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 Gateways Program.

Purdue University discoveries patented in the fiscal year July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008

• Mikhail Atallah, associate department head and distinguished professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Science; professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Osman Basaran, Reilly Professor of Fluid Mechanics, School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Dor Ben-Amotz (four patents), professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
• Donald Bergstrom, Walther Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences
• Arun Bhunia, professor, Department of Food Science, College of Agriculture
• Richard Borch, Lilly Distinguished Professor and Head, Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences
• Richard Borgens, director, Center for Paralysis Research; Mari Hulman George Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine; professor, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Charles Bouman (eight patents), 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
• Ray Bressan, distinguished professor, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, College of Agriculture
• Steven R. Byrn, head, Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences; Charles B. Jordan Professor of Medicinal Chemistry
• Srinivasan Chandrasekar, director, Center for Materials Processing and Tribology; professor, School of Industrial Engineering; professor, School of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering
• W. Dale Compton, Lillian M. Gilbreth Distinguished Professor Emeritus, School of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering
• R. Graham Cooks (three patents), Henry B. Hass Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
• Mark Cushman, professor, Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences
• V. Jo Davisson, professor, Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences
• Vladimir Drachev, senior research scientist, Birck Nanotechnology Center and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Vincent Drnevich, professor, School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering
• Thomas Farris, head and professor, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, College of Engineering
• Suresh V. Garimella, R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Professor of Mechanical Engineering, School of Mechanical 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 (two patents), H. Edwin Umbarger Distinguished Professor of Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science
• Jay Gore, director, Energy Center; Vincent P. Reilly Professor of Mechanical Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering; professor, School of Chemical Engineering; professor, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, College of Engineering
• Paul Hasegawa, professor, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, College of Agriculture
• Christine Hrycyna, associate professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
• Jong-Hyeok Jeon, senior research scientist, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Linda Katehi, provost, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; former John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering at Purdue University, College of Engineering
• Michael Ladisch, director, Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering; Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering; Distinguished Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering; Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering
• Robert Lucht, Ralph and Bettye Bailey Professor of Combustion in Mechanical Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering; Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, College of Engineering
• Scott McLuckey, John A. Leighty Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
• Saeed Mohammadi, associate professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Zheng Ouyang (two patents), assistant professor, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering; assistant professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Kinam Park, Showalter Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering; professor, Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences
• Bartlomiej Rajwa, research scientist, Bindley Bioscience Center
• Karthik Ramani, professor, School of Mechanical Engineering; professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• John Rice, distinguished professor emeritus, Department of Computer Science, College of Science
• J. Paul Robinson (two patents), SVM Professor of Cytomics, School of Veterinary Medicine; professor, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Kaushik Roy (three patents), Roscoe H. George Professor of Electrical and Computer  Engineering, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Vladimir Shalaev, Robert and Anne Burnett Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering; professor, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Riyi Shi, associate professor, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering; associate professor, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine
• Garth Simpson, associate professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
• Daniel Smith, visiting assistant professor, Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences
• David H. Thompson, professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
• Kevin Trumble, professor, School of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering
• Andrew Weiner, Scifres Family Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering