Born and raised in Canada, Kyle grew up in a small rural community in Central Ontario surrounded by forests and lakes. A strong combination of music, athletics, and academics has been an important part of his life since he was young.

Following his interests in the natural sciences, Kyle attended the University of Guelph in Canada and completed his PhD in 2013 performing nuclear physics experiments at the Technical University of Munich in Germany. After his doctorate, Kyle accepted a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the TRIUMF facility in Vancouver, Canada, performing novel ion trap decay spectroscopy studies on highly charged radioactive ions.

In 2015, Kyle joined the faculty in the Department of Physics at the Colorado School of Mines as an Assistant Professor performing precision beta decay experiments. Now a tenured Associate Professor, Kyle leads several major international research projects focused on the search for exotic new physics using radioactive atoms.

Kyle is married to a scientific educator and marine/freshwater biologist, and they have two young children together. They are currently living in Colorado.