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Robert Fulton Sutherland
Robert Fulton Sutherland
School/Affiliation University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering
Major Biomedical Engineering with an Electrical Engineering emphasis
Minor Entrepreneurship
Expected Graduation Date May 2021 for BS - December 2021 for MS
Post-Graduate Plans Complete my master's degree at USC in Biomedical Engineering - Neuroengineering and then apply for a PH.D. program in either Neuroscience, Electrical Engineering, or Neuroengineering. My ultimate career goal is to design neural prosthetics to preserve and enhance memory. My ideal job would be to work at either Neuralink or Kernel, private start-ups developing neural memory prosthetics.
Biosketch Robert is a researcher looking to unlock the amazing potential within our brains. His passion for neural interfaces began in high school with an internship at Walter Reed National Military Hospital. The time he spent working with veteran amputees inspired him to look to neural prosthetics as a tool for enhancing people's lives. He currently attends the University of Southern California as a Biomedical Engineering Undergrad and assists research in the University of Southern California's BioMEMs lab. Robert plans to continue his research in the fall at Charité – Universitätsmedizin in Berlin, Germany's top medical school, studying BMIs. Outside of work, he loves to surf, ski, and scuba dive.