Technology Transfer
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF INVENTORS - UMSL CHAPTER
The University of Missouri-St. Louis is a charter member of the The National Academy of Inventors™ (NAI).
Pictured above: The 17 Inventor Members and 20 Honorary Members inaugurated into UMSL's new chapter of the National Academy of Inventors on April 20, 2012, along with Office of Research Administration representatives. Download event program
UMSL DAILY, 04/25/12:
UMSL Inventors Honored at Induction Ceremony (NAI)
ABOUT THE NAI
The NAI was founded at the University of South Florida to recognize and encourage inventors who have a patent issued from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); enhance the visibility of university technology and academic innovation; encourage the disclosure of intellectual property; educate and mentor innovative students; and translate the inventions of its members to benefit society.
A researcher’s contribution reaches the benchmark of inventorship because its discovery had no significant prior art, was not obvious to someone else skilled in the field, and had a specific use. It takes imagination and ingenuity to be an inventor, and such efforts should be recognized. Therefore, the University of Missouri-St. Louis Chapter of the National Academy of Inventors has been established to recognize the contributions of inventors across all disciplines at UMSL.
Membership:
The University of Missouri-St. Louis Chapter of the National Academy of Inventors is open to all members of the university community, including faculty, staff, students, post-docs, alumni and affiliates, who are named as an inventor on an issued U.S. patent.
Membership in the NAI is available through local university chapters only. Chapter members are automatically enrolled as members of the NAI, with all rights and privileges thereof. (More Info)
For a membership application or to nominate an individual as an Honorary Member of the NAI, contact Michael Muskus, Licensing Associate, at 314-516-4248.
Contact Tamara Wilgers, Director of Technology Commercialization & Economic Development, at 314-516-6884 if you have questions about the UMSL chapter of the NAI or technology patenting and commercialization at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
The NAI edits the international journal Technology and Innovation - Proceedings of the National Academy of Inventors, published by Cognizant Communication Corporation.