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.

Zhen Xu

2024, Biomedical Engineering

Robert Bartlett

2024, Surgery

Kevin Ward

2023, Emergency Medicine

Dennis Sylvester

2022, Computer Science & Engineering

Ilya V. Kolmanovsky

2022, Aerospace Engineering

Joerg Lahann

2021, Chemical Engineering

Nicholas Kotov

2020, Chemical Engineering

Steve Schwendeman

2019, Pharmacy

Kamal Sarabandi

2019, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Jing Sun

2018, Mechanical Engineering

Pallab Bhattacharya

2016, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Shaomeng Wang

2014, Pharmacy

Arul Chinnaiyan

2014, Pathology

Stephen Forrest

2014, Electrical Engineering & Physics

Mark Burns

2013, Chemical Engineering