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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1992 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 1988 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to determining the mechanisms of interactions between electromagnetic fields and biological systems.

Overview

Kenneth R. Foster is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research primarily spans engineering and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with notable contributions in related subfields including biophysics, biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, ecology, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics including electromagnetic fields and biological effects, wireless body area networks, ultrasound and hyperthermia applications, avian ecology and behavior, electromagnetic compatibility and measurements, wildlife ecology and conservation, and noise effects and management.

Notable recent publications include:

  • IEEE Committee on Man and Radiation-COMAR Technical Information Statement: Health and Safety Issues Concerning Exposure of the General Public to Electromagnetic Energy from 5G Wireless Communications Networks, 2020, Health Physics
  • Transient Thermal Responses of Skin to Pulsed Millimeter Waves, 2020, IEEE Access
  • 5G New Radio Requires the Best Possible Risk Assessment Studies: Perspective and Recommended Guidelines, 2021, Frontiers in Communications and Networks
  • Needed: More Reliable Bioeffects Studies at "High Band" 5G Frequencies, 2021, Frontiers in Communications and Networks
  • Yearling proportion correlates with habitat structure in a boreal forest landbird community, 2020, PeerJ

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Kenneth R. Foster include Quirìno Balzano, Marvin C. Ziskin, Chung-Kwang Chou, Peter Pyle, and Christine M. Godwin.

Common publication venues for this scientist's work are:

  • Health Physics
  • IEEE Access
  • IEEE Microwave Magazine
  • Frontiers in Communications and Networks
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Recognition includes election as a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering in 1992 and designation as an IEEE Fellow in 1988 for contributions to understanding mechanisms of interaction between electromagnetic fields and biological systems.

Best Publications

  • Dielectric Properties of Tissues

    Kenneth R. Foster

  • RF-field interactions with biological systems: Electrical properties and biophysical mechanisms

    H.P. Schwan;K.R. Foster

  • Method of using endocardial impedance for determining electrode-tissue contact

    Francis E. Marchlinski;David S. Schwartzman;Mark S. Mirotznik;Kenneth R. Foster

  • Machine learning, medical diagnosis, and biomedical engineering research - commentary.

    Kenneth R Foster;Robert Koprowski;Joseph D Skufca

  • The UHF and microwave dielectric properties of normal and tumour tissues: variation in dielectric properties with tissue water content

    J L Schepps;K R Foster

  • Emerging Neurotechnologies for Lie-Detection: Promises and Perils

    Paul Root Wolpe;Kenneth R. Foster;Daniel D. Langleben

  • Noninvasive electrical characterization of materials at microwave frequencies using an open-ended coaxial line: test of an improved calibration technique

    D. Misra;M. Chabbra;B.R. Epstein;M. Microtznik

  • Dielectric properties of mammalian tissues from 0.1 to 100 MHz; a summary of recent data

    R D Stoy;K R Foster;H P Schwan

  • Thermal and nonthermal mechanisms of interaction of radio-frequency energy with biological systems

    K.R. Foster

  • Anisotropy in the dielectric properties of skeletal muscle

    B. R. Epstein;K. R. Foster

  • Dielectric properties of tumor and normal tissues at radio through microwave frequencies.

    K R Foster;J L Schepps

  • Mobile phones, mobile phone base stations and cancer: a review

    JE Moulder;KR Foster;LS Erdreich;JP McNamee

  • Synopsis of IEEE Std C95.1™-2019 “IEEE Standard for Safety Levels With Respect to Human Exposure to Electric, Magnetic, and Electromagnetic Fields, 0 Hz to 300 GHz”

    William H. Bailey;Tim Harrington;Akimasa Hirata;Robert Rob Kavet

  • Microwave Hearing: Evidence for Thermoacoustic Auditory Stimulation by Pulsed Microwaves

    Kenneth R. Foster;Edward D. Finch

  • Dielectric Permittivity and Electrical Conductivity of Fluid Saturated Bone

    Jeffrey D. Kosterich;Kenneth R. Foster;Solomon R. Pollack

  • Dielectric properties of brain tissue between 0.01 and 10 GHz.

    K R Foster;J L Schepps;R D Stoy;H P Schwan

  • Systems and methods for examining the electrical characteristic of cardiac tissue

    Dorin Panescu;David K. Swanson;Mark S. Mirotznik;David S. Schwartzman

  • Myocardial electrical impedance mapping of ischemic sheep hearts and healing aneurysms

    M A Fallert;M S Mirotznik;S W Downing;E B Savage

  • Dielectric properties of low-water-content tissues

    Susan Rae Smith;Kenneth R Foster

  • Heat Transport Mechanisms in Vascular Tissues: A Model Comparison

    J. W. Baish;P. S. Ayyaswamy;K. R. Foster

Frequent Co-Authors

Akimasa Hirata
Akimasa Hirata Nagoya Institute of Technology
Arthur L. Caplan
Arthur L. Caplan New York University
Nader Engheta
Nader Engheta University of Pennsylvania
David K. Swanson
David K. Swanson Estech Systems (United States)
David J. Callans
David J. Callans University of Pennsylvania
John Torous
John Torous Harvard Medical School
G. James Rubin
G. James Rubin King's College London
Dorin Panescu
Dorin Panescu Thomas Jefferson University
James C. Lin
James C. Lin University of Illinois at Chicago
David R. McKenzie
David R. McKenzie University of Sydney

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