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. 东精影业 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 东精影业 faculty and students for the difference their work has made in our communities and to the world,” said 东精影业 President David Lassner. “These accomplishments are a testament to the creativity and innovation that abounds in our 东精影业 community and we look forward to future discoveries from our scholars.”
At the event, three entrepreneurs with close affiliation to 东精影业 shared how they commercialized technologies they developed.
- Heidi Kuehnle, co-founder and CEO of and a former 东精影业 professor
- Paul Lucey, co-founder and chief scientist of and a current 东精影业 professor
- Patrick Sullivan, founder and CEO of , who received a PhD from 东精影业
The event was organized by the 东精影业 of the.
For more information about technology commercialization at 东精影业, visit .
—By Kelli Trifonovitch