Ralph Adams
The University of Manchester

Ralph is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Manchester. His research focuses on advancing high-resolution NMR techniques, leading to innovations in pulse sequences and software tools that address challenges in chemistry, biochemistry, and medicine. His work spans ultra-selective methods (GEMSTONE), diffusion-ordered spectroscopy (DOSY/MAD), pure shift techniques, and hyperpolarization (SABRE), with applications ranging from protein and small molecule structure determination to metabolite analysis.
Ralph earned his MChem and PhD at the University of York, where he developed the SABRE method for hyperpolarization in MRI and high-field NMR. After research roles at York and Manchester refining NMR techniques, he was appointed Research Fellow in 2015 then Senior Lecturer in 2021. Dr. Adams oversees Manchester’s NMR facility and Co-supervises research projects in the Manchester NMR Methodology Group.