Andrew J Whalen
Associate Research Scientist
Biography
Research & Publications
Appointments
Biography
Mechanical Engineer and Neuroscientist dedicated to advancing neural engineering solutions for pressing health challenges. With a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University, my expertise lies in the modeling and stimulation of brain tissue and the development of next-gen neural prosthetics and control algorithms for therapeutic nervous system interventions.
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Research FellowMassachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School (2022)
- Postdoctoral Research FellowThe Pennsylvania State University (2019)
- PhDThe Pennsylvania State University, Mechanical Engineering (2017)
- BSThe Pennsylvania State University, Mechanical Engineering (2008)
Activities
- Thermal considerations for implantable micro-coil designMinneapolis, MN, United States 20231st Conference of Magnetic Technologies and Clinical Applications in Neuroscience (MagCAN Conference)
- Thermal considerations for implantable micro-coil designBethesda, MD, United States 2023NIH 9th Annual BRAIN Initiative Meeting
- Thermal Effects from Magnetic Neuronal StimulationBethesda, MD, United States 2022NIH 8th Annual BRAIN Initiative Meeting
- Thermal Effects from Magnetic Neuronal StimulationMinneapolis, MN, United States 20211st Minnesota NeuroSpin Initiative Workshop
- Control of Spreading Depression with Electrical FieldsBoca Raton, FL, United States 2018International Conference on Spreading Depolarizations, Boca Raton FL, Sept 2018
- Control of Spreading Depression with Electrical FieldsMinneapolis, MN, United States 2018Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, Mathematical Modeling of Cortical Spreading Depression (SD) and Related Phenomena
- Electric field confinement and control of spreading depressionWashington, DC, United States 2017Society for Neuroscience
- Effects of symmetry on the structural controllability of neural networks: A perspectiveBoston, MA, United States 2016American Control Conference, Boston MA, July 2016, invited session on Neuroscience and Control
- Structural Controllability with SymmetryMontpellier, Occitanie, France 2015IEEE EMBS Neural Engineering
- Observability and Controllability for Brain Networks: The Crucial Role of SymmetryWashington, DC, United States 2014IEEE EMBS Brain Grand Challenges, Washington DC, Nov 2014
- Observability and Controllability of Neuronal Network MotifsAnn Arbor, MI, United States 2012Experimental Chaos and Complexity Conference, Ann Arbor MI, May 2012
Professional Service
| Organization | Role | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience | Editor | 2023 - Present |
Departments & Organizations
- Neurosurgery
- Schiff Lab