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ABOUT THE NAI
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) is a member organization comprising U.S. and international universities and government and nonprofit research institutes. The NAI was founded in 2010 to:
- Recognize and encourage inventors with patents issued from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
- Enhance visibility of university and nonprofit research institute innovations.
- Encourage disclosure of intellectual property.
- Educate and mentor innovative students.
- Translate the inventions of its members to benefit society.
The NAI publishes the multidisciplinary journal Technology & Innovation, hosts an annual meeting and recognizes individual inventors through its Fellows and Senior Member programs.
UMSL is a member institution in the NAI. The UMSL chapter was established in 2011 to promote and foster innovation on campus. Individual membership is available through local university and nonprofit research institute chapters.
Those interested in joining UMSL's chapter must have at least one patent issued from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Contact UMSLtechtransfer@umsl.edu for more information about membership.
NAI Members from UMSL
Fellows
- George Gokel, Professor Emeritus
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry - Zhi Xu, Associate Professor - retired
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Chapter Members
- James K. Bashkin, Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry - Carl Bassi, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor
College of Optometry - Janet Braddock-Wilking, Professor Emerita
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry - Thomas Eyssell, Professor Emeritus
College of Business Administration - Philip Fraundorf, Associate Professor
Department of Physics & Astronomy - Bruce Hamper, Assistant Teaching Professor
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry - Wayne Garver, Lecturer, retired
Department of Physics & Astronomy - George Gokel, Professor Emeritus
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry (NAI Fellow) - Peter Handel, Professor Emeritus
Department of Physics & Astronomy - George Harris, Research Assistant
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry - Wesley Harris, Professor Emeritus
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry - Charles Hoffman, Dean Emeritus
College of Business Administration - Michael Howe, Senior Research Engineering Technician
College of Optometry - David Larsen, Professor Emeritus
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry - Haitao Li, Professor and Chair
Department of Supply Chain Management & Analytics - Eric Majzoub, Professor
Department of Physics & Astronomy - Raymond Myers, Clinical Professor Emeritus
College of Optometry - Michael Nichols, Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry - Joseph O’Sullivan, Professor and Dean
UMSL/WUSTL Joint Undergraduate Engineering Program - Christopher Spilling, Professor of Chemistry and Vice Chancellor
Research and Economic & Community Development - Marc Spingola, Associate Teaching Professor
Department of Biology - Xuemin Wang, E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Plant Science
Department of Biology; member, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center - Christopher Wolin, Assistant Teaching Professor
Department of Biology - Zhi Xu, Associate Professor - retired
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry (NAI Fellow)