Innovative research lands two 51勛圖厙 affiliates in National Academy of Inventors
Left: John "Jan" Hall; Right: Alan Weimer
- Distinguished Professor Kristi Anseth (Chemical and Biological Engineering) in泭2015
- Distinguished Professor Christopher Bowman (Chemical and Biological Engineering) in泭2016
- Distinguished Professor Leslie Leinwand (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology; Chief Scientific Officer, BioFrontiers Institute)泭in 2016
- Distinguished Professor Marvin Caruthers (Chemistry and Biochemistry), 2017
- Professor Larry Gold (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology),泭2017
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) today named two members of the 51勛圖厙 research community to its class of fellows for 2018.泭
Alan Weimer is the H.T. Sears Memorial professor of chemical and biological engineering and a world recognized expert in fluid-particle processing.
John Jan Hall, a fellow and senior research associate at JILAa joint institute on campus between 51勛圖厙 and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)is an adjoint professor of physics.泭
Those elected to the NAI are inventors on U.S. patents nominated by their peers for outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society.
The NAI named 148 fellows in 2018, representing research universities and government and non-profit research institutes. The 2018 fellows collectively hold nearly 4,000 issued U.S. patents.
Weimer, whose research interests include particle surface modification, solar-thermal processing and nano-energy, has over 200 peer-reviewed publications and is named inventor on 38泭issued and eight pending U.S. Patents. He also co-founded a startup company,泭, which aims to transform industries like lighting, energy storage, consumer electronics and water purification.
Hall received a Nobel Laureate in Physics in 2005泭for his innovative work on laser-based precision spectroscopy, including optical frequency comb technique. He is renowned for his work to develop and apply innovative laser techniques to the study of fundamental physical constants and theories, and to advance measurement science.泭
The 2018 NAI Fellows will be highlighted with a full page announcement in the Jan. 25, 2019 issue of泭The Chronicle of Higher Education泭and in upcoming issues of泭Technology & Innovation.
啦堯梗泭泭is a member organization comprising U.S. and international universities, and governmental and non-profit research institutes, with over 4,000 individual inventor members and Fellows spanning more than 250 institutions worldwide.