Evangelyn Alocilja, André Bachmann, and Richard Lunt have been named Senior Members by the National Academy of Inventors.  

This year’s class of NAI Senior Members is the largest to date and hails from 60 NAI member institutions across the nation. Collectively, they are named inventors on over 1,000 U.S. patents with 344 of those being licensed technologies and commercialized products. The 2024 class also showcases the shared commitment to celebrate the diversity of the academic ecosystem, with 50% of this year’s Senior Members being outstanding female and/or underrepresented academic inventors. 

"MSU’s Innovation Center provides an environment of support and opportunities for our researchers to pursue patents and to positively impact the world through the commercialization of their research discoveries," said Doug Gage, vice president for research and innovation. "The fact that we have three members being recognized by NAI this year is testament to the priority MSU places on research and innovation, and the downstream economic impact that MSU can have in our state and beyond." 

The MSU researchers being honored have found that their research often presents a challenge that provides an opportunity for invention.