Dwight Nishimura
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| name = Dwight Nishimura
| workplaces = Stanford University
| alma_mater = Stanford University
| awards = Gold Medal, ISMRM (2018)
| known_for = Contributions to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
| website = https://mrsrl.sites.stanford.edu/
}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://mrsrl.sites.stanford.edu/|title=Overview | Magnetic Resonance Systems Research Laboratory|website=mrsrl.sites.stanford.edu}}
Education and career
Nishimura 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.{{Cite web|url=https://online.stanford.edu/instructors/dwight-nishimura|title=Dwight Nishimura | Stanford Online|website=online.stanford.edu}}{{Cite web|url=https://profiles.stanford.edu/dwight-nishimura|title=Dwight Nishimura's Profile | Stanford Profiles|website=profiles.stanford.edu}}
Nishimura holds approximately 25 patents as of July 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://patents.justia.com/search?q=dwight+nishimura|title=Search Patents - Justia Patents Search|website=patents.justia.com}}
Awards and honors
- Gold Medal of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) (2018){{Cite web|url=https://www.ismrm.org/18m/2018-gold-medal-winners/|title=2018 Gold Medal Award Winners}}
- 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){{Cite web |title=Dwight G. Nishimura, Ph.D. COF-0727 - AIMBE |url=https://aimbe.org/college-of-fellows/cof-0727/ |access-date=2022-08-11 |language=en}}
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External links
- [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/dwight.nishimura.1/bibliography/40353585/public/ U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Center for Biotechnology Information, Dwight Nishimura’s Bibliography]
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Category:American electrical engineers
Category:Stanford University Department of Electrical Engineering faculty
Category:Stanford University School of Engineering faculty
Category:Stanford University alumni
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Category:Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering