ASU Researchers Honored, Elected As Fellows To National Academy Of Inventors

Two faculty members of ASU have been elected as fellows to the National Academy Of Inventors for their research work addressing a societal need.

Study in US: Arizona State University faculty members Klaus Lackner and Bertram Jacobs have been elected as fellows to the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). They were recognised for their research work addressing a societal need.

Paul Sanberg, NAI president commented, “This year’s class of NAI fellows represents a truly impressive caliber of inventors. Tackling real-world issues and creating solutions that propel us into the future. Through their work, they are making significant contributions to science, creating lasting societal impact and growing the economy.”

The fellow program highlights the inventors who made outstanding inventions impacting the welfare of society, economic development and quality of life. This is highest professional distinction accorded to academic inventors.

“Jacobs has focused on what remains a central challenge for medicine, the development of an affordable and effective vaccine against human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV. His lab has explored poxvirus-host interactions and the strategies these viruses use to evade the body’s innate immune interferon defenses. Disabling immune evasion genes in vaccinia has produced highly attenuated strains of the virus for potential use as vectors against diseases including AIDS, which is caused by HIV,” reads the ASU statement.

“Lackner has been exploring these systems and the materials used in them since the 1990s, when he first wrote a scientific paper outlining that such systems are feasible and may provide a way to combat climate change. One such device based on DAC with Lackner’s involvement is the MechanicalTree, located at ASU and being commercialized by Carbon Collect Ltd,” added ASU statement.

W. P. Carey School Of Business Introduces Suite Of In-Demand Programs

The business school has announced to offer more graduate business programs. Two new programs will be added this fall 2025 - an online master's degree in marketing and a master's degree in economics.

Ohad Kadan, Charles J. Robel Dean and W. P. Carey Distinguished Chair in Business said, "We are constantly innovating at the W. P. Carey School. We look to the job market and talk to our students to ensure a W. P. Carey degree provides ongoing opportunities to transform the future of business."

"While there can be uncertainty in a changing career landscape, it is a really exciting time for students," Eaton said. "We see this reshuffling as an opportunity for our graduate students to upskill using emerging tools and technologies, and then really stand out in their ability to meet employer needs," added Charles J. Robel.

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