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KEMi Special Seminar
The Kren Engineering-based Medicine Initiative (KEMi) is excited to announce our first seminar on Tuesday, October 28th at 12:00 p.m. in the Foege South Auditorium. This event will be presented by a delegation from the University of Nottingham, featuring Professor Richard Bowtell, PhD, Professor of Physics and Director of the Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre at the University of Nottingham. A reception will follow in the Vista Cafe.
This event is hosted by the UW College of Engineering and the UW School of Medicine.
Lecture: Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Past, Present and Future
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was co-invented by Sir Peter Mansfield in the University of Nottingham’s Department of Physics in 1973. Researchers from Nottingham University have continued to develop and apply improved techniques and hardware for MRI since the early days of its inception. Sir Peter (along with Paul Lauterbur) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology in 2003.
Today there is a broad ranging, impactful research programme in MRI in Nottingham which spans physics, engineering, medicine, psychology, computer science, mathematics and life sciences and is centred on the Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre (SPMIC). The cross-faculty SPMIC operates a 7T scanner, two 3T scanners, and an 0.5 T upright system, as well hyperpolarisation equipment and OPM MEG facilities. We are currently developing an 11.7T human scanner which will form a national facility for the UK, creating new opportunities for studying the anatomy and function of the brain and body.
This presentation will describe some of the history of the development of MRI in Nottingham, present highlights of our current research and outline plans for the future advancement of MRI and potential opportunities for collaboration with UW.
About the speaker
Richard Bowtell, PhD
Professor of Physics
Director, Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre
University of Nottingham
Richard Bowtell is Professor of Physics and Director of the Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre at the University of Nottingham. After taking a degree in Natural Sciences in Cambridge, he joined Nottingham University in 1984 as a PhD student working under the supervision of Sir Peter Mansfield. He has been a faculty member of Nottingham’s School of Physics and Astronomy since 1989 and served as Head of School from 2008 to 2014. His research is focused on the development and application of new techniques and hardware for biomedical imaging. He is a Fellow of the ISMRM and of the UK’s Institute of Physics (IOP), a Deputy Editor of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and past-President of the European Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology. He was awarded the IOP’s James Joule Medal and Prize in 2020.