The 2nd UConn NAI Chapter Member Induction Ceremony was held on on Wednesday, December 18th at the Mark Twain House in downtown Hartford. Over 60 faculty members, researchers, students, engineers, clinicians, and staff attended and supported the event. President and Vice President of the UConn NAI Chapter, Drs. Cato Laurencin and Lakshmi Nair facilitated the program throughout the evening. Followed by their opening remarks, Dr. Gregory Sotzing, a current UConn NAI member, announced the induction of new members. This year the event featured a special guest, UConn President Thomas C. Katsouleas. The President was amongst the 13 new inductees joining the UConn NAI chapter. He inspired the crowd with remarks on inventorship and provided an overview of UConn’s history of inventors. Dr. Radenka Maric, Vice President for Research, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, also shared some encouraging words on the past, present and future of technology and innovation. The program concluded with Elizabeth Dougherty, who sits on the Board of Directors at NAI and is the Eastern Regional Outreach Director for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
The CT Convergence Institute would like to congratulate all new UConn NAI members!
2019 Inductees
Mostafa Analoui, Ph.D.
Office of the Vice President for Research
Alexandru Asandei, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
Diane Burgess, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmaceutical Services
Gregory Gallo, Ph.D.
Office of the Vice President for Research
Amy Howell, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
Eric Jordan, Ph.D.
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Thomas C. Katsouleas, Ph.D.
Office of the President
Yu Lei, Ph.D
Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Leslie Loew, Ph.D.
Department of Cell Biology
Peter Luh, Ph.D.
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Richard Parnas, Ph.D.
Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Guillermo Risatti, Ph.D.
Department of Pathobiology
Shengli Zhou, Ph.D.
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering