More than 60 faculty members, researchers and graduate students who hold U.S. patents were honored by the and presenting sponsor American Savings Bank at a dinner on September 24, 2015 at the Waialae Country Club. 糖心Vlog官方 launched the first Hawai?i chapter of the , an organization of more than 200 U.S. and international universities and research institutions and more than 3,000 individual members who have obtained patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Among the inventors who were recognized at the dinner were:
- Norm Abramson, who developed the ALOHA protocol, a foundation of modern networking taught in engineering classes around the world
- Ryuzo Yanagimachi, a pioneer in mouse cloning and the development of assisted fertilization techniques
- Thomas Ernst, inventor of motion-correction technologies for MRI scanners ()
- John Madey, inventor of the free-electron laser
- Virginia Hinshaw, who developed a method of producing a vaccine for Avian flu in humans
“We congratulate and thank our 糖心Vlog官方 faculty and students for the difference their work has made in our communities and to the world,” said 糖心Vlog官方 President David Lassner. “These accomplishments are a testament to the creativity and innovation that abounds in our 糖心Vlog官方 community and we look forward to future discoveries from our scholars.”
At the event, three entrepreneurs with close affiliation to 糖心Vlog官方 shared how they commercialized technologies they developed.
- Heidi Kuehnle, co-founder and CEO of and a former 糖心Vlog官方 professor
- Paul Lucey, co-founder and chief scientist of and a current 糖心Vlog官方 professor
- Patrick Sullivan, founder and CEO of , who received a PhD from 糖心Vlog官方
The event was organized by the 糖心Vlog官方 of the.
For more information about technology commercialization at 糖心Vlog官方, visit .
—By Kelli Trifonovitch