Thursday, February 25, 2021
Share Pitt Law alumnus and technology transfer professional Ryan Davis (LAW ’16) has been awarded for his work with the Veterans Affairs (VA) Technology Transfer Program a unit that determines which outcomes of veterans’ health-based research may have application or commercial potential in the real world. Davis was selected as Rookie of the Year an award for someone in a position for no more than three years. From his Washington, D.C., work site, he manages all VA tech transfer activity across a wide swath of the U.S., overseeing patent applications and looking for people within various industries to partner with VA researchers or further develop their ideas.
PNNL Technology Fortified Grid, earns national awards
News Highlights: PNNL Technology Fortified Grid, earns national awards
Newswise – RICHLAND, Wash. A device that identifies liquids by ‘reading’ their acoustic signatures and an international partnership that brought greater stability to Central America’s power grid are just two of the latest successes in transferring federal technology to private industry. The Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer of accredited workforce behind this and an additional innovation last week with awards recognizing exceptional work in commercializing government technology.
Each winning technology meets a unique need. FluID ™, a cost-effective device that reveals the identity of liquids packed in metal containers, delivers in moments details that used to take weeks. A six-year project between US and Central American agencies supported the Central American network, including technical training and valuable software in th
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IMAGE: Ji-Guang (Jason) Zhang, Allan Tuan, and Lindsie Canales, shown left to right, form the Licensing Flywheel Program team. The program helps private companies test drive federally developed technology by using. view more
Credit: (Photo by Andrea Starr | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
RICHLAND, Wash. A device that identifies fluids by reading their acoustic signatures and an international partnership that brought greater stability to Central America s power grid mark just two of the latest successes in transferring federal technology to private industry. The Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer recognized staff behind these and one additional innovation last week with awards that distinguish exceptional work in commercializing government technology.
Amit Goyal
Amit Goyal, an internationally recognized materials scientist and director of the UB’s RENEW Institute, was elected a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a professional organization dedicated to advancing technology and fostering technological innovation for the benefit of humanity.
The honor recognizes Goyal “for contributions to high-temperature superconducting materials.”
The designation is conferred by the IEEE Board of Directors upon scientists with an outstanding record of accomplishments in IEEE fields of interest. The total number selected in any one year cannot exceed one-tenth of 1% of the total voting membership. IEEE fellowship is the highest grade of membership and is recognized by the technical community as a prestigious honor and an important career achievement.