Leadership and faculty from across Georgia State University gathered Feb. 10 for the Panther Innovations Awards, celebrating the work of university inventors and innovators throughout last year. The event honored individuals who have disclosed new inventions to Panther Innovations, received newly issued U.S. patents and those who received awards from the Georgia Research Alliance in 2025.
“Creating new knowledge is at the heart of our mission as a highly productive research university,” said Donald Hamelberg (Ph.D. '01), vice president for Research and Economic Development at Georgia State. “These individuals have not only expanded our knowledge but put in the long hours and hard work needed to transform something from an idea into real-world impact.”
Twenty-five individuals were honored, representing contributions across fields ranging from biology and computer science to linguistics, music and film.
“Georgia State’s broad research portfolio gives us the opportunity to support discoveries in so many different areas,” said Joanne Mitchell, director of Panther Innovations, the home of technology transfer and commercialization at the university. “It’s a privilege to help our researchers move their ideas into the marketplace, and we’re eager to do even more of that in 2026.”
The following individuals were honored at the event:
2025 Invention Award
- Ashwin Ashok, Computer Science and Neuroscience
- Margo Brinton, Biology
- Cynthia Cornelissen, Institute for Biomedical Sciences
- Robert Cox, Institute for Biomedical Sciences (Center for Translational Antiviral Research)
- Zufeng Ding, Institute for Biomedical Sciences
- Marta Galindo, World Languages & Cultures/CIRCLE
- James Gurney, Biology
- Maged Henary, Chemistry
- Kostiantyn Marichev, Chemistry
- Michael Nelson, Physics & Astronomy
- Richard Plemper, Institute for Biomedical Sciences
- Shahir Sarasiya, Chemistry
- Jéasy Singh Sehgal, Creative Media Industries Institute
- Julie Stoudenmire, Institute for Biomedical Sciences
- Binghe Wang, Chemistry (Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics)
- Gangli Wang, Chemistry, Neuroscience
- Bingchen Yu, Chemistry
2025 Patent Award
- Crawford Elliott, Chemistry and Geosciences
- Julia Hilliard, Biology and Neuroscience
- Tony Lemieux, Communication/Atlanta Global Studies Center
- Jina Qiao, Advanced Translational Imaging Facility (ATIF)
2025 Georgia Research Alliance Award
- Andrew Gewirtz, Institute for Biomedical Sciences
- Didier Merlin, Institute for Biomedical Sciences
- Martin Norgaard, School of Music
- Chong Hyun Shin, Institute for Biomedical Sciences
For more information about Panther Innovations, visit https://research.gsu.edu/georgia-state-technology-transfer/. For more information about Georgia State research and its impact, visit research.gsu.edu.
