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Meryem Ay\u015fe Y\u00fccel is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Technical Director of the Neurophotonics Center, Boston University. She is an active contributor to the evolving field of fNIRS research and has directed and performed numerous fNIRS human imaging studies and developed various fNIRS data analysis techniques. Her current interests revolve around Neuroscience in the Everyday World, Open Science, and the Inclusivity and Equity in Research.<\/p>\n

Biography<\/h3>\n

Positions Held in the Past<\/h4>
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  • 2022\u2013\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Research Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Boston University<\/li>\n
  • 2018\u20132022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Research Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Boston University<\/li>\n
  • 2015\u20132018\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Instructor, Harvard Medical School, Department of Radiology and Assistant in Biomedical Engineering, Massachusetts General Hospital<\/li>\n
  • 2010\u20132015\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Professional Services<\/h4>
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    • 2022-\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Chair, SfNIRS Standards Committee<\/li>\n
    • 2021-\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0co-Chair, SfNIRS Standards Committee<\/li>\n
    • 2021-\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Institutional Review Board Member, Boston University<\/li>\n
    • 2020-\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Technical Director, Boston University Neurophotonics Center<\/li>\n
    • 2018-\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Board of Directors, Society for Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy<\/li>\n
    • 2017-2021\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Member, Communications Committee, SfNIRS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Awards<\/h4>
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      • 2022 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Society of Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Community Award in Recognition of the Outstanding Service to the Community<\/li>\n
      • 2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Light of the Lab Award for \u201cFunctional Inclusiveness:)<\/li>\n
      • 2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Fellowships for Visiting Scientists, TUBITAK<\/li>\n
      • 2021\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Winner of the Engineering Approaches to Responsible Neural Interface Design, Facebook<\/li>\n
      • 2016\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Finalist for the Society for functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy Early Investigator Award<\/li>\n
      • 2013\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Britton Chance Symposium Travel Award<\/li>\n
      • 2006-2010\u00a0 \u00a0 TUBITAK – The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey Integrated Doctoral Fellowship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        Editorial<\/h4>
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        • 2023-\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Guest Associate Editor, Imaging Neuroscience, Special Issue: Optical and Acoustic Neuroimaging<\/li>\n
        • 2023-\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Guest Associate Editor, Frontiers in Neuroergonomics, Special Issue: Advances in Mobile Optical Brain Activity Monitoring<\/li>\n
        • 2022-\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Associate Editor, Frontiers in Neuroscience, Brain Imaging Methods<\/li>\n
        • 2021-\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Associate Editor, Neurophotonics, SPIE<\/li>\n
        • 2021-\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Editorial Board Member, Nature Scientific Data<\/li>\n
        • 2021\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Guest Associate Editor, Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience<\/li>\n
        • 2019\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Guest Associate Editor, Frontiers, Special Issue, fNIRS in Neuroscience and its Emerging Applications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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