Kurt A. Kaczmarek
3/19/2007
1300 University Ave.
Madison, WI, 53706
608-265-3756, home 238-2802
http://kaz.med.wisc.edu/
Education
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Univ WI-Madison, Aug, 1991.
M.S., Electrical Engineering, Univ WI-Madison, May, 1984.
B.S., Electrical Engineering, Univ IL-Urbana, May, 1982. (High honors)
Positions
Senior Scientist, 2001–present (Associate Scientist 1992–2001), Univ WI-Madison, Dept. Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, Dept. Biomedical Engineering. Tactile displays, electrical stimulation of touch, sensory substitution.
Senior Scientist, 2004 (Consultant 1998–2003; 2005-present), Wicab, Inc., Madison, WI. Tongue tactile display for visual and vestibular prostheses.
Research Assistant, 1987–1991, Univ WI-Madison. Electrical stimulation of touch.
Senior Engineer, 1984–1986, Baxter International, Round Lake, IL. Medical product sterilization, instrumentation support.
Research Assistant, 1982–1984, Univ WI-Madison. Tactile vision substitution.
Electronics Technician, 1977–1984, Anthony’s TV, Palatine, IL.
Principal Investigator for National Eye Institute grant R01-EY10019, Electrotactile display of computer graphics for blind, 9/30/98–9/29/04. Development and evaluation of fingertip-scanned tablet that displays graphical information non-visually.
Principal Investigator for National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke grant R01-NS048903, Electrotactile sensory magnitude and quality, 7/1/04–6/30/08. Development of models relating physical parameters of electrical stimulation of touch with the resulting tactile sensations.
P. Bach-y-Rita and K. Kaczmarek, “Tongue placed tactile output device,” US Patent 6,430,450, 8/6/02.
Ad hoc reviewer for IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., IEEE Trans. Neural Sys. Rehab. Eng., Med. Engr. Phys., Wiley books.
Ad hoc reviewer for NIH and NSF grant applications.