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title: 2 Maryland Engineers Named to National Academy of Inventors
date: 2024-12-10T10:00:00-05:00
author: University of Maryland
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# 2 Maryland Engineers Named to National Academy of Inventors

*December 10, 2024* — by [Liya Tadesse, Darcy Long and Melissa Andreychek](/author/liya-tadesse-darcy-long-and-melissa-andreychek)


> Tao, Vishkin Honored for ‘Creating Tangible Impacts’

*Iribe Center JC 10152019 0673 1920x1080 — Yang Tao, a professor in the Fischell Department of Bioengineering, and Uzi Vishkin, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Institute for Advanced Computer Studies who works in the Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering, join 14 other UMD researchers named to the National Academy of Inventors.*

Two University of Maryland researchers have been named 2024 fellows of the [National Academy of Inventors](https://academyofinventors.org/) (NAI), joining the ranks of some of the nation’s most prestigious and creative academic inventors.


*Yang Tao headshot*


*Uzi Vishkin headshot*




**Topics:** [Research](https://today.umd.edu/tags/research)


**Tags:** [Bioengineering](https://today.umd.edu/topic/bioengineering), [Electrical and Computer Engineering](https://today.umd.edu/topic/electrical-and-computer-engineering), [Research](https://today.umd.edu/topic/research)


**Units:** [A. James Clark School of Engineering](https://today.umd.edu/topic/james-clark-school-engineering), [University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies](https://today.umd.edu/topic/university-of-maryland-institute-for-advanced-computer-studies)