Dr. Gambhir Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow

December 15, 2015

Dr. Sanjiv Sam Gambhir has been named a National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow for 2015. Dr. Gambhir is the eighth NAI Fellow from Stanford since it's inception. Election to NAI Fellow status is a high professional distinction accorded to academic inventors who have demonstrated a highly prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, and welfare of society.

The NAI Fellows will be inducted on April 15, 2016, as part of the Fifth Annual Conference of the National Academy of Inventors at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). USPTO Commissioner for Patents Andrew Hirshfeld will provide the keynote address for the induction ceremony. In honor of their outstanding accomplishments, Fellows will be presented with a special trophy, medal, and rosette pin.

Congratulations, Dr. Gambhir!