{"679005":{"#nid":"679005","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Technology Licensing proudly celebrates Professor Younan Xia on his election to the 2024 class of National Academy of Inventors Fellows","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis honor recognizes Professor Xia\u2019s exceptional contributions to innovation, advancing technology, and fostering groundbreaking research that benefits society and drives economic development.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Xia is the Brock Family Chair and Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) Eminent Scholar in Nanomedicine in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, with joint appointments in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThroughout his accomplished career, Professor Xia has received numerous prestigious awards, including:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe 2013 Nano Today Award\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe ACS National Award in the Chemistry of Materials (2013)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe Fred Kavli Distinguished Lecture in Nanoscience at the MRS Spring Meeting (2013)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAIMBE Fellow (2011)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMRS Fellow (2009)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe NIH Director\u0027s Pioneer Award (2006)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe ACS Leo Hendrik Baekeland Award (2005)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECamille Dreyfus Teacher Scholar (2002)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe David and Lucile Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering (2000)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAlfred P. Sloan Research Fellow (2000)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe NSF Early Career Development Award (2000)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe ACS Victor K. LaMer Award (1999)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe Camille and Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Award (1997)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Xia\u2019s groundbreaking work exemplifies Georgia Tech\u2019s commitment to innovation and excellence in research, inspiring advancements in nanomedicine and beyond.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EElection to NAI is the highest professional distinction specifically awarded to inventors. Founded in 2012, the NAI Fellows program has recognized 22 Georgia Tech innovators \u2014 12 in just the last five years. Professor Xia joins a 2024 class of 170 new fellows representing university, government, and nonprofit organizations worldwide.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJoin us in celebrating this outstanding accomplishment and the profound impact of Professor Younan Xia\u2019s pioneering work!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECongratulations, Professor Xia!\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETechnology Licensing proudly celebrates Professor Younan Xia on his election to the prestigious 2024 Class of National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellows.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Technology Licensing proudly celebrates Professor Younan Xia on his election to the 2024 class of National Academy of Inventors Fellows"}],"uid":"36434","created_gmt":"2024-12-19 19:45:53","changed_gmt":"2026-03-17 20:42:16","author":"lcameron30","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2024-12-18T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-12-18T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"675897":{"id":"675897","type":"image","title":"Xia_headshot.png","body":null,"created":"1734637563","gmt_created":"2024-12-19 19:46:03","changed":"1734637563","gmt_changed":"2024-12-19 19:46:03","alt":"Professor Younan Xia","file":{"fid":"259572","name":"Xia_headshot.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/12\/19\/Xia_headshot.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/12\/19\/Xia_headshot.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1770666,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/12\/19\/Xia_headshot.png?itok=Qs8laVvb"}}},"media_ids":["675897"],"groups":[{"id":"655285","name":"GT Commercialization"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"192255","name":"go-commercializationnews"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"193658","name":"Commercialization"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003Elcameron30@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lcameron30@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}