People

Associate Professor Malcolm A. MacIver, PhD

Map to Office: Tech Institute D157

Want to meet? http://tungle.me/maciver

Discover Magazine Science Not Fiction Blog
Prior blog writing: Science in Society


Biographical Sketch:

Malcolm MacIver received the B.Sc. degree in Computer Science at the University of Toronto, the M.A. degree in Philosophy at the University of Toronto, and the PhD degree in Neuroscience at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign in 2001. He was then postdoctoral fellow at Caltech in Mechanical Engineering. He is now Associate Professor at Northwestern University with joint appointments in the Mechanical Engineering  and Biomedical Engineering departments, and an adjunct appointment in the Department of Neurobiology and Physiology. He received the 2009 Presidential Early Career Award for Science and Engineering. He is a member of the Society of Neuroscience, the American Physical Society, the IEEE, and the International Society for Neuroethology.

The unifying theme of MacIver's research is the multidisciplinary analysis of animal intelligence using three approaches: mechanics and robotics for understanding the ways in which the body contributes to adaptive behavior; neurobiology for understanding the body’s control system; and computational modeling, for constructing large scale simulations of animal behavior. He's also interested in bringing research out to the broader community through science-inspired interactive art installations, writing on AI and robotics for Discover Magazine's "Science Not Fiction" blog, and consulting for science fiction films and TV series (Tron Legacy, and Caprica).

Curriculum vitæ (pdf)
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Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Department of Neurobiology and Physiology,
Northwestern University Neural Engineering Initiative

Lab: Technological Institute, Room D130
email: maciver at northwestern dot edu
Phone: (847) 491-3540 (office); (847) 491-2503 (lab)

Mail and Courier Address:
Northwestern University
2145 Sheridan Rd, Tech B224
Evanston, IL 60208-3111

Yang Bai
Graduate Student (joint with Michael Peshkin)
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Office: Technological Institute B230
email: yangbai2014 at u dot northwestern dot edu
Phone: 708-5753


Mail and Courier Address:
Northwestern University
2145 Sheridan Rd, Room B224
Evanston, IL 60208-3111

Rahul Bale
Graduate Student(joint with Neelesh Patankar)
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Office: Technological Institute L386
email: rahulbale2014 at u dot northwestern dot edu
Phone: (847) 491-3663


Mail and Courier Address:
Northwestern University
2145 Sheridan Rd, Room L386
Evanston, IL 60208-3111

Bradley Lawrence
Graduate Student(joint with David McLean)
Department of Neurobiology and Physiology
Office: Technological Institute D130/Cook Hall 2103
email: b-lawrence at northwestern dot edu
Phone: (847) 467-1572 /(847) 491-2503


Mail and Courier Address:
Northwestern University
2205 Tech Drive, Cook Hall Room 2103
Evanston, IL 60208-3111

Izaak Neveln
Graduate Student
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Office: Technological Institute D130
email: ineveln2 at gmail dot com
Phone: (847) 491-2503


Mail and Courier Address:
Northwestern University
2145 Sheridan Rd, Tech B224
Evanston, IL 60208-3125

Yoni Silverman
Graduate Student
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Office: Technological Institute D130
email: yoni.h.silverman at gmail dot com
Phone: (847) 467-0105


Mail and Courier Address:
Northwestern University
2145 Sheridan Rd, Room B224
Evanston, IL 60208-3111

James Snyder
Graduate student
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Office: Technological Institute D130
email: jbsnyder at northwestern dot edu
Phone: (847) 491-2503


Mail and Courier Address:
Northwestern University
2145 Sheridan Rd, Room B224
Evanston, IL 60208-3111

Kyle Liske
Research Engineer
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Office: Technological Institute D130
email: kyleliske2007 at u dot northwestern dot edu
Phone: (847) 467-0105


Mail and Courier Address:
Northwestern University
2145 Sheridan Rd, Room B224
Evanston, IL 60208-3111

Ethan Coffel
Undergraduate Student
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Office: Technological Institute D130
email: ethancoffel2013 at u dot northwestern dot edu
Phone: (847) 491-2503


Mail and Courier Address:
Northwestern University
2145 Sheridan Rd, Room B224
Evanston, IL 60208-3111