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Erwin Hahn Lecturers<\/strong>
Plenary Speakers<\/a>
Paul Callaghan Award Finalists<\/a>
Educational Lecturers<\/a>
Invited Speakers in Scientific Sessions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Erwin Hahn Lecturers<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

2025 Erwin Hahn Awardee<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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\"Lynn<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Lynn Gladden<\/strong> is Professor of Chemical Engineering, in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at the University of Cambridge. She studied chemical physics at the University of Bristol before moving to the Department of Physical Chemistry at Cambridge to do her PhD on \u2018Structural Studies of Inorganic Glasses\u2019 which introduced her to neutron and X-ray scattering, and solid-state NMR. She then moved to a faculty position in the Department of Chemical Engineering in Cambridge where she established a research group focussed on applying magnetic resonance techniques to study chemical engineering processes and, in particular, systems in which porous materials play a central role. The group\u2019s initial focus was on heterogeneous catalysis and controlled release pharmaceutical delivery systems and these interests continue to this day. The group\u2019s recent work has been targeted at operando<\/em> studies of Fischer-Tropsch catalysis which is a core technology for the manufacture of sustainable fuels. Central to these research areas has been the capability of magnetic resonance to study both chemical and transport processes. Lynn is a Fellow of the Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering in the UK, and a foreign member of the US National Academy of Engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2023 Erwin Hahn Awardee<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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\"Henk<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Henk Van As<\/strong> received his PhD from Wageningen University in 1982 and continued as a PD in the same group. Since 1986 he is an Associate Professor (Biophysics) at Wageningen University. He retired in 2019. His research focused on unravelling and understanding transport processes and (water) dynamics at different time and length scales in porous bio-systems to unravel structure-function relationships. For this, Time Domain NMR and quantitative MRI (correlated relaxometry, diffusometry and flow and the effect of exchange), and (rheo-)MRI methods and hardware were developed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Erwin Hahn Lecturers<\/a>
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Paul Callaghan Award Finalists<\/a>
Educational Lecturers<\/a>
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Plenary Speakers<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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\"Axel<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Axel Haase<\/strong> is Professor Emeritus from the Technical University of Munich and the University of W\u00fcrzburg. In 1983 he was at the Max Planck Institute of Biophysical Chemistry one of the inventors of FLASH MRI, a fast gradient echo imaging, which became one of the pillars of clinical MRI. In 1989 he was appointed chair of Experimental Physics V (Biophysics) at the University of W\u00fcrzburg where he also held the office of president from 2003 to 2009. In 2009 he became a research professor as head of the Institute of Medical Engineering at the Technical University of Munich and founded in the following the Munich School of Bioengineering where he retired in 2019. In many international academic societies he served in eminent position such as president of the European Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology or the German Society for Biophysics. He is a full member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. In 1995 he hosted at W\u00fcrzburg the 3rd “Heidelberg Conference” at which the Division of Spatially Resolved Magnetic Resonance of the Ampere Society was founded with him being the first treasurer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Bernhard<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Bernhard Bl\u00fcmich<\/strong> is Professor emeritus of Macromolecular Chemistry at RWTH Aachen University. He has been working in NMR since his undergraduate studies at Technische Universit\u00e4t Berlin. His expertise is in NMR methodology, solid state NMR, NMR imaging of materials and processes, and in mobile NMR. He has published more than 500 articles in scientific journals as well as authored\u00a0NMR Imaging of Materials<\/em> (Oxford University Press, 2000, 2002), Essential NMR<\/em> (Springer, 2005, 2019) and Compact NMR<\/em> (de Gruyter, 2014), and has edited a number of other books. He\u00a0founded the Division of Spatially Magnetic Resonance of the Ampere Society and started the International Conference on Magnetic Resonance Microscopy. He is a fellow of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance ISMAR, and he was President of the AMPERE society from 2012 to 2021. His contributions to mobile NMR with the development of the NMR-MOUSE were acknowledged with honorary PhD degrees from the Technical University in Cluj Napoca and from Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar, the Ampere Prize, the Richard Ernst Prize, and honorary memberships of the Indian Society of Magnetic Resonance and the AMPERE Division of Magnetic Resonance in Porous Media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Sarah<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Sarah Codd<\/strong> is co-director of the Magnetic Resonance Lab and a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Montana State University.  Her research focuses on technique development, spatially resolved studies of gas in ceramics, flow and diffusion studies in porous media, and investigation of fluid dynamics in hydrogels, biofilms, cellular suspensions and polymer electrolyte membranes. Sarah grew up in New Zealand, comparable in beauty to Montana, and goes back most years for a mid-summer ski vacation.  She held research positions in England, New Zealand, Germany and New Mexico before moving to Montana in 2002.  When she is not teaching herself or her students more about the wonderful world of science and engineering you may find her mountain biking in the Hyalites, skiing in the Bridgers, or backpacking somewhere equally as beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Luisa<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Luisa Ciobanu<\/strong> is the Director of Research heading the NeuroPhysics team at NeuroSpin at CEA-Saclay. She received her doctorate in Physics from The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH, USA) in 2002. After the PhD, Dr. Ciobanu pursued a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Urbana, IL, USA) and held research appointments at the Beckman Institute (Urbana, IL, USA) and Pfizer Inc. (Ann Arbor, MI, USA). In 2007, she joined the staff of NeuroSpin at CEA-Saclay (The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission). Dr. Ciobanu obtained the Habilitation to Conduct Research (HDR) in biology from Universit\u00e9 Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris, France) in 2011. Her current research focuses on the development of new techniques for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at high and ultra-high magnetic fields for the understanding of fundamental physical principles underlying biological function.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Erwin Hahn Lecturers<\/a>
Plenary Speakers<\/a>
Paul Callaghan Award Finalists<\/strong>
Educational Lecturers<\/a>
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Paul Callaghan Award Finalists<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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\"Pierre<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Pierre Estienne<\/strong> is finishing his PhD under the supervision of Kei Yamamoto at the Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience (NeuroPSI), where he works on the evolution of higher-order cognitive functions in vertebrates. His work combines neuroanatomy and behavior to understand how behaviors like tool use evolved in birds (parrots) and fish (cichlids). He uses both functional and anatomical MRI to identify the brain regions involved in those behaviors, and characterize their functional anatomy.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Alfredo<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Alfredo Ordinola <\/strong>is working on his PhD at Link\u00f6ping University in Sweden. His research projects aim to improve diffusion magnetic resonance specificity via implementing new biophysical models and MR acquisition sequences. These new techniques will help analysing specific processes, such as restricted diffusion and diffusion-driven water exchange, and provide better descriptions of complex specimens’ microstructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Melis<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Melis \u00d6zdemir<\/strong> is working on her PhD at the Institute of Process Imaging, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH). Her research focuses on investigating the hydrodynamics within three-dimensional vibrated gas-solid fluidized beds using magnetic resonance imaging. She studies how vibrations affect the bubble properties and fluidization behaviour of different particles to better understand this complex phenomenon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Tristhal<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Tristhal Parasram<\/strong> is pursuing his PhD in Physics at the University of Windsor, Canada, under the supervision of Dr. Dan Xiao. His research focuses on improving data acquisition and processing for quantitative MRI. He employs numerical optimization and machine learning techniques to develop algorithms that enable faster and more robust measurements. His work also extends to optimizing pulse sequences, including RF pulses, through advanced deep learning frameworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Swantje<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Swantje Romig<\/strong> is working on her PhD at the MRI flow lab at the University of Rostock. Her research focuses on magnetic resonance velocimetry methods to accurately measure turbulence statistics in technical flows. Her current project aims to produce reliable validation data for CFD for hydrogen gas turbines. Here, the turbulent mixing process of air and fuel is of particular interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Erwin Hahn Lecturers<\/a>
Plenary Speakers<\/a>
Paul Callaghan Award Finalists<\/a>
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\"Andrew<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Andrew Webb<\/strong> is the Professor of MR Physics in the Department of Radiology at the Leiden University Medical Center and the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands. He obtained his PhD from the University of Cambridge in 1989. After a postdoc in the Department of Radiology at the University of Florida, he joined the faculty of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He was appointed full professor in 2001, and worked for three years in the Department of Physics at the University of Wurzburg with a Wolfgang Paul Prize from the Humboldt Foundation. In 2008 he was appointed to run the newly-formed C.J.Gorter Centre in the Department of Radiology at Leiden University Medical Center. His research concentrates on the translation of new engineering concepts into the clinic. This work initially concentrated on high field MRI, supported by an ERC Advanced Grant from 2015-2020, but recently his lab moved more into the area of sustainable open-source low field MRI for developing countries, funded by the Simon Stevin Preis and a second ERC Advanced Grant 2021-2026. In 2020 he was the President of the European Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology and co-formed the Committee for Advancement of MRI Education and Research in Africa. In 2023 he was elected to the Royal Dutch National Academy of Sciences, and received the Huibregtsenprijs for societal scientific research. In 2010 he founded the Nadine Barrie Smith trust which has provided financial support for over 150 female undergraduate and graduate students in science and engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Patrick<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Patrick Vogel <\/strong>is Habilitand at the department of Experimental Physics 5 at the University of W\u00fcrzburg and CEO and co-founder of the phase Vision GmbH. He has spent the last 15 years in the scientific study and development of magnetic particle imaging (MPI), a young technology which uses dynamic magnetic fields for the imaging of magnetic materials, especially magnetic nanoparticles. This research has resulted in the first MPI system capable of capturing real-time images within a human leg. The development of small mobile devices, such as the MPS-MOUSE, inspired by the NMR-MOUSE, was also the basis for the mobile COVID rapid test COMPASS. The current mobile StrokeCap project based on this technology will open a new field of application in mobile diagnostics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Shaoying<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Shao Ying HUANG <\/strong>is an associate professor in Singapore University of Technology and Design. She received her Ph.D. degree from Nanyang Technological University in 2011. Her background is electromagnetics (computational & applied) and MRI engineering. She is part of the driving force for the innovations and open-source efforts for portable MRI. She owns 8 patents and more than 60 refereed journal papers and numerous international conference papers. Her current research focuses are low-field portable MRI (hardware & AI), non-linear MRI image reconstructions, MR electrical property tomography (MREPT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Erwin Hahn Lecturers<\/a>
Plenary Speakers<\/a>
Paul Callaghan Award Finalists<\/a>
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\"Jens<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Jens Anders<\/strong> received his MSc degree and his Dipl.-Ing. degree, both in electrical engineering, from the University of Michigan and the Leibniz University Hannover in 2005 and 2007, respectively. In 2011, he obtained his Ph.D. in Microsystems and Microelectronics from the \u00c9cole Polytechnique F\u00e9d\u00e9rale de Lausanne (EPFL). From 2013 until 2017, he was an Assistant Professor at the University of Ulm. Since 2017, he has been a Full Professor and the Director of the Institute of Smart Sensors at the University of Stuttgart. Since 2022, he has also been the Co-Director of the Institute for Microsystems Stuttgart (IMS CHIPS). Doctor Anders is the author\/co-author of more than 200 conference and journal publications, several international patents, as well as several books and book chapters. Doctor Anders\u2019 research interests include mixed-signal circuit design for sensing applications with an emphasis on biomedical sensing and quantum sensing, focusing on new techniques for spin manipulation and detection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Ljudmilla<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Ljudmilla Borisjuk<\/strong> is a Privatdozentin heading the Assimilate Allocation and NMR research group at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) in Gatersleben, Germany. Supported by an ERDF grant, she has established a dedicated NMR platform for plant research at the IPK. Her studies focus on the complex processes of plant development, with a particular emphasis on seeds. Over the past 15 years, she has developed advanced techniques to show how seeds grow, take up nutrients and convert them into storage compounds. This work has positioned MRI as a transformative, non-invasive tool in seed science, deepening our understanding of plant physiology and inspiring new solutions for crop improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Chris<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Chris Boyce<\/strong> is an associate professor chemical engineering at Columbia University, where his research focuses on the physics of multiphase and granular flows. He received his bachelor\u2019s degree in chemical engineering and physics from MIT and then studied at the University of Cambridge as a Gates Cambridge Scholar, where he received the Dankwerts-Pergamon prize for the best PhD thesis in chemical engineering. After his PhD, he held postdoctoral research positions at Princeton University and ETH Zurich. His honors and awards include being named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 List in Science, being honored with the Sabic Young Professional Award from the AIChE for outstanding contributions to particle technology and being recognized with the NSF CAREER Award and the ONR Young Investigator Program Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Emine<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Emine Ulku Saritas<\/strong> is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Bilkent University, and is the chair of ISMRM Turkish Chapter. She received her PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 2010, on high-resolution diffusion-weighted MRI. Before joining Bilkent in 2013, she worked on magnetic particle imaging (MPI) systems during her postdoctoral research at University of California, Berkeley. Her research focuses on developing novel biomedical imaging techniques, contrast mechanisms, and image reconstruction methods, as well as the safety limits of magnetic fields used in medical imaging systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Nicole<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Nicole Seiberlich<\/strong> is the Co-Director of the Michigan Institute for Imaging Technology and Translation, the endowed Research Professor of Cardiovascular Imaging, and Professor of Radiology, Cardiology, and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She received her BS in Chemistry from Yale University in 2001, and completed her PhD thesis at the University of W\u00fcrzburg on the topic of novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging techniques in 2008. Nicole has served as a member of the Board of Trustees for both the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and served as the Program Chair for the ISMRM Annual Meeting in 2021. She has recently been elected to the Vice-President Elect position of the ISMRM. She has published more than 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts on the topics of rapid, quantitative, and low-field MRI, and has given more than 140 invited lectures, including the ISMRM\/NIBIB New Horizons Lecture. In addition to her professional activities, she has won a number of awards for teaching and mentorship, including the CWRU Diekhoff Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentorship and the ISMRM Outstanding Teacher Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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