Dr. Kirill Afonin

Honoring Innovation: UNC Charlotte Hosts Inaugural Invention of the Year Awards

Posted on April 11, 2025
Categories: Division of Research, News, Research Tags: Dr. Kirill Afonin, Intellectual Property, Invention of the Year Awards, Laura Peter, Ms. Yasmine Radwan, National Academy of Inventors, UNC Charlotte Innovation

UNC Charlotte hosted its inaugural Invention of the Year Awards on April 7th at The Dubois Center in Uptown Charlotte, celebrating groundbreaking inventions and cutting-edge technology designed to solve the grand challenges of our day. Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber noted the University’s recent achievement of R1 status, which places UNC Charlotte among the nation’s top […]

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SEVEN UNC CHARLOTTE PROFESSORS HONORED AS NATIONAL ACADEMY OF INVENTORS SENIOR MEMBERS

Posted on February 26, 2025
Categories: Division of Research, News, Research Tags: Dr. Glenn Boreman, Dr. James Amburgey, Dr. Jordan Poler, Dr. Kirill Afonin, Dr. Michael Walter, Dr. Olya Keen, Dr. Susan Trammell, Laura Peter, National Academy of Inventors

The Division of Research (DR) is proud to celebrate another ‘first’ for UNC Charlotte research and innovation: seven faculty were named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The announcement, made on February 20, 2025, honors distinguished academic inventors whose achievements in patents, licensing, and commercialization have led to and have the potential […]

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