September 21–26 | Utrecht, the Netherlands
We’re excited to highlight the contributions of the PHARA consortium at this year’s European Microwave Week (EuMW) in Utrecht. Our team is involved in several sessions dedicated to phased array radar technology for weather applications.
Key PHARA Highlights:
Session EuRAD08: Phased Array Radars
🗓 Thursday, September 26 | 🕥 10:50–12:30 | 📍 Room Progress
Co-Chairs: Prof. Alexander Yarovoy (TU Delft) and Prof. Carmine Clemente (University of Strathclyde)
Featuring the Industrial Keynote: “PHARA: A Hybrid-Scanning, Full Polarimetric Phased-Array Radar for Weather Observations”
Presented by Rob van der Meer, Robin Radar Systems – our key industry partner bringing cutting-edge radar technology to market.
Focused Session EuRAD10: Phased Array Radars for Meteorological Applications
🗓 Thursday, September 26 | 🕐 13:50–15:30 | 📍 Room Progress
Chair: Prof. Alexander Yarovoy (TU Delft)
Co-Chair: Prof. Dusan Zrnić (University of Oklahoma)
This session presents the state of the art in the area of meteorological phased array radars, discussing challenges and approaches in realization of multi-beam scanning with phased arrays, featuring groundbreaking research including:
- Cross-Polarization Suppression Techniques
Presented by the team from TU Eindhoven:
Gabriele Federico, Martijn de Kok, Ramon Hameleers, Kasper Eijck, Bart Smolders - Latest results on “Parametric Estimation of Elevation-Doppler Profiles with Phased Array Radar for Precipitation”
From TU Delft: Tworit Kumar Dash, Oleg Krasnov, Hans Driessen, Alexander Yarovoy - International Collaborations, and contributions from:
- University of Oklahoma (Dusan Zrnić, David Schvartzman, Robert Palmer)
- Colorado State University (Chandra V. Chandrasekar, Eiichi Yoshikawa)
- Osaka University (Tomoo Ushio, Yuuki Wada)
- UEC Tokyo (Kikuchi Hiroshi)
Why This Matters
These sessions showcase how PHARA is driving innovation in weather radar technology through international collaboration, bringing together academia and industry to tackle critical challenges in atmospheric observation and severe weather prediction.
Join Us in Utrecht
Be part of the conversation at EuMW 2025 and discover how the PHARA project is driving radar innovation across academia and industry.
🔗 PHARA Project: https://phara.tudelft.nl/
🔗 EuMW 2025: https://www.eumw.eu/
