{"603295":{"#nid":"603295","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Butera Named as IEEE EMBS Distinguished Lecturer","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERobert J. Butera has been named as a Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) for a two-year term, which began on January 1, 2018 and will end on December 31, 2019.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe areas in which Butera will present lectures include bioelectric medicine, electrophysiology, nerve stimulation, computational neuroscience, and the maker movement and problem-based learning.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA member of the Georgia Tech faculty since 1999, Butera is the associate dean for Research and Innovation in the College of Engineering. He is a professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and holds a joint appointment in the Wallace H. 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