“Building on Foundations of Innovation” #NAI2016 Addressing Problems Worth Solving The challenges we are confronting worldwide are both complex and daunting. In the next 20 years, the most important inventions will be those that address critical social and environmental issues, reaching and serving communities with the greatest needs. These inventions will deliver meaningful change, solve urgent problems, and create sustainable economic value for all. The Lemelson Foundation focuses on problems that are worth solving—and not simply problems that can be solved. We recognize the need for a strong supportive invention ecosystem to make this happen. We seek to inspire inventors to know that they can make a difference. We work to ensure that the next generation of inventors can become agents of positive change. Find out more about how we provide support to foster inventions to improve lives at: www.lemelson.org/impactinventing TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome Letter from the NAI President .......... 2 Summary Conference Agenda ........................... 3 Detailed Conference Agenda ..........................4-9 About the NAI ................................................... 10 NAI Board of Directors & Officers ................. 11 Conference Program Committee .................... 11 NAI Federal Charter ......................................... 12 Q & A About H.R. 849 ...................................... 13 Elected 2015 NAI Fellows ................................ 14 “Building on Presenter & Speaker Biographies .............. 15-28 Meet the NAI Staff ....................................... 29-30 Foundations of Innovation” Sustaining Member Institutions ................ 31-32 Member Institution Representatives ......... 33-35 or the fifth anniversary meeting, we celebrate the American spirit F Maps of Conference Venue Locations ...... 36-38 of ingenuity with the theme “Building on Foundations of Innovation.” Throughout the conference program, we will explore the interaction Thank you to Our Sponsors ....................... 39-44 between our nation’s history of change and today’s modern culture Fellows Congratulatory Ads ....................... 45-54 and future of innovation. Common Abbreviations ................................... 57 The conference program cover artwork features the Lincoln Memo- Technology & Innovation .................................. 58 rial, chosen to honor the 16th President of the United States and only president to date to hold an issued U.S. patent. On May 22, 1849, Abraham Lincoln received Patent No. 6469 for a device to lift boats over shoals. He praised the patent laws for having “secured to the inventor, for a limited time, the exclusive use of his invention; and thereby added the fuel of interest to the fire of genius, in the discovery and production of new and useful things.” The scale Addressing Problems Worth Solving model is currently on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History and location of the NAI Conference Signature Reception on April 15, 2016. The challenges we are confronting worldwide are both complex and daunting. In the next 20 years, the most important inventions will be those that address critical social As we look to embark on a new era of technological and scientific and environmental issues, reaching and serving communities with the greatest needs. advancement, we remember the trailblazers who laid the ground- These inventions will deliver meaningful change, solve urgent problems, and create work for sustained innovation, and build upon that foundation into the future. sustainable economic value for all. The Lemelson Foundation focuses on problems that are worth solving—and not simply problems that can be solved. We recognize the need for a strong supportive invention ecosystem to make this happen. We seek to inspire inventors to know that they can make a difference. We work to ensure that the next generation of inventors can become agents of positive change. Find out more about how we provide support to foster inventions to improve lives at: www.lemelson.org/impactinventing NAI 5th Annual Conference Program | 1 FROM THE PRESIDENT Distinguished Colleagues: On behalf of the Board of Directors, it is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to Washington D.C., for the fifth annual meet- ing of the National Academy of Inventors. I am honored to gather with all of you for this compelling conference highlighting our nation’s innovative history. The program we have for you this year is an exciting one. First and foremost, we want to thank our sponsors and host institu- tions for their support which makes this annual meeting possible. We are grateful to our presenters, panelists and co-chairs, and to the Conference Program Committee for their hard work, and it is a pleasure to welcome Emery Brown, Cristin Dorgelo and Victor Dzau as our featured keynote speakers. We are equally honored to have Andrew Hirshfeld, U.S. Commissioner for Patents for the USPTO, as our keynote speaker for the NAI Fellows Induction Ceremony. Lastly, we thank you for being here. The success of our annual conference would not be possible without all of our engaged members, partners and friends. This past year has been one of accomplishment and recognition for the NAI. On Friday, at the Fellows Induction Ceremony, we will celebrate the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement, established with our valued partner, the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The MOA will allow the NAI and USPTO to continue to strengthen the initiatives on which we col- laborate, including projects to enrich education outreach, inventor honors and awards, and programs relating to intellectual property in academia. For the third consecutive year, the NAI and the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) released the Top 100 World- wide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents. Based on data obtained from the USPTO, the list recognizes the important role patents play in university research and economic development. We are also proud to unveil a new design for the NAI journal, Technology and Innovation (T&I). The NAI has held editorial control of the journal for the past six years and, begin- ning with Volume 18 in 2016, we are delighted to announce that the NAI is now owner and publisher of the journal. Invited papers from this conference will be published in T&I. Each issue contains an article submitted by the USPTO, along with a new feature, the NAI Fellow Profile. We continue to build strong connections with federal legislators, who annually recognize our NAI Fellows in the Congres- sional Record and have submitted legislation in support of the NAI receiving a Congressional Charter known as H.R. 849. If your state’s delegation has not yet signed on as co-sponsors, NAI staff will be happy to assist with this and we hope you will support this important initiative. This year’s conference culminates with the induction of our fourth class of NAI Fellows. Last December, our distinguished Fellows Selection Committee elected 168 innovators to NAI Fellow status. These prolific individuals represent 108 prestigious research universities and non-profit research institutes and collectively hold nearly 5,400 U.S. patents. With the induction of the 2015 class, there are now more than 80 presidents and senior leaders of research universities and non-profit research institutes, 310 members of the other National Academies, 27 inductees of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, 36 recipi- ents of the U.S. National Medal of Technology and Innovation and U.S. National Medal of Science, 27 Nobel Laureates, 14 Lemelson-MIT prize recipients, and 170 AAAS Fellows, among other awards and distinctions. Thank you for being part of the National Academy of Inventors. We applaud your accomplishments and look forward to another exciting year. Have a great meeting. Sincerely, Paul R. Sanberg, Ph.D., D.Sc., FNAI President 2 | NAI 5th Annual Conference Program SUMMARY AGENDA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016 4:00 – 7:00 PM NAI Board of Directors Meeting (Invitation Only) 5:00 – 9:00 PM Early Conference Check-In 7:00 – 9:00 PM President’s Welcome Reception (All Invited to Attend) THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2016 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Conference Check-In and Information Table 9:00 – 9:10 AM Opening General Session 9:10 – 11:30 AM Session A: Changing the Innovation Culture 9:40 – 10:20 AM Keynote Address by Emery N. Brown, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 10:20 – 10:45 AM State of the Academy Address by NAI President Paul R. Sanberg 10:45 – 11:30 AM Panel 1: Invention is Not an Option 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Buses depart hotel for offsite lunch at George Washington University (GW) 12:00 – 1:00 PM Networking Lunch Buffet and Tours at GW Science and Engineering Hall 1:00 – 1:30 PM Buses depart GW for hotel 1:30 – 2:00 PM Break 2:00 – 4:00 PM Session B: Transformative Technologies 2:30 – 3:20 PM Panel 2: Building Paths to Commercialization for Student Entrepreneurs: Exploring Challenges and Opportunities for Post-University Support 3:20 – 4:00 PM Keynote Address by Victor J. Dzau, National Academy of Medicine 4:00 – 6:00 PM Break 6:00 – 6:30 PM Buses depart hotel for Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History 6:30 – 7:00 PM Cocktail Reception at Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History *Dress for this event is Black Tie 7:00 – 10:00 PM Signature Reception Gala: A History of American Innovation 9:00 – 10:00 PM Buses depart the museum for hotel FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2016 7:30 – 8:30 AM Technology and Innovation Editorial Board Breakfast & Meeting (Invitation Only) 8:00 – 11:00 AM Conference Check-In and Information Table 9:00 – 9:15 AM Opening General Session 9:15 – 9:50 AM Keynote Address by Cristin A. Dorgelo, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy 9:50 – 11:20 AM Session C: Entrepreneurship Drives Invention Forward 10:35 – 11:20 AM Panel 3: Managing Risk in Academic Innovation 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Buses depart hotel for the United States Patent and Trademark Office 12:00 – 1:00 PM Fellows Luncheon at USPTO Auditorium 12:00 – 1:30 PM Late Conference Check-In and Information Table (at the Athenaeum) 1:00 – 1:45 PM Keynote Address by Andrew H.
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