Start
Aug 26, 2010 - 16:00
End
Aug 26, 2010 - 17:30
Venue
Creativity Hall (Room No. 118)
Event Type
Speaker
Mr Ian Grundy Sr. V P Teraview Ltd. Cambridge
Title
Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging : Latest development in instrumentation and applications
Abstract : Tera Hertz a narrow band lying between FAR-IR and Microwaves (5 – 125 wave numbers) is proving to be a powerful tool for imaging and also obtain spectroscopic data which can be put to use in various ways. The key areas where these properties are currently used include Security/Defence (explosives and drug detection) Pharmaceutical (Polymorphism homogeneity tablet inspection High resolution gas analysis Medical Imaging - Tissue analysis for cancer detection dentistry Biometry Electronics Semiconductors and Paints and Coating (Defect analysis and layer thickness measurements etc). Instrumentation is being developed to put this hazard free technique to be put in use for a normal working research laboratory just like common equipments like a microscope or an FTIR .About the speaker: Mr Grundy has received an MBA Business from University of Bradford and a bachelors in Chemical Engineering from The University of Sheffield.