­­­Electromagnetic and Light Scattering by Particles

N e w s l e t t e r

 March 2026

Issue 124

 

 

 

APOLO-2026

 

We are pleased to announce the 5-th Advancement of POLarimetric Observations (APOLO-2026) meeting to be held in October 4-9, 2026, Florianopolis - Santa Catarina, Brazil.

 

The venue: Hotel Resort Costao do Santinho: https://www.costao.com.br/en

 

The deadline for the abstract submission is the 1st April 2026. The conference website detailing all logistics and abstract submission will be open soon.

 

The local organizing committee: J. Vanderlei Martins, Henrique Barbosa, Dirceu Luis Herdies, Caroline Bresciani, Marco Aurelio de Menezes, Alexandre L. Correia, Nilton Evora do Rosario, Marcia Akemi Yamasoe, Luciana V. Rizzo, Simone Costa, Helber Gomes

 

Looking forward to your contributions,

 

Oleg Dubovik, on behalf of the APOLO conveners Committees

 

 

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer (JQSRT) Awards nominations

 

Elsevier/JQSRT is soliciting nominations for the following early-career awards. The award certificate will be presented either at LIP/LII 2026 or at ELS-XXII in 2027, according to the recipient preference. Please nominate the researchers who made significant contributions in the corresponding fields. The deadline for nominations is April 1, 2026.

 

The 2026 Richard M. Goody Award (to view the solicitation, go to https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-quantitative-spectroscopy-and-radiative-transfer/about/news/call-for-nominations-2026-elsevierjqsrt-richard-m-goody-award)

The 2026 Peter C. Waterman Award (to view the solicitation, go to https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-quantitative-spectroscopy-and-radiative-transfer/about/news/call-for-nominations-2026-elsevierjqsrt-peter-c-waterman-award )

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LIPLLII 2026

 

The LIPLII2026 conference will be held in Rouen from July 5 to 10. Seven guest speakers, 83 oral presentations, and 18 posters will focus on light-particle interaction, optical diagnostics, and their applications.

The program will soon be available on the conference website https://liplii2026.sciencesconf.org/?lang=en

 

You have until May 15 to register https://srv2.key4events.com/key4register/register.aspx?e=519&c=2806 at the early bird rate (June 20 for late registrations).

 

During the conference, the JQSRT journal will present the Goudy and Waterman awards recognizing the work of young scientists in this field, don't hesitate to apply!

 

We hope to see you in Rouen!

 

The organizing team

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JQSRT Special Issue for ELS XXI - extended deadline

 

We are happy to announce that the deadline for the submission to the JQSRT Special Issue for ELS XXI has been extended to 30 April 2026.

Looking forward to receiving your contributions!

 

Best wishes,

Antonella, Alessandro, Andrea, Maria Grazia, and Rosalba