Stephen E. Russek (M ’16, SM ’18, F ’24) obtained the A.B. in physics from Harvard University in 1980, spent two years working at AT&T Bell Laboratories researching advanced silicon devices, and then obtained the Ph.D. in physics from Cornell University in superconducting devices in 1990. He currently leads the Imaging Physics Project in the Magnetic Imaging Group at NIST and codirects NIST’s MRI Biomarker Measurement Service. He is coauthor of over 250 peer-reviewed publications with over 12,000 citations, has written several book chapters, and has three patents.

Dr. Russek is a Fellow of the IEEE and the American Physical Society (APS). He is a recipient of bronze, silver, and gold medals, and the Ron Brown award, from the U.S. Department of Commerce, for his work on neuromorphic technology, spintronics, and spin oscillators, MRI phantoms, and quantitative medical imaging. He received the Colorado CO-Labs award for high impact research. He has supervised over 30 undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. He is an active member of the medical physics group in APS, the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, and the Radiological Society of North America. He was the 2024–2025 chair of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Magnetics Society.