January 2009: Otto group awarded collaborative award from Indiana Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Fund entitled, Bio-inorganic coatings to reduce tissue reaction in cortical neural prostheses.”

July 2008: Otto group awarded collaborative award from Purdue Research Foundation entitled, “Novel peptide-presenting sol-gel coatings for improving biocompatibility of cortical implants.”

July 2008: Otto group awarded collaborative award from Showalter Trust entitled, “Development of advanced multifunctional brain-machine interface devices with enhanced reliability for chronic implantation applications.”

March 31, 2008: Congratulations to Andrew Pierce (his second win in a row!) et al. for winning Second Place in the College of Science at the Purdue University Undergraduate Poster Competition!

April 2007: Congratulations to Andrew Pierce et al. for winning both First Place in the College of Science, and the College of Engineering Dean’s Choice Award at the Purdue University Undergraduate Poster Competition!