Honoring top inventors and entrepreneurs dedicated to commercializing University of Arizona inventions
Year | Honorees | Honor |
|---|---|---|
2024 | Hong Hua | Inventor of the Year |
| Anivive | Startup of the Year | |
| Sara Sheikhlary | Student Innovator of the Year | |
| TIMESTEP | Campus Collaboration | |
| Thomas R. Brown Foundations | Ecosystem Impact | |
| Thomas Grogan | The David N. Allen Award for Leadership & Vision | |
| The James E. Rogers College of Law | #MADEITHAPPEN | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
2019 Read the news. | Louise Hecker, Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine | Inventor of the Year |
Urbix Resources | Startup of the Year | |
Base Horner and Curtis Gunn, Desert Angels | Ecosystem Impact | |
Jennifer Barton, BIO5 Institute | Campus Collaborator of the Year | |
Dawson Baker, Optical Sciences | Student Innovator of the Year | |
James C. Wyant, College of Optical Sciences | David N. Allen Award for Leadership & Vision | |
2018 Read the news.
| Christopher Walker, Astronomy and Steward Observatory | Inventor of the Year, Physical Sciences |
Frederic Zenhausern, College of Medicine â Phoenix | Inventor of the Year, Life Sciences | |
Codelucida | Startup of the Year | |
Roger Miesfeld, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry | Campus Collaborator of the Year | |
Fletcher McCusker | Ecosystem Impact | |
David N. Allen, Tech Launch Arizona | David N. Allen Award for Leadership & Vision (Inaugural Year) | |
2017 | Douglas Loy, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Materials Science & Engineering | Inventor of the Year, Physical Sciences |
Vijay Gokhale, Computational Chemistry, BIO5 Institute | Inventor of the Year, Life Sciences | |
MetOxs Solutions | Startup of the Year | |
The McGuire Center of Entrepreneurship | Campus Collaborator of the Year | |
Katina Koller, Northwire, Inc | Ecosystem Impact of the Year | |
2016 | Jeffrey Pyun, Chemistry and Biochemistry | I2 Award for Chemistry and Physical Sciences |
Laurence Hurley, Pharmacology and Toxicology | I2 Award for Biomedicine | |
Joseph Valacich, MIS | I2 Award for Information Technology | |
Dominic Gervasio, Chemical and Environmental Engineering | I2 Award for Engineering | |
Bibiana Law, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences | I2 Award for Agriculture and Life Sciences | |
Laura Todd Johnson, Heather Gaines and Anne Stratman, UA Office of the General Counsel | I2 Award for Campus Collaboration | |
Manny Teran, Aztera | I2 Award for Industry and Corporate Partnership | |
Lawrence Hecker, Hecker PLLC | I2 Award for Ecosystem Impact | |
2015 | Victor Hruby, Chemistry and Biochemistry | Award for Chemistry |
Eugene Gerner, Molecular Medicine | Award for Biomedicine | |
Yi-Chang Chiu, Civil Engineering | Award for Information Technology | |
Linda Powers, Electrical and Computer Engineering | Award for Engineering | |
Joel Cuello, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering | Award for Agriculture & Life Sciences | |
Jason Dewland, Cindy Elliott, Sandra Kramer and Jennifer Martin, Arizona Libraries | Award for Campus Collaboration | |
David Hutchens, Tucson Electric Power | Award for Industry & Corporate Partnership | |
Oliver Davis, May Potenza, Baran & Gillespie | Award for Ecosystem Impact | |
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 |
Marvin Slepian, Medicine and Biomedical Engineering | Catapult Award for Biomedical & Life Sciences | |
Richard Snodgrass, Computer Science Sauyma Debray, Computer Science Rui Zhang, Computer Science | Catapult Award for Information Technology | |
Assistant Professor Jonathan Sprinkle, Electrical and Computer Engineering | Catapult Award for Engineering | |
Fletcher McKusker and Kevin Boesen, SinfoníaRx | Catapult Award for Industry & Corporate Partnership | |
Patrick Marcus, Marcus Engineering LLC | Catapult Award for Ecosystem Impact |