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2016 STC.UNM Innovation Awards Dinner Will Honor University of New Mexico Inventors and Innovation Fellow
March 15, 2016
STC.UNM hosted its thirteenth annual Innovation Awards Dinner on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at the University of New Mexico Student Union Building Ballroom, to honor 63 faculty, staff and students who have received issued patents and trademarks and registered copyrights within the past year. The 2016 STC.UNM Innovation Fellow Award will also be presented to Dr. Gabriel P. López, UNM Vice President for Research and Professor in the Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, who will be recognized for his achievements as an outstanding UNM inventor. Also recognized will be Distinguished Professors Dr. Steven Brueck and Dr. Jeffrey Brinker who were recently elected as Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors.
Of the 63 UNM faculty, staff and students receiving issued patents within the past year (April 1, 2015-February 29, 2016), 17 are from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE).
INVENTOR HONOREES from CBE:
PLAMEN B. ATANASSOV, PH.D.
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Imidazole-Derived Materials
U.S. Patent No. 9,180,443 issued November 10, 2015
Paper-Based Fuel Cell
U.S. Patent No. 9,257,709 issued February 9, 2016
Monodispersed Particles Fabricated by Microfluidic Device
U.S. Patent No. 9,260,311 issued February 16, 2016
C. JEFFREY BRINKER, PH.D.
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Superhydrophobic Aerogel That Does Not Require Per-Fluoro Compounds or Contain Any Fluorine
U.S. Patent No. 9,040,435 issued May 26, 2015
Enzymatically-Active High-Flux Selectively Gas-Permeable Membranes
U.S. Patent No. 9,242,210 issued January 26, 2016
Durable Polymer-Aerogel Based Superhydrophobic Coatings: A Composite Material
U.S. Patent No. 9,249,333, issued February 2, 2016
JOSEPH L. CECCHI, PH.D.
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Enzymatically-Active High-Flux Selectively Gas-Permeable Membranes
U.S. Patent No. 9,242,210 issued January 26, 2016
THOMAS S. CORBITT, PH.D.
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Conjugated Polyelectrolyte Capsules: Light-Activated Antimicrobials
U.S. Patent No. 9,005,540 issued April 14, 2015
Thiophene-Based Oligomers As Light-Activated Biocides
U.S. Patent No. 9,125,415 issued September 8, 2015
DARREN R. DUNPHY, PH.D.
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Hydrolytically-Stable Hydrophilic Coatings for PEMFC Bipolar Plate
U.S. Patent No 9,054,349 issued June 9, 2015
Hydrolytically-Stable Hydrophilic Coatings for PEMFC Bipolar Plate
U.S. Patent No. 9,123,921 issued September 1, 2015
JEREMY S. EDWARDS, PH.D.
Departments of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Polony Sequencing Methods
U.S. Patent No. 9,243,290 issued January 26, 2016
STEVEN W. GRAVES, PH.D.
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Multinode Acoustic Focusing for Parallel Flow Cytometry Analysis Applications
Patent No. 9,074,977 issued July 7, 2015
SANG EON HAN, PH.D.
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Suppressing Optical Loss in Nanostructured Metals by Increasing Self-Inductance and Electron Path Length
Patent No. 9,246,031 issued January 26, 2016
SANG M. HAN, PH.D.
Departments of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Low-Defect Density Lattice-Mismatched Semiconductor Devices and Methods of Fabricating Same
Patent No. 9,269,569, issued February 23, 2016
Semiconductor Device and Method of Making the Device
Patent No. 9,269,724, issued February 23, 2016
ELIZABETH L. HEDBERG-DIRK, PH.D.
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Polymer Scaffold Degradation Control via Chemical Control
Patent No. 9,228,042 issued January 5, 2016
YING-BING JIANG, PH.D.
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Enzymatically-Active High-Flux Selectively Gas-Permeable Membranes
Patent No. 9,242,210 issued January 26, 2016
GABRIEL P. LÓPEZ, PH.D.
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Multinode Acoustic Focusing for Parallel Flow Cytometry Analysis Applications
Patent No. 9,074,977 issued July 7, 2015
Stable Elastomeric Negative Acoustic Contrast Particles and Their Use in Acoustic Radiation Fields
Patent No. 9,101,664 issued August 11, 2015
DIMITER N. PETSEV, PH.D.
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Monodispersed Particles Fabricated by Microfluidic Device
Patent No. 9,260,311, issued February 16, 2016
SUSAN L. REMPE, PH.D.
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Department of Biology
Enzymatically-Active High-Flux Selectively Gas-Permeable Membranes
Patent No. 9,242,210 issued January 26, 2016
ALEXEY SEROV, PH.D.
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Imidazole-Derived Materials
Patent No. 9,180,443 issued November 10, 2015
SCOTT SIBBETT, PH.D.
Department of Chemical & Nuclear Engineering
Paper-Based Fuel Cell
Patent No. 9,257,709 issued February 9, 2016
DAVID G. WHITTEN, PH.D.
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Conjugated Polyelectrolyte Capsules: Light-Activated Antimicrobials
Patent No. 9,005,540 issued April 14, 2015
Thiophene-Based Oligomers As Light-Activated Biocides
Patent No. 9,125,415 issued September 8, 2015
