Honoring top inventors and entrepreneurs dedicated to commercializing University of Arizona inventions
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Year |
Honorees |
Honor |
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2023 |
Floyd "Ski" Chilton | Inventor of the Year |
| BG Networks | Startup of the Year | |
| Ashlesha Patil | Student Innovator of the Year | |
| UArizona Marketing & Brand Management | Campus Collaboration | |
| The Arizona Technology Council | Ecosystem Impact | |
| Joann MacMaster, CEO, Desert Angels | The David N. Allen Award for Leadership & Vision | |
| The Science of Sport | #MADEITHAPPEN | |
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2022 Read the news. |
Robin Polt | Inventor of the Year |
| Aqualung Therapeutics Corp. | Startup of the Year | |
| Joel Berkson | Student Innovator of the Year | |
| The Office of the Provost | Campus Collaboration | |
| The Flinn Foundation | Ecosystem Impact | |
| Lawrence Hecker | David N. Allen Award for Leadership & Vision | |
| Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals | #MADEITHAPPEN | |
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2021 Read the news. |
Sadhana Ravishankar | Inventor of the Year |
| Botanisol Analytics | Startup of the Year | |
| Sahand Sabet | Student Innovator of the Year | |
| Mark Van Dyke | Campus Collaboration | |
| Eric Smith, University of Arizona Center for Innovation | Ecosystem Impact | |
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2020 Read the news. |
Jim Schwiegerling, James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences | Inventor of the Year |
| Neuro-ID | Startup of the Year | |
| The TLA Commercialization Partners | Ecosystem Impact | |
| Carol Stewart, Tech Parks Arizona | Award for Campus Collaboration | |
| Vinodh Subramanian, Systems and Industrial Engineering | Student Inventor of the Year | |
| Fletcher McCusker, UAVenture Capital | David N. Allen Award for Leadership & Vision | |
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2019 Read the news. |
Louise Hecker, Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine |
Inventor of the Year |
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Urbix Resources |
Startup of the Year |
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Base Horner and Curtis Gunn, Desert Angels |
Ecosystem Impact |
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Jennifer Barton, BIO5 Institute |
Campus Collaborator of the Year |
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Dawson Baker, Optical Sciences |
Student Innovator of the Year |
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James C. Wyant, College of Optical Sciences |
David N. Allen Award for Leadership & Vision |
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2018 Read the news.
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Christopher Walker, Astronomy and Steward Observatory |
Inventor of the Year, Physical Sciences |
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Frederic Zenhausern, College of Medicine â Phoenix |
Inventor of the Year, Life Sciences |
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Codelucida |
Startup of the Year |
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Roger Miesfeld, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry |
Campus Collaborator of the Year |
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Fletcher McCusker |
Ecosystem Impact |
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David N. Allen, Tech Launch Arizona |
David N. Allen Award for Leadership & Vision (Inaugural Year) |
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2017 |
Douglas Loy, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Materials Science & Engineering |
Inventor of the Year, Physical Sciences |
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Vijay Gokhale, Computational Chemistry, BIO5 Institute |
Inventor of the Year, Life Sciences |
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MetOxs Solutions |
Startup of the Year |
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The McGuire Center of Entrepreneurship |
Campus Collaborator of the Year |
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Katina Koller, Northwire, Inc |
Ecosystem Impact of the Year |
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2016 |
Jeffrey Pyun, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
I2 Award for Chemistry and Physical Sciences |
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Laurence Hurley, Pharmacology and Toxicology |
I2 Award for Biomedicine |
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Joseph Valacich, MIS |
I2 Award for Information Technology |
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Dominic Gervasio, Chemical and Environmental Engineering |
I2 Award for Engineering |
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Bibiana Law, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences |
I2 Award for Agriculture and Life Sciences |
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Laura Todd Johnson, Heather Gaines and Anne Stratman, UA Office of the General Counsel |
I2 Award for Campus Collaboration |
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Manny Teran, Aztera |
I2 Award for Industry and Corporate Partnership |
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Lawrence Hecker, Hecker PLLC |
I2 Award for Ecosystem Impact |
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2015 |
Victor Hruby, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
Award for Chemistry |
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Eugene Gerner, Molecular Medicine |
Award for Biomedicine |
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Yi-Chang Chiu, Civil Engineering |
Award for Information Technology |
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Linda Powers, Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Award for Engineering |
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Joel Cuello, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering |
Award for Agriculture & Life Sciences |
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Jason Dewland, Cindy Elliott, Sandra Kramer and Jennifer Martin, Arizona Libraries |
Award for Campus Collaboration |
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David Hutchens, Tucson Electric Power |
Award for Industry & Corporate Partnership |
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Oliver Davis, May Potenza, Baran & Gillespie |
Award for Ecosystem Impact |
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2014 |
Jeanne Pemberton, Chemistry and Biochemistry Cliff Coss Raina Maier, Soil, Water and Environmental Science Robin Polt, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
Catapult Award for Chemistry and Physical Sciences |
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Marvin Slepian, Medicine and Biomedical Engineering |
Catapult Award for Biomedical & Life Sciences |
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Richard Snodgrass, Computer Science Sauyma Debray, Computer Science Rui Zhang, Computer Science |
Catapult Award for Information Technology |
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Assistant Professor Jonathan Sprinkle, Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Catapult Award for Engineering |
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Fletcher McKusker and Kevin Boesen, SinfoníaRx |
Catapult Award for Industry & Corporate Partnership |
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Patrick Marcus, Marcus Engineering LLC |
Catapult Award for Ecosystem Impact |