GOALI: Collaborative Research: RF Technology for Magnetic Resonance Imaging

0101029MaginThis产学研合作项目是“产学研联络资助机会”（GOALI）计划的一个组成部分，涉及伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校（UIC）和德克萨斯a&m大学（TAMU）的教师和学生与通用电气医疗系统（GEMS）的实践工程师合作，作为一项新的研究/教育计划的参与者，将射频技术的博士研究与最先进的磁共振成像（MRI）系统的工业经验相结合。该活动旨在支持创新、合作的产学研和教育项目的发展。将为8名博士生提供支持（4名在UIC[本项目]，4名在TAMU [award 0101059]），他们将由大学教师和工业科学家/工程师共同指导。这些学生每年将花一个学期或一个夏天在GEMS做研究。在GEMS的应用科学实验室居住期间，学生将有机会使用先进的MRI系统设计和测试设备，并在工业联合首席研究员的监督下工作，他们也将成为学生博士咨询委员会的成员。此外，6名GEMS高级工程师/科学家将作为学生的导师参与该项目。该项目有望为磁共振成像工程博士级的产学研合作和教育项目建立一个新的模式。

0101029MaginThis Industry/University Collaborative project, a component of the Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) initiative, involves faculty and students at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) and Texas A&M University (TAMU) teamed with practicing engineers at General Electric Medical Systems (GEMS) as participants in a new research/educational program combining Ph.D. research in RF technology with industrial experience in state-of-the-art Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) systems. The activity is to support development of innovative, collaborative industry-university research and educational programs. Support will be provided for eight Ph.D. students (four at UIC [this project] and four at TAMU [award 0101059]), who will be co-advised by university faculty and industrial scientist/engineers. These students will spend one semester or summer each year doing research at GEMS. While in residence at GEMS in the Applied Sciences Laboratory, the students will have access to advanced MRI system design and testing equipment and work under the supervision of the industrial Co-Principal investigators, who also will serve as members of the student's Ph.D. advisory committees. Additionally, six senior GEMS engineers/scientists will participate in this project as mentors for the students. This project is expected to establish a new model for industry/university collaborative research and education programs at the Ph.D. level in MRI engineering.