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Two NC State Faculty Named National Academy of Inventor Fellows

National Academy of Inventors

NC State faculty members Dr. Martin Thuo and Dr. Victor Veliadis have been named National Academy of Inventors Fellows, the highest professional distinction awarded solely to academic inventors.

Collectively, NAI Fellows hold more than 68,000 issued U.S. patents, which have generated over 20,000 licensed technologies, 4,000 companies and created more than 1.2 million jobs. In addition, over $3.2 trillion in revenue has been generated based on NAI Fellow discoveries.

Dr. Martin Thuo

Department of Materials Science & Engineering

Leading expert in functional soft matter, surface/interface thermodynamics, metastable materials for manufacturing/technology development, and experiential learning

Dr. Victor Veliadis

PowerAmerica
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Innovator in the design, fabrication, and testing of silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) devices for commercial and military applications