{"628628":{"#nid":"628628","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Johannes Leisen and His Favorite Element","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe monthly series \u0026quot;My Favorite Element\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp;is part of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/periodictable.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026#39;s celebration of 2019 as the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements, #IYPT2019GT\u003C\/a\u003E. Each month a member of the Georgia Tech community will share his\/her favorite element via video.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe November edition features \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/leisen\/johannes\u0022\u003EJohannes Leisen\u003C\/a\u003E. He is a principal research scientist in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the manager of the Georgia Tech Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Center. His favorite element is helium. He is very familiar with the element because NMR instruments require superconducting magnets, which have to be cooled by liquid helium.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/gelbaum\/leslie\u0022\u003ELeslie Gelbaum\u003C\/a\u003E, Leisen manages the daily operation of the NMR center. This includes operation, maintenance, repair of NMR instruments; training of new users; advising on NMR experiment; and helping with data evaluation and interpretation. In particular, Leisen supports solid-state and diffusion NMR experiments, as well as NMR microimaging.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELeisen is also in charge of Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/petitinstitute.gatech.edu\/research\/magnetic-resonance-imaging-core\u0022\u003EMagnetic Resonance Imaging core (MRI) facility\u003C\/a\u003E, which is part of the Parker H. Petit Institute of Bioengineering and Bioscience and the Walter H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME). Leisen teaches the BME course \u0026quot;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2210.pdf\u0022\u003EConservation Principles in Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERenay San Miguel, communications officer in the College of Sciences, produced and edited the videos in this series.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther videos in this series are available at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/periodictable.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/periodictable.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENovember 2019, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/margaret-kosal-and-her-favorite-element\u0022\u003EMargaret Kosal\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESeptember 2019, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/hui-zhu-and-his-favorite-element\u0022\u003EHui Zhu\u003C\/a\u003E, academic professional in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAugust 2019,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/jasmine-howard-and-her-favorite-element\u0022\u003EJasmine Au Howard\u003C\/a\u003E, graduate student in the Scheller College of Business\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJuly 2019, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/jennifer-leavey-and-her-favorite-element\u0022\u003EJennifer Leavey\u003C\/a\u003E, principal academic professional, director of the Georgia Tech Urban Honeybee Project, and much more\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJune 2019, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/benjamin-breer-and-his-favorite-element\u0022\u003EBenjamin Breer\u003C\/a\u003E, undergraduate double major in physics and aerospace engineering\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMay 2019, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/621856\u0022\u003EG. P. \u0026quot;Bud\u0026quot; Peterson,\u003C\/a\u003E president of Georgia Tech\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EApril 2019: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/620827\u0022\u003EKimberly Short\u003C\/a\u003E, Ph.D. candidate\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMarch 2019: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/619439\u0022\u003EElayne Ashley,\u003C\/a\u003E scientific glass blower\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFebruary 2019: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/amit-reddi-and-his-favorite-element\u0022\u003EAmit Reddi\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJanuary 2019:\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/jeanine-williams-and-her-favorite-element\u0022\u003E Jeanine Williams\u003C\/a\u003E, biochemistry major and track star\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Principle research scientist in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry shares his favorite element"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETo celebrate the International Year of the Periodic Table, Tech students, faculty, and staff talk about their favorite elements. 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