BOSTON and KINGSTON – University of Rhode Island faculty member He “Helen” Huang, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer & Biomedical Engineering, has been awarded the 2008 Delsys Prize.
The contest was established six years ago by Carlo J. De Luca – founder and president of medical technology companies Delsys Inc. and Altec Inc., and founding director of the NeuroMuscular Research Center at Boston University – to encourage innovation in electromyography (EMG), the study of the electrical signal generated by muscles as they contract. Those signals are the focus of Delsys, which designs, manufactures and markets EMG and electrocardiography (EKG) sensors and related technology.
“I am deeply honored by the recognition,” Huang, a Warwick resident, said in a statement. “The Delsys Prize is a significant milestone for scientists like me, as it inspires us to tackle the most challenging questions concerning the workings of the neuromuscular system.”
Her proposal – “Toward Neural Control of Artificial Legs: A New Strategy to Identify Locomotion Modes Using EMG,” seeking to develop data that someday may be used in developing a better artificial limb – was one of 50 entries by candidates around the world, whose submissions were evaluated by a panel of five experts from industry and academia. The winner gets more than recognition. Huang also will receive a Delsys Myomonitor IV 16-channel wireless EMG system with EMGWorks software – a package valued at $19,900 – for use in her work.
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