Carl Nelson, finishing up his doctorate in mechanical engineering in 2005, was just looking for a job when a colleague suggested biomedical applications as a field ripe for a bright young engineer looking to move beyond the theoretical to applied research.
Some 17 years later, Nelson’s work at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in this area has earned him election as a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors.
NAI’s Senior Member program recognizes early-stage innovators and inventors whose success in patents, licensing and commercialization has the potential to positively impact society. Each member holds a U.S. patent that has been licensed or commercialized and/or five or more issued U.S. patents.
Nelson, professor of mechanical and materials engineering, has been at Nebraska since obtaining his doctorate from Purdue University.
