National Academy of Inventors' °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Chapter

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Chapter

NAI chapter members

Recognizing °ÙÃĵ¼º½ researchers who are inventors

The °ÙÃĵ¼º½ chapter of the recognized members of the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ community who have demonstrated truly innovative ideas or concepts that create new research paradigms and develop novel applications of their science or technology. A researcher's contribution reaches the benchmark of inventorship as recognized by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) because its discovery had no significant prior art, was not obvious to someone else skilled in the field, and had a specific use. In this case, the USPTO issues a "U.S. Patent" and officially designates the researcher as an "inventor."

Purpose of °ÙÃĵ¼º½ chapter

  • Recognize publicly a cadre of investigators who are also inventors

  • Enhance visibility of university technology development, promote entrepreneurship and be advocates for °ÙÃĵ¼º½ innovation in the Tampa Bay community

  • Be a resource for the Tampa Bay community to facilitate greater industry research contracts and interactions with companies and organizations in order to increase economic impact

  • Increase awareness of intellectual property at °ÙÃĵ¼º½ by mentoring, fostering and encouraging other faculty, staff and students to develop their intellectual property and inventions

  • Help shape society by being in a position to understand the translational use of inventions at °ÙÃĵ¼º½ and elsewhere; and be a role model in such endeavors for students

  • Develop relevant invention-based activities in collaboration with °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Technology Transfer

Chapter Executive Committee

Anna Pyayt

Anna Pyayt
President

Mark Jaroszeksi

Mark Jaroszeski
Vice President

Michele Tyrpak

Michele Tyrpak
Treasurer

Xingmin Sun

Xingmin Sun
Past President

Members at Large

  • Norma Alcantar
  • Robert Byrne
  • Jianfeng Cai
  • Dennis Killinger
  • Cliff Merz
  • Subhra Mohapatra
  • George Nolas
  • Niketa Patel
  • Kyle Reed
  • Stephen Saddow
  • Hariom Yadav
  • Daniel Yeh