Kevin Otto, Ph.D.

Otto named new head of Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering

April 13, 2024

From Purdue News After an extensive search, Kevin J. Otto has been named the next Dane Miller Head of the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering. His initial five-year term at Purdue will begin July 1, 2024. Otto is a professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida’s […]

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Kevin Otto, Ph.D.

BME announces leadership change

September 1, 2023

Department Chair Dr. Cherie Stabler recently announced changes to the department’s leadership team. Dr. Kevin Otto will be stepping down as Senior Associate Chair. He would like to now focus his time on his research and other service/administrative roles/endeavors. Dr. Otto served as an advisor to the Chair and was responsible for all matters related […]

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BME faculty and students receive UF and HWCOE Excellence Awards

April 26, 2023

Congratulations to the following recipients of the 2022-2023 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering (HWCOE) Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards: Dr. Kyle Allen received the UF Doctoral Mentoring Award This honor, based on an extensive review of their credentials, letters of recommendation, and peer and student evaluations, recognizes excellence in mentoring our students. Dr. Kevin Otto […]

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Allen and Otto receive 2022-2023 UF Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award

March 1, 2023

This is the first instance of the UF Graduate School’s annual Faculty Doctoral Mentoring Award being simultaneously awarded to two members from the same department. Congratulations to Drs. Kyle Allen, associate professor, and Kevin Otto, professor and senior associate chair, on receiving the 2022-2023 UF Doctoral Mentoring Award. This honor, based on an extensive review of […]

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Allen and Otto receive 2022-2023 HWCOE Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award

February 8, 2023

Congratulations to Drs. Kyle Allen, associate professor, and Kevin Otto, professor and senior associate chair, on receiving the 2022-2023 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Doctoral Mentoring Award. This honor, based on an extensive review of their credentials, letters of recommendation, and peer and student evaluations, recognizes excellence in mentoring our students. Kyle Allen “One of Dr. […]

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