Dean Darnell, PhD (Radiology, Class 2015) was recently promoted to Assistant Professor in Radiology. Dr. Darnell is currently teaching Mathematical Methods Topics for Medical Physicists, mentoring MS and PhD students, and serving on Medical Physics committees. His current research interests are focused on new technologies in MRI to improve image quality and MR scanner operation, which include: iPRES RF/shim coil; multimodality imaging; and wireless MRI.