Walter F. Block

Credentials: PhD

Position title: Professor, Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Vice Chair for Mentorship, Diversity, and Strategic Collaborations

Phone: 608-772-5612

Address:
1137 WIMR
Walter Block is a primary advisor in the Department of Medical Physics.

Education

B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, Champaign IL

M.S., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Palo Alto CA

Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Palo Alto CA

Biomedical Engineering

Medical Physics

Electrical and Computer Engineering

1988-1991 – Computer Engineer, GE Medical Systems, Waukesha, WI
1991-1993 – Systems Engineer, GE Medical Systems, Waukesha, WI
1993-1998 – Research Assistant, Electrical Engineering Department, Stanford University, Palo Alto CA
1998-2000 – Assistant Scientist, Departments of Medical Physics and Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, Madison, WI
2000-2006 – Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI
2000-2006 – Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI
2006- present – Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI
2006-2013 – Associate Professor, Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI
2006-2013 – Professor, Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI

Magnetic resonance (MR) interventional procedures
MR angiography and cardiac imaging – specifically designing real-time magnetic resonance acquisition and processing algorithms and systems for these procedures
MR contrast mechanisms
Signal and image processing
Distributed computing