research activities:

• NMR and MRI methods
• study of fluid dynamics (flow and diffusion)
• contrasting methods
• hyperpolarization (gases)
• study of soft matter

• characterisation of plants (structure, growth, transport)
• characterisation of porous media (soil)
• velocity mapping of flowing liquids
• detection of currents / small additional magnetic fields
• quality control /on-line monitoring with mobile / dedicated devices
• biomedicine

• development of mobile NMR / MRI devices
• development of mobile unilateral scanners (NMR-MOUSE)
• NMR probes and gradient systems for special applications
• development of biomass scanners

• NMR software libaries (WAVE, MATLAB)

research grants / projects:

• HGF: Virtual Institute for Portable NMR (VIP-NMR)
• HGF: TTB development fund
• DFG Grant PO 746/2-1
• HGF: NIM additional funding

• DFG-Research Group FOR 474 “Bildgestützte zeitliche und regionale Analyse der Ventilations - Perfusionsverhältnisse in der Lunge“ (2001-2008): TP 1, TP 4, TP 5
   

• EPSRC grant
• CASE award

• SFB 540: "Modellgestützte experimentelle Analyse kinetischer Phänomene in mehrphasigen fluiden Reaktionssystemen",
  projects: A3, B1, C1
• DFG reasearch group FOR 333 "Oberflächen-NMR an Elastomeren und biologischen Geweben"
• DFG Grant BL 416/2-1
• NATO Collaborative Research Grant

collaborations:

• Theoretical Physics, University Bielefeld: F. Schmid (life sciences)

• ICG-4, Research Center Jülich: A. Pohlmeier, H. Vereecken (soils, ecoNMR, hardware)

• ZAT, Research Center Jülich: H. Soltner, H. Glückler, R. Sievering (hardware)

• IBN-2, Research Center Jülich: H.-J. Krause (hardware)

• MPI-P Mainz: H.-W. Spiess, J. Schmiedeskamp (hyperpolarization, hardware)

• Medical Physics, University Clinics Mainz: W. G. Schreiber (hyperpolarization)

• University of Santa Barbara: S. Han (hardware, hyperpolarization)

• ITMC, RWTH-Aachen: F. Casanova, B. Blümich (hardware)

• NMR Centre, University of Wageningen: H. Van As (plants, soils, hardware)

• EP5, University of Würzburg: E. Rommel, P. Jakob (hardware)

• Aerospace Medicine, DLR: J. Zange, M. Heer (hardware)

• University of Karlsruhe: M. Wilhelm (hardware)

• University of Konstanz: G. Jeschke (hardware)

• UMSICHT, Fraunhofer Institute: (hardware)