As the director of the Neurosensory Engineering Lab, Jonathan Fisher, Ph.D., focuses on basic and translational neurotechnology, with an emphasis on traumatic brain injury and auditory processing. He is the recipient of several awards and honors including a Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists. Dedicated to innovation in educational technology, Dr. Fisher has pioneered the use of planetarium environments and virtual reality to explore neuroimaging data.

Education

• B.A., Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania
• Ph.D., Physics, University of Pennsylvania 
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University

Honors and Awards

• New York Medical College Class of 2024 Senate Citations of Excellence
• 2020, Rising Star Dean’s Faculty Award, New York Medical College   
• 2015, FDA / Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Director’s Special Citation Award
• 2015, Japanese Science and Technology Forum Future Leader Representative for North America
• 2013, Winner, Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists, Blavatnik Family Foundation / New York Academy of Sciences
• 2006, Optical Society of America New Focus / Bookham Student Award
• 2006, GAPSA-Provost's Award for Interdisciplinary Innovation, University of Pennsylvania
• 2001, Nominated for Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching, University of Pennsylvania
• 2000, William E. Stephens Memorial Prize (U. Penn Physics Department Award “Awarded to graduating physics major demonstrating most promise as scientist”

Publications

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