Kenneth R. Foster
Professor
Bioengineering (BE)
Research Expertise: Biomedical applications | Electromagnetics | Safety
Ken's research interests relate to biomedical applications of nonionizing radiation from audio through microwave frequency ranges, and health and safety aspects of electromagnetic fields as they interact with the body. For example, Ken examines the prospects of workers in electrical occupations and the possibility (or lack of) cancer risk. Another and somewhat broader topic of interest is technological risk, and impact of technology (principally, electrotechnologies) on humans. His goal in this area is to examine technology, putting into perspective its relative risks and benefits to society. What he hopes to impart is a better perception of the social use of science.
Education:
PhD Physics 1971 - Indiana University
BS Physics 1967 - Michigan State University
Recent Publications 
- A world awash with wireless devices: Radio-frequency exposure issues, Foster, K.R., IEEE Microwave Magazine, 2013
- Comments on "Mortality by neoplasia and cellular telephone base stations in the Belo Horizonte municipality, Minas Gerais state, Brazil" by A. C. Dode et al. Science of the Total Environment 409 (2011) 3649-3665, Foster, K.R. | Trottier, L., Science of the Total Environment, 2012
- Comments on DNA as a fractal antenna, Foster, K.R., International Journal of Radiation Biology, 2011
- Thermal aspects of exposure to radiofrequency energy: Report of a workshop, Foster, K.R. | Morrissey, J.J., International Journal of Hyperthermia, 2011
- Thermal response of tissues to millimeter waves: Implications for setting exposure guidelines, Foster, K.R. | Zhang, H. | Osepchuk, J.M., Health Physics, 2010