Awards
2022 Distinguished Reviewer Award from the Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
2022 Magna Cum Laude Merit Award for ISMRM conference abstract "MRSaiFE: towards the real-time prediction of SAR in 3T and 7T MR RF coils - a feasibility study with 10 body models"
2021 Top 10 – Office of Science and Technology Austria – ARIT poster competition
2021 Summa Cum Laude Merit Award for ISMRM oral conference submission "Self-tuning stretchable RF receive coil concept using liquid metal encapsulated within an elastic polymer"
2020 Elected to Vice Chair, IEEE CNSV
2018 Elected to Senior Member, IEEE
2018 Magna Cum Laude Merit Award for ISMRM oral conference submission "First clinical pilot study using screen-printed flexible MRI receive coils for pediatric applications"
2016 Elected to ISMRM MR Engineering Study Group Trainee Chair
2015 1st place in ISMRM annual meeting MR engineering competition, Toronto, Canada
2015 Magna Cum Laude Merit Award for ISMRM oral conference submission "Comparison of New Element Designs for Combined RF-Shim Arrays at 7T"
2013 Stanford RSL Exemplary Service Award
2012 - Notable Services and Contributions towards the Advancement of IEEE and the Engineering Professions as Chair of IEEE Women in Engineering Montreal
- Selected for IEEE Canada Affinity Group Outreach Accelerator Fund as Chair of WIE Montreal
- Elected to three best lecturers in electrical engineering, École Polytechnique Montréal
2009 IEEE MTT-S Graduate Fellowship Award, IMS Symposium 2009, Boston, USA
2008 Finalist for Best Paper Award at GSMM2008, Nanjing, China
2006 - Best paper award at the IEEE CCECE 2006, Ottawa
- GIT Award (Austrian Electrotechnical Association) for outstanding master thesis
- Tech2b award: 2nd prize for master thesis with high industrial impact
- Hedy-Lamarr award: Young talents award in telecommunications
2005 - Graduation from the University of Linz with distinction below minimum time
- Erwin-Wenzel Award for outstanding master thesis
2004 University Linz: Award for excellent university grades
2000 Graduation from Secondary School with distinction
1997-1999 Physics Olympics Austria: Rank 1, 3, and 5 (National)
Grants and Scholarships
2022-2026 NIH R01 A Self-Tuning Liquid Metal Coil Conforming to Movement for High-Resolution Brachial Plexus MRI
2021-2022 DoR Bridge Award: A Self-Tuning Liquid Metal Coil Conforming to Movement for High-Resolution Brachial Plexus MRI
2021-2022 S10: 7T Magnetic Resonance Imaging System for Basic, Translational and Clinical Research, Role: Technical Director
2017-2022 NIH K99/R00: Human Connectome Mapping Using Ultra-High-Resolution MRI: A Technological Pathway, PI: Dr. Simone Winkler
2015 Stanford GRSL Innovation Challenge: "Magnetogenetics: A Powerful Tool for Cancer Therapy", PIs: Dr. Simone Winkler, Dr. Ryan Spitler
2014-2015 Burroughs Wellcome: Collaborative Research Grant with Harvard Univ., PI: Dr. Simone Winkler
2014,15,16 ISMRM Educational Stipend x3
2012-2014 NSERC Post-Doctoral Grant: “Innovative High-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Advanced Biomedical Microwave Techniques”
2009 Austrian Research Association: collaborative travel grant with Dr. Steve Maas, Nonlintec
2007-2009 FQRNT: first rank in the province of Québec for PhD fellowship
2006-2008 DOC fellowship: Austrian Academy of Sciences: research support for PhD students with outstanding qualifications
2005 - University Linz: Scholarship for research activity in Canada
- Upper Austria: Scholarship for research activity in Canada
- City of Linz: Scholarship for research activity in Canada
2005-2014 - Various conference travel grants from the Austrian Research Association
- Student travel grant from the European Microwave Association
2004 - University Linz: Scholarship for International Studies in New Zealand
- Upper Austria: Scholarship for International Studies in New Zealand