detection of atmospheric radicals”.
ISFOE is the biggest scientific & technology event in Flexible Organic & Printed Electronics (OEs), that promotes the Research, Technology, and Innovation in OE Nanomaterials, Digital Nano-Manufacturing Processes, AI and Machine Learning for Production, Devices and Applications and Solutions.
21 June 2023, Airport Dresden, Germany
Join RADICAL SME partner, Smartcom, as they present an overview of “RADICAL: A low-cost electronic sensor to detect atmospheric radicals and other gases”.
Silicon Saxony Day is the biggest international high-tech and networking event in Saxony. It offers cross-industry insights into technologies and solutions in the areas of hardware, software and connectivity. In addition to knowledge and technology transfer, the goal of this networking event is the open exchange between developers, producers and users of information and communication technologies (ICT).
10-14 May 2023, Timisoara, Romania
Join RADICAL researcher, Professor George Angelov (Smartcom and TU Sofia), as he presents latest results towards a “Compact Model of Junctionless Nanowire Transistor for Air Pollution Sensor”.
Since its first celebration in 1977 ISSE has always been a forum for students, professors, senior and junior researchers to come together in a unique forum to discuss scientific and educational topics and organize international cooperation in a convenient atmosphere. This year the conference theme is “Revolutionizing the Electronics Ecosystems – Chiplet and Heterogeneous Integration”.
13 November 2022, University College Cork, Ireland
Join the RADICAL team in Cork for an interactive display of air quality sensors, materials science and electronic nose development as part of the Cork Science Festival ‘Celebrate Science’ Family Day 2022.
Celebrate Science is a free-to-attend family science day featuring a combination of science shows, workshops and drop-in table top activities.
17 October 2022, online
RADICAL Coordinator, Justin Holmes (UCC), and Stig Hellebust (UCC) are giving an invited seminar talk for the NCAR Atmospheric Chemistry Observations & Modeling (ACOM) group on 17 October 2022, online.
They will present an overview of RADICAL, and latest progress towards nanowire gas sensing, including initial NO2 detection results.
4-6 October 2022, Germany
RADICAL researchers from UCC and HZDR are presenting a range of talks and posters on the latest project results at the NanoNet+ Workshop, hosted by HZDR.
The Nanonet+ annual workshop brings together materials and nanoelectronics researchers to focus on the latest in 2D materials and ultra-high doped semiconductors for electronic, photonics and sensing applications.
19-23 September 2022, Leuven, Belgium
Join RADICAL researcher, Dr Muhammad Bilal Khan (HZDR), as he presents the latest results on the RADICAL sensor fabrication at the MNE EUROSENSORS 2022 conference.
His presentation is entitled: “Towards Atmospheric Radical Sensing: Fabrication of Junctionless Transistors”.
19-22 September 2022, Warsaw, Poland
Join RADICAL researcher, Professor Yordan Georgiev (HZDR), as he presents the latest results on fabricating semiconductor nanowire devices, in particular for sensing applications such as atmospheric radicals.
His invited talk is entitled “Group IV Nanowires: A versatile toolbox for nano- and optoelectronic devices”.
10-15 September 2022, Manchester, UK and online
Join RADICAL researcher and atmospheric chemist, Dr Adrien Gandolfo (University College Cork), as he presents a poster on the latest results on the electrical detection of atmospheric radicals.
iCACGP/IGAC is the leading global atmospheric chemistry conference, attracting approximately 600 international scientists, industry leaders, and early career researchers from around the world, including many leading funding agencies.
4-9 September 2022, Regensburg, Germany
Join RADICAL researcher Sayantan Ghosh (HZDR) as he presents an overview of “Fabrication and Electrical Characterisation of Silicon Junctionless Nanowire Transistors for Detection of Atmospheric Radicals and Other Gases”.
14-15 July 2022, York, United Kingdom
Join the RADICAL team as they present the latest RADICAL project results at the Royal Society of Chemistry’s #EnvChem2022 conference.
#EnvChem2022 provides a forum for early career and established researchers working in environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology to share their latest research findings.
The 2022 conference themes include Novel Techniques and Atmospheric Chemistry, in a hybrid conference format.
5-8 July 2022, Thessaloniki, Greece
Join RADICAL researcher, Prof. Leonidas Tsetseris (National Technical University of Athens), as he presents the latest results on the RADICAL sensor design at the 2022 NANOTEXNOLOGY – NN22 conference.
His invited talk, entitled “First-principles studies on advanced electronic materials”, will take place at 17:00 Greek local time.
26 June – 1 July 2022, Varna, Bulgaria
Join RADICAL researchers Prof. Yordan Georgiev and Dr Bilal Khan (HZDR) as they present an overview of Nanowires: Fabrication, Characterization and Applications, and in particular, the use of Si Junctionless Nanowire Transistors (JNTs) for sensing applications.
This meeting brings together physicists, chemists, material and electronic engineers from universities, research institutions and industry who are involved in various studies and applications of electron beam equipment and technologies.
11-13 May 2022, Pasadena, California
Join the RADICAL project coordinator Prof. Justin Holmes (UCC) as he presents an overview of the project aims and progress thus far, as part of the session on Innovative Sensor Technologies.
ASIC will bring together stakeholders from academia, government, communities, and commercial interests to promote and advance air pollution sensors, improve the data quality from these sensors, expand the pollutants measured, and foster community involvement in monitoring air quality.
1-2 March 2022, online
Join RADICAL PhD researcher Sayantan Ghosh (HZDR) as he presents his #RSCPoster on building a JNT-based electronic sensor to detect atmospheric radicals.
#RSCPoster is a global Twitter poster conference, held entirely online over the course of 24 hours. The event brings together the global chemistry community to network with colleagues across the world and at every career stage, share their research and engage in scientific debate.
Follow through Sayantan’s Twitter handle: @SGhosh_21.
Find Sayantan’s poster on our RADICAL data repository.
19 October 2021
Join RADICAL researcher Sayantan Ghosh (HZDR) as he presents the latest results on fabrication the RADICAL nanowire sensor.
The aim of this seminar series is to continue with the purpose of the European Biosensor Symposium, held in March 2021, to allow especially junior researchers to present their research, exchange ideas and build networks.
15 October 2021, at 13:00-14:00 Irish time, online
Join RADICAL atmospheric chemists for this free public talk about Cork’s air quality.
Learn about the local sources & hazards of air pollution, how to track Cork’s air quality in real-time, and the UCC projects that are focused on better understand and protecting our air quality.
28 September 2021, at 11:45 Greek time, online
Join RADICAL researcher, Dimitrios Kaltsas (National Technical University of Athens), as he presents the latest results on the RADICAL sensor design at the 35th Panhellenic Conference on Solid State Physics and Materials Science.
His paper is entitled: “Atomistic modelling on the detection of gas-phase radicals by functionalized silicon nanowires”.
21-23 September 2021, in Neuklingenberg, Germany
Join RADICAL researcher, Sayantan Ghosh (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, HZDR), as he presents the latest results on the RADICAL sensor fabrication at the NanoNet+ Annual Workshop 2021).
His paper is entitled: “Fabrication and Initial Electrical Characterisation of Silicon Junctionless Nanowire Transistors for Gas Sensing”.
12-14 September 2021, online
RADICAL partner, Smartcom Bulgaria AD, will present their latest results on the RADICAL sensor design, in a paper entitled: “COMSOL Model of a Three-Gate Junctionless Transistor”.
Their paper will be presented at the MIEL 2021 conference session on “Device Physics and Characterization”.
Proceedings to follow in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library.
7 July 2021, at 14:30 Greek time, online
Join RADICAL researcher, Dimitrios Kaltsas (National Technical University of Athens), as he presents the latest results on the RADICAL sensor design at the 18th International Conference on Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies (NN21).
His paper is entitled: “Atomistic studies on the detection of atmospheric radicals by functionalized silicon nanowires”.
24-26 June 2021, online
RADICAL partner, Smartcom Bulgaria AD, will present their latest results on the RADICAL sensor design, in a paper entitled: “Study of Nanowire Characteristics of a Junctionless Transistor Depending on the Gate Length”.
Their paper will be presented at the MIXDES 2021 conference session on “Analysis and Modelling of ICs and Microsystems”.
Proceedings to follow in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library.
16 June 2021, online
Join RADICAL researcher, Vaishali Vardhan, as she presents an overview of “Electrical Detection of Atmospheric Radicals” at Environ 2021.
Environ is the longest running and largest forum for environmental researchers in Ireland. This year’s conference, the 31st Irish Environmental Researchers Colloquium, is a collaboration between the Environmental Sciences Association of Ireland (ESAI) and the Environmental Research Institute (ERI) at University College Cork.
21 April 2021, at 08.00 – 10.00 Irish Standard Time, online
Join the RADICAL project coordinator and project manager at this matchmaking event for FET projects focused on materials for energy and the environment.
The mission of FET BRIEFING is to bridge the FET innovation gap by bringing together business stakeholders and researchers to explore together the innovation potential of their research.
13 April 2021, at 10.00 – 13.30 Irish Standard Time, online
Join the RADICAL project coordinator, Justin Holmes, at this webinar for EIC Pathfinder and Transition proposals. Justin will speak about his two EIC pathfinder projects, RADICAL and TRANSLATE, and the journey from proposal to successful funding.
The European Innovation Council (EIC) has a mission to identify, develop and scale up breakthrough technologies and disruptive innovations.
