Robert William Sekuler

Background

Sekuler, Robert William was born on May 7, 1939 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Son of Sidney and Mary (Siegel) Sekuler.

Education

AB, Brandeis University, 1960. Master of Science, Brown University, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University, 1964.

Postgraduate (National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1965.

Career

Professor psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1973-1989; department chairman, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1975-1979; professor ophthalmology Medical School, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1978-1989; professor neurobiology and physiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1982-1989; associate dean College Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1985-1989; John Evans professor neuroscience, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1986-1989; vice president, Optronix, Inc., 1980-1982; provost, dean of faculty, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1989-1991; Louis and Frances Salvage professor psychology, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, since 1989; member Center for Complex Systems, since 1990. Research professor biomedical engineering Boston University, since 1992. Adjunct Professor cognitive and neural systems Boston University, since 1994.

Consultant in neurosurgery Children's Hospital, Boston, since 1998. Director Program in Cognitive Sciences, Brandeis U., since 1998. Consultant National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, American Association for the Advancement of Science, United States Air Force, U. California, APA.

Chairman National Research Council-National Academy.Sci. Vision Committee; chairman National Research Council working Group on Visual Function and Aging. Chairman National Research Council Working Group on Aging Workers and Visual Impairment.

Achievements

• Robert William Sekuler has been listed as a notable Psychology educator, scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Star Trek on the Brain: Alien Minds, Human Minds

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  • Perception, 5th Edition

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  • ("Star Trek" on the Brain: Alien Minds, Human Minds) Author: Robert Sekuler published on (January, 2000)

Membership

Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Society, Optical Society of America. Member: Vision Science Society, New England College Optometry (board trustee since 2007), New England College Optometry, Knowles Institute for Hearing Research (board directors 1988-1990), Psychonomic Society, Neurosci. Society, Association Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Susan Pamela Nemser, June 25, 1961. Children: Stacia, Allison, Erica.

Father:

Sidney Sekuler

Mother:

Mary (Siegel) Sekuler

Spouse:

Susan Pamela Nemser

child:

Stacia Sekuler

child:

Erica Sekuler

child:

Allison Sekuler