Inventors

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One of Purdue University's priorities is to maintain an environment that encourages the development of new products with commercial potential. Achieving this requires a combination of creativity, meticulous application of science and technology and an understanding of the dynamics of a global market.

If you are a Purdue faculty-, student-, or staff-inventor interested in patenting a technology that you are just starting to develop or have been working on for some time, it’s never too early to get familiar with policies and processes through the Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC), a division of the Purdue Research Foundation that specializes in taking you through the technology transfer process.

Many Purdue-related inventors will go on to become entrepreneurs by becoming involved in the business startups built around the technologies created in their laboratories. Some professors and doctoral students have chosen to take on the lion’s share of responsibility with a chief executive officer or president title in their new enterprise. Some have chosen to stick to the research side of the business equation and, thus, wear the hat of chief science officer or research advisor. These are just some of the issues that we can help you navigate.

To ensure that your innovation has the best chance for success, the foundation’s Office of Business Development will take you through its award-winning Businessmaker Process™ or the OTC team will work with you to license and market the commercially viable Purdue technology to the appropriate industry partners.

If you are not connected with Purdue (except maybe as an alumni?), but are an Indiana native who would like to form valuable ties to the university and learn more about how our business outreach services can guide you through the New Economy rules, please contact the Purdue Portals .

Purdue University discoveries patented in the fiscal year July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010

• Mahdi Abu-Omar, professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
• Mikhail Atallah, Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, College of Science; professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Anil Bajaj, Alpha P. Jamison Professor of Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
• James BeMiller, professor emeritus, Department of Food Science, College of Agriculture
• Richard Borgens, director, Institute for Applied Neurology, Center for Paralysis Research; Mari Hulman George Professor of Applied Neuroscience, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine; professor, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Charles Bouman, Michael J. and Katherine R. Birck Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering; professor, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
• James Braun, professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Nicholas Carpita, professor, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture and Bindley Bioscience Center
• Srinivasan Chandrasekar, professor, School of Industrial Engineering; professor, School of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering
• Yan Chen, professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Jason Clark, assistant professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering; assistant professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
• W. Dale Compton, Lillian M. Gilbreth Distinguished Professor Emeritus, School of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering
• Supriyo Datta, Thomas Duncan Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• David Ebert, Silicon Valley Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Kirk Foster, senior research engineer, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
• James L. Garrison, associate professor, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics; associate professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Stanton Gelvin, H. Edwin Umbarger Distinguished Professor of Biology, Department of Biology, College of Science
• Eckhard Groll, director, Office of Professional Practice; professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
• William Hutzel, associate professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, College of Technology
• Jules Janick, James Troop Distinguished Professor of Horticulture, Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture
• Hilkka Kenttamaa, professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
• Michael Kinch, adjunct associate professor, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine
• David Koltick, professor, Department of Physics, College of Science
• Gary Krutz, professor, School of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, College of Agriculture, College of Engineering
• Michael Ladisch, director, Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering; Distinguished Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, College of Agriculture, College of Engineering; Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Richard Linton, associate director, Agricultural Research Program; professor, Department of Food Science, College of Agriculture
• David Love, associate professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Philip Low, Ralph C. Corley Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
• John Lumkes Jr., associate professor, School of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, College of Agriculture and College of Engineering
• James Mann, research engineer, School of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering
• Wilfredo Moscoso, postdoctoral research associate, School of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering
• Nathan Mosier, associate professor, School of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, College of Agriculture and College of Engineering
• Philip Nelson, professor emeritus, Department of Food Science, College of Agriculture
• Shimon Y. Nof, director, PRISM Center; professor, School of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering
• David Nolte, professor, Department of Physics, College of Science
• Dimitrios Peroulis, associate professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Voicu Popescu, associate professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Science
• P. Veeraragha Ramachandran, professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
• Karthik Ramani, Donald W. Feddersen Professor of Mechanical Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering; professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Fred Regnier, J. H. Law Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
• Randall Replogle, professional machinist, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
• John Rice, W. Brooks Fortune Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Computer Science; professor, Department of Mathematics, College of Science
• Kaushik Roy, Roscoe H. George Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Elisha Sacks, professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Science
• Robert Santini, senior instrumentation specialist, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
• Riyi Shi, professor, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering; professor, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine
• Thomas Talavage, associate professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Weldon Vaughn, retired instrument maker/machinist, Department of Chemistry, College of Science.
• Alexander Wei, professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
• Andrew Weiner, Scifres Family Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Peide Ye, professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering