Symposium Marks Four Decades of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance at NIH
By Sharon Ricks
A symposium celebrating 40 years of nuclear magnetic resonance studies at NIH will honor Dr. Edwin D. Becker, chief of the NMR section in NIDDK's Laboratory of Chemical Physics, on Oct. 4 at 1:30 p.m. in Wilson Hall, Bldg. 1.
With 41 years at NIH, Becker is well-known for developing NMR methods and encouraging their use throughout the world, says Dr. Adriaan Bax, chief of the lab's biophysical NMR spectroscopy section and organizer of the symposium. "Ted Becker is the architect behind the very successful NMR and MRI programs at NIH."
During his career, Becker served as the first chief of the Laboratory of Chemical Physics, acting director of the Fogarty International Center, NIH associate director for international research, and first associate director for research services.
Dr. Edwin Becker
He is the widely known author of High Resolution NMR, a popular textbook published in 1969 and revised in 1980, and coauthor of Pulse and Fourier Transform NMR, a book that played a major role in developing Fourier transform NMR methods and their application to carbon-13.
In January 1996, Becker converted to a part-time position at NIH to facilitate his work as secretary general of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry and to prepare a third edition of High Resolution NMR.
"Physical and Biological Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: A Symposium in Honor of Edwin D. Becker," will feature five internationally known specialists in the field: Alex Pines, University of California, Berkeley; Tom Farrar, University of Wisconsin; Rod Wasylishen, Dalhousie University; Gitte Vold, University of California, San Diego; and Dennis Torchia, NIDR.
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