Person
Doddrell, David Michael (1944 - )
FAA FRACI
- Born
- 18 July 1944
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Chemist
Summary
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.
Details
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 structural 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
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Queensland
- 1969
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Indiana University in Bloomington, USA
- 1970
- Career position - Post-Doctoral Fellow at the California Institute of Technology, USA
- 1971
- Career position - Post-Doctoral Fellow at Indiana University
- 1972
- Career position - Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of New England in New South Wales
- 1974 - 1976
- Career position - Lecturer at Griffith University
- 1975
- Award - Rennie Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1978
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), Griffith University in Queensland
- 1978
- Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI)
- 1978 - 1983
- Career position - Reader at Griffith University
- 1982 - ?
- Career position - Technical Consultant to Bruker Analytische Messtechnik GmbH (Karlsruhe, Germany)
- 1983 - 1986
- Career position - Personal Chair at Griffith University
- 1986 -
- Career position - Professor of Magnetic Resonance, University of Queensland
- 1990 -
- Career position - Director of the Centre for Magnetic Resonance, University of Queensland
- 1998 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal, Australian Government
- 2003
- Award - Clunies Ross National Science and Technology Award, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
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Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q67707354. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/93872201. Details
- 'Doddrell, David (1944-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-587123. Details
Annette Alafaci
Created: 12 October 2005, Last modified: 15 June 2022