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Cynthia Chestek

Cynthia Chestek

Professor, Robotics and Biomedical Engineering

Emailcchestek@umich.edu

OfficeB10-A171, NCRC

Research InterestsImplantable brain machine interfaces, neural control of prosthetic limbs and other assistive technology.

Related focus areasMedical Robotics, Rehabilitation Robotics & Wearables

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Close up of advanced prosthetic hand with a green block grasped between the thumb and index finger, positioning the block at the top of a stack.

Cindy Chestek honored with award for miniature engineering(opens in a new tab)

February 6, 2026

Cynthia Chestek

Cindy Chestek inducted into the 2023 class of the AIMBE Fellows

March 27, 2023

A brain interface pioneer.

Brain interface pioneers find meaningful signal in the grey matter noise

July 27, 2020

A man using a prosthetic arm.

An ultra-precise mind-controlled prosthetic

March 9, 2020

Honors and awards

2026
Wise-Najafi Prize for Engineering Excellence in the Miniature World — U-M College of Engineering
2023
Fellow — American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
2022
Miller Faculty Scholar — U-M College of Engineering
2020
Wise-Najafi Prize for Engineering Excellence in the Miniature World — U-M College of Engineering
2018
Department of Biomedical Engineering Award — University of Michigan
2014
Technology Award — McKnight Foundation