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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2005-10-12 human Annette Alafaci updated 2026-01-15 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004625b.htm person Doddrell David Michael FAA FRACI AACR2 18 July 1944 Place of Birth Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Chemist David Michael Doddrell is a founder and the Director of the Centre for Magnetic Resonance at the University of Queensland. He has had a twenty-year-plus association with the University where he did his undergraduate studies and returned in 1986 as Professor of Magnetic Resonance. Prior to this he spent ten years at Griffith University preceded by post-doctoral posts in New South Wales and in the United States of America. Doddrell has spent much of his research life combining and applying the disciplines of chemistry, mathematics, engineering and business. Under his guidance, the Centre for Magnetic Resonance has developed medical imaging processes including new ways of detecting the damage caused by stroke and Alzheimer's disease.

David Doddrell is distinguished for his developments of innovative and unique methods for applying NMR spectroscopy to structural chemistry, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and imaged directed spectroscopy. He co-invented the elegant "DEPT" pulse sequence, a technique in world-wide use for the past decade or so by structural organic chemists, and has made a unique contribution to MRI, including the development of the SPACE method for obtaining chemical information from tissue even though the nuclear relaxation times may be very short. The latest generation of high performance high speed commercial MRI imaging systems all use a method invented by Doddrell. This invention provides a compelling example of how pure research, originally supported by the Australian Government, has been translated into important applications to medical diagnosis worldwide. Moreover, the invention is also generating significant financial benefits to Australia. Taken from the Australian Academy of Science media release 30.4.1998 http://www.science.org.au/media/newfel98.htm

1966 1966 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Queensland 1969 1969 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Indiana University in Bloomington, USA 1970 1970 Career position - Post-Doctoral Fellow at the California Institute of Technology, USA 1971 1971 Career position - Post-Doctoral Fellow at Indiana University 1972 1972 Career position - Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of New England in New South Wales 1974 1976 Career position - Lecturer at Griffith University 1975 1975 Award - Rennie Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1978 1978 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), Griffith University in Queensland 1978 1978 Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI) 1978 1983 Career position - Reader at Griffith University 1982 Career position - Technical Consultant to Bruker Analytische Messtechnik GmbH (Karlsruhe, Germany) 1983 1986 Career position - Personal Chair at Griffith University 1986 Career position - Professor of Magnetic Resonance, University of Queensland 1990 Career position - Director of the Centre for Magnetic Resonance, University of Queensland 1998 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and science in magnetic resonance 2003 2003 Award - Clunies Ross National Science and Technology Award, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Elected Fellow 1998

 Rennie Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1931 - )

Awarded the Medal 1975

 Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) (1953 - )

Fellow 1978 -

 Griffith University (1971 - )

Professor (personal chair) 1983 - 1986

 The University of Queensland (1910 - )

Professor of Magnetic Resonance 1986 - ; Founder and Director, Centre for Magnetic Resonance Imaging 1990 -

 Clunies Ross National Science and Technology Award, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1991 - 2015)

Received the Award 2003

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 'Doddrell, David Michael', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Doddrell, David Michael Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation