Benedikt Poser named ISMRM Senior Fellow 

The Fellowship recognizes significant and sustained contributions to research, the Society, and advancement of education in MR. 

The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) has appointed Benedikt Poser as a “Senior Fellow”. Poser is Head of the MR Physics Research Group at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development. The ISMRM is a global scientific organization advancing magnetic resonance in medicine through interdisciplinary collaboration, research, and education. The Fellowship is among the Society’s highest distinctions, recognizing outstanding scientific achievements, leadership, and sustained contributions to the Society the research field of MRI in general. 

Poser’s research focuses on the development of advanced MR methodologies, particularly at ultra-high magnetic field strengths, with applications in human neuroscience. His work has contributed to expanding the methodological capabilities of magnetic resonance imaging and strengthening its role in the study of brain structure and function. 

Before joining the Max Planck Society, Poser studied Physics and Business Management at the University of Manchester and received his PhD in MR Physics from Radboud University Nijmegen in 2009. He conducted early ultra-high field MRI research at the Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Essen and held research positions at the University of Hawaii and Maastricht University, where he founded the MR Methods group and later became Professor of MR Methods in Neuroscience. He has headed the MR Physics Research Group at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development since February 2026. 

In addition to his research activities, Benedikt Poser is a very active member of the MRI community, with engagement in several roles in International societies ISMRM as well as the European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology (ESMRMB). Amongst other, he served on both Societies' program committees and Chair of ISMRM and ESMRMB workshops, on the governance committees of the ISMRM Ultra-High Field and Brain Function Study Groups, and lately as the President of the ESMRMB. He is also co-editor of the first comprehensive book on Ultra-High Field Neuro MRI.