Erik Peterson PhD

Hardware and Firmware Engineering Manager

Erik Peterson earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota in 2004. Following graduation, he worked as a design engineer at the Intel Corporation for four years. Desiring a more direct impact on improving the lives of others, Erik transitioned graduate work studying neural interfaces. He earned his MS and PhD in Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University in 2012 and 2013, respectively. Dr. Peterson joined Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies in 2013 and is currently leading the design and development efforts of the Hardware Engineering group.