Dr. Kurt Kurtis Kasper PhD

F. Kurtis Kasper, PhD, holds an appointment as Professor and Research Director in the Department of Orthodontics at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Dentistry. He earned a BS in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and a PhD in Bioengineering from Rice University. His research applies fundamentals of engineering, materials science, and the biosciences toward the development and evaluation of biomaterial-based technologies to meet clinical needs. Results of his investigations have led to 2 US patents and more than 150 peer-reviewed publications, which have collectively received over 14,000 citations. Dr. Kasper has been recognized with a variety of awards and honors, including the Outstanding Bioengineering Graduate Alumnus Award of Rice University, the Young Investigator Award of the Society For Biomaterials, the Young Alumnus Award of the Alumni Association of Case Western Reserve University, the Hershel M. Rich Invention Award of Rice University, the Young Investigator Award of the North American Chapter of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS), and the Educational Award of TERMIS - Americas. Dr. Kasper was inducted as an Honorary Member of the Mu Mu Chapter of the Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society in 2020 and was conferred honorary membership in the Southwestern Society of Orthodontists in 2018.