The Local Organizing Committee of the MicroRad 2024 Specialist Meeting enthusiastically invites you to the Washington, DC metropolitan area in Alexandria, Virginia! MicroRad provides a unique, intimate gathering of international scientists and engineers to share and highlight cutting-edge research and development in the field of microwave radiometry and applications.

Suggested Topics

• Theory, physical principles, and electromagnetic models
• Soil moisture, soil state, and vegetation
• Snow, ice, and oceans
• Clouds and precipitation
• Temperature and humidity sounding
• Climate and global change
• Advanced radiometer techniques
• Sensor calibration
• Combined active/passive instruments
• Current and future satellite missions
• Small satellite instruments and missions
• Experimental campaigns
• RFI and spectrum management
• Submillimeterwave technology
• Hyperspectral microwave systems
• Signals of opportunity (e.g. GNSSR)

Local Organizing Committee

• Ian Adams (General Chair), NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
• Rachael Kroodsma (Technical Chair), University of Maryland-ESSIC/NASA GSFC, USA
• Mohamed Abdin, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
• Rajat Bindlish, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
• Justin Bobak, Naval Research Laboratory, USA
• Paolo de Matthaeis, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
• Christopher Grassotti, University of Maryland-ESSIC/NOAA, USA
• Benjamin Johnson, UCAR/JCSDA/NOAA, USA
• Roger H. Lang, George Washington University, USA
• David M. Le Vine, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
• Quanhua (Mark) Liu, NOAA, USA
• Lisa Milani, University of Maryland-ESSIC/NASA GSFC, USA
• S. Joseph Munchak, tomorrow.io, USA
• Sarah Ringerud, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
• Elizabeth Twarog, Naval Research Laboratory, USA
• Conference Management Services, Inc.

Steering Committee

• Marco Brogioni, CNR-IFAC, Florence, Italy
• Shannon Brown, Jet Propulsion Laboratory/CalTech, USA
• Dara Entekhabi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
• Paolo Ferrazzoli, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy
• Leila Guerriero, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy
• Martti Hallikainen, Aalto University, Finland
• David Kunkee, The Aerospace Corporation, USA
• Roger H. Lang, The George Washington University, USA
• David M. Le Vine, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
• Giovanni Macelloni, CNR-IFAC, Florence, Italy
• Simonetta Paloscia, CNR-IFAC, Florence, Italy
• Paolo Pampaloni, CNR-IFAC, Florence, Italy
• Nazzareno Pierdicca, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy
• Jaan Praks, Aalto University, Finland
• Steven C. Reising, Colorado State University, USA
• Emanuele Santi, CNR-IFAC, Florence, Italy
• Domenico Solimini, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy
• Ed R. Westwater, University of Colorado, USA