Welcome

Upcoming Symposia

Important Announcements

• The AdCom Committee minutes of the October 2012 meeting in Dresden are now posted on the Publications Page (posted 18 April 2013).
• The AdCom Committee members and their photographs are now posted on our website. (posted January 3, 2013)
• The 2013 IFCS awards nomination process is open until March 15, 2013. The nominations procedure and awards definitions are available at http://www.ieee-uffc.org/frequency-control/awards-descriptions.asp (posted January 3, 2013)
• Access the IEEE Memberships and Subscriptions Catalog: https://www.ieee.org/membership-catalog/index.html (posted June 20, 2012).
• Check our Calendar page to view Symposia and Committee Meeting deadlines (posted May 23, 2012)
• A Twitter site named "IEEE_UFFC_Soc" has been opened. To post "tweets", please contact Sidney Lang. (Posted March 22, 2012)
• The UFFC logo has received a Trademark Registration. The symbol ® should be placed adjacent to the logo whenever it is used. (Posted March 5, 2012)

About UFFC

Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control is a Society of the IEEE, with an international membership of approximately 2200 technologists. Our technology is diverse today, with our common historical origins all traceable to the phenomenon of piezoelectricity.

Our field of interest includes theory, technology, materials, and applications relating to:

• The generation, transmission, and detection of ultrasonic waves and related phenomena.
• Medical ultrasound and associated technologies.
• Ferroelectric, piezoelectric, and piezomagnetic materials.
• Frequency generation and control, timing, and time coordination and distribution.

These technologies enable sophisticated medical diagnostics, improved sensors for industrial control, lead free electronic components, synchronization for telephony and data transport, and precision timing technology for Global Navigation Satellite Systems.

The UFFC is organized into three groups, as our name implies. We typically hold three symposia annually with an objective of strong collaborative interchange and a special focus on the students who study our technology. Some of the best minds in our community volunteer to teach at tutorials and short courses at these symposia.

A Greeting from the UFFC Society President

Greetings and Welcome...

The Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control Society is a Society of the IEEE, with an international membership of over 2200 technologists. The UFFC Society’s goal is to provide opportunities for technical development and technology advancement, through interdisciplinary technical meetings, tutorials, and networking opportunities related to our field of interest...

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News & Related Events

• New Transactions Editor-in-Chief
  Effective January 31, 2013, Marjorie Passini Yuhas will be stepping down as Editor in Chief (EIC) for the Transactions (T-UFFC). EIC-Elect Steven Freear will assume the position of EIC for T-UFFC effective February 1. Marj has served as EIC since January 1, 2008, her dedication and selfless devotion to the T-UFFC significantly... read more contributing to the publication in many ways. Prior to becoming EIC, she assisted with the transition from manual paper processing to Manuscript Central. As EIC, Marj has enhanced publication timeliness and overseen growth of the Transactions from approximately 2500 to about 3000 pages per year. She has also implemented systematic plagiarism checking, along with numerous metrics that are useful in monitoring performance of Associate Editors, publication timeliness, and other useful factors. Finally, Marj prepared for and presented the most recent T-UFFC Society Review, which received exemplary ratings from IEEE and was cited to other Societies as including "best practices" for Society Transactions. We thank Marj for a job well done, and wish Steven the best in his new role as EIC. (posted 1 February 2013)
• View the suggestions for submitting papers to the IEEE Transactions on UFFC (posted May 23, 2012)
• A Twitter page has been opened: @IEEE_UFFC_Soc. Announcements of deadlines for meetings, symposia, abstract submissions, etc. will be posted there. Sign up by clicking on the Twitter icon (posted May 23, 2012)

Distinguished Lecturer Program

Our Lecturers

• Mike Driscoll (Northrop Grumman Corporation, Baltimore, MD, USA)
  July 1, 2012 through December 31, 2013
  "Low Noise Signal Generation and Verification Techniques"
• Takaaki Tsurumi (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)
  July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2014.
  "Frequency and Field-intensity Dependence of Dielectric and Piezoelectric Responses of Oxide Ferroelectrics"
• Roman Maev (University of Windsor, Canada)
  July 1, 2014 through December 1, 2015.
  “Innovation Drives Quality: New Generation of High Resolution Ultrasonic Imaging Technology for Material Characterization and NDT in Advanced Automotive Manufacturing”

The Distinguished Lecturer Program is an important feature of UFFC. A Distinguished Lecturer is chosen at each Fall AdCom meeting... read more to serve an 18-month period beginning on July 1 of the following yearThe Distinguished Lecturer is selected not only because of personal stature and contribution to a field, but also because of broad knowledge of the field. Each lecturer presents between 20 and 40 lectures all over the world at institutions and places of interest to her/him and her/his research. Groups desiring to invite a lecturer should either contact the lecturer directly or write to Bernhard Tittmann, Vice-Chair of the Awards Committee.