J. Murray Gibson, dean of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.
Gibson holds five U.S. patents in techniques for semiconductor layer growth, including a patent on a novel technique for electron beam lithography that led to one spin-off company. His work at Bell Labs on semiconductor epitaxial growth has become important in the development of today’s advanced semiconductor devices used in the manufacture of electronics.
At the joint college, Gibson is also a professor of mechanical engineering through Florida A&M at the college and holds the same appointment at Florida State.
The National Academy of Inventors was founded in 2010 to recognize and encourage inventors with patents issued from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, enhance the visibility of academic technology and innovation, encourage the disclosure of intellectual property, educate and mentor innovative students, and translate the inventions of its members to benefit society.
The 2019 class represents 136 research universities and governmental and non-profit research institutes worldwide and collectively holds over 3,500 issued U.S. patents.
Gibson is the first FAMU professor to become a member of the National Academies.