Faces of Invention

Inventor Profiles

June 23, 2022
Jessie Garcia
This Former Rugby Player is Now a Game-Changing Inventor
Personal experience drove Jessie Garcia to create her novel head impact indicator. Identify a problem, then work to solve it.…
May 23, 2022
Ratul Narain
Fighting Global Infant Mortality Through Hypothermia Detection
Biomechanical engineer Ratul Narain’s monitoring devices help detect hypothermia and other illnesses in underweight newborns. Every year, 20 million clinically…
April 19, 2022
John Warner
It’s Not Always Easy Being Green, But It Should Be
A pioneer in the field of green chemistry, John Warner talks about the successes and challenges in creating sustainable change.…
February 8, 2022
Maria Artunduaga
From Plastic Surgeon-in-Training to Inventor: How a Family Tragedy Led One Latina to Improve Lung Disease Diagnosis for the World
Maria Artunduaga is the CEO and founder of Samay, a successful startup aimed at providing low-cost, at-home diagnostics for dangerous…
June 4, 2021
Sorin Grama
As Earth Heats Up, This Inventor is Focused on Keeping Cool
As the climate heats up throughout much of the globe, more and more people are dependent on air conditioning to…
May 4, 2021
Ford Grundberg
How One High School Teacher and an Invention Project Made All the Difference
Now a satellite orbital analyst, Ford Grundberg used to intentionally blow off his schoolwork. Then an invention education experience changed…
March 25, 2021
Sangeeta Bhatia
Microtechnology, Medicine and Mentoring: One Inventor’s Formula for Success
Sangeeta Bhatia is a leader in advancing human health care — and a role model for other women interested in…
March 25, 2021
Carolyn Bertozzi
Meet the Woman Who Forged an Entirely New Scientific Field
Chemical biologist Carolyn Bertozzi is blazing a trail in the way cancer and other diseases may be diagnosed and treated.
February 25, 2021
Arlyne Simon
Engineer and Children’s Author Arlyne Simon Breaking Barriers for Female Patent Holders
Simon describes her own invention journey and how she works to inspire other young women and girls to enter STEM…

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