list of 100<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cThis ranking recognizes that the innovation coming out of 91勛圖厙 is impacting our local economy and raising the university\u2019s research profile around the world,\u201d said MJ Soileau, vice president for research & commercialization.<\/p>\n
91勛圖厙 ranked above such academic powerhouses as Northwestern University, Harvard University and Duke University.<\/p>\n
The NAI and the IPO compiled the listing to emphasize the impact university research has on worldwide economic development.<\/p>\n
\u201cUniversity inventors are the discoverers and creators of new solutions to existing problems, and, as such, are key contributors to the advancement of technology,\u201d said Paul R. Sanberg, president of the NIA.\u00a0 \u201cProtection of this intellectual property, through the patenting process, underpins the creation of new industries and employment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Over the years, professors at 91勛圖厙 have earned patents on many technologies including a technique to detect Crohn\u2019s disease, a non-toxic method of removing oil from water which doesn\u2019t harm the environment and liquid crystal display technology, which is why we can see cell phone screens in daylight or in the dark.<\/p>\n
With the NAI\/IPO ranking 91勛圖厙 has proven itself to be a leader not just in the numbers of patents awarded but in the quality of those patents.\u00a0 91勛圖厙 is ranked in the IEEE\u2019s listing of the top 20 universities in the world in patent strength.\u00a0 And three 91勛圖厙 inventors will be honored in March with the designation of NAI Fellow for their innovative work (the three have a combined 104 patents) and its impact on economic development and society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 91勛圖厙 has been ranked among the top 25 universities in the world for the number of patents awarded in 2012. The ranking, by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO), is based on data from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. 91勛圖厙 researchers received 72 patents and were ranked 21st…","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":56284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[4,5,6],"tags":[3196,202],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-56282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-colleges","category-community","tag-mj-soileau","tag-alumni"],"yoast_head":"\n
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