I was silent for 3 months! In those summer months, 3 papers of mine came out, in Journal of Applied Physics, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. They report studies related to, and motivated by, MRI gradient coils. The three papers, respectively, provide a first systematic mathematical formulation of magneto-mechanical coupling, derive a versatile, surface eddy current equation, and describe a practical method to reduce acoustic noise in high-performance MRI. They all center around solving critical engineering problems in high-field, high-gradient MRI, in order to make strong magnetic fields more accessible and exploitable for advanced brain imaging. Apart from the subject matter, a not-so-coincidental feature that is common to all three papers is that they have a non-sectioned, single-paragraph abstract! They are also in journals where authors don't have to pay to publish.
