February 21, 2025

The Mizzou Engineering researcher is among 162 academic inventors recognized for their scientific contributions.

A Mizzou Engineering researcher and adjunct professor has been named a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

Dr. Jaya Ghosh is one of two Mizzou academic inventors identified by NAI’s member institutions. NAI senior members are recognized for being outstanding innovators and fostering a culture of invention on their respective campuses.

Ghosh is the co-director of the College of Engineering’s National Science Foundation-funded Mizzou TecHub and an adjunct professor in the College of Engineering. She has been a lead program manager of the National Institute of Health (NIH) REACH-funded MU Midwest Biomedical Accelerator Consortium and the director of the MU Coulter Biomedical Accelerator in the College of Engineering and School of Medicine. She is also a current project manager for the NIH Concept to Clinic Commercializing Innovation Program. 

The 2025 class of Senior Members will be celebrated during the Senior Member Induction Ceremony at NAI’s 14th Annual Conference in June in Atlanta, Georgia. The prestigious Senior Member Induction Ceremony is one of the cornerstones of the conference, exemplifying the spirit of creativity and discovery that drives the global inventor community.

This story is an excerpt of the original, which appeared on Show Me Mizzou.