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2023 Eaton Award in Design Excellence awarded to alumnus Baibhab Chatterjee

An alumnus of Purdue University’s Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering has been awarded the 2023 Eaton Award in Design Excellence for his contribution to the field of neural implant design.

An alumnus of Purdue University’s Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering has been awarded the 2023 Eaton Award in Design Excellence for his contribution to the field of neural implant design. Baibhab Chatterjee's innovative approach addresses the longstanding challenges of brain implant communication and demonstrates how design excellence can intersect with the frontiers of biology, electronics, and healthcare. He began this research seeking to revolutionize the capabilities of brain implants during his PhD, under the advisement of Prof. Shreyas Sen, Elmore Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Chatterjee’s research focused on designing an ultra-low power, yet high-data rate wireless microdevice with a vision of creating a distributed network of deep brain/neural implants with minimal end-to-end system loss for data communication. This task has posed significant hurdles in the past. The solution proposed by Chatterjee, which utilizes the conductive properties of biological tissue for signal transfer, has the potential to revolutionize our understanding of neurological and behavioral disorders.

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Keys To Learning: How One Purdue Professor Is Teaching First-Year Engineers To Re-Train Their Brains

Mike Melloch, professor of electrical and computer engineering, received the Class of 1922 Outstanding Innovation in Helping Students Learn Award.

Beyond the Book of Great Teachers recognition, Purdue honored several other instructors with a variety of awards. Mike Melloch, professor of electrical and computer engineering, received the Class of 1922 Outstanding Innovation in Helping Students Learn Award.

Melloch is piloting two sections of a one-credit course called “The Keys to Learning: Unlocking the Brain’s Potential.” Geared toward engineering students in their first semester, ENGR 103 delves into the best study practices, the psychological aspects of being a successful learner, and the underlying factors that can help brains work at peak efficiency.

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