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, 2008, through June 30, 2009

• 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
• Arun Bhunia, professor, Department of Food Science, College of Agriculture
• James Braun, professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Charles Bouman, Michael and Katherine Birck Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering; professor, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
• R. Graham Cooks, Henry Bohn Hass Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
• James Cooper, Jr., Jai N. Gupta Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Mark Cushman, professor, Department of Medicinal and Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences
• Timothy Fisher, professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Philip Fuchs, R. B. Wetherill Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
• Suresh Garimella, R. Eugene & Susie E. Goodson Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
• James Garrison, associate professor, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics; associate professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Kaliappan Gopalan, professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Calumet
• Arun Ghosh, distinguished professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
• Eckhard Groll, director, Office of Professional Practice; professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Edwin Hirleman, William E. and Florence E. Perry, Head and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, College of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Nancy Ho, research professor, School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering; senior research scientist and group leader, Mollecular Genetics Group Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering
• Galen King, professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Douglas Lantrip, research associate, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
• 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
• James Leary, professor, Department of Basic Medical Sciences; School of Veterinary Medicine; professor of Nanomedicine
• Scott McLuckey, John A. Leighty Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
• Saeed Mohammadi (two patents), associate professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Nathan Mosier, associate professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering
• David Nolte (two patents), professor, Department of Physics, College of Science
• 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
• Sunil Prabhakar, professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Science
• Fred Regnier (two patents), J. H. Law Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry, School of Science
• Kaushik Roy (three patents), Roscoe H. George Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Hasan Sharifi, research engineer, Birck Nanotechnology Center
• SeokBo Shim, associate professor, Patti and Rusty Rueff Department of Visual and Performing Arts, College of Liberal Arts
• Alexander Wei, professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Science