Sam Emaminejad, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has been recognized an award for early-career faculty by the National Science Foundation.
The NFS’s CAREER awards support faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. The National Science Foundation is an independent federal agency that promotes the progress of science as well as the advancement of national health, prosperity and welfare. The award includes a five-year grant that will support Emaminejad’s research and teaching activities.
Emaminejad’s research focuses on wearable technologies, like smartwatches, and their ability to improve health monitoring using sweat-based technology. He also directs the Interconnected and Integrated Bioelectronics Lab at UCLA. Emaminejad has received numerous awards including the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation’s NARSAD Young Investigator award, a PhRMA Foundation research starter grant and a distinguished young investigator award from the Stanford Genome Technology Center.
