Chad Bouton is the Vice President of Advanced Engineering, Division Leader in Neurotechnology and Analytics, and Managing Director of the Center for Bioelectronic Medicine at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, the research arm of the Northwell Health System. His work was featured in high-profile news programs including 60 Minutes. Bouton's research focuses on developing bioelectronics technology for patients living with paralysis and other debilitating conditions. Prior to Northwell Health, Chad Bouton was a Research Leader at Battelle, the world's largest independent R&D organization. He served as principal investigator for numerous cutting-edge research and development programs at Battelle. His expertise included bio-sensors, neural prosthetics and decoding, and linear and nonlinear signal processing and control methods. Bouton developed technology that resulted in allowing the first paralyzed human to regain movement through the use of a brain implant linked directly to neurostimulation. He also developed new signal processing methods for cancer detection systems to aid surgeons in more efficiently and effectively pinpointing cancerous tissue intra-operatively.He holds 67 patents worldwide and has earned two R&D 100 Awards and an R&D 100 Editor's Choice Award. In 2010, Bouton was recognized by Congress for his work in the medical device field and was awarded with Battelle's highest honor, Inventor of the Year. In 2011, he became a Distinguished Inventor at Battelle and was recognized by the National Academy of Engineering. Bouton has twice been awarded with the Battelle Technical Achievement Award for his innovation and development of a new medical technology using radio frequency (RF) based sensing methods and for improved methods to decode signals from the human brain. In addition to earning an R&D 100 Award for his contributions to neural decoding. It was also singled out as the Editor's Choice that same year for being the most outstanding new technology of the year. Experience 2015-current VP Adv. Engineering Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northwell Health 2010-2015 Research Leader Adv. Engineering for Life Sciences, Battelle Memorial Institute 2006-2009 Senior Research Scientist Medical Device Solutions, Battelle Memorial Institute 2002-2005 Principal Research Scientist Medical Device Solutions, Battelle Memorial Institute 1999-2001 Research Scientist Product Development Group, Battelle Memorial Institute1997-1998 Researcher Integrated Product Development, Battelle Memorial InstituteDuring the past 16 years through consulting, research, and work in the medical industry, Bouton has used his multidisciplinary background in Engineering Mechanics and Electrical Engineering to tackle many challenging problems and in leading research and development teams to address complex systems. These problems often have fallen in the areas of electromagnetics, electrode and sensor design, signal processing, detection and pattern recognition algorithm development, and RF and magnetic sensing technologies. Bouton has consulted and worked in the areas of cancer detection, neural signal processing, nerve detection, tissue impedance measurements, design optimization of piezoceramic microactuators, fluid sensing, controlling and modeling electromechanical devices, fluids analysis, and micropump design."