Inventor Spotlight
The Office of Technology Development (OTD) profiles FAU inventors who make outstanding contributions to innovation in areas such as patents and licensing, innovative discovery and technology, significant impact on society, and support and enhancement of innovation. If you are interested in collaborating with a FAU inventor featured here, contact us at techdevelop@fau.edu.
- Hari Kalva, Ph.D. – Digital Media and Telecommunications
- Vivian Merk, Ph.D. – Material Advancements
- Aditya Nayak, Ph.D. – Going with the Flow
- Sarah Du, Ph.D. – Portable Inventions
- Gregg Fields, Ph.D. – A Renowned Leader
- Georgios Skilvantis, Ph.D. – Building an Underwater Connection
- Waseem Asghar, Ph.D. – Nano Lab
- Mehrdad Nojoumian, Ph.D. – Trust Management
- Jason Hallstrom, Ph.D. – Internet of Things
- Megan Davis, Ph.D. – Sea Creations
Articles
2026
Dolby Laboratories Acquires FAU Video Compression Tech Portfolio
FAU’s Dana J. Vouglitois Receives Prestigious Fulbright IEA Award
FAU Engineer Earns U.S. Patent for Human-AI Manufacturing System
FAU’s Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., Named Senior Member of the NAI
FAU Innovation Pilot Award Supports Shark Bycatch Solution
2025
FAU Innovation Pilot Awards Drive Faculty Research from Lab to Market
Hari Kalva, Ph.D., Inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
FAU’s Innovation Awards Celebrate Ingenuity, Entrepreneurship
Four Inventors Honored
E. Du, Ph.D., Named Senior Member, National Academy of Inventors
2024
Innovation Pilot Awards
World Intellectual Property Day: Inspired by Nature
Four Inventors Honored (2024)
Masterminds: The Path to Patent
2023
FAU, NAI Offer Students Intellectual Property Certificate
FAU Researcher Receives U.S. Patent for Underwater Imaging Device
Gene Discovery Nets FAU Researchers U.S. Patent to Treat Addiction
FAU Receives National Academy of Inventors Chapter of Excellence Award
Tool to Diagnose and Monitor Sickle Cell Disease Receives U.S. Patent
Mentoring the Next Generation of Inventors
World Intellectual Property Day Women and IP: Accelerating Innovation and Creativity
Special Delivery: FAU Researcher Patents Effective Drug Treatment for Brain Disorders
2022
FAU’s Hari Kalva, Ph.D., Inducted into National Academy of Inventors
A New Polymer Patent
Researchers Inducted into FAU Chapter of National Academy of Inventors
Recognizing Inventors at FAU: The National Academy of Inventors Chapter at FAU Introduces Eight New Members
Celebrating Innovation: Happy World Intellectual Property Day
Treating Rare Diseases: FAU Researcher Partners with Company To Develop New Drug
2021
Machine-Learned Human Emotions will ‘Drive’ Autonomous Vehicles
FAU Video Tech Inventions Acquired by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Novel FAU Technology for Self-Driving Cars Earns Second U.S. Patent
FAU Invention for Privacy of Sharing Files Online Gets U.S. Patent
2020
FAU Scientists Patent Protective Compound
What’s That Growing on Your Face Mask?
Revolutionizing the World’s Inefficiencies in Fish Farming
2018
