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Doddrell, David Michael (1944 - )

FAA, FRACI

Chemist

Born: 18 July 1944 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

David Michael Doddrell is a founder and the Director of the Centre for Magnetic Resonance at the University of Queensland. He has had a twenty-year-plus association with the University where he did his undergraduate studies and returned in 1986 as Professor of Magnetic Resonance. Prior to this he spent ten years at Griffith University preceded by post-doctoral posts in New South Wales and in the United States of America. Doddrell has spent much of his research life combining and applying the disciplines of chemistry, mathematics, engineering and business. Under his guidance, the Centre for Magnetic Resonance has developed medical imaging processes including new ways of detecting the damage caused by stroke and Alzheimer’s disease.

Career Highlights

URL: The home page for this entity is located at http://www.cmr.uq.edu.au/CMR_Staff_Doddrell.htm

David Doddrell is distinguished for his developments of innovative and unique methods for applying NMR spectroscopy to structural chemistry, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and imaged directed spectroscopy. He co-invented the elegant "DEPT" pulse sequence, a technique in world-wide use for the past decade or so by structual organic chemists, and has made a unique contribution to MRI, including the development of the SPACE method for obtaining chemical information from tissue even though the nuclear relaxation times may be very short. The latest generation of high performance high speed commercial MRI imaging systems all use a method invented by Doddrell. This invention provides a compelling example of how pure research, originally supported by the Australian Government, has been translated into important applications to medical diagnosis worldwide. Moreover, the invention is also generating significant financial benefits to Australia. Taken from the Australian Academy of Science media release 30.4.1998 http://www.science.org.au/media/newfel98.htm

Chronology
1966 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Queensland
1969 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at Indiana University in Bloomington, USA
1970 Post-Doctoral Fellow at the California Institute of Technology, USA
1971 Post-Doctoral Fellow at Indiana University
1972 Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of New England in New South Wales
1974 - 1976 Lecturer at Griffith University
1975 Rennie Medal received from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1978 Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI)
1978 Doctor of Science (DSc) received from Griffith University in Queensland
1978 - 1983 Reader at Griffith University
1982 - ? Technical Consultant to Bruker Analytische Messtechnik GmbH (Karlsruhe, Germany)
1983 - Personal Chair at Griffith University
1986 - Professor of Magnetic Resonance at the University of Queensland
1990 - Director of the Centre for Magnetic Resonance at the University of Queensland
1998 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
2001 Centenary Medal received from the Australian Government
2003 Clunies Ross National Science and Technology Award received

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Prepared by: Annette Alafaci
Created: 12 October 2005

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