Fayetteville State University inducted into the National Academy of Inventors

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) bestowed the honor of member institution on Fayetteville State University during their 13th Annual Conference, Unlocking Innovation: Keys to Societal Solutions, hosted by North Carolina State University in Raleigh in June.

Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation and Chief Research Officer Ganesh Bora, Ph.D., accepted the award on behalf of FSU at the Conference. He was also conferred as an honorary member recognizing his achievements and accomplishment to the innovation ecosystem.

“Being a member of the NAI will bolster our efforts to create and develop solutions for world,” said Bora. “This is a tremendous accomplishment as FSU continues to enhance research opportunities for our students, particularly encouraging undergraduate students to engage in campus research projects.”

Joining Bora as FSU representatives at the conference were Leslie Evelyn, Ph.D, director of the Office of Sponsored Research and Programs and executive director of the FSU Research Corporation and Bhoj Gautam, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Chemistry Physics and Materials Science.

Fayetteville State University currently has four active patents, with research ongoing toward developing new patent-worth product and ideas. “Inducting FSU is evidence of the NAI expanding its efforts to include more HBCUs as members to provide increased exposure to the innovative technologies being developed among them,” said Evelyn.

Comprised of U.S. and international universities; governmental agencies; and non-profit research institutes, the NAI was founded to recognize and encourage inventors with U.S. patents, enhance the visibility of academic technology and innovation, encourage the disclosure of intellectual property, educate and mentor innovative students, and to create wider public understanding of how its members’ inventions benefit society.