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85
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World Ranking
394
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188

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits "For pioneering contributions to the development of solid-state sensors, circuits and integrated sensing systems."
  • 1998 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For sensors and microelectromechanical systems.
  • 1986 - IEEE Fellow For leadership in the field of integrated solid-state sensors and engineering education.

Overview

Kensall D. Wise is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily spans neuroscience and engineering, with a focus on subfields including cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, electrical and electronic engineering, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's work is concentrated around several main topics: photoreceptor and optogenetics research, neuroscience and neural engineering, neural dynamics and brain function, advanced memory and neural computing, and molecular communication and nanonetworks.

Kensall D. Wise has contributed to publications in notable venues such as Advanced Science, Nature Communications, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and the 2022 International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM).

  • Artifact-free and high-temporal-resolution in vivo opto-electrophysiology with microLED optoelectrodes (2020, Nature Communications)
  • HectoSTAR μLED Optoelectrodes for Large-Scale, High-Precision In Vivo Opto-Electrophysiology (2022, Advanced Science)
  • HectoSTAR microLED optoelectrodes for large-scale, high-precision in vivo opto-electrophysiology (2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))
  • HectoSTAR μLED Optoelectrodes for Large-Scale, High-Precision In Vivo Opto-Electrophysiology (Adv. Sci. 18/2022) (2022, Advanced Science)
  • Optogenetic Neural Probes: Fiberless, High-Density, Artifact-Free Neuromodulation: (Invited) (2022, 2022 International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM))

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several researchers in the field. Their frequent co-authors include Kanghwan Kim, John P. Seymour, Euisik Yoon, Mihály Vöröslakos, and György Buzsáki.

Kensall D. Wise has been recognized with several awards over their career. These include the IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits in 1999 for pioneering contributions to the development of solid-state sensors, circuits, and integrated sensing systems. They were elected as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1998 for contributions to sensors and microelectromechanical systems. Additionally, they were named an IEEE Fellow in 1986 for leadership in integrated solid-state sensors and engineering education.

Best Publications

  • High-frequency network oscillation in the hippocampus.

    György Buzsáki;Zsolt Horváth;Ronald Urioste;Jamille Hetke

  • Wireless implantable microsystems: high-density electronic interfaces to the nervous system

    K.D. Wise;D.J. Anderson;J.F. Hetke;D.R. Kipke

  • An Integrated-Circuit Approach to Extracellular Microelectrodes

    Kensall D. Wise;James B. Angell;Arnold Starr

  • A three-dimensional microelectrode array for chronic neural recording

    A.C. Hoogerwerf;K.D. Wise

  • Microfabrication techniques for integrated sensors and microsystems

    K. D. Wise;K. Najafi

  • An implantable multielectrode array with on-chip signal processing

    K. Najafi;K.D. Wise

  • Monolithically Integrated μLEDs on Silicon Neural Probes for High-Resolution Optogenetic Studies in Behaving Animals.

    Fan Wu;Eran Stark;Pei Cheng Ku;Kensall D. Wise

  • Pressure sensitivity in anisotropically etched thin-diaphragm pressure sensors

    S.K. Clark;K.D. Wise

  • Microelectrodes, Microelectronics, and Implantable Neural Microsystems

    K.D. Wise;A.M. Sodagar;Ying Yao;M.N. Gulari

  • A high-yield IC-compatible multichannel recording array

    K. Najafi;K.D. Wise;T. Mochizuki

  • A multichannel neural probe for selective chemical delivery at the cellular level

    Jingkuang Chen;K.D. Wise;J.F. Hetke;S.C. Bledsoe

  • A high-yield microassembly structure for three-dimensional microelectrode arrays

    Qing Bai;K.D. Wise;D.J. Anderson

  • A three-dimensional neural recording microsystem with implantable data compression circuitry

    R.H. Olsson;K.D. Wise

  • Tools for probing local circuits: High-density silicon probes combined with optogenetics

    György Buzsáki;Eran Stark;Antal Berényi;Dion Khodagholy

  • Single-unit neural recording with active microelectrode arrays

    Qing Bai;K.D. Wise

  • A batch-fabricated silicon capacitive pressure transducer with low temperature sensitivity

    Y.S. Lee;K.D. Wise

  • Batch fabricated thin-film electrodes for stimulation of the central auditory system

    D.J. Anderson;K. Najafi;S.J. Tanghe;D.A. Evans

  • An Integrated Field-Effect Electrode for Biopotential Recording

    Tadayuki Matsuo;Kensall D. Wise

  • A high-speed capacitive humidity sensor with on-chip thermal reset

    U. Kang;K.D. Wise

  • Silicon ribbon cables for chronically implantable microelectrode arrays

    J.F. Hetke;J.L. Lund;K. Najafi;K.D. Wise

  • A cubic-millimeter energy-autonomous wireless intraocular pressure monitor

    G Chen;H Ghaed;R Haque;M Wieckowski

Frequent Co-Authors

Khalil Najafi
Khalil Najafi University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Euisik Yoon
Euisik Yoon University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Yogesh B. Gianchandani
Yogesh B. Gianchandani University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Roy H. Olsson
Roy H. Olsson University of Pennsylvania
Dennis Sylvester
Dennis Sylvester University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Katsuo Kurabayashi
Katsuo Kurabayashi New York University
David Blaauw
David Blaauw University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Maysam Ghovanloo
Maysam Ghovanloo Silicon Creations Inc.
Ann Marie Sastry
Ann Marie Sastry University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Thomas N. Jackson
Thomas N. Jackson Pennsylvania State University

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