National Academy of Inventors

The National Academy of Inventors honors academic inventors whose innovations have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society—bridging research and real-world application.

Diann Brei

2026, Senior Member, Mechanical Engineering

L. Jay Guo

2025, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Zhen Xu

2024, Biomedical Engineering

Kevin Ward

2023, Emergency Medicine

Delia Milliron

2023, Senior Member, Chemical Engineering

Ilya V. Kolmanovsky

2022, Aerospace Engineering

Zetian Mi

2022, Senior Member, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Dennis Sylvester

2022, Computer Science & Engineering

Joerg Lahann

2021, Chemical Engineering

Nicholas Kotov

2020, Chemical Engineering

Kamal Sarabandi

2019, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Steve Schwendeman

2019, Pharmacy

Jing Sun

2018, Mechanical Engineering

Pallab Bhattacharya

2016, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Shaomeng Wang

2014, Pharmacy