Alexander Wright
Assistant Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Administration
Department of Physics and Biophysics
College of Science and Mathematics
Department of Physics and Biophysics
Bio
Dr. Wright earned a BS in Physics and a PhD in Physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He then was a postdoctoral researcher at the Medical University of South Carolina and at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign before joining the Radiology faculty at the University of Pennsylvania, where he did basic and clinical research in MRI. He now teaches physics at Â鶹AV and continues to do MRI-related research.
- AWRIGHT17@augusta.edu
- (706) 721-8329
- GE 3026
Education
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Ph.D., Physics
Georgia Institute of Technolog, 1991
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BS, Physics
Georgia Institute of Technolog, 1986
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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PHYS 1112L
Intro to Physics II Lab
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PHYS 2990
Intro to Research: MRI Research Project
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PHYS 1112
Introductory Physics II
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PHYS 3990
Undergraduate Research
Teaching Interests
Introductory electricity and magnetism
MRI electronics and physics
Experimental research methods
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Theory of MRI contrast in the annulus fibrosus of the intervertebral disc, 2016
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- 31P NMR relaxation of cortical bone mineral at multiple magnetic field strengths and levels of demineralization, 2013
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Helmholtz-pair transmit coil with integrated receive array for high-resolution MRI of trabecular bone in the distal tibia at 7 T, 2011
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Rapid three-dimensional phenotyping of cardiovascular development in mouse embryos by micro-CT with iodine staining, 2010
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Construction and calibration of a 50 T/m z-gradient coil for quantitative diffusion microimaging, 2007
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
Ultra-low-field MRI
Novel MRI electronics and methods
Electro-mechanical modeling of MRI
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