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Expertise
Jian Zhi Hu
Dr. Hu has more than 17 years research experience in the NMR field. Recent interests include the following:
- Development and application of novel MR techniques, such as the magic angle turning experiments, applied at slow sample spinning rate from 1 to 100 Hz, to enhance NMR spectral resolution in intact cells, excised organs, excised tissues, and live animals
- Application of NMR theory and techniques to investigate molecular structure and dynamics in polycrystalline and amorphous solids, fossil fuels, polymers and biological solids
- Ab-initial calculations using quantum chemistry theory to predict molecular geometry and the NMR parameters
- NMR pulse sequence development and data processing, and NMR probe design and construction.
Education
- Postdoctoral, Physical Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 1996-1998
- Ph.D., Applied Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1994
- M.S., Applied Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1986
- B.S., Physics, Lanzhou University, China, 1983
Honors and Awards
- PNNL Divisional Outstanding Performance Award, 2003
- PNNL Divisional Outstanding Performance Award, 2001
- Academic Special President Award of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1995
Selected Publications
Wind RA, Hu JZ, Rommereim DN. 2003, "High-resolution 1H NMR spectroscopy in a live mouse subjected to 1.5Hz magic angle spinning."Magn. Reson. Med. 50: 1113-1119.
Hu JZ and RA Wind. 2003. “Sensitivity-enhanced phase corrected ultra-slow magic angle turning using multiple-echo data acquisition.” J. Magn. Reson., 163: 149-162.
Hu JZ and RA Wind. 2002. “The evaluation of different slow-MAS techniques at low spinning rates in aqueous samples and in the presence of magnetic susceptibility gradient.” J. Magn. Reson. 159, 92-100.
Hu JZ, DN Rommereim, and RA Wind. 2002. “High resolution 1H NMR spectroscopy in rat liver using magic angle turning at a 1 Hz spinning rate.” Magn. Reson. Med. 47, 829-836.
Wind RA, JZ Hu, and DN Rommereim. 2001. “High resolution 1H NMR spectroscopy in organs and tissues using slow magic angle spinning.” Magn. Reson. Med. 46, 213-218.