Professor Graeme Clark led the research that resulted in the first clinically approved multiple-channel cochlear implant, providing speech understanding in profoundly deaf people.
He will give insights into his work during a free public lecture on behalf of the Australian Academy of Science at the Shine Dome in Canberra on Tuesday 2 July 2013.
Professor Clark’s research also established that the implant provided effective speech perception and language in profoundly deaf children – making it the first major advance in helping these children communicate in the last 250 years.
For his research, Graeme Clark has received numerous national and international awards and honours, including top awards for science and medical science in Australia, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Sweden.
The lecture is part of The Australian Science: Global Impact series which features Australian superstars of science and their world-changing work.
Professor Graeme Clark
How electrical stimulation of the Brain gives speech understanding to severely deaf people
This lecture is generously supported by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science.
Media are welcome to record the lecture and to interview Professor Clark in advance of the lecture.
| What: | free public lecture |
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| When: | 6pm-7pm, Tuesday 2 July (refreshments from 5.30pm) |
| Where: | Shine Dome, Gordon St, Canberra |
| Livestream: | www.science.org.au/livestream |
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