March 26, 2003

BATTELLE HONORS ITS DISTINGUISHED INVENTORS

Columbus, OH-Battelle honored 29 of its distinguished inventors today in a special ceremony hosted by President and CEO Carl Kohrt.

The inventors are from throughout Battelle including the national labs that Battelle manages or co-manages for the Department of Energy.

"We're very proud to recognize Battelle's history of innovation and the talented scientists behind it," Kohrt said. "Patents enable good things to happen. They're instrumental in bringing new technologies to the marketplace, they enhance the quality of our lives and they ensure the future well-being of Battelle, the national labs and the national interest."

Battelle plans on annually honoring these inventors by holding a ceremonial plaque dedication each year. The 24 scientists honored this year, all have been awarded at least 14 career patents during their careers at Battelle.

The inventors' achievements range from early patents in Xerography, to cutting-edge work in fiber optics and new polymer applications to medical advancements.

The inventors recognized today, and their affiliated laboratories, are listed below:

Battelle Columbus: Paul G. Andrus, William C. Atterbury, Douglas E. Boyd, Richard Dick, James E. Dvorsky, Matthew S. Fleming, Vincent D. McGinniss, Barbara A. Metz, Roger W. Smith, James C. Swain, Sherwood C. Talbert, David L. Thomas, and Jan Yates

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: Lane A. Bray, Dominic A. Cataldo, and Richard D. Smith

Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Timothy D. Burchell, Amit Goyal, Donald M. Kroeger, Chain T. Liu, Rodney A. McKee, M. Parans Paranthaman, J. Michael Ramsey, Vinod K. Sikka, Thomas C. Thundat, Terry N. Tiegs, and Tuan Vo-Dinh

Brookhaven National Laboratory: Suresh C. Srivastava and Toshifumi Sugama

Battelle is a global leader in science and technology. It develops and commercializes technology and manages laboratories for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Battelle and the national labs it manages or co-manages have 16,000 staff members and conduct more than $2.7 billion in annual research and development. Battelle innovations include the development of the office copier machine (Xerox), pioneering work on the compact disc, and medical technology advancements.

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