50 Years of NMR
An International Symposium Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the
Discovery of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance at Stanford
Cosponsored by Stanford University and Varian Associates
October 4, 1996
Fairchild Auditorium, Stanford University Medical Center
PROGRAM
Welcoming Remarks (8:30 am)
- Gerhard Casper, President, Stanford University
- Eugene A. Bauer, Dean, Stanford School of Medicine
- Allen J. Lauer, Executive Vice-President, Varian Associates, Inc.
Scientific Sessions: Milestones and Current Trends in NMR
(9:00 am - 12:10 pm)
- 9:00 - Martin Packard, Varian Instruments (ret.) -
"A Tale of Two Cities: Cambridge and Stanford"
- 9:35 - Erwin Hahn, Department of Physics, UC Berkeley -
"Pulsed NMR: Fundamental Developments"
- 10:10 - Richard Ernst, Physical Chemistry, ETH-Zentrum, Zurich, Switzerland -
"Fourier's Unbroken Thread Through Modern NMR"
- 10:45 - COFFEE BREAK
- 11:00 - Oleg Jardetzky, Stanford Magnetic Resonance Lab, Stanford -
"NMR in Molecular Biology"
- 11:35 - Harden M. McConnell, Department of Chemistry, Stanford -
"Magnetic Resonance and Molecular Electronic Structure"
- 12:10 - LUNCH BREAK
Afternoon Welcoming Remarks (1:25 pm)
- Franklin M. Orr, Jr., Dean, Stanford School of Earth Sciences
Scientific Sessions continued...
(1:30 pm - 5:15 pm)
- 1:30 - Henry Taube, Department of Chemistry, Stanford -
"Applications of NMR Spectroscopy in the Study of Cation Solvation"
- 2:05 - Ray Freeman, Department of Physical Chemistry, Cambridge, England -
"High Resolution Proton NMR Spectra Without Spin-Spin Splittings"
- 2:40 - Jonathan Stebbins, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford
"Structured Liquids and Mobile Solids: High-Resolution, High-Temperature NMR
at Stanford"
- 3:15 - COFFEE BREAK
- 3:30 - Gary Glover, Lucas Magnetic Resonance Center, Stanford
"From Laboratory to Clinician: Diagnostic MRI at Stanford"
- 4:05 - Albert Macovski, Magnetic Resonance Systems Research Lab, Stanford -
"Developing New Application Areas for Magnetic Resonance Imaging"
- 4:40 - James S. Hyde, Biophysics Research Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin -
"Physiological Fluctuation in Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging"
Throughout the Day: Historical and Industrial Exhibits
(Fairchild Lobby, 8 am-6 pm)
Banquet and Historical Session:
Memorial to Felix Bloch / Reminiscences of Early NMR
(Stanford Faculty Club, 6:30 pm - 9 pm)
SPEAKERS:
Wes Anderson (Varian), J. T. Arnold (Varian), Bob Codrington (Varian)
James Shoolery (Varian), Harry Weaver (Varian, H-P) and others
Scientific Program is free and open to the public; Banquet
requires prepaid reservation (see Reservation
Form).
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