Prof. Dr. Laura Marchal-Crespo Former Group Head Motor Learning and Neurorehabilitation Laboratory University of Bern, ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, Motor Learning and Neurorehabilitation Laboratory
Education and Academic Career Education and Academic Career: Assistant Professor, ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern (2017- 2023) Senior Research Associate, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich (2016-2017) Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich (2010-2015) Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Dr. phil) in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California at Irvine, USA, Advisor: Prof. Dr. David Reinkensmeyer, Thesis: Haptic Guidance for Enhancing Human Motor Learning: Application to a Robot-Assisted Powered Wheelchair Trainer (2009) Degree of Master of Science (Ms.) in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering , University of California at Irvine, USA, Advisor: Prof. Dr. David Reinkensmeyer, Thesis: A Simulator and Assist-as-needed Control Strategy for Learning to Drive a Power Wheelchair (2006) Degree of Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineer (5-years BS degree, major in automatics and robotics), Technical University of Catalonia, UPC, Barcelona, Spain (2003) Honors and Awards: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Professorship (2017-) Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Marie Heim-Vogtlin grant (2014-2017) Nominee for the Annual BCI Research Award (2011) Marie Curie Incoming International Fellowship (2011-2014) Fundación Caja Madrid Postgraduate Fellowship (2009-2010) University of California Public Impact Honorable Mention Fellowship (2009) University of California Dean's Dissertation Fellowship (2009) Fariborz Maseeh best poster award (2006) Balsells Fellowship for the master studies at the University of California Irvine (2004-2005)
