Kyle is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Virginia, with additional appointments in Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience. He was an American Society of Engineering Education “20 under 40” list of faculty for his mentoring, teaching, and research. He received a career development award as part of the inaugural class of Translational Health Institute of Virginia (THRIV) scholars at UVA. He trained as a NIH NRSA postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University in the department of Materials Science and Engineering. Kyle completed his Ph.D. and B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder and the Missouri University of Science and Technology (Rolla, MO), respectively. The Lampe Group is a proud supporter of students from first generation, low income, and rural families. The Lampe Group investigates biomaterials for tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and drug delivery within the central nervous system. Our group’s mission is to create a supportive environment for science and engineering trainees to study neural regeneration via integration of cell and material function.