Stony Brook Young Academic Inventors Symposium shows interdisciplinary innovation

Stony Brook University Chapter of the National Academy of Inventors and Intellectual Property Partners presented the Young Academic Inventors Award Symposium, recognizing the 2025 and 2026 award recipients and marking the Stony Brook NAI chapter’s 10th anniversary.

• Event summary and main announcement: The symposium recognized the 2025 and 2026 Young Academic Inventor Award recipients and showcased technologies across antiviral therapies, smart biomaterials, clean energy systems, and AI privacy safeguards; notable innovations included Lauren Maloney’s motion-adaptive ultrasound training system (built for $312 in supplies) and Aaron Sloutski’s injectable smart hydrogels.
• Background, date, location and program details: Presented by Stony Brook University Chapter of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and Intellectual Property Partners (IPP); the chapter marked its 10th anniversary (established 2016). Sub-bullets:
  • Date: June 5, 2026
  • Location: Charles B. Wang Center, Stony Brook University
  • Agenda / subjects: recognition of awardees, keynote by Carol Carter (Renaissance School of Medicine), presentations on diagnostics/therapeutics, clean-energy research (hydrogen/ammonia), soft electronics, and AI privacy/security frameworks.