New Jersey

Inventors Hall of Fame

Awards Banquet
Thursday, October 22, 2015

New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame Co-Sponsors:

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 ABOUT OUR CO-SPONSORS
Stevens Institute of Technology

Since its early days in the late 1800s, Stevens Institute of Technology has been in the

forefront of innovation and entrepreneurship. Its founder, Edward Augustus Stevens, was

born into a family of inventors and entrepreneurs that turned their inventions into successful

businesses and put the first steam-driven locomotive on tracks in this country in 1826.

Consistent with its tradition in innovation and entrepreneurship, Stevens implemented

Technogenesis in the mid 90s with the objective of changing the traditional university

technology transfer process by creating an environment that recognizes and rewards

innovation and promotes intellectual property exploitation with faculty and students being

the key players.

Technogenesis refers to an educational environment, where students, faculty and industry

jointly nurture new technologies from concept to marketplace realization. This was the

beginning of a long term initiative to bring about a cultural shift within the academic

community that will (i) introduce the concept of entrepreneurship in undergraduate and

graduate education and (ii) transform the traditional technology transfer process into

a technology driven innovation exploitation process. The Office of Innovation and

Entrepreneurship (OIE) addresses the need to radically change the process of technology

commercialization in a university environment. The OIE aims to foster and exploit

technology driven innovations that are either adopted by the industry or serve as basis for

creating new ventures.

ORDER OF CEREMONIES
WELCOME
Leslie R. Avery, President, NJIHoF
 Greetings to all award recipients and special guests
Thanks to Sponsors and Trustees

PRESENTATION OF AWARDS
David Peacock, Treasurer, NJIHoF,
Stevens Institute of Technology
Graduate Student Awards

Joseph Agostino, Trustee, NJIHoF, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Special Award
Advancement of Invention and Process Awards

Anthony Del Campo, Trustee, NJIHoF,

Hackensack University Medical Center
Innovators Awards

DINNER

PRESENTATION OF AWARDS
Dr. Michael Wong, Trustee, Selection Committee Chair
Corporate Award

Dr. Michael Wong, Trustee, Selection Committee Chair

Eric Bleich, Trustee, NJIHoF, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Inventor of the Year Awards

DESSERT

PRESENTATION OF AWARDS
Dr. Lillian Labowski, Trustee, NJIHoF, Ridgewood High School
George Johnston, Trustee, NJIHoF, Gibbons P.C.
2015 Inductees into the NJ Inventors Hall of Fame

David Peacock, Treasurer, NJIHoF, Stevens Institute of Technology

Trustees Award

CLOSING
Leslie R. Avery, President, NJIHoF
Closing Remarks
 INVENTORS HALL OF FAME
HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY
The New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame (NJIHoF) was established in 1987. Its mission

statement is To Promote and Foster Creativity, Innovation and Invention and Thereby

Contribute to Economic Growth and Improve the Quality of Life in New Jersey and To

Honor New Jersey Inventors and Encourage Recognition of New Jersey as The Invention

State.

New Jersey, with its unusually rich mixture of scientists, engineers, and inventors, has

played a key role in the birth of invention in the United States. Home to the great Thomas

Edison, who codified the process of invention in his invention factories at Menlo Park and

West Orange, New Jersey is a powerhouse of creativity and innovation. The State ranks

fourth nationally in total number of patents issued to its inhabitants. Pound-for pound, our

state is a heavy-weight of invention and intellectual property.

The National Inventors Hall of Fame exists in Akron, Ohio, with a number of NJIHoF

inductees also honored there. New Jersey is the only state to have its own Inventors Hall

of Fame, and has been recognized by the National Hall of Fame and the U.S. Patent

and Trademark Office for its outstanding organization and commitment to honoring

inventors. Several NJIHoF honorees have also received Nobel Prizes, which attests to the

scrutiny of nominees by the NJIHoF Board of Trustees.

Since its inception, the NJIHoF has awarded approximately 440 individuals and

recognized many corporations for supporting and fostering invention and innovation in

the State of New Jersey.

Please visit the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame website for more information

www.njinvent.org.
Categories and Requirements

Nominees MUST have either been a resident of New Jersey and/or completed the
majority of their inventive/innovative work while employed in New Jersey. Nominations
from companies must have a minimum of one site located in New Jersey.

The Nomination Form and category data must be completed and submitted by June
1st of the year to be considered. Nominations received after the final due date will be
considered the following year. Currently, seven (7) award categories exist for which
candidates may be nominated. The Trustees Award, established in 2008, and the
Outstanding Contributions Award, established in 2011, are determined solely by the
NJIHoF Board of Trustees. At the discretion of the Board, either one or no award will be
given in either category annually.

1. Inductees into the NJ Inventors Hall of Fame (six awards maximum per year, two of
which may be designated Pioneers, and a maximum of three per year may be Nobel
Laureate inductees)
1. Lifetime achievements with multiple, associated inventions over a period of time
which showed strong commercialization.
2. Full copy of most significant United States patent which the nominee is being
considered MUST be attached and which was, or is, in force and made available
to the public at large. Related patents may be listed by patent number and date of
issuance.
3. Living or deceased recognized luminary.
4. Only one of multiple nominees of the considered patent need to complete the
nomination form. The co-inventors need only to supply their personal data.

2. Corporate Award (one or two determined annually)

1. Companies large or small worthy of this award have created and successfully
commercialized products of great significance and enduring impact to the lives of
humans worldwide.
2. Recipients considered for this award usually have well over 100 patents.

3. Inventor of the Year (six awards maximum per year)

1. Invention MUST be within 20 years from the date of USPTO application.
2. Full copy of significant United States patent which the nominee is being considered
MUST be attached.
3. Invention is commercialized.
4. Living inventor.
 INVENTORS HALL OF FAME AWARDS
REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW JERSEY
4. Innovators Award (six awards maximally per year)
1. Patent not required.
2. Conceptual idea, theory, chart, mathematical formula or the like.
3. Significant scientific achievement(s).
4. Living or deceased innovator.

5. Advancement of Invention and Process Award (one or more annually)

1. Exhibits a sterling record of sustained encouragement of invention and innovation in NJ.
2. Serves as a model to encourage careers linked with or dependent upon invention
and innovation.
3. Promotes technological development reliant upon the invention process.

6. Special Award (three awards maximum per year)

1. Such as: Cultural Impact/Enduring Popularity (ex. golf tee, ice cream cone),
Young Inventor, Small Business Inventor.
2. Inventor MUST have been awarded a U.S. patent.
3. Invention is, or was, commercialized.
4. Living or deceased inventor.

7. Graduate Student Award (six awards maximum per year)

1. Current graduate student or graduate student of the previous year.
2. Recognition for Participating in the Invention Process.
3. Patent not required, with emphasis on thesis work.
4. Nominee typically nominated by the sponsor professor.

The NJIHoF Board of Trustees has the sole right to judge, approve and reassign to another
category any nominations they deem necessary.

2015
AWARD
WINNERS
 GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD
Christopher Ochs, Ph.D. | Ha Pham | Chao Jia

Dr. Christopher Ochs is a postdoctoral research associate and adjunct professor in the
Department of Computer Science at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). He
received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from NJIT in May 2015. His postdoctoral research is
funded by the NIH and is focused on the algorithmic summarization of biomedical ontologies
in support of their development and maintenance. He has also conducted research in the
area of ontology-based semantic web searching.

Ha Pham is a Ph.D. candidate of the Urban Systems, a joint Ph.D. program of the New
Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. He
received his Bachelor of Architecture from National University of Civil Engineering in
Vietnam, and Master of Architecture and Master of Infrastructure Planning from NJIT. Prior
to his Ph.D. studies, Mr. Pham worked as an architectural designer for Skidmore, Owings
& Merrill in New York City. He is a teaching assistant and serves as an architectural
design critic in the architecture and design programs at NJIT, where he received the
Excellence in Teaching Award in 2013.

Chao Jia is a Ph.D. candidate in Biomedical Engineering at Stevens Institute of

Technology. He joined Dr. Hongjun Wangs lab in 2011 and has been working on the
creation of functional vasculature networks for tissue engineering. Mr. Jia has published
five peer-review papers, including one as the first author in Advanced Materials. He
is also the co-inventor on two patent applications titled Creation of patterns in fibrous
matrices using localized dissolution printing and Guided formation of microvascular
networks using sacrificial microfiber templates. In the coming academic year, Mr. Jia
will continue working on assembling the microvascular networks into 3D tissue constructs
to form vascularized skin grafts.
GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD

Vidya Sagar | Qiaoling Sun | Yamin Yang, Ph.D.

Vidya Sagar is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Stevens Institute of Technology. His invention, software defined access (SDA), is part of his
doctoral research. His invention enables seamless mobility of flows, users and services
across different wireless networks. A cloud based prototype implementing the SDA has been
tested and deployed internationally. Further highlights of his invention include SDA being
agnostic to underlying wireless technology and deployable independent of wireless network
operators. Mr. Sagars invention also empowers Dynamic Spectrum Management (DSM)
with better service guarantees and quality of experience (QoE) across variety of wireless
networks.

Qiaoling Sun is a Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Woo Lees lab at Stevens Institute of Technology.
Qialoling obtained a Bachelors degree at Southeast University, China in 2011, and
Masters Degree at Stevens Institute of Technology in 2013. Qiaolings research project
focuses on the in-vitro, 3D microfluidic tissue model, with an emphasis on bone tissue that
tests drugs for different diseases, such as osteoporosis, with high throughput. Qiaolings
invention of the 96 well format perfusion plate provides a unique platform to support
different tissue models such as multiple myeloma, graft versus host disease, and 3D bone
tissue.

Dr. Yamin Yang obtained her Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Stevens
Institute of Technology in 2015. In her PhD thesis work, she has developed innovative
strategies for use of gold nanostructures, which attach to tumors and act with a
photosensitizer in photodynamic therapy (PDT) for treatment of cancers. This innovative
PDT system can address current clinical limitations and holds great promise for various
patentable applications, while targeting future theranostic applications. Dr. Yang is a
productive young scientist, having authored 12 peer-reviewed journal papers, one book
chapter, and eight conference presentations during her graduate research. She is also
an honored graduate student with excellent academic achievements and a recipient of
Stevens Innovation & Entrepreneurship Doctoral Fellowship.
 SPECIAL AWARD
Stewart Williams Hartshorn

Stewart Williams Hartshorn was born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1840. His father and

uncle had patented a crude prototype roller shade in 1855. His fathers untimely death

of pneumonia provided the young Stewart with the impetus to perfect the design. Stewarts

patent of 1864 employed the ratchet and pawl principle to power his spring operated

roller shade. The resulting Hartshorn Roller Shade Company was a great success with offices
on Fifth Avenue in New York City and five factories in the United States and Canada. It

was one of the first companies listed on the New York Mercantile Exchange. This successful

company enabled Stewart to develop the Short Hills section of Millburn Township, New

Jersey. Noted by his head engineer for his ability, ruggedness, vision and determination,

it was there that he continued to innovate until his death in 1937 at age 96.
PROCESS AWARD
ADVANCEMENT OF INVENTION AND
Alexei Miasnikov, Ph.D. | Alexey Myasnikov, Ph.D.

Dr. Alexei Miasnikov is the Department Director and Distinguished Research Professor at
Stevens Institute of Technology. His research focuses on algebra, logic, and computer
science. Dr. Miasnikov has written over 200 papers, articles and books and is a world-
renowned expert in his field. Dr. Miasnikov co-founded the International Algebraic
Cryptography Center at Stevens Institute of Technology. His awards include Microsoft
Research Fellow, Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, Canada Research
Chair, Marsden Award, and awards from the Russian Federation and Germany. He is
frequently invited to be the keynote speaker at national and international conferences on
mathematics, computer science, and math education.

Dr. Alexey Myasnikov is a professor in the department of mathematical sciences at

Stevens Institute of Technology. He earned a M.S. in Computer Engineering from
Kurgan State University, Russia in 1995 and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the City
University of New York in 2005. Dr. Myasnikov has long been combining his interests
in mathematics and software development. He was a member of the New York Group
Theory Cooperative where he held a senior position in the Magnus Software project. He
was a senior researcher in Umbanet Inc., a computer security company sponsored by the
Advanced Technology Program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
At Stevens, Dr. Myasnikov developed an interest in the ways computers can be used to
improve students learning experience and the effectiveness of learning in general. His
main focus is on the design and development of personalized intelligent tutoring systems
in mathematics, particularly calculus. As a result, he is a co-founder of Castle Point
Learning Systems.
 PROCESS AWARD
ADVANCEMENT OF INVENTION AND
James Wallace | Michael Aaron Flicker

Super Science Saturday, started in 1988 by 6th Grade science teacher James Wallace,
was designed as a non-competitive event meant to bring students of all grade levels and
adults together to share in the wonders and excitement of science. Over the past 27
years, a passionate committee of student and adult volunteers has overseen the event,
enabling tens of thousands of people to celebrate their love for science together. From
interactive demonstrations, to real-time problem solving and science experiments, Mr.
Wallaces Super Science Saturday presents a wide variety of ways for enthusiasts to
engage. The Hall of Science has especially become a special place where younger
students can come and present their work. Each year, Super Science Saturday hosts over
50 adult and professional organizations, 235 individual student presenters and 1,200
visitors from all over the NJ-NY tri-state area. Retired from Ridgewood after 15 years of
service, Jim continued teaching in New York City until he retired in 2012. He received
numerous awards including the New Jersey Governors Teacher of the Year, Pride of
Ridgewood, and the BERGENvironmentalist Award.

Michael Aaron Flicker became involved in Super Science Saturday in 6th grade as one
of Mr. Wallaces science students participating in the Executive Committee. He has been
involved in Super Science Saturday every year since and has served as the Executive
Committees Co-Coordinator for the past 12 years. He also founded and is president of
XenoPsi, an advertising and marketing firm servicing a number of industries with a range of
clients from non-profits to Fortune 500 companies.
CORPORATE AWARD

Sun Chemical Corporation

Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC group, is the worlds largest producer of printing inks
and pigments, and is a leading provider of materials to packaging, publications, coatings,
plastics, cosmetics, and other industrial markets. Sun Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary
of Sun Chemical Group Coperatief U.A., the Netherlands, and is headquartered in
Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A. More information concerning Sun Chemicals business
and achievements can be found on its website www.sunchemical.com.
 INNOVATORS AWARDS
David A. Ackerman, Ph.D. | Christopher D. Brunkhorst, PE

Dr. David Ackerman has contributed to the fields of telecommunications, optics and
imaging starting in 1982, after he received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of
Illinois, Urbana Champaign in the field of low-temperature research. After moving to
New Jersey, Dr. Ackerman joined Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, where he conducted
experimental research and development in the field of quantum optics. At Bell Labs, he
designed, developed and patented numerous devices for use in optical telecommunication
systems, including semiconductor lasers and systems for transmitting high-speed optical
data. As the telecom field grew, Dr. Ackerman researched fundamental optical properties
of III-V semiconductors and developed practical systems that were deployed by AT&T in
large numbers. Some of these devices and systems, including particularly high-speed
single frequency lasers, are still in production today by companies that inherited AT&Ts
intellectual property. In 2005, Dr. Ackerman joined SRI International to continue optical
research, where his interests broadened into imaging and physical optics of visible and
infrared cameras and their applications. His work at SRI on innovative camera design in
such fields as biometrics has taken him around the world.

A life long resident of New Jersey, Christopher D. Brunkhorst received his BSEE from
Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck. He has been a member of the engineering
and scientific staff at Princeton University in the Plasma Physics Laboratory for 32 years.
His usual field of work is in high power (mega watt level) RF sources for plasma heating
in fusion energy research. His work has included collaborations at MIT, General Atomics
and Prairie View A&M University on fusion research, and with the USDA on RF applications
to food safety. The most recent project with the USDA has successfully demonstrated the
pasteurization of shell eggs with radio frequency energy, while preserving the quality of
fresh eggs. The process shows promise of being faster than current methods, which cause
some degradation of the egg white. Mr. Brunkhorsts connection to agriculture extends
outside the laboratory, having been named outstanding tree farmer of the year by the
New Jersey Tree Farm System in 2004.
INNOVATORS AWARDS

Rajesh N. Dav, Ph.D. | Peter Lobel, Ph.D. | David Sleat, Ph.D.

Dr. Rajesh Dav is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemical, Biological and
Pharmaceutical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology. He is the founding Director
of the R&D Excellence Center, New Jersey Center for Engineered Particulates, focusing on re-
search and innovations in particle engineering for improved particle properties for the pharma-
ceutical, food, electronics, and energy industries. His expertise includes engineered particulates
with a special emphasis on pharmaceutical products. Dr. Davs research contributions include
135 journal papers, numerous presentations, nine issued patents and twelve pending patent
applications. He received numerous awards, most recently, the 2015 AIChE PTF Lectureship
Award in Fluidization. He engages in technology development and transfer activities in film
coating of very fine particles, bioavailability enhancement, and taste-masking.

Dr. Peter Lobel is a member of the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine (CABM)
and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson
Medical School. His laboratory discovered the gene defect in two fatal hereditary childhood
neurodegenerative disorders, late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (LINCL and late
infantile Batten disease), and Niemann Pick type C2 disease. Dr. Lobel and his colleagues
made key contributions towards development of therapies for these diseases. He received
his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Columbia University. He conducted postdoctoral studies at
Washington University School of Medicine and was recruited to CABM in 1988. Dr. Lobel
was named a Searle Scholar and received the 2014 Edward J. Ill Outstanding Medical
Research Scientist Award for Basic Biomedical Research.

Dr. David Sleat was awarded his B.Sc. and Ph.D. in 1984 and 1987, respectively, from
the University of Liverpool. He conducted postdoctoral research at Cornell University and the
Cleveland Clinic before joining Dr. Lobels group at the Center for Advanced Biotechnology
and Medicine in 1993. In 1997, Drs. Sleat and Lobel identified the genetic basis for a fatal
neurodegenerative disease of children, late-infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (LINCL).
This breakthrough allowed them to develop genetic and biochemical tests to diagnose the
disease, models for testing potential treatments, and conduct proof-of-principle experiments for
therapeutic approaches. A clinical trial for LINCL is now ongoing. Dr. Sleat was appointed to
the faculty of UMDNJ in 1997 and currently is Associate Professor at Rutgers University Robert
Wood Johnson Medical School in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
 INNOVATORS AWARDS
Robert G. McCoy | Jefferson W. Tilley, Ph.D.

Robert G. McCoy, born in Red Bluffs, California in 1915, was raised in Idaho and Slippery Rock,
Pennsylvania. He attended Penn State University, graduating in 1941 with a B.S. in Mechanical
Engineering. After graduation, Mr. McCoy joined Bell Laboratories as a member of the technical staff
in New York City, assigned to classified military work in which Bell Labs was heavily involved. While
at Bell Labs, he continued his education, receiving a Masters Degree from Columbia University in
1949. Much of his engineering career was spent on military work, including components for gun di-
rectors, bomb-sight, radars, and missile guidance instruments. Mr. McCoys telecommunication work
included the wire spring relay, automatic message accounting, the Mole Project, Blast Valve, and
Serring Area Interface. This work resulted in seven patents. Mr. McCoy was a founding member of
the Conference of Professional Technical Personnel at Bell Labs, whose purpose was to communicate
staff member concerns with management while avoiding unionization. As a member of that group, in
1957, he organized the first Bell Labs medical insurance plan. He retired in 1980 and passed away
recently in March of 2015.

Dr. Jefferson Tilley completed his PhD degree in the laboratories of Robert Ireland at Caltech
and joined Hoffmann-La Roche in 1972 as a Senior Chemist. Over the course of his 39 years at
Hoffman-La Roche, he rose to the rank of Senior Director of Medicinal Chemistry while working on
projects leading to clinical development candidates in the areas of cardiovascular, bronchopulmonary
and metabolic diseases. He currently serves as Vice President of Chemistry for Innovimmune
Biotherapeutics, where he leads their medicinal chemistry program on autoimmune diseases. Dr.
Tilleys career has been marked by a strong focus on finding useful drug candidates, extensive use of
biostructural data to aid this search and development of the necessary chemical tools to provide ready
access to the necessary building blocks. He is recipient of the North Jersey ACS Career Achievement
Award and is a Fellow of the American Chemical Society.
INVENTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

Walter Alina | William Jacob Brorein

Walter Alina received a B.S. in Chemistry & Business from Seton Hall University in 1956,
and a Certificate of Metallurgy from Newark College of Engineering in 1962. From
1958 to 1973, he worked for Radio Corporation of America as a Plating Engineer.
During that time, he developed a process for the manufacture of transistors and junction
devices by way of electrodeposition. This new process proved much less expensive than
previous methods, which saved RCA millions of dollars at a time when the U.S. economy
was struggling. From 1977 to 2001, Mr. Alina worked at General Magnaplate Corpo-
ration as Vice-President of Operations and together with Dr. Charles Covino, he worked
to solve many problems facing NASA on the moon project, as well as other space agen-
cies. He has written over 45 technical articles, and was awarded the Frank Lane award
in 1972 for advancements in electrodeposition. In 1992, Mr. Alina discovered an error
in the Guinness Book of World Records, the correction of which placed General Magna-
plates Hi-T-Lube into the books 1995 edition for having the highest coefficient of friction
(COF) of any material.

William Jacob Brorein was born September 12, 1923 in Tampa, Florida. In his teens,
Mr. Brorein worked as a lineman for the Peninsular Telephone Company, developing a
keen interest in communications and electronics. After graduating Plant High School in
1941, he enrolled in the Naval ROTC at Duke University. He was called to active duty in
1944, serving as radar officer on the USS Henry A. Wiley destroyer-minesweeper, seeing
action at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. After the war he returned to Duke, graduating with a
BSEE degree in 1947. He was hired by Southern Bell in Florida, but was then recruited in
1951 by Bell Laboratories in NYC, working on Nike-Zeus missile and other programs. In
July 1957, he Joined General Cable Corporation in New Jersey, relocating to Cass City,
MI from 1960 to 1962 to managed the construction and operation of their new facility.
Returning to New Jersey, he worked in R&D in Woodbridge and Edison, developing and
patenting numerous cables and connectors used worldwide in the telecommunications
infrastructure. He retired in 1993, continuing on as a consultant. He enjoyed gardening,
opera, and classical music. Mr. Brorein passed away in 2007, survived by his wife and
six children.
 INVENTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
Joseph Goffreda, Ph.D. | Markus Hofman, Ph.D. | Ramasamy Krishnan, Ph.D.

Dr. Joseph Goffreda is an Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Biology at Rutgers
University and a Director of the Rutgers Fruit and Ornamental Research and Extension
Center. He breeds various tree fruit species, including peaches, nectarines, apricots and
apples. His program develops and commercializes new varieties of tree fruit with improved
disease resistance, winter hardiness, and fruit quality. Dr. Goffreda graduated first in his
class with a B.S. in Plant Science from Cook College, Rutgers University. He obtained
his Ph.D. from Cornell University. His research there led to the discovery that mixtures of
2,3,4-tracylhexoses were highly effective at repelling insects, resulting in his first patent
in 1990. At Rutgers, Dr. Goffreda has developed and patented various fruit varieties.
Most notably is the development of unique, flat or doughnut peach varieties that have
exceptional eating quality. These peaches are currently being marketed as TangOs in
New Jersey.

Dr. Markus Hofmann joined Bell Labs in 1998, transitioning from researcher, to project
manager, to Head of Bell Labs Research - Alcatel-Lucents research organization. Dr.
Hofmann has overseen research in multimedia communications, optics, wireless, cloud,
Internet, and content networking. He has worked on reliable multicasting over the Internet
and defined and shaped fundamental principles of content networking. As Executive Vice
President of IP Platforms Research, Dr. Hofmann builds Bell Labs new IP Platforms research
program. Dr. Hofmann published over 60 journal and conference papers and has given
invited talks as well as courses all over the world. He has 16 U.S. patents and several
patent applications pending. Dr. Hofmann earned a Ph.D. with honors in Computer
Engineering from the University of Karlsruhe in Germany.

Dr. Ramasamy Krishnan is Currently Chief Scientist at Sun Chemical. He works on

platform technologies in packaging and publication inks and printing consumables. His
fields of expertise include colloid and surface chemistry, rheology and structure property
relations of polymers. Prior to joining Sun Chemical in 1985, Dr. Krishnan was the
Chairman of Chemical Engineering Department at Pratt institute in Brooklyn. He obtained
his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from State University of New York at Buffalo and his
B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur where
he was awarded the Institutes medal for general proficiency. He holds 20 U.S. patents
and is the author of several publications in his field of expertise.
INVENTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

Rajeshwar Motheram, Ph.D. | David Lawrence Turock, Ph.D.

Dr. Rajeshwar Motheram is Vice President of Pharmaceutical Development at SCYNEXIS,

Inc. located in Jersey City. He previously held research and management positions at
The Medicines Company, Bristol-Myers Squibb, DuPont Pharmaceuticals and Baxter
International. He received his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics from the University of Sciences in
Philadelphia, PA., Master of Science in Pharmaceutics, from the University of Mississippi,
and a Bachelor of Pharmacy from Kakatiya University, India. Dr. Motheram has 19
years of diversified professional experience in pharmaceutical R&D with emphasis in the
development of pharmaceutical dosage forms and manufacturing processes for oral and
parenteral administration. His R&D efforts led to new product approvals in a range of
therapeutic areas including, HIV, Oncology, Cardio Vascular and Critical Care medicine.
Dr. Motheram is a co-inventor on patents concerning pharmaceutical compositions and he
co-authored manuscripts published in peer reviewed journals.

Dr. David Lawrence Turock is the founder of the LymeNavigator Foundation, where
he works with computer scientists and leading Lyme-literate physicians to create a
groundbreaking web-based clinical decision support system for medical practitioners to
improve how Lyme patients are diagnosed, treated, and tracked. Dr. Turock began his
professional career at Bell Laboratories, where he conducted basic research to create
mathematical and computer models of brain functions such as vision, memory, and motor
control. He joined the Applied Research Division of Bell Communications Research
(Bellcore), where he created new communications services and large-scale software expert
systems. After Bellcore, he founded three entrepreneurial telecomm and Internet-focused
companies: Call Sciences, Intellicom, and Interexchange. Dr. Turock authored and
holds the foundational patents describing voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). He serves as
Chairman and Founder of the Turock Family Foundation and is a board member for several
entities. His educational background and degrees include a B.S. in Psychology, Syracuse
University, an M.S. and Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology, Rutgers, and M.S.E., Engineering
and Computer Science, University of Pennsylvania.

 HALL OF FAME
INDUCTEES INTO THE INVENTORS
George Feldstein | John B. Fenn, Ph.D.

George Feldstein earned his radio amateur license age 12, giving him the opportunity to
build all types of radio transmitters and receivers. At age 15, he won the New York city-
wide science contest in the physics category. Mr. Feldstein earned a Bachelor of Electrical
Engineering and Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering from New York University.
He continued at NYU for Advanced Studies in Bio Medical Engineering. He worked in
high-energy experimental physics and industrial control areas, as well as weapons testing
instrumentation. His experience in high-energy experimental physics developed at Colum-
bia Universitys Nevus-Brookman Laboratories. Mr. Feldstein holds over 50 patents. He
founded Crestron Electronics in 1972, which is credited for major innovations that have
changed and shaped the audio/video industry. He developed the first wireless control
system, programmable control system, network-based control system, and two-way wireless
control system. He developed the first touch screen, color touch screen, and video touch
screen. Mr. Feldstein received a CEDIA Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his
contributions to the custom home installation industry in 2007 and the Adele De Berri Pio-
neers of AV Award for contributions to the commercial AV industry in 2010. He served as
Chairman at Crestron until his passing in November 2014.

Dr. John B. Fenn lived in Hackensack until his family lost everything during the Great
Depression and moved to Kentucky. One of his fondest childhood memories was sitting in
the cockpit of the Spirit of St. Louis when it was in a hangar at Teterboro after Lindberghs
historic flight. John received his B.S. degree from Berea College and his PhD in Chem-
istry from Yale University. He returned to New Jersey in the 50s to direct Project Squid,
a Naval Research propulsion program, and joined the Princeton faculty as a Professor
of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. He became world-renowned for develop-
ing high-intensity molecular beams at Princeton. The 1986 Nobel Laureates in Chemistry
acknowledged his pioneering research on high-energy seeded beams as a key enabling
contribution. Dr. Fenn moved his lab to the Chemical Engineering Department at Yale
where he investigated making beams of vaporized proteins (and other bio-molecules)
using an electrospray. For this work, much of which was conducted after reaching retire-
ment age, Dr. Fenn received several patents, was elected to the National Academy of
Sciences, and was awarded the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Dr. Fenn passed away
in 2010 at the age of 93.
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INDUCTEES INTO THE INVENTORS

Dennis D. Jamiolkowski | Owen A. OConnor, M.D., Ph.D.

Dennis Jamiolkowski grew up in Clifton. After graduating in 1974 from Seton Hall Univer-
sity with a B.S. degree in Honors Chemistry, he joined the R&D Division of Ethicon, Inc.
of Johnson & Johnson. He studied polymer science at Polytechnic University at night for the
next seven years. Mr. Jamiolkowski rose from an entry level position in R&D to the position
of Distinguished Research Fellow. He focused on synthetic absorbable polymers including
the synthesis of new monomers and polymers, absorbable polymer processing, polymer
characterization, and mechanical design innovation. Retiring after nearly 41 years with
Ethicon, he has been a significant contributor to the development of numerous absorbable
medical devices that have enjoyed a great deal of commercial success. He is named as
an inventor on 93 issued United States patents, and has contributed many articles, in-
cluding chapters in eight books, to the open technical literature. He has been an invited
speaker at academic institutions and professional meetings. Mr. Jamiolkowski has received
J&Js second highest award, the Philip B. Hofmann Research Scientist Award, an unprec-
edented four times, and J&Js highest honor for research and development, the prestigious
Johnson Medal, twice.

Dr. Owen A. OConnor attained his Ph.D. in Biochemical Toxicology from the NYU-School
of Medicine, and his M.D. from UMDNJ-New Brunswick. He conducted his residency and
fellowship training at Cornell University Medical Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Can-
cer Center, respectively, and was then appointed to the faculty of MSKCC. Dr. OConnor
developed an interest in developing novel small molecules for the treatment of hematologic
malignancies. He has filed over 15 patents on small molecules and strategies to treat
cancer, many of which have moved into the clinic, some of which have been approved
around the world. One of these agents, pralatrexate, developed with co-inventor Dr.
Francis Sirotnak, was the first drug approved by the U.S. FDA for the treatment of patients
with peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL). Dr. OConnor has been widely recognized for his
contributions to cancer medicine, including being selected to the prestigious Top Doctors in
the U.S., and being recognized by U.S. News and World Report, N.Y. Magazine, and
Newsweek. He was named one of the top 50 Irish-Americans in Medicine and Science
in the U.S. by the President of Ireland, was named to the Museum of Irish-American History,
and has been honored by the American Cancer Society for his leadership in the field.

 TRUSTEES AWARD
Paul Hoffman
Paul Hoffman, the President and CEO of Liberty Science Center, is leading a transformative
era at LSC. Mr. Hoffman served as Creative Director of Beyond Rubiks Cube, a $5-million
original exhibition now on a seven-year world tour. His current initiatives include the Chess
Works! education program for young people and SciTech Scity, a $225-million campus
for science and technology start-up businesses and K-12 education.

As a writer, Hoffmans extensive body of work explores the relationship between genius,
madness, obsession, and creativity. He is the author of 11 books, most recently a memoir
about the world of championship chess, Kings Gambit: A Son, a Father, and the Worlds
Most Dangerous Game. His previous book, Wings of Madness: Alberto Santos-Dumont
and the Invention of Flight, was a finalist for The Los Angeles Times Book Prize and was
the basis of a television documentary for Nova. Hoffmans first biography, The Man Who
Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erds and the Search for Mathematical Truth, was
published in 16 languages. It received the Rhone-Poulenc prize for best science book of
the year.

Hoffman was the long-time president and editor-in-chief of Discover magazine, president
and publisher of Encyclopaedia Britannica, and editorial chairman of the video-interview
website BigThink. He has edited the writing of Oliver Sacks, Jared Diamond, Sherwin
Nuland, Francis Crick, and other notables. He has conducted long video interviews with
Noam Chomsky, Richard Dawkins, Ray Kurzweil, Penn Jillette, Aubrey de Grey, Annie
Duke, Michio Kaku, Anatoly Karpov, Ed Koch, Jonathan Irving, Gay Talese, Jonathan
Ames, and Nobel laureates James Watson and Orhan Pamuk.

A noted expert on the public understanding of science, Hoffman has advised NASA,
the National Science Foundation, the National Academy of Engineering, the American
Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and graduated
summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard College.

Hoffman was master of ceremonies for several highly publicized chess events in the ABC
Studios in Times Square, and the color commentator for 17 hours of live chess on ESPN.
He has played chess with Garry Kasparov, and was taken into custody in Libya when he
tried to play chess with Muammar el-Qaddafi.

Hoffman lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and a 300-year-old converted barn in the

Catskills, sometimes with his teenage son.
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Ralph W. Selitto, Jr., Vice President

Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Michael Y. Wong, M.D., Secretary

Ophthalmologist, The Princeton Eye Group
Princeton Healthcare Center

David Peacock, Treasurer

Director, Intellectual Property Management
Office of Academic Entrepreneurship
Stevens Institute of Technology

Gertrude M. Clarke, Ph.D. Hsuan Lillian Labowsky, Ph.D.

Emeritus President, NJIHoF Chemistry and Physics Teacher
Physicist, retired Ridgewood High School

Joseph Agostino Ricky John, Ph.D.

Shareholder Technical Adviser
Greenberg Traurig, LLP New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

Charles Dzuba Ronnie Bochner, MD

Consulting Metallurgist PSE&G, Obstetrician/Gynecologist
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Samuel Goldfarb Anthony Del Campo, MBA

Consulting Engineer, Executive Dir., Office of Commercialization
Princeton Univ. & Sarnoff Corp. & Technology Ventures
Hackensack University Medical Center
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Associate George Johnston
Greenberg Traurig, LLP Of Counsel
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