Ohio State chemist elected to National Academy of Inventors

Story excerpt provided by The Ohio State University.
Written by Pam Frost Gorder.

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Prabir Dutta, Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry at The Ohio State University, has been elected to the rank of National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow.

Election as an NAI Fellow is a high honor bestowed upon academic innovators and inventors who have “demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions and innovations that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society.”

With 16 patents granted and 12 pending, Dutta has won numerous awards related to his inventions, including three spots on the prestigious R&D 100 list, which salutes the best inventions to emerge from industry, government and academia each year.

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Originally published December 20, 2017.