Welcome to the Warren Group

Warren S. Warren

James B. Duke Professor of Chemistry
Professor of Radiology, Physics, and Biomedical Engineering
Director, Center for Molecular and Biomolecular Imaging, Duke University

2217 French Family Science Center, Box 90346, Durham, NC 27708-0346;
phone (919)660-1604; FAX (919) 287-2454
warren.warren@duke.edu

Other Employment

2007-2012                            –Chair, Department of Chemistry, Duke University
1982-2005                            –Princeton University, Ralph W. Dornte Professor of Chemistry (2001-2005), Professor of Chemistry (1993-2001);
                                            Associate Professor (1987-1993), Assistant Professor (1982-1987).
                                            Associated faculty, Physics, EE, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience
2001-2006                            –Adjunct Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Radiology
1989-2005                            –Editor, Advances in Magnetic Resonance; Consulting Editor, Journal of Magnetic Resonance (Harcourt Academic Press)
2001-2005                            –Director, NJ Center for Molecular and Biomolecular Imaging
2003                                     –Acting Director, Princeton Ctr. for Photonics and Optoelectronic Materials
1996-2001                            –Director, NJ Center for Ultrafast Laser Applications
July 1996                              –Visiting Collaborator, University of California, San Diego
July 1995                              –Godfrey Visiting Professor (Physics), Univ. of New South Wales
February 1990                      –Visiting Senior Scientist, Universität Kaiserslautern, Germany
February 1988-July 1988      –Visiting Associate Professor (Chemistry), Stanford University
Summers 1976 and 1977       –Research Scientist, Ford Motor Company

Education

Postdoctoral Fellow, California Institute of Technology, 1981-1982. Research with Prof. Ahmed Zewail on optical coherent transient spectroscopy.
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1980 (M. S. 1979; GPA 4.2/4). "Selectivity in Multiple Quantum Nuclear Magnetic Resonance"; advisor: Prof. Alexander Pines.
A.B. Chemistry and Physics, Harvard University, 1977, summa cum laude. G.P.A. 3.93/4. Research in microwave spectroscopy and solid state physics. Phi Beta Kappa.

Honors, Fellowships and Societies

–American Physical Society: 2011 Herbert Broida Prize; 2010 chair, Division of Laser Science; Executive Committee, DLS (2007 - 2011), DCP (1996-2000); Topical Group on Physics of Climate (2010-2014); Presidential Panel on Climate Change, 2010; elected Fellow (1998)
–Elected Fellow, International Society for Magnetic Resonance, 2008
–EAS Award for Outstanding Achievements in Magnetic Resonance, 2008
–Matsen Endowed Lectureship, University of Texas; Vold Lectureship, U.C. San Diego, 2008
–Fellow, American Physical Society; Chair-Elect, Division of Laser Science (chair 2009)
–Program co-chair, Imaging in 2020, 2007
–National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Advanced Research Instrumentation, 2005
–Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2004
–Chairman, Experimental NMR Conference, 2004; Executive Committee, 1998-2005
–Meloche Lectureship, University of Wisconsin, 2002
–Who’s Who in the World, since the 18th edition, 2001
–Outstanding Academic Book, Choice Magazine (American Library Association), 2000, 1994
–Chairman, Princeton Section, American Chemical Society, 1999-2000, 1990
–McKnight Innovation Award in Neuroscience, 1999
–Closs Lectureship, University of Chicago, 1998
–Eastern Analytical Symposium NMR Presentation Award, 1996
–Philips Lecturer on Science and Technology, Haverford College, November 1995
–National Science Foundation panel member, Future of Optical Science and Engineering, 1994
–Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, 1986-1988.
–Charter member, Defense Science Study Group, Institute for Defense Analyses, 1985-1988.
–Microwave Design Award, Microwave Journal/Minicircuits Corporation, 1985.
–Dreyfus Foundation Young Faculty Grant, 1982.
–National Science Foundation, Graduate Fellow 1977-1980, Postdoctoral Fellow 1981.
–Harvard National Scholar, 1974-1977.
–Nobel Laureate Signature Award, presented by the American Chemical Society, 1982.

Doctoral Students and Current Positions

Ashley Stokes (Post-Doc, Vanderbilt University)
Tom Matthews (Post-Doc, Duke University)
Yuming Chen (Analyst, Accenture)
Elizabeth Jenista (Research Scholar, Duke University)
Gigi Galiana (Post-Doc, Yale University)
Dan Fu (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Francisco Loaiza-Lemos (Staff scientist, Institute for Defense Analyses)
Frank Spano (Associate Professor, Temple University)
Mark Banash (Senior Engineer Nanomaterial Applications, Zyvex Corporation)
Jennifer Bates (Merlic) (Associate Professor, Santa Monica College)
Mark McCoy (Staff scientist, Schering-Plough)
Mark Haner (Manager, Broadband Optical Components, Lucent Technologies)
Anand Hariharan (Staff scientist, IMRA America)
Wolfgang Richter (Staff scientist, Canadian National Research Council; Adjunct Professor, University of Winnipeg; Assistant Professor, Princeton University)
Jerry Tull (staff scientist, Scitec)
Debu Goswami (Professor, Tata Institute for Fundamental Research)
Howe-Siang Tan (Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University)
Jennifer Davis (staff scientist, Scitec)
Sujatha Vathyam (intellectual property manager, Lucent Technologies)
Matthew Fetterman (Electrical Engineering Ph. D.; postdoc, University of Illinois)
Weiguo Yang (Electrical Engineering Ph. D.; member of technical staff, Lucent)
Curt Hillegas (Manager, Academic Applications, OIT, Princeton University)
Dorine Keusters (Max Planck Institut, Germany)
Feng Huang
Peifang Tian (University of California, San Diego)
Natalia Lisitza (Research Associate, Dept. of Physics, University of Virginia)
Louis-Serge Bouchard (University of California, Berkeley)

M.S. Students

Suzanne Mayr, Laura Kang Ward, Jing Song, Rachel Reese, Darya Howell

Undergraduate Students

Tanya Mitropoulos
George Zachary Alexander Perret (Bain & Company)
Taoyuan Robert Feng (Medical School, Case Western Reserve University)
Sharon Hammes-Schreiffer (Eberly Professor of Biotechnology, Penn State University)
Boyd Goodson (Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University)
Sean Garrett-Roe (Postdoc, University of Zurich)
Hans-Marcus Bitter
Jonathan Gutow (Associate Professor, Wisconsin-Oshkosh)
Patricia Bachiller (Mass. Gen. Hospital)
Sylvia MacDonald
Mark Navratil
Laura Huckabee
Maria Ciocca (University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine)
Anthony Miller (Doctoral Student, Stanford University)

Postdoctoral Students

Dr. Ivan Piletic (Environmental Protection Agency)
Dr. Joseph Melinger (Naval Research Laboratories)
Dr. Suketu Gandhi
Dr. Qiuhong He (University of Pittsburgh)
Dr. Jeff Barnes (Scitec)
Dr. Charles Lin (Mass. Gen. Hosp.)
Dr. Paul Wooldridge (University of Tennessee)
Dr. Sangdoo Ahn (LG Chemicals, Korea)
Dr. Sanghyuk Lee (Professor, Ewha Women’s University, Korea)
Dr. N. Murali (Varian Instruments)
Dr. Andy Hasenfeld (deceased)
Dr. Yung-Ya Lin (UCLA)

Recent Teaching and Outreach Responsibilities

Director, Beckman Scholars Program, Duke University (2006-2009)
Faculty Coordinator, Program in Chemical Outreach, Princeton University (1996-2005)
Freshman/Sophomore Advisor, Mathey College, Princeton University (1997-2005)
Director, Chemistry Laboratory, New Jersey State Science Olympiad (1995-2005)
Tutor, Triad House (home for abused teenagers) (1999-2003)
Undergraduate Advisor, Chemistry Class of 2000

Teaching Assignments at Duke:
Fall 2011: Modern Applications of Chemical Principles
Spring 2011: Modern Applications of Chemical Principles
Spring 2010: Modern Applications of Chemical Principles
Spring 2009: Molecular and Biomolecular Imaging: Magnetic Resonance*
Fall 2007: General Chemistry
Fall 2006: General Chemistry
Spring 2006: Advanced Topics in Physical Chemistry: Biomolecular Imaging*+

Teaching Assignments at Princeton:
Spring 2005: Molecular and Biomolecular Imaging
Fall 2004: The Quantum World
Fall 2003: The Quantum World
Fall 2002: The Quantum World and Molecular and Biomolecular Imaging
Fall 2001: Honors General Chemistry; Spring 2002: Molecular and Biomolecular Imaging
Fall 2000: Honors General Chemistry; Spring 2001: Chemistry & Physics of Molecular Imaging*+
Fall 1999: Honors General Chemistry; Spring 2000: Ultrafast Lasers and Applications*
Fall 1998: Honors General Chemistry; Spring 1999: Ultrafast Lasers and Applications*,+
Fall 1997: Honors General Chemistry; Spring 1998: on leave
Fall 1996: Honors General Chemistry; Spring 1997: Molecular Spectroscopy*

* Graduate course; + Evening course

Research Support

Current Support:

R01EB002122-22A2
Source: NIH
Title: Intermolecular Multiple-Quantum Coherence Effects in MRI
Total Period: 07/01/10-04/30/14
Role: Principal Investigator

CHE-1058727-001
Source: NSF
Title: Dynamics and CHaracterization of Long-Lived Hyperpolarized Molecules in Magnetic Resonance
Total Period: 02/15/11-01/31/14
Role: Principal Investigator

T41 RR005959
Source: NIH
Title: Integrated Center for In-Vivo Microscopy
Total Period: 07/01/08-06/30/13
Role: Co-Investigator

Past Support:

Source: NIH
Title: Imaging Nonlinear Absorption of Biomarkers for Improved Detection of Melanoma
Total Period: 09/30/09-03/31/12
Role: Principal Investigator

Source: North Carolina Biotechnology Center
Title: Acquisition of a Spin Hyperpolarizer for Advanced Molecular Imaging
Funding Period: July 2006 - January 2008
Role: Principal Investigator

Source: Defense Advanced Research Project Agency
Title: FAST CARS method for anthrax detection
Funding Period: 04/01/05-09/30/06
Role: Co-Investigator

Source: (at Princeton) New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology
Title: Center for Molecular and Bimolecular Imaging
Total Period: 01/1/02-12/31/06
Role: Principal Investigator

Source: (At the University of Pennsylvania) NIH (R21 RR19770)
Title: Two-Photon absorption imaging with shaped femotosecond pulses
Total Period: 09/01/03-08/31/06
Role: Co-Investigator

Source: NIH
Title: Feasibility of Assessing Bone Architecture by i-DQC MRI (subcontract)
Total Period: 12/01/04-11/30/06
Role: Principal Investigator


	The Warren Research Group at Duke University Home Research Publications Personnel Useful Links Contact Warren S. Warren James B. Duke Professor of Chemistry Professor of Radiology, Physics, and Biomedical Engineering Director, Center for Molecular and Biomolecular Imaging, Duke University 2217 French Family Science Center, Box 90346, Durham, NC 27708-0346; phone (919)660-1604; FAX (919) 287-2454 warren.warren@duke.edu Other Employment 2007-2012 –Chair, Department of Chemistry, Duke University 1982-2005 –Princeton University, Ralph W. Dornte Professor of Chemistry (2001-2005), Professor of Chemistry (1993-2001); Associate Professor (1987-1993), Assistant Professor (1982-1987). Associated faculty, Physics, EE, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience 2001-2006 –Adjunct Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Radiology 1989-2005 –Editor, Advances in Magnetic Resonance; Consulting Editor, Journal of Magnetic Resonance (Harcourt Academic Press) 2001-2005 –Director, NJ Center for Molecular and Biomolecular Imaging 2003 –Acting Director, Princeton Ctr. for Photonics and Optoelectronic Materials 1996-2001 –Director, NJ Center for Ultrafast Laser Applications July 1996 –Visiting Collaborator, University of California, San Diego July 1995 –Godfrey Visiting Professor (Physics), Univ. of New South Wales February 1990 –Visiting Senior Scientist, Universität Kaiserslautern, Germany February 1988-July 1988 –Visiting Associate Professor (Chemistry), Stanford University Summers 1976 and 1977 –Research Scientist, Ford Motor Company Education Postdoctoral Fellow, California Institute of Technology, 1981-1982. Research with Prof. Ahmed Zewail on optical coherent transient spectroscopy. Ph.D. Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1980 (M. S. 1979; GPA 4.2/4). "Selectivity in Multiple Quantum Nuclear Magnetic Resonance"; advisor: Prof. Alexander Pines. A.B. Chemistry and Physics, Harvard University, 1977, summa cum laude. G.P.A. 3.93/4. Research in microwave spectroscopy and solid state physics. Phi Beta Kappa. Honors, Fellowships and Societies –American Physical Society: 2011 Herbert Broida Prize; 2010 chair, Division of Laser Science; Executive Committee, DLS (2007 - 2011), DCP (1996-2000); Topical Group on Physics of Climate (2010-2014); Presidential Panel on Climate Change, 2010; elected Fellow (1998) –Elected Fellow, International Society for Magnetic Resonance, 2008 –EAS Award for Outstanding Achievements in Magnetic Resonance, 2008 –Matsen Endowed Lectureship, University of Texas; Vold Lectureship, U.C. San Diego, 2008 –Fellow, American Physical Society; Chair-Elect, Division of Laser Science (chair 2009) –Program co-chair, Imaging in 2020, 2007 –National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Advanced Research Instrumentation, 2005 –Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2004 –Chairman, Experimental NMR Conference, 2004; Executive Committee, 1998-2005 –Meloche Lectureship, University of Wisconsin, 2002 –Who’s Who in the World, since the 18th edition, 2001 –Outstanding Academic Book, Choice Magazine (American Library Association), 2000, 1994 –Chairman, Princeton Section, American Chemical Society, 1999-2000, 1990 –McKnight Innovation Award in Neuroscience, 1999 –Closs Lectureship, University of Chicago, 1998 –Eastern Analytical Symposium NMR Presentation Award, 1996 –Philips Lecturer on Science and Technology, Haverford College, November 1995 –National Science Foundation panel member, Future of Optical Science and Engineering, 1994 –Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, 1986-1988. –Charter member, Defense Science Study Group, Institute for Defense Analyses, 1985-1988. –Microwave Design Award, Microwave Journal/Minicircuits Corporation, 1985. –Dreyfus Foundation Young Faculty Grant, 1982. –National Science Foundation, Graduate Fellow 1977-1980, Postdoctoral Fellow 1981. –Harvard National Scholar, 1974-1977. –Nobel Laureate Signature Award, presented by the American Chemical Society, 1982. Doctoral Students and Current Positions Ashley Stokes (Post-Doc, Vanderbilt University) Tom Matthews (Post-Doc, Duke University) Yuming Chen (Analyst, Accenture) Elizabeth Jenista (Research Scholar, Duke University) Gigi Galiana (Post-Doc, Yale University) Dan Fu (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Francisco Loaiza-Lemos (Staff scientist, Institute for Defense Analyses) Frank Spano (Associate Professor, Temple University) Mark Banash (Senior Engineer Nanomaterial Applications, Zyvex Corporation) Jennifer Bates (Merlic) (Associate Professor, Santa Monica College) Mark McCoy (Staff scientist, Schering-Plough) Mark Haner (Manager, Broadband Optical Components, Lucent Technologies) Anand Hariharan (Staff scientist, IMRA America) Wolfgang Richter (Staff scientist, Canadian National Research Council; Adjunct Professor, University of Winnipeg; Assistant Professor, Princeton University) Jerry Tull (staff scientist, Scitec) Debu Goswami (Professor, Tata Institute for Fundamental Research) Howe-Siang Tan (Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University) Jennifer Davis (staff scientist, Scitec) Sujatha Vathyam (intellectual property manager, Lucent Technologies) Matthew Fetterman (Electrical Engineering Ph. D.; postdoc, University of Illinois) Weiguo Yang (Electrical Engineering Ph. D.; member of technical staff, Lucent) Curt Hillegas (Manager, Academic Applications, OIT, Princeton University) Dorine Keusters (Max Planck Institut, Germany) Feng Huang Peifang Tian (University of California, San Diego) Natalia Lisitza (Research Associate, Dept. of Physics, University of Virginia) Louis-Serge Bouchard (University of California, Berkeley) M.S. Students Suzanne Mayr, Laura Kang Ward, Jing Song, Rachel Reese, Darya Howell Undergraduate Students Tanya Mitropoulos George Zachary Alexander Perret (Bain & Company) Taoyuan Robert Feng (Medical School, Case Western Reserve University) Sharon Hammes-Schreiffer (Eberly Professor of Biotechnology, Penn State University) Boyd Goodson (Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University) Sean Garrett-Roe (Postdoc, University of Zurich) Hans-Marcus Bitter Jonathan Gutow (Associate Professor, Wisconsin-Oshkosh) Patricia Bachiller (Mass. Gen. Hospital) Sylvia MacDonald Mark Navratil Laura Huckabee Maria Ciocca (University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Anthony Miller (Doctoral Student, Stanford University) Postdoctoral Students Dr. Ivan Piletic (Environmental Protection Agency) Dr. Joseph Melinger (Naval Research Laboratories) Dr. Suketu Gandhi Dr. Qiuhong He (University of Pittsburgh) Dr. Jeff Barnes (Scitec) Dr. Charles Lin (Mass. Gen. Hosp.) Dr. Paul Wooldridge (University of Tennessee) Dr. Sangdoo Ahn (LG Chemicals, Korea) Dr. Sanghyuk Lee (Professor, Ewha Women’s University, Korea) Dr. N. Murali (Varian Instruments) Dr. Andy Hasenfeld (deceased) Dr. Yung-Ya Lin (UCLA) Recent Teaching and Outreach Responsibilities Director, Beckman Scholars Program, Duke University (2006-2009) Faculty Coordinator, Program in Chemical Outreach, Princeton University (1996-2005) Freshman/Sophomore Advisor, Mathey College, Princeton University (1997-2005) Director, Chemistry Laboratory, New Jersey State Science Olympiad (1995-2005) Tutor, Triad House (home for abused teenagers) (1999-2003) Undergraduate Advisor, Chemistry Class of 2000 Teaching Assignments at Duke: Fall 2011: Modern Applications of Chemical Principles Spring 2011: Modern Applications of Chemical Principles Spring 2010: Modern Applications of Chemical Principles Spring 2009: Molecular and Biomolecular Imaging: Magnetic Resonance* Fall 2007: General Chemistry Fall 2006: General Chemistry Spring 2006: Advanced Topics in Physical Chemistry: Biomolecular Imaging+ Teaching Assignments at Princeton: Spring 2005: Molecular and Biomolecular Imaging Fall 2004: The Quantum World Fall 2003: The Quantum World Fall 2002: The Quantum World and Molecular and Biomolecular Imaging Fall 2001: Honors General Chemistry; Spring 2002: Molecular and Biomolecular Imaging Fall 2000: Honors General Chemistry; Spring 2001: Chemistry & Physics of Molecular Imaging+ Fall 1999: Honors General Chemistry; Spring 2000: Ultrafast Lasers and Applications* Fall 1998: Honors General Chemistry; Spring 1999: Ultrafast Lasers and Applications,+ Fall 1997: Honors General Chemistry; Spring 1998: on leave Fall 1996: Honors General Chemistry; Spring 1997: Molecular Spectroscopy * Graduate course; + Evening course Research Support Current Support: R01EB002122-22A2 Source: NIH Title: Intermolecular Multiple-Quantum Coherence Effects in MRI Total Period: 07/01/10-04/30/14 Role: Principal Investigator CHE-1058727-001 Source: NSF Title: Dynamics and CHaracterization of Long-Lived Hyperpolarized Molecules in Magnetic Resonance Total Period: 02/15/11-01/31/14 Role: Principal Investigator T41 RR005959 Source: NIH Title: Integrated Center for In-Vivo Microscopy Total Period: 07/01/08-06/30/13 Role: Co-Investigator Past Support: Source: NIH Title: Imaging Nonlinear Absorption of Biomarkers for Improved Detection of Melanoma Total Period: 09/30/09-03/31/12 Role: Principal Investigator Source: North Carolina Biotechnology Center Title: Acquisition of a Spin Hyperpolarizer for Advanced Molecular Imaging Funding Period: July 2006 - January 2008 Role: Principal Investigator Source: Defense Advanced Research Project Agency Title: FAST CARS method for anthrax detection Funding Period: 04/01/05-09/30/06 Role: Co-Investigator Source: (at Princeton) New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology Title: Center for Molecular and Bimolecular Imaging Total Period: 01/1/02-12/31/06 Role: Principal Investigator Source: (At the University of Pennsylvania) NIH (R21 RR19770) Title: Two-Photon absorption imaging with shaped femotosecond pulses Total Period: 09/01/03-08/31/06 Role: Co-Investigator Source: NIH Title: Feasibility of Assessing Bone Architecture by i-DQC MRI (subcontract) Total Period: 12/01/04-11/30/06 Role: Principal Investigator Publications Website concerns - contact mike.conti@duke.edu