SCHEDULE OF EVENTS – IMPI 49
Kona Kai Resort, San Diego, CA, USA
June 16-18, 2015
Last updated: April 8, 2015
*please note times are subject to changes*
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
8:00am-12:00pm: Short Course: Microwaves 101 (Optional- Additional Fee Applies)
Bob Schiffmann, R.F. Schiffmann Associates, Inc.
This course will examine the science & technology required for
microwavable product development, including:
 Microwave heating fundamentals,
 Microwave oven fundamentals
 Microwavable foods and packaging.
Attendees will leave the course with a better knowledge of: what are
microwaves and microwave ovens, and what are their properties; how do
microwaves interact with materials; what are the requirements and methods
for developing microwavable food products, and packaging and how they
can be integrated into product development?
1:30pm-4:30pm:
Short Course: How to Write Good Journal Papers
(Optional- Additional Fee Applies)
Raymond Boxman and Edith Boxman
This tutorial will present a recipe for organizing and writing good “research
reports”, including internal company reports, journal articles, and theses. The
critical elements of each section of the “research report” will be reviewed.
Content, organization, and style conventions will be discussed. The topics will
include:
 The basis for the paper: defining the “research question”.
 The Introduction: writing a clear gap sentence and statement of
purpose.
 Experimental Details: providing sufficient detail for duplicating
results.
 Results:
o The proper order of presentation – location, presentation, and
comment statements.
o The principle of heads-up display in technical drawings.
o The need to differentiate between results and interpretation.
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The discussion:
o Moving from narrow comments to broad implications
o Appropriate language and interpretation of the relative
certainty of explanations, i.e. from speculation to proof.
 Conclusions: Answering the “research question”
 The Abstract: Writing an informative rather than indicative Abstract.
The tutorial will include an optional written “homework” exercise, which may be
submitted after the conference, which will be corrected and returned to the
participants.
5:00pm-7:00pm:
Welcome Reception (Posters and Exhibits Open)
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
8:00am-8:15am:
Welcome & Introductions
Bob Schiffmann and Raymond Boxman
8:15am-9:00am:
Keynote Lecture: Microwave Induced Plasmas and Their
Applications in Food Industry
K.D. Weltmann, Leibniz-Institut for Plasma Science and Technology e. V.,
Greifswald, Germany
9:00am-9:50am:
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE I
Plant Growth and Yield of Wheat and Canola in Microwave
Treated Soil
Graham Brodie, The University of Melbourne (Invited Speaker)
Development of Microwave Heating Instructions for Mashed
Potato
Harshavardhan Thippareddi, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
9:50am-10:20am:
COFFEE BREAK
10:20am-11:30am:
PASTEURIZATION AND STERILIZATION
Development of Microwave Pasteurization Processes for Packaged
Foods
Frank Liu, Washington State University (Invited Speaker)
Commercialization Update on the Microwave Assisted Thermal
Sterilization (MATS) Technology
Kevin Petersen, 915 Labs
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Development of a Computer Simulation Model for Microwave
Assisted Thermal Pasteurization System (MAPS)
Deeplia Jain, Washington State University
11:30am-12:00pm:
POSTER FLASH PRESENTATIONS
Full list of poster presentations on Page 7
12:00pm – 1:00pm:
NETWORKING LUNCHEON (Posters & Exhibits Open)
1:00pm-1:45pm:
POSTERS & EXHIBIT SESSION (Posters & Exhibits Open)
1:45pm-3:15pm:
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
COMPONENTS & SYSTEMS
Market Trends in High Power Microwave Technology for
Industrial Microwave Heating and Industrial Plasma Applications
Klaus Baumgaertner, Muegge GmbH (Invited Speaker)
Economics of Solid-state Power Amplifiers for High Volume RF
Energy Applications
Klaus Werner, RF Energy Alliance
Small - sample Positional Effects in Microwave Ovens
Bob Schiffmann, R.F. Schiffmann Associates, Inc.
How to Make a Microwave Vacuum Dryer with Turntable
Antonio Marsaioli, Jr., Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos
FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: RF FOOD
Dielectric Properties and Heating Rate of Broccoli Powder as
Related to Radio Frequency Heating
Samet Ozturk, University of Georgia (Invited Speaker)
Modeling Approaches to Design Radio Frequency Pasteurization of
Shell Eggs
Soon Kiat Lau, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Application of Radio Frequency Treatment on Stability of Rice
Bran
Bo-Han Chen, National Ilan University
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Effect of Radio Frequency Assisted Thermal Processing on
Functional Properties of High Gel and Standard Egg White
Powders
Sreenivasula Boreddy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
3:15pm-3:45pm:
COFFEE BREAK
3:45pm-4:45pm:
COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS II
Waveguide Fabrication Methods to Meet Extreme Requirements
John F. Gerling, Gerling Applied Engineering
Eigenmode Analysis for Lossy Structures
Zalman Ibragimov, Goji Solutions
A Solid State High Power Microwave Generator for Industrial
Heating Applications
Kenneth Kaplan, Cellencor, Inc.
FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: PACKAGING
On the Use of Computer Simulation in the Design of Shielding
Pattern on Microwavable Food Packaging
Fermin Ressurreccion, Graphic Packaging International
Susceptor-Assisted Microwave Browning of Foods: Recent
Advancements in Improving Uniformity
Mehrad Mehdizadeh, DuPont Company
A Microwave Heat Transfer Model for Thawing of a Frozen Pizza
using Susceptor in a Domestic Oven
Krishnamoorthy Pitchai, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
4:45pm-5:45pm:
IMPI BUSINESS MEETING
6:30pm-8:30pm:
GROUP DINNER AT BALI HAI RESTAURANT
Thursday, June 18, 2015
8:00am-8:45am:
Keynote Address: The Kitchen of the Future
Joe Wheeler, Virginia Tech
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8:45am-9:45am:
SIMULATION AND FOOD
Optimization of Thicknesses of Microwaveable Products in
Multi-compartment Meals using Dielectric, Thermal, and Physical
Properties
Jeyam Subbiah, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Invited Speaker)
Microwave Dehydration of Three Vegetables
Sirichai Songsermpong, Kasetsart University
9:45am-10:05am:
Thermodynamic Modeling and Microstructure Properties of Orange
Peel as Affected by Microwave Convection Drying
Clara Talens, AZTI/ Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
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COFFEE BREAK
10:05am-12:25pm: CONCURRENT SESSIONS
PLASMA, CHEMISTRY AND MATERIALS I
Automotive Microwave Plasma Ignition Comes of Age
Roger Williams, NXP Corporation (Invited Speaker)
Energy Saving Process of Organic Hydride for Hydrogen Energy by
Using Microwave-driven Catalytic Reaction
Satoshi Horikoshi, Sophia University
Modeling-Based Optimization of Thermal Processing in Microwave
Fixation
Ethan Moon, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Pragmatic Water Permittivity Model
Vladimir Bilik, Slovak University of Technology
The Use of Microwave-Activated Gold Nanobullets for Potential
Treatment of Gout
Kadir Aslan, Morgan State University
Microwave Induced Thermal Gradients in Multiphase Systems
Alvin Kennedy, Morgan State University
FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Food Safety Panel
Speakers TBD
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Effect of Frequency of Updating Dielectric Properties on Accuracy and
Computation Time of a 3-D Finite Element Model of Microwave
Heating of Frozen Food Rotating on a Turntable
David Jones, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Selective Heating of Food by the Phase Control Microwave Cooking
Oven with semiconductor generators
Satoshi Horikoshi, Sophia University
Microwave Vacuum Extraction of Krill Oil
Hao-Cheng Chang, National Ilan University
Heat and mass transport during microwave heating of mashed potato
in domestic oven – model development, validation, and sensitivity
analysis
Jeyam Subbiah, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
12:25pm-1:10pm: Networking Luncheon (Poster and Exhibits Open)
1:10pm-2:00pm:
POSTER & EXHIBITOR SESSION
2:00pm-3:30pm:
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
PLASMA, CHEMISTRY AND MATERIALS II
Non-thermal Factors in Field-Assisted Powder Consolidation
Eugene A. Olevsky, San Diego State University (Invited Speaker)
β-SiC Nanoparticles Produced with Microwaves at 2.45 GHz and 5.8
GHz
Juan Aguilar-Garib, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
Industrial Usage of PCVD Process to Manufacture Optical Glass
Fibers
Mathe van Stralen, Prysmian Group (Invited Speaker)
FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Historical Development of Microwave Cookware
Bob Schiffmann, R.F. Schiffmann Associates Inc.
Effect of Frequency Shift on Heating Pattern of Food in Domestic
Microwave Ovens
Donglei Luan, Washington State University
3:30-3:45pm:
Wrap Up and Awards
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POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Comparative Leakage of Transparent Conducting Film Etalon Windows and Standard
Metal Grid Windows
Raymond Boxman, Tel Aviv University
Temperature and Moisture Dependent Dielectric Properties of Egg White Powder
Sreenivasula Boreddy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Dynamic Analysis of Continuous Flow Processing of Biodiesel Production and Heating
Uniformity Improvement
Zhu Huacheng, Sichuan University
Molecular Orbital Verification of Microwave-driven Chemistry: Synthesis of Fluorescein
without Solvent and Catalyst
Takeko Matsumura, Osaka University
Quality Analysis of Peanut Butter Treated by Radio Frequency Heating
Soon Kiat Lau, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Molecular Orbital Verification of Microwave-driven Chemistry: Selective Chlorination of
Methane by Chlorine Using MW Reactors
Shozo Yanagida, Osaka University
Modeling the Effect of Headspace Steam on Microwave Heating Performance of Mashed
Potato
Jeyam Subbiah, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Effect of Microwave Irradiation on NACL Electrolyte Solution
Wen Yan Tian, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology
Numerical Modeling of Microwave Heating of Porous Catalytic Bed
Pranjali Muley, Louisiana State University
Microwave-induced Plasma Analysis: Experiment and Modelling
Mathias Andrasch, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology e. V.
Analysis of Infrared Spectra of Microwave Heating Foods
Xiaojun Zhou, University of Electronic Science &Technology of China
Dielectric Properties of Biomass and Biochar Mixtures for Bioenergy Applications
Candice Ellison, Louisiana State University
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