SOUTHFIELD, Mich.—A veteran official from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will keynote a Wednesday, Nov. 5 “Lunch and Learn” meeting of the Lawrence Technological University chapter of the National Academy of Inventors.
Marilyn Nash, interim assistant regional director and regional outreach officer for the Midwest Elijah J. McCoy Regional Outreach Office of the USPTO, and a Lawrence Tech alumna, will deliver the keynote at the event, which is also the fall meeting of the LTU chapter.
In her post, Nash provides intellectual property resources and programming to innovators, stakeholders, and rights-holders throughout the USPTO’s nine-state Midwest region. Nash joined the USPTO in 2021 as a program analyst before being promoted to her current role in 2022. Earlier, she was a business opportunity specialist for the U.S. Small Business Administration, an industrial base specialist for the U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Command, a portfolio manager for the Defense Contract Management Agency, and a senior acquisition policy analyst for the Defense Logistics Agency. She earned a bachelor of science in industrial management degree from LTU and professional certification as an Innovation and Technology Commercialization Professional from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
The sponsor of the event is the intellectual property law firm Ward Law Office.
In addition to the keynote, an innovation and intellectual property panel discussion will feature LTU President Tarek Sobh; Nabil Grace, LTU senior vice president of research and economic development; Ward Law patent attorney Jake Ward; and inventor Barbara Lyons, winner of the LTU NAI Chapter’s first Inspired Inventor award.
Also, Hao Jiang, assistant professor of biomedical engineering in LTU’s College of Engineering and professor of natural sciences in LTU’s College of Arts and Sciences, will receive the chapter’s second Inspired Inventor award for his patented work in biotechnology.
The event will take place at the Marburger Auditorium, Room S100 of the LTU Science Building (building 7 at www.ltu.edu/map). Food will be available in the lobby of the auditorium at 11:30 a.m., with the program beginning at noon.
For more information, contact LTU NAI Chapter President Roger Harrison at rharrison@ltu.edu or (248) 204-2561.
The National Academy of Inventors is a nonprofit organization that recognizes and supports inventors and promotes the advancement of science and technology: The NAI has over 4,600 members, including Fellows, Senior Members, and Chapter Members, affiliated with more than 300 institutions worldwide. Members are elected based on their invention and innovation achievements. The NAI offers a variety of services to members, including networking opportunities, awards for outstanding inventors, educational programs, and research opportunities.
Lawrence Technological University is one of only 13 independent, technological, comprehensive doctoral universities in the United States. Located in Southfield, Mich., LTU was founded in 1932, and offers more than 100 programs through its Colleges of Architecture and Design, Arts and Sciences, Business and Information Technology, Engineering, and Health Sciences, as well as Specs@LTU, which offers communication training programs of the former Specs Howard School, and LTU’s growing Center for Professional Development. PayScale lists Lawrence Tech among the nation’s top 11 percent of universities for alumni salaries. Forbes and The Wall Street Journal rank LTU among the nation’s top 10 percent. U.S. News and World Report lists it in the top tier of best in the Midwest colleges. Students benefit from small class sizes and a real-world, hands-on, “theory and practice” education with an emphasis on leadership. Activities on Lawrence Tech’s 107-acre campus include more than 60 student organizations and NAIA varsity sports.
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