Principal Investigator
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Robotics, Electrical Engineering and Neurosurgery
Associate Chair for Research
Miller Faculty Scholar
B.S./M.S.: Case Western Reserve University
Ph.D.: Stanford University
Staff
Lab Manager, Senior Animal Technician
B.S.: Grand Valley State University
M.S.: Michigan State University
Fears: Unskippable YouTube ads, more than 9 grad students in the lab
Research Fellows
B.S.: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.S./Ph.D.: University of Michigan
Projects: Cortical BMI, Dexterous Finger Control, Peripheral Nerve Control
MBBS, B.Sc.: University College London, United Kingdom
Projects: carbon-fiber electrode arrays for single-unit recording in the cerebral cortex, spinal cord and peripheral nerves.
Fears: toilet brushes, chasing wild geese, betrayal
Graduate Students
B.S.E.: University of Michigan
M.S.E.: University of Michigan
Projects: Electrode Technology, Neuron Localization, Cortical BMI, MEMS
Fears: Julianna
B.S.: University of Rochester
Projects: Cortical BMI, Dexterous Finger Control, Neural Coding
Fears: Spiders, dark, clowns, small spaces, medium spaces, heights, snakes, pool noodles, germs, open water, closed water, 60 Hz noise, cake donuts, donut cakes,
B.S.: Southern Illinois University
Projects: Electrode Technology, MEMS, Invertebrate Neural Recording
Fears: Koala’s
B.S.E.: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Projects: Cortical BMI, Dexterous Finger Control, Hand Exoskeleton
Fears: Gas station hot dogs
B.S.: Georgia Institute of Technology
Projects: Cortical BMI, Dexterous Finger Control, Neural Coding
Fears: Multigrain Cheerios
B.S.: University of Michigan
Projects: Cortical BMI, Dexterous Finger Control, Implantable Recording Modules
Fears: White chocolate
B.S.: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Projects: Cortical BMI, Dexterous Finger Control, Neural Coding
Fears: Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, Plutophobia, Octophobia
B.S.: University of Florida
Projects: Invertebrate Neural Recording
Fears: Zero calorie pasta noodles, making lists
B.S.: University of Michigan
Projects: Dexterous Finger Control and Implantable Recording Modules
Fears: Skim milk
B.S.: Washington University in St. Louis
Projects: Carbon Fibers
Fears: Anything that can’t be color-coded, disproportionate
chip-to-dip ratios, and the Creature that lays the red orbs
outside of target
Undergraduates
Projects: Electrode Technology
Projects: Integration of a biomechanical model into a real time system
Fears: Other people at the gym, heavy things, Friday mid afternoon