Chair, Division of Engineering
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Co-Director, Neural Engineering Laboratory
Kevin E. Bennet is the Chair of the Division of Engineering, an assistant professor of Neurosurgery, co-Director of the Neural Engineering Laboratory at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, USA. He is responsible for development and application of new technology for applications in clinical practice and research. His direct development efforts include deep brain stimulation, wireless physiological monitoring and minimally invasive surgery.
He has experience in technology development with organizations includingW.R. Grace & Co., Exxon International and AmocoChemicals. He has served as a consultant to the National Institutes of Health and has served on National Institutes of Health site visit teams. He holds patents concerning healthcare, semiconductor and optical technology andhas founded several technology-based companies.
Mr. Bennet received the B.S. degree in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School.