ProfessorGregg Suaning
Professor (Teaching and Research)
Faculty of Engineering
- Professor (Teaching and Research)Faculty of Engineering
BIO
PhD, MSc, BSc.
Gregg J. Suaning is Professor of Biomedical Engineering with the University of Sydney. He has over a quarter of a century of experience in implantable neuroprosthesis research in both industry and academia helping the deaf to hear and the blind to see. He received his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from the California State University in 1986 and 1988 respectively. His Ph.D. in visual prosthesis from UNSW was awarded in 2003. He has been awarded with several international patents in the medical device field – primarily in sensory bionics. Gregg has authored over 190 peer-reviewed manuscripts, and has played a leadership role in in competitive research programs with funding in excess of $65M during his academic career.
The Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology bestowed the Bartimaeus Award to Prof. Suaning in recognition of his contribution to the blind community and perpetuating collegiality within the visual prosthesis research community. He and his team have won two Innovation Awards from the technology transfer department of the University of New South Wales. Gregg was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of NSW, Australia in 2016, is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and has been an active contributor to the IEEE's Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society since 1998, serving as Associate Editor for many years and as a member of the Conference Organizing Committee for the 2017, 2018 and 2023 annual conferences.
Through is work in industry, Suaning was part of a team that received the Australian Institute of Engineers 'Engineering Design Award for Engineering Innovation' and the Bradfield Award for 'Engineering Works of Exceptional Merit and Community Worth' for the Nucleus CI24M cochlear implant.
THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY APPOINTMENTS
- Professor of Biomedical EngineeringThe University of Sydney, Biomedical Engineering, Sydney, Australia1 Jan 2024 - present
- Inaugural Head of SchoolThe University of Sydney, Biomedical Engineering, Sydney, Australia1 Nov 2019 - 31 Dec 2023
- Professor of Biomedical EngineeringThe University of Sydney, Biomedical Engineering, Sydney, Australia24 Jul 2017 - 31 Oct 2019
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- FRIAS/FRESCO FellowUniversity of Freiburg, Germany, Microsystems Technology, Freiburg, Germany1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2025
- Professor of Biomedical EngineeringThe University of New South Wales, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Sydney, Australia1 Jan 2014 - 21 Jul 2017
- Associate Professor of Biomedical EngineeringThe University of New South Wales, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Sydney, Australia1 Jun 2007 - 31 Dec 2013
- Associate ProfessorThe University of Newcastle, Engineering, Newcastle, Australia1 Jan 2007 - 31 May 2007
- Senior LecturerThe University of Newcastle, Engineering, Newcastle, Australia1 Feb 2002 - 31 Dec 2006
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Manager: Process Development EngineeringCochlear Limited, Implant Technology, Sydney, Australia1 Jan 1995 - 31 Dec 1997
- R&D EngineerCochlear Limited, Implant Technology, Sydney, Australia3 Mar 1992 - 31 Dec 1994
- Programmer/AnalystJohnson & Johnson (Australia), Computing, Sydney, Australia1 Aug 1991 - 29 Feb 1992
- R&D EngineerWatkins-Johnson, CVD Technologies, Scotts Valley, USA1 Jul 1987 - 30 Sep 1989
- High School TeacherTASIS England, Thorpe, United Kingdom1 Jun 1989 - 28 Sep 1990
SCHOOL
- School of Biomedical Engineering
AVAILABLE FOR MEDIA
- Academics can be contacted directly or via media.office@sydney.edu.au