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Samuel D. Oberdick

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Phone: 303-497-3054

Curriculum Vitae
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Education

PhD, Physics, Carnegie Mellon University (2016)
BA, Physics, University of Chicago (2010)

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About

I am an experimental physicist and a research associate atÌýthe National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) where IÌýworkÌýwith the . I am also a research associate with the Department of Physics at CU Boulder. My research is focused onÌýthe intersection of magnetic nanotechnology, biosensing and medical imaging.Ìý

I received my BA in Physics (with honors) from The University of Chicago in 2010 and a PhD in Physics from Carnegie Mellon University in 2016. At Carnegie Mellon, IÌýperformedÌýmy PhD work in ProfessorÌýSara Majetich's groupÌýand wrote my dissertation on patterned magnetic nanostructures.

Following myÌýPhD, IÌýwas awarded a National Research Council (NRC) Postdoctoral Fellowship. I performed myÌýNRC fellowship at NIST, Boulder, where I was advised byÌýDr. Gary Zabow. During my postdoc, IÌýresearchedÌýnovel MRI contrast agents and magnetic signal transduction in magnetic nanoparticle/polymer composites.

Currently, I am interested in using magnetic signalsÌýto learn about biological and soft matter systems. To learn more about myÌýwork, please visit the "Research" page.Ìý

News

4/18/2024: NIST published a spotlight on our shape-shifting MRI probes.

12/20/2023: NIST published a story describing our recent work on micromolded shape-shifting MRI contrast agents.

12/19/2023: My paper on using shaped magnetogel microparticles forÌýmultispectral MRI contrastÌýand sensingÌýhas been published in ACS Sensors.

9/7/2023: Physics WorldÌýpublished an article describing theÌýlow-field MRI research doneÌýby my group at NIST.

7/17/2023: NIST published a story highlighting the researchÌýon low-field MRI performed by the Magnetic Imaging Group.

7/17/2023: My paper on using iron oxide nanoparticles as T1 contrast agents for low-field MRI has been published in Scientific Reports.

7/6/2023: NIST published a spotlight on MRI contrast agent research. Ìý

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