User:Richmund/Gerwin Schalk

Gerwin Schalk
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in Albany, NY.
Born(1856-07-10)10 July 1856
NationalityAustrian
CitizenshipAustrian
American
Known forBCI2000
AwardsThe Saatchi & Saatchi Award For World Changing Ideas (group finalist) (2008)
Who’s Who in the World 2008 (25th Anniversary Edition) (2007)
National Academy of Sciences: Invited to Keck Futures Initiative “Smart Prosthetics” (2006)
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroengineer
InstitutionsWadsworth Center
Albany Medical Center
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Gerwin Schalk (/ɡɜrwɪn ʃɔːk/, German: ɡɛʁviːn ʃaːlk; ENTER BORN HERE - Present) is a software engineer, technical inventor, research scientist, and neuroscientist. He is best known for his work in the field of brain-computer interface.


Early Years

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Move to America

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After Receiving his Master's degree in Austria, Schalk moved to Albany, NY to pursue yet another Master's degree at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). This time getting a Master of Science in the school of Information Technology. He received his second Master's diploma in 2007 and decided to extend his education at RPI to a Doctor of Philosophy in the school of Computer and Systems Engineering.

Personal Life

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Contributions to Brain-computer Interface

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Other Work

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Honors and Awards

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