Michael G. Heinz
Interim Head and Professor of SLHS and Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and Biomedical Engineering
Email: mheinz@purdue.edu
Phone: +1 765 496-6627
Fax: +1 765 494-0771
Location: West Lafayette
Purdue University
Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
715 Clinic Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2122
Research web site: https://engineering.purdue.edu/auditory/index.html
Personal web site: https://engineering.purdue.edu/auditory/
Education
- ScB, Electrical Engineering, Brown University, 1992
- MSE, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 1994
- PhD, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000
Research Interests
- Neural coding in normal and impaired auditory systems
- Neural mechanisms for enhanced speech coding
- Models of auditory signal processing and perception
- Psychoacoustics
- Neural prostheses
Publications
Awards
- Career Research Achievement Award, College of Health and Human Sciences, Purdue University, 2021
- Purdue Online Excellence in Course Design and Teaching Award, 2020
- Fellow, Academic Leadership Program, Big 10 Academic Alliance, 2019-2020
- University Faculty Scholar, Purdue University, 2016-2021
- Ruth and M.D. Steer Outstanding Teacher Award in Audiology, 2016, 2017
- Early Career Research Achievement Award, College of Health and Human Sciences, Purdue University, 2013
- Fellow, Acoustical Society of America, 2010
- Seed for Success Award for excellence in Research, Purdue University, 2010, 2015, 2017
- Judy and David Wachs Grant in Auditory Science, National Organization for Hearing Research, 2009
- Bronze Acorn Seed for Success Award for Excellence in Research, Purdue University, 2008
- Invited Participant with travel Award, Annual Research Conference, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), 2006
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Brown University, 1992
- Sigma Xi , Elected 1992
- Tau Beta Pi, Elected 1991