News in Brief: 2 UVA Professors Named to National Academy of Inventors

December 8, 2022
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Two University of Virginia faculty members, Mool Gupta and John Hossack, have been named to the National Academy of Inventors.

Gupta, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, currently serves as a Langley Distinguished Professor. He founded the National Science Foundation’s Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Lasers and Plasmas at UVA.

Headshots left to right: Mool Gupta and John Hossack

Mool Gupta, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, and John Hossack, a professor of biomedical engineering, have been recognized for their innovations. (Photos by Dan Addison, University Communications)

Gupta’s lab recently joined innovators working on NASA’s Artemis missions. He has developed technology with solar, biomedical and microelectronics applications.

Hossack, a professor of biomedical engineering, develops ultrasound imaging approaches for cardiovascular disease. He has pioneered using gas-filled “microbubbles” in combination with imaging as a way of targeting drug delivery.

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Hossack’s research has helped launch several start-up companies. He is a past recipient of UVA’s Edlich-Henderson Innovators of the Year award.

The National Academy of Inventors is a nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging inventors in academia. This year, the academy invited 169 academics to be fellows.

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