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TAMPA — The National Academy of Inventors has named Curtis R. Carlson, Ph.D., a charter fellow of the academy. Carlson, president and CEO of SRI International, is one of 98 innovators who have been named charter fellows.
The fellows include 10 from Florida, with five from the University of South Florida, says Keara Leach, NAI coordinator, in a conversation with the Business Review this morning. The innovators have been chosen for making a tangible impact on the quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society, the academy says.
Though SRI International, a nonprofit, is based in Menlo Park, Calif., it has a large operation in St. Petersburg, adds Leach. “Curt Carlson was the founder of HDTV,” she says. SRI International is an independent institute that does research and development for government and businesses. Leach says SRI's technology innovations have had a major effect on the Tampa Bay region.
The SRI president and other innovators will be inducted as NAI charter fellows in a ceremony Feb. 22 in Tampa, during the Second Annual Conference of the National Academy of Inventors. The U.S. Commissioner for Patents, Margaret Focarino, will officiate.
The 98 innovators hail from 54 universities and non-profit research institutes, according to an NAI statement. Collectively, they hold more than 3,200 U.S. patents. The charter group includes eight Nobel Laureates, and 12 presidents of research universities and non-profit research institutes, among other designations.
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