Research Interests
MRI technology; biomedical engineering; MR system calibrations; MR-compatible design; hardware design; medical laboratory science; MR clinical applications
Biography
Rashad Ismail has over four years of experience in mechanical/ biomedical engineering and worked on several design projects during that time. Having gained experience in several companies and institutions including Audi, Fulbright, and the University Hospital RWTH Aachen, he also strived for a project management program at UC Riverside. Now, he is a graduate student at Columbia Engineering studying biomedical engineering with a focus on design, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
He joined the MR SCIENCE lab in 2022 and now designs an innovative MR calibration system for future MRI technology. His vision is to transform and raise today's healthcare to a new level by leveraging advanced technologies to give human health the utmost priority.
Education & Training
MSc in Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University
School of Engineering and Applied Science (2022-)
BSc in Biomedical Engineering, East Bavarian
Technical University Regensburg (2022)
Certificate Program in Project Management, University of California Riverside (2021)
Language Program in Arabic, The University of Jordan (2018)
Honors & Recognition
Scholarship and Mentoring Program “GO YOUR WAY”
German Foundation for Integration (2023)
Outstanding UCR University Extension Student Award
UC Riverside - International Affairs Recognition Awards (2022)
Bertelsmann Technology Scholarship Program
Nanodegree – $1100 worth program on Business Analytics (2021, 2022)
Prize of the Otto Helmut and Alice Eckl Foundation
Scholarship for study-related and study-promoting international stays (2021)
Fulbright Scholar
German-American Fulbright Commission (Fulbright Germany) (2020)
Avicenna-Studienwerk
Funded by the Federal Government of Germany and private donors (2018-)
e-fellows.net
First online-based scholarship program in Europe; founded i.a. by McKinsey & Company (2018-)