Inventor of the Year Award 2026
Inventor of the Year Award
Each year the Board of Directors of the Research Foundation choose a member of the University of Georgia faculty as the inventor of the year. The honor is based on the invention’s originality, innovation and impact outside the university setting.
2026 Recipient
Past Recipients
| First Name | Last Name | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly | Dawe | 2025 |
| Qingguo "Jack" | Huang | 2024 |
| Michael | Hahn | 2023 |
| Naola | Ferguson-Noel | 2022 |
| John | Ruter | 2021 |
| Zheng-Hua | Ye | 2020 |
| Holly | Sellers | 2019 |
| Darrell | Sparks | 2018 |
| Biao | He | 2017 |
| Mark | Jackwood | 2016 |
| Jerry | Johnson | 2015 |
| Mark | Eiteman | 2014 |
| Scott | NeSmith | 2013 |
| Geert-Jan | Boons | 2012 |
| Roger | Boerma | 2011 |
| Mike | Doyle | 2010 |
| Tong | Zhao | 2010 |
| Michael | Dirr | 2009 |
| Vasu | Nair | 2008 |
| Robert | Ivarie | 2007 |
| Michael | Adang | 2006 |
| Steven | Stice | 2005 |
| Richard | Meagher | 2004 |
| Wayne | Hanna | 2003 |
| Chung K. "David" | Chu | 2002 |
| Lois | Miller | 2001 |
| Branson | Ritchie | 2000 |