Mark Brinton has finished his postdoctoral research with the Center of Neural Interfaces. After getting a Ph.D. in Electroneural Engineering from Stanford in 2017, Mark brought his expertise to Utah. He has focused on developing a portable system for a take-home trial with the DEKA Luke Arm, in addition to his work on improving control and sensation systems for prosthetic limbs. He has accepted a position as an Assistant Professor of Engineering in the Engineering and Physics Department at Elizabethtown College, PA where he will continue his research on cutaneous stimulation.
Congratulations to Michael Paskett for your successful Ph.D. proposal!
Michael Paskett has successfully passed both the written and oral portions of his Qualifying Exam. His presentation today, entitled “Patient-Centric Functional Improvements to Bionic Arms” was excellent. Michael’s past and anticipated contributions to our HAPTIX neuroprosthetic research are unique and add important dimensions that would otherwise be missing.
Congratulations to Jake George for your successful dissertation defense!
Jake has successfully passed both the oral and written components of his Ph.D. defense! Jake’s dissertation, entitled Recreating the Human Hand: Restoring Dexterous Motor Control and Biomimetic Sensory Feedback to Human Amputees” represents a truly impressive body of work that has helped redefine the field of neuroprostheses after limb loss, with wider implications for the field of neuroengineering. He will remain on the University of Utah campus, completing a post-doctoral fellowship in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, while remaining involved in the work at the Center for Neural Interfaces.