Contact
Address:
Yale University, School of Medicine
Magnetic Resonance Research Center
TAC, N134, 300 Cedar Street
New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8043
United States
Email: jason.stockmann@yale.edu
Telephone: (203) 737-2835
Fax: (203) 785-6643
Education
BS in Engineering Physics from Cornell University
MS in Electrical Engineering from University of Michigan
Please click here for Curriculum Vitae 
Research Interests
My thesis work focuses on generalized gradient encoding for magnetic resonance imaging. Conventional encoding is performed using only first order spherical harmonics - namely, X, Y, and Z. Encoding with second-order and higher-order harmonics results in spatially-varying resolution that can be tailored to the region of interest (ROI). Likewise, with their reduced dB/dt over the ROI, higher-order harmonics could potentially allow faster gradient switching, reducing acquisition times. Finally, tailored gradient fields hold the potential to more fully exploit the spatial information provided by RF surface coil profiles, improving parallel imaging performance. Gradient shapes may be varied so as to optimize the hybrid encoding function of the gradient and RF coil fields.
Selected Publications
- J. Stockmann and R. Hodges, "The Use of Waveguide Simulators to Measure the Resonant Frequency of Microstrip Reflectarrays," Proc IEEE Int. Symp on Ant. and Prop., Wash., D.C., July 2005.
- J. Stockmann and K. Sarabandi, "A Method for Measuring Backscatter Doppler Spectrum of Acoustically Excited Targets," Proc IEEE Int. Symp on Ant. and Prop., Wash., D.C., July 2005.
