Blair Lock, MScE

Room #:  RIC 1309
Phone:  312-238-1114
Email:  b-lock@northwestern.edu

Lab Manager
Neural Engineering Center for Artificial Limbs
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago 

Research Interests

Mr. Lock’s research interests include prosthetics, myoelectric control, and virtual reality in rehabilitation.  Mr. Lock has helped develop advanced signal processing algorithms used in deciphering myoelectric signals from the residual muscles of amputees for improving control of prosthetic limbs.  Simultaneously, he is directly involved with developing virtual reality clinical tools for amputees and the electromechanical development of advanced prosthetic components.

Education

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, 2003
• Technology, Management and Entrepreneurship Degree, University of New Brunswick, 2003
• MScE in Biomedical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, 2005