Program

8:20 am – 8:30 am– Introduction, Welcome (T. Polenova, T. Budinger)

8:30 am – 9:30 am
Plenary Session 1A:
LTS and HTS Magnet Technologies in MRI and NMR (R. Pettigrew)

8:30–8:50 State of the Art and Challenges in Ultrahigh Field Magnet Technology (David Larbalestier, NHMFL)

8:50–9:10 Toward Super-High Field and Ultra-Compact Size NMR Magnets Operated Beyond 1 GHz (Hideaki Maeda, RIKEN)

9:10–9:30 UHF Magnet Development at MIT (Yukikazu Iwasa, Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory, MIT)

 8:30 am – 9:40 am
Breakout Discussion Session 6A:
Future Challenges and Barriers for NMR Science in the US
(Discussion leader: J. Hoch; scribe: M. Hong)

8:30 am – 9:40 am
Breakout Discussion Session 6B:
Future Challenges and Barriers for MRI/MRS Science in the US
(Discussion leader: K. Ugurbil; scribe: E. Chekmenev)

9:30 am – 10:00 am
Plenary Session 1B:
Shared UHF NMR Facilities in Europe (R. Tycko)

9:30–9:45 European Large Scale Facilities for NMR Spectroscopy (Lyndon Emsley, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)

9:45–10:00 NMR Infrastructures in Europe (Lucia Banci, CERM, University of Florence)

9:40 – 10:10 am
Breakout Session 7A:
Shared Ultrahigh Field NMR Facilities in the US
(Session chair: J. Long; scribe: C. Jaroniec)

9:40–9:45 National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (Tim Cross, NHMFL)

9:45–9:50 The National Magnetic Resonance Facility at Madison (John Markley, University of Wisconsin)

9:50–9:55 Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) (Karl Mueller, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

9:55–10:00 MIT-Harvard Center for Magnetic Resonance (Robert Griffin, MIT)

10:00–10:05 Biotechnology Resource Center for NMR Molecular Imaging of Proteins (Stanley Opella, University of California San Diego)

10:05–10:10 New York Structural Biology Center (Arthur G. Palmer III, Columbia University)

9:40 – 10:10 am
Breakout Session 7B:
Ultrahigh Field Magnet Development for MRI
(Session chair: J. Minervini)

9:40–9:45 UHF Magnet Development at Oxford Instruments (Ziad Melhem)

9:45–9:50 UHF Magnet Development at Tesla (Michael Begg)

9:50–9:55 UHF MRI at Siemens (Michael Schaaf)

9:55–10:00 UHF MRI at GE (Scott Hinks)

10:00–10:10 Discussion

10:30–10:55 Emerging Trends in Solution NMR (Gerhard Wagner, Harvard University)

10:55–11:05 Discussion

11:05–11:25 Emerging Trends in Biosolids NMR (Ann McDermott, Columbia University)

11:25–11:35 Discussion

11:35–12:05 Emerging Trends in NMR of Materials (Marek Pruski, Ames Laboratory)

12:05 – 12:15 Discussion

10:30 –10:55 Functional Neuroimaging at Ultrahigh Fields (Bruce Rosen, Harvard Medical School and MIT)

10:55 – 11:05 Discussion

11:05 – 11:25 Non-Proton Metabolic Imaging and Anatomical Proton Imaging (Keith Thulborn, University of Illinois Chicago)

11:25 – 11:35 Discussion

11:35 – 12:05 Emerging Contrasts At Ultrahigh Fields (A. Dean Sherry, University of Texas Dallas, UT Southwestern Medical Center)

12:05 – 12:15 Discussion

10:30–10:45 Biomolecular Solution NMR at Ultrahigh Fields (Ad Bax, NIH)

10:45–10:50 Discussion

10:50–11:05 Solution NMR Studies of Intrinsically Unstructured Proteins at Ultrahigh Fields (Peter Wright, The Scripps Research Institute)

11:05–11:10 Discussion

11:10–11:30 Challenges of ultrahigh field DNP NMR (Robert Griffin, MIT)

11:30–11:35 Discussion

11:35–11:50 MAS NMR Probes for Ultrafast MAS: challenges for Ultrahigh Fields (John Stringer, PhoenixNMR)

11:50–11:55 Discussion

11:55–12:10 NMR of Half-Integer Quadrupolar Nuclei in Materials: Opportunities at Ultrahigh Fields (Sophia Hayes, Washington University)

12:10–12:15 Discussion

10:30–10:45 Ultrahigh Field MRI and Potential Clinical Breakthroughs (Thoralf Niendorf, Max-Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine)

10:45–10:50 Discussion

10:50–11:05 High Field Imaging Gradients and Coils (Lawrence Wald, Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard Medical School)

11:05–11:10 Discussion

11:10–11:30 Opella The Active Transport of Water Molecules in Biological Tissues: Underpinnings of MRI Interpretation (Charles Springer, Oregon Health Sciences University)

11:30–11:35 Discussion

11:35–11:50 In Vivo MRI/MRS and Hyperpolarization: Opportunities and Challenges at UHF (Eduard Chekmenev, Vanderbilt University)

11:50–11:55 Discussion

11:55–12:10 Opportunities for MRI/MRS/Pathology Correlations in the Human Brain (Daniel Perl, Uniform Services University)

12:10–12:15 Discussion

1:30 – 3:15 pm

Lister Auditorium

Plenary Session 3:
Frontiers in ultrahigh field magnet technologies (C. Rienstra)

1:30–1:55 Development of 1020 MHz NMR Superconducting Magnet Using Bi-2223 Innermost Coil (Mamoru Hamada, Jastec)

1:55–2:20 UHF Magnets at NHMFL (Mark Bird, NHMFL)

2:20–2:45 UHF Magnets at Bruker (Gerhard Roth, Bruker)

2:45–3:10 Designing Ultrahigh Field Magnets for NMR and MRI (Joseph Minervini, MIT)

1:30 – 3:15 pm

Lister Auditorium

Round Table Discussion Session 9:
Development of LTS and HTS Magnet Technologies in MRI and NMR: Roadmap
(Discussion leader: T. Budinger; scribe: T. Polenova)

3:45 – 6:00 pm

Lister Auditorium

Round Table Discussion Session 4:
Session_9 Science Drivers for Ultrahigh Field NMR Science in the US Session_10_Final
(Discussion leader: A. Gronenborn; scribe: J. Baum)

3:45 – 6:00 pm

Lister Auditorium

Round Table Discussion Session 10:
Development of a roadmap for ultrahigh field NMR/MRI/MRS science in the US
(Discussion leader: T. Polenova; scribe: T. Budinger)

Redwood Restaurant and Bar

Session 5: Dinner Followed by After Dinner Address
Frontiers in Magnetic Resonance:- Frontiers in Magnetic Resonance:- Current Perspective and Looking into the Future (Greg Boebinger, Director, NHMFL)
(Session Chair: B. Chmelka)