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Lane Outstanding Teaching Award<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2014, Best Paper Award, Government Microcircuit Applications &amp; Critical Technology Conference<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.11&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Education<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.11&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"aboutInfoDegree\">Doctor of Philosophy<\/span> (2010)<\/strong><br \/>Electrical and Computer Engineering, <span class=\"aboutInfoSchool\">Cornell University<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thesis: \u201cTowards Insect Cyborgs: Interfacing Microtechnologies with Metamorphic Development\u201d<\/span><\/span><br \/>Area of Focus: Microtechnologies for Neural Engineering<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"aboutInfoDegree\">Master of Science<\/span> (2004)<\/strong><br \/>Biomedical Engineering, <span class=\"aboutInfoSchool\">Drexel University<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thesis: \u201cDevelopment of a Continuous-wave Near Infrared Spectroscopy System for Neonatal Brain Monitoring Bedside&#8221;<\/span><\/span><br \/>Area of Focus: Biophotonics for Pediatric Engineering and<br \/>Brain Machine Interfaces<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"aboutInfoDegree\">Bachelor of Science<\/span> (2001)<\/strong><br \/>Electrical and Electronics Engineering, <span class=\"aboutInfoSchool\">Bogazici University<\/span><br \/>Areas of Focus: Biosignal Processing for EEG Source Localization<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.11&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.11&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.11&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;25px||25px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;25px||25px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Alper Bozkurt is the founder and director\u00a0of\u00a0the iBionics Lab. 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