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Health Physics Society member Ken Foster, PhD, will be the speaker for the IEEE webinar "Did Microwaves Harm US Employees at Its Embassy in Havana?" This free webinar will be held 18 May 2021, 7–8 pm Eastern, and requires preregistration before noon on 18 May. Dr. Foster received his PhD in physics from Indiana University in 1971 and is currently professor emeritus with the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He has been involved in studies on the interaction of nonionizing radiation and biological systems, including mechanisms of interaction and biomedical applications of radio frequency and microwave energy. In addition, he has written widely about scientific issues related to possible health effects of electromagnetic fields. He has authored approximately 170 technical papers in peer-reviewed journals, numerous other articles, and two books related to technological risk and the law. In 2016, he received the d'Arsonval Award from the Bioelectromagnetics Society for contributions to the field of bioelectromagnetics. He is a longtime member of TC 95 of the IEEE and a member of the Physical Agents Committee of the American Conference of Industrial Hygienists, among many other professional activities. He is Life Fellow of the IEEE and fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and the Electromagnetic Academy.

More details on the webinar and the preregistration link can be found online.