Jiri Jonas is considered a pioneer in the use of magnetic resonance imaging at high pressure, developing techniques to study the dynamic structure of liquids and proteins.
13 Facts About Jiri Jonas
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Jiri Jonas won awards for scientific work from the academy in 1958,1960 and 1964.
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In 1966, Jonas joined became a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Jiri Jonas became the second director of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois, and was instrumental in establishing it as an interdisciplinary center.
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Jiri Jonas followed Theodore L Brown, serving from August 1993 until September 2001, when he was succeeded by Pierre Wiltzius.
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Jiri Jonas's colleagues included Harry George Drickamer, Herbert S Gutowsky, Rudolph A Marcus, and others.
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Jiri Jonas married biochemist Ana Masiulis on June 1,1968.
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Jiri Jonas is considered "a pioneer in the use of high-pressure nuclear magnetic resonance and Raman spectroscopy" which he has used to study liquids and their reactions under such conditions.
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Jiri Jonas has developed new experimental techniques involving 1 and 2 dimensional high-resolution and high-pressure nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to study proteins and protein folding.
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Jiri Jonas has been a co-director of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on High Pressure Chemistry, Biochemistry and Materials Science.
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Jiri Jonas has co-edited High pressure chemistry and biochemistry, High Pressure Chemistry, Biochemistry and Materials Science and High pressure molecular science.
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Jiri Jonas is a member of the American Physical Society, the National Academy of Sciences, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Philosophical Society.
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Jiri Jonas was the second recipient of the Joel Hildebrand Award in 1983.