Neville Hogan

Background and Education

Neville Hogan is Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He earned a Diploma in Engineering (with distinction) from Dublin Institute of Technology and M.S., Mechanical Engineer and Ph.D. degrees from MIT. He joined MIT’s faculty in 1979 and presently directs the Newman Laboratory for Biomechanics and Human Rehabilitation. He co-founded Interactive Motion Technologies, now part of Bionik Laboratories. His research includes robotics, motor neuroscience, and rehabilitation engineering, emphasizing the control of physical contact and dynamic interaction. Awards include: Honorary Doctorates from Delft University of Technology and Dublin Institute of Technology; the Silver Medal of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland; the Henry M. Paynter Outstanding Investigator Award and the Rufus T. Oldenburger Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Dynamic Systems and Control Division; and the Academic Career Achievement Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.

Awards and Honors

• Pioneer in Robotics and Automation Award, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society | 2021
• St. Patrick's Day Medal for Academia, Science Foundation Ireland | 2020
• IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) Academic Career Achievement Award | 2018
• Rufus T. Oldenburger Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Dynamic Systems and Control Division | 2009
• Henry M. Paynter Outstanding Investigator Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Dynamic Systems and Control Division | 2008
• Doctor Honoris Causa, Dublin Institute of Technology | 2004
• Silver Medal, Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland | 2004
• Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Delft | 1997