Physics
Dr. Schempp's doctoral thesis was entitled Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance in Nitrogen Heterocycles. This work was the precursor to the development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) which he continued to work on for a substantial portion of his career.
Dr. Schempp has held the following positions:
- 1967 - 1968: Brown University, Post-Doctoral Fellow
- 1969 - 1970: Bell Telephone Laboratories, Technical Staff
- 1970 - 1976: University of Pittsburgh, Professor of Crystallography and Research Assistant Professor in Physics
- 1977 - 1979: Université de Genève, Invited Professor
- 1980 - 1983: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Worked on projects related to nuclear waste disposal.
- 1984 - 1990: GE Medical Systems. Worked on development of MRI.
- 1990 - 1996: American Superconductor Corporation, Manager of Business Development
- 1996 - ????: Industrial Research Laboratory of New Zealand, Consultant
- ???? - Present: Harvard Consulting Group, Senior Partner
In 1977, Dr. Schempp was part of the Pittsburgh Explorer’s Group Nanga Parbat Expedition which was to be the first American group to reach the peak of Nanga Parbat in Pakistan.
In 2002, Dr. Schempp was elected to Abington Senior High School's hall of fame for his accomplishments in physics. His involvement in the court case was not mentioned in his acceptance speech except that he opened with the line, "I never thought they'd invite me back here."
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