University of Melbourne Professor awarded Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology

University of Melbourne Professor Graeme Clark AC has been awarded one of the world's most prestigious prizes for applying engineering to health care.

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2024 Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology has been awarded jointly to Professor Clark and Professor Blake Wilson from Duke University, who led the development of the multi-channel cochlear implant to restore hearing in deaf adults and children.

Professor Clark and his team undertook the research at the University of Melbourne, in collaboration with the Australian company Cochlear Limited.

With over 427,000 members in more than 190 countries, the IEEE is the world’s largest technological professional organisation and is committed to the advancement of technology for the well-being of humanity. The winners of the IEEE’s most prestigious honours are recognised for their lasting impact on technology, society and engineering by their extraordinary accomplishments and contributions.

Professor Clark is a member of the Graeme Clark Institute for Biomedical Engineering at the University, which is named in his honor. He has also received other prestigious prizes for applying engineering to health care such as the Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize for engineering cochlear implants that enable the deaf to hear.

The 2024 IEEE Honours Ceremony will celebrate the recipients in Boston in May 2024. A full list of recipients can be found here.