Prof. Bhagavatula inducted as NAI Fellow

Staff writer

Apr 17, 2018

The 7th annual conference of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) was held on April 4 - 6, 2018 in Washington, DC, under the theme, Exploring the Intersections of Innovation.

Prof. Vijayakumar Bhagavatula, along with other 154 academic inventors were honored for their contribution and inducted as 2017 NAI Fellows. Collectively, the 2017 NAI Fellows hold nearly 6000 patents.

Prof. Vijayakumar Bhagavatula receives award

Source: National Academy of Inventors

(L-R): Paul R. Sanberg, President of the National Academy of Inventors with Vijayakumar Bhagavatula, Director, Carnegie Mellon University Africa and Andrew Hirshfeld, Commissioner for Patents for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.