Dwight G. Nishimura is the Addie and Al Macovski professor in the School of Engineering, and professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. He leads the Magnetic Resonance Systems Research Laboratory (MRSRL), which designs improved MRI techniques and equipment.[1]
Dwight Nishimura | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Known for | Contributions to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) |
| Awards | Gold Medal, ISMRM (2018) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Stanford University |
| Website | https://mrsrl.sites.stanford.edu/ |
Education and career
editNishimura received his MS and BS in 1980 and a PhD in 1984 from Stanford University. All three degrees were in electrical engineering.
He develops new acquisition and processing techniques for improved medical imaging.[2][3]
Nishimura holds approximately 25 patents as of July 2019.[4]
Awards and honors
edit- Gold Medal of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) (2018)[5]
- IEEE Senior Member (2014)
- F. E. Terman Engineering Scholastic Award (1979). First cohort to receive this scholastic achievement award in the School of Engineering.
- Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (2004)[6]
References
edit- ^ "Overview | Magnetic Resonance Systems Research Laboratory". mrsrl.sites.stanford.edu.
- ^ "Dwight Nishimura | Stanford Online". online.stanford.edu.
- ^ "Dwight Nishimura's Profile | Stanford Profiles". profiles.stanford.edu.
- ^ "Search Patents - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com.
- ^ "2018 Gold Medal Award Winners".
- ^ "Dwight G. Nishimura, Ph.D. COF-0727 - AIMBE". Retrieved 2022-08-11.