Kamil Ugurbil

Who is Kamil Ugurbil?

Dr. Kamil Ugurbil is a Professor in the Departments of Radiology, Neurosciences, and Medicine, and holds the McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair of Radiology at the University of Minnesota. He is also the Director of the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research. Dr. Ugurbil was educated at Robert Academy, Istanbul (high school) and Columbia University, New York, New York where he received A.B. and Ph.D. degrees in physics, and chemical physics, respectively. He worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories after receiving his Ph.D. in 1977, and subsequently returned to Columbia University in 1979 as an Assistant Professor. In 1982, he moved to the University of Minnesota where he started the in vivo magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy research effort, which ultimately led to the creation of the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research (CMRR).