Category: 2019 inductees

Michael Bass, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus College of Optics and Photonics/CREOL/FPCE University of Central Florida 34 U.S. Patents Michael Bass is Professor Emeritus at CREOL, the College of Optics and Photonics at the University of...

Joanna S. Fowler, Ph.D. Senior Chemist Emeritus Former Director, PET Program Brookhaven National Laboratory Graduate, University of South Florida 8 U.S. Patents Joanna Fowler a native Floridian, University of South Florida (USF) alumna, and...

Hedy Lamarr Inventor and Actress 1914-2000 1 U.S. Patent Hedy Lamarr, born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, was a Hollywood film star, and more importantly, a natural inventor. In 1981, she retired to Miami Beach,...

Thomas A. Lipo, Ph.D. Research Professor Center for Advanced Power Systems Florida State University 45 U.S. Patents Thomas Lipo, Research Professor at Florida State University’s (FSU) Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS) whose pioneering...

Alan F. List, M.D. President and CEO H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Professor, Department of Oncologic Sciences College of Medicine University of South Florida 6 U.S. Patents Alan List, president and...

Chris A. Malachowsky Co-Founder and Senior Vice President NVIDIA Graduate, University of Florida 35 U.S. Patents Chris Malachowsky is a University of Florida (UF) alumnus and co-founder of Fortune 1000 company NVIDIA who invented...

Luther George Simjian Founder Reflectone Inc. 1905-1997 200+ U.S. Patents Luther G. Simjian was a prolific inventor and pioneer in the concept of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs). He is also recognized for his many...

Richard A. Yost, Ph.D. Colonel Allen R. and Margaret G. Crow Professor Head of Analytical Chemistry Professor of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine Professor of Natural Resources and the Environment Director, Southeast Center for...