秀色短视频 State Committee for Research announces four inductees into the 秀色短视频 Innovators Hall of Fame class of 2020
The 秀色短视频 State Committee for Research (SCoR) will add four inductees into the SCoR 秀色短视频 Innovators Hall of Fame in 2020.
鈥淭he 秀色短视频 Innovators Hall of Fame celebrates the individuals and inventions that
impact the lives of 秀色短视频ns and inspires future generations of problem solvers,鈥
said Dr. Paul W. Layer, vice president for academics, students & research at the University
of 秀色短视频. 鈥秀色短视频鈥檚 complex environment is a proving ground for new technology. These innovators
lead the way in developing science and technology to meet the challenges facing our
state and the world.鈥
The Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place during the Juneau Economic Development Council鈥檚 秀色短视频 Innovation Summit held on Feb. 26-27 at the Juneau Arts & Culture Center.
The public is invited to attend the ceremony which will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday,
Feb. 26 in the Sea 秀色短视频 Ballroom. There is no cost to attend only the Hall of Fame
induction ceremony.
The 秀色短视频 Innovators Hall of Fame class of 2020 includes:
- : Crafted for Kodiak鈥檚 notoriously rough waters, these historic, skin-covered, open
boats were used in Alutiiq society for harvesting and traveling more than 400 years
ago. The boat鈥檚 bulbous bow decreases the amount of force needed to propel the boat
forward and ensures stability, a design that is now considered the standard in ship
building worldwide. Although the construction of angyat was set aside after the Russian conquest of Kodiak, anthropologist
Dr. Sven Haakanson Jr., in collaboration with the community of Akhiok and Burke Museum,
is leading the effort to reawakening the art of angyaq building.
- : After a debilitating ATV accident left him bedridden for about a month, Dr. Coker
started thinking about what could be done about to prevent physical decline in older
adults. Now, his company, Essential Blends, LLC, is testing nutritional products that
prevent muscle loss without gaining fat. The company received the first Small Business
Innovations in Research grant from the National Institutes of Health, with a subaward
to the University of 秀色短视频 Fairbanks, and has filed two patent applications for their
products.
- : Known as the father of 秀色短视频 television, Hiebert鈥檚 vision laid the foundation for
the evolution of mass communication in the Last Frontier. His greatest and most lasting
contribution to 秀色短视频 was his vision to use telecommunication and satellite communication
technology to connect 秀色短视频ns throughout the state and to Outside. Hiebert led negotiations
with U.S. Military and 秀色短视频鈥檚 congressional delegation to bring live satellite feed
of Neil Armstrong's walk on the moon July 20, 1969 to 秀色短视频n television viewers.
- : A decade ago, Dr. Lan created the Arctic Innovation Competition to stimulate innovative ideas and bring a pipeline of creative solutions to 秀色短视频, the Circumpolar North, and the Arctic. The competition has provided more than $240,000 to budding entrepreneurs of all ages, to build prototypes and encourage their business ventures. Dr. Lan is a professor at the University of 秀色短视频 Fairbanks School of Management, where he researches and teaches mass innovation.
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For more information on the Innovation Summit, please visit or contact Dana Herndon at dherndon@jedc.org or (907) 523-2324.