February 14, 2022
Congratulations to Yiran Chen (ECE) on being elected a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors! NAI senior members are active faculty, scientists and administrators with success in patents, licensing and commercialization and have produced technologies that have the potential for a real impact on the welfare of society. They also foster a spirit of innovation within their communities and at their institutions, while educating and mentoring the next generation of inventors. This latest class hails from 41 NAI member institutions and research universities and are named inventors on over 1093 issued U.S. patents.