The Designated Emphasis in Neuroengineering provides interdisciplinary education and research training at the intersection of neuroscience and engineering, on core areas including Neuroscience and Computational Tools, Cognitive Neuroengineering, Prosthetics and Human-Machine Interfaces, and Human Performance and Rehabilitation. This training shall prepare the students for careers in academia, industry, and government in the emerging field of neuroengineering.
Admissions criteria
PhD students whose dissertation research topic and interests align with neuroengineering are eligible and encouraged to apply to the Designated Emphasis in Neuroengineering.
The student’s major professor must be an affiliated faculty member of the DE-NE. The student should enroll during the first two years (early in the Fall Quarter recommended) of their Ph.D. for the timely completion of the DE-NE curricular requirements before attempting their qualifying exam. The applicant must send the Application for Designated Emphasis Form (GS323 on the Graduate Studies Forms website) to the DE Chair along with a cover letter stating how participation in the DE will enhance the student’s doctoral work. Applications will be reviewed and the admission decision will be made by the DE Executive Committee.
DE-NE Executive Committee
DE-NE Chair
Professor and Center Co-Director Erkin Seker, PhD is the Chair of the DE-NE program. Please contact Prof. Seker for questions about the DE-NE: eseker@ucdavis.edu.
DE-NE Executive Committee Faculty Members
DE-NE Executive Committee Student Representative
Jessica Korte, PhD student, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Group
DE-NE Faculty Members
- Venkatesh Akella, PhD, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Rajeevan Amirtharajah, PhD, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Roy Ben-Shalom, PhD, Dept. of Neurology; MIND Institute
- Xiaomo Chen, PhD, Dept. of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior; Center for Neuroscience
- Chen-Nee Chuah, PhD, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Elva Diaz, PhD, Dept. of Pharmacology; Center for Neuroscience (affiliate)
- Jochen Ditterich, PhD, Dept. of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior; Center for Neuroscience
- Brittany Dugger, PhD, Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
- Audrey Fan, PhD, Dept. of Neurology; Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
- Mark Fedyk, PhD, Internal Medicine, School of Medicine; School of Nursing; Family Caregiving Institute; Center for Healthcare Policy and Research
- Diasynou Fioravante, PhD, Dept. of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior; Center for Neuroscience
- Andrew Fox, PhD, Dept. of Psychology; Center for Neuroscience (affiliate)
- Soheil Ghiasi, PhD, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Dept. of Computer Science
- Dipak Ghosal, PhD, Dept. of Computer Science
- Mark Goldman, PhD, Dept. of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior; Dept. of Ophthalmology and Vision Science; Center for Neuroscience
- Gözde Göncü-Berk, PhD, Dept. of Design
- Eleanora Grandi, PhD, Dept. of Pharmacology
- Gene Gurkoff, PhD, Dept. of Neurological Surgery; Center for Neuroscience (affiliate)
- Tim Hanks, PhD, Dept. of Neurology; Center for Neuroscience
- Wilsaan Joiner, PhD, Dept. of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior; Dept. of Neurology
- Sanjay Joshi, PhD, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Youngkyoo Jung, PhD, Dept. of Radiology
- Zhaodan Kong, PhD, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Pamela Lein, PhD, Dept. of Molecular Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine
- Xin Liu, PhD, Dept. of Computer Science
- Steven Luck, PhD, Dept. of Psychology; Center for Mind and Brain; Center for Neuroscience (affiliate)
- George (Ron) Mangun, PhD, Dept. of Psychology; Dept. of Neurology; Center for Mind and Brain
- Lee Miller, PhD, Dept. of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior; Dept. of Otolaryngology; Center for Mind and Brain
- Karen Moxon, PhD, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
- Michael Neff, PhD, Dept. of Computer Science; Dept. of Cinema and Digital Media
- Christopher Nitta, PhD, Dept. of Computer Science
- Carolynn Patten, PhD, PT, FAPTA, Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Dept. of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior
- Nigel Pedersen, MBBS, FAES, FANA, Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Director of the Epilepsy and Systems Neuroscience Lab, Epileptologist, UC Davis Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Affiliate Faculty, Center for Neuroscience and Center for Mind and Brain, Adjunct Associate Professor of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Naoki Saito, PhD, Dept. of Mathematics
- Jonathon Schofield, PhD, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Iman Soltani, PhD, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Dept. of Computer Science
- Sergey Stavisky, PhD, Dept. of Neurological Surgery
- Erkin Șeker, PhD, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Mitchell Sutter, PhD, Dept. of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior; Center for Neuroscience
- Lin Tian, PhD, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
- Martin Usrey, PhD, Dept. of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior; Dept. of Neurology; Center for Neuroscience
- Katia Vega, PhD, Dept. of Design
- Jiandi Wan, PhD, Dept. of Chemical Engineering
- Aijun Wang, PhD, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering; Dept. of Surgery
- Weijian Yang, PhD, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Min Zhao, MD, PhD, Dept. of Dermatology
- Jie Zheng, PhD, Dept. of Neurological Surgery; Dept. of Biomedical Engineering