Bishop Elected to Rank of NAI Fellow
David J. Bishop, Director of the CELL-MET Engineering Research Center and Head of the Boston University Division of Materials Science & Engineering, has been elected to the rank of National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow. The NAI Fellows Selection Committee has chosen Bishop for induction as he has “demonstrated a highly prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that has made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society.” Congratulations to Professor Bishop on this great achievement and recognition as a truly prolific academic inventor!
Bishop will be inducted into the NAI at the Fellows Induction Ceremony on April 5, 2018 at The Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC.
As a new NAI Fellow, Bishop joins the ranks of three other CELL-MET professors: Professor Steven Forrest, University of Michigan; Professor Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Columbia University; and Professor Mark Grinstaff, Boston University.
The NAI was founded in 2010 to recognize and encourage inventors with patents issued from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, enhance the visibility of academic technology and innovation, encourage the disclosure of intellectual property, educate and mentor innovative students, and translate the inventions of its members to benefit society.