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From clean drinking water to ‘tumor on a disc,’ these USF inventors are getting national attention

Three University of South Florida faculty members have been tapped as fellows for the National Academy of Inventors. It is the highest honor given to academic inventors. The academy is based at USF and tapped 161 other inventors from 116 research universities and institutes across the globe (Tampa Bay Business Journal / paywall).

December 8, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation

Three USF faculty members selected as new National Academy of Inventors Fellows

Three University of South Florida faculty members whose inventions in engineering, molecular medicine and chemistry are shaping drug discovery, environmental sustainability and modern dental care have been selected as new National Academy of Inventors Fellows.

December 7, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation

Dr. Subhra Mohapatra Named New National Academy Of Inventors Fellow

Subhra Mohapatra, PhD, a professor of molecular medicine at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, was one of three USF faculty members recently selected as new National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellows. Dr. Mohapatra is a pioneering scientist/researcher whose work over 26 years has been instrumental in advancing the frontiers of drug delivery and cancer treatment (USF Health).

December 7, 2021Health, Honors and Awards, Innovation

Swerving prevention method prompts new patent for USF engineers

In the midst of reviewing data for the federally funded Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority Connected Vehicle Pilot, USF researchers have been awarded a U.S. patent for their algorithm that detects one of the greatest roadway hazards – swerving (USF Newsroom).

December 3, 2021Innovation

NSF Director, Nobel Laureate, NASA Astronaut and Moderna Co-Founder Headline Conference of Inventor Notables

The Tenth Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Inventors hosted Renowned Researchers, Policymakers, and Academic Leaders in Tampa, FL.

November 17, 2021Innovation

Sylvia Wilson Thomas named interim VP of Research & Innovation

USF President Rhea Law has named College of Engineering Professor Sylvia Wilson Thomas, a pioneering researcher whose national leadership and advocacy is opening the field of engineering to historically underrepresented students, as interim vice president for USF Research & Innovation.

November 17, 2021Innovation

USF physicists selected as finalists for the ‘Nobel Prize of supercomputing’

A team of computational physicists and computer scientists led by researchers from the University of South Florida has reached a new milestone in supercomputing and was selected as a finalist for the field’s most prestigious award.

November 16, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation, Research

Tech CEOs credit USF talent pipeline for decision to expand and relocate to Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay is one of the nation’s fastest growing regions and much of that success is associated with the talent pipeline created by the University of South Florida.

November 15, 2021Entrepreneurship, Innovation

Tampa Electric looks to partnership with USF to achieve a clean energy vision

Tampa Electric Co. (TECO) will turn to expertise from the University of South Florida (USF) to help the company achieve its short- and long-term goals for reducing carbon emissions.

November 9, 2021Innovation

New solar array to be installed on roof of Tampa Convention Center, officials say

The City of Tampa, TECO, and the University of South Florida are taking a big step on the path to cleaner energy. Part of their strategy to achieve this goal is to invest in the University of South Florida’s research into clean energy (News Channel 8).

November 8, 2021Innovation

Ultra-fast manufacturing technology invented at USF

The printing technique has broad applications, such as in health monitoring, prosthetics, and robotics (Today's Medical Developments).

November 4, 2021Innovation

Engineers Invent Ultra-Fast Manufacturing Technology

The technique could forever change the production of wearable electronic sensors (Manufacturing Business Technology).

November 3, 2021Innovation

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