The National Academy of Inventors has named nine University of South Florida faculty members to its class of 2025 Senior Members. This class of 162 emerging academic inventors from 64 NAI member institutions is the largest to date. Collectively, they are named inventors on more than 1,200 U.S. patents. The new NAI Senior Members representing USF are:
- Supraja Anand, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
- Stephanie Carey, College of Engineering
- Marcus Cooke, College of Arts & Sciences
- Lingling Fan, College of Engineering
- Srinivas Katkoori, College of Engineering
- Ashwin Parthasarathy, College of Engineering
- Xingmin Sun, Morsani College of Medicine
- Ismail Uysal, College of Engineering
- Yu (April) Zhang, College of Engineering
“We applaud these nine outstanding faculty members who are being recognized for their innovations in medicine, sciences and engineering,” said USF Research & Innovation Vice President Sylvia Wilson Thomas, PhD. “They are creating novel therapies, diagnostics and technologies to advance health care, improve transportation and optimize energy production.”
“To see this program grow year over year is a testament to the dedication our member institutions have to fostering innovation on their campuses and supporting their inventive staff and faculty,” said NAI President Paul R. Sanberg. “This year’s class comes from a multitude of impressive fields and research backgrounds from across the world. We applaud their pursuit of commercialization to ensure their groundbreaking technologies can make a difference by tackling the world’s most pressing issues, improving quality of life across society and advancing the economy.”
The 2025 class of Senior Members will be celebrated during the Senior Member Induction Ceremony at NAI’s 14th Annual Conference taking place June 23-26th, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.