OU
Faculty Are Recognized for Entrepreneurial Spirit
Congratulations
to James Sluss, Academic Director and Morris R. Pitman
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; John
Fagan, David Ross Boyd Professor of Electrical and Computer
Engineering; and Peter McFetridge Assistant Professor,
School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering.
These entrepreneurs were recognized at the 2007 Innovator
of the Year Awards as heading companies on the brink of
becoming innovative leaders.
Dr. McFetridge received the award for his work on umbilical
cord tissue engineering. He developed a process for using
umbilical cords to produce a uniform material for bypass
and other tissue grafting applications. |
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Dr.
McFetridge |
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Drs. Sluss and Fagan
were recognized for LENS, Leading Edge Navigation Solutions
LLC, based on research and development of a precise mobile
landing system for planes that eliminates weather as an issue
for landing aircraft.
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W.
Arthur 'Skip' Porter |
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W.
Arthur ‘Skip’ Porter, former dean of engineering
and founding director of the Center for the Creation
of Economic Wealth at the University of Oklahoma, won
the 2007 Journal Record Innovator of the Year award.
Under Porter’s leadership, OU launched the Office
of Technology Development that has been instrumental
in generating more Than $12 million in licensing and
royalty revenue. He retired from the university earlier
this year. |
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