Four Franklin faculty named NAI Senior Members

Leading a record number of inductees for the institution, four Franklin College faculty are among eight University of Georgia researchers selected by the National Academy of Inventors  as 2025 NAI Senior Members, surpassing the record number of five inductees set last year. UGA now has 24 Senior Members overall:

NAI Senior Members are distinguished faculty, scientists and administrators who have demonstrated success in patents, licensing and commercialization. They develop technologies that have made, or have the potential to make, meaningful impacts on society.

UGA’s 2025 inductees are:

• Patrick Conner, professor of horticulture, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Jason Locklin, professor and chemistry department head, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; director, New Materials Institute
• Sergiy Minko, Georgia Power Professor of Fiber and Polymer Science, College of Family and Consumer Sciences; professor, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
• Suraj Sharma, professor, College of Family and Consumer Sciences
• Kenan Song, associate professor, College of Engineering
• WenZhan Song, Georgia Power Mickey A. Brown Professor, College of Engineering; director, Center for Cyber-Physical Systems
• Robert Woods, Distinguished Research Professor, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; member, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center; fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry
• Jin Xie, professor and graduate coordinator, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Read more about each faculty member's achievements and contributions...

Image: Photo by Krista McKinney/UGA