Christopher Brenden

Christopher Brenden is a Bioengineering PhD student with a keen interest in the fusion of man and machine for healthcare, human efficiency, and entertainment purposes. His primary objective is to make innovative products like brain-computer interfaces and exoskeletons accessible to a broader audience by enhancing functionality, user experience, safety, and market appeal.

Educationally, Christopher is a first-year PhD student pursuing Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering with a Bioengineering concentration from the University of New Mexico School of Engineering and has a background in Chemical Engineering on the Pre-Medical Track from New Mexico State University.

Christopher's professional experience includes roles such as Graduate Research Assistant at Integrated Neuro Technologies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Research Engineer at the Gait and Motion Analysis R&D department at The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Student Intern in Nanobiology R&D at Sandia National Laboratories, EBICS Student Intern focusing on Neuron-Muscle research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a past position as a Specialist at Apple.