Michael Froehlke

Mike Froehlke
Staff Member Title: 
Technician
Phone: 
(509) 371-6532
Overview: 

Mr. Froehlke is responsible for maintaining cryogens in more than a dozen superconducting nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) magnets, including managing liquid helium deliveries. He operates and maintains a helium liquefier used to re-liquefy helium boil-off from the superconducting magnets.

His background is in electronics design and repair and he is tapped for NMR console repairs and system enhancements. He has also participated in probe development and circuitry design for capability development projects such as filter designs for MPI and heater control and monitoring for several high-temperature probe projects.

Details: 
  • 2003: Technician, EMSL high-field magnetic resonance group
  • 1992-2001: DSL modem design engineer, Westell Technologies
  • 1981-1992: Microprocessor designer, Omnibyte Corporation
  • 1979-1981: Avionics engineering specialist, Bendix Corporation
  • 1970-1979: Technician, Fermilab
Education: 
  • 1970: A.S. ET, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Illinois
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