![[L to R] Francisco Robles Hernandez, Birol Dindoruk and Megan Robertson.](/sites/ccoe.egr.uh.edu/files/images/news/2025/robles-birol-robertson-01-crop.jpg "[L to R] Francisco Robles Hernandez, Birol Dindoruk and Megan Robertson.")
Cullen College of Engineering professors Birol Dindoruk, Megan Robertson and Francisco Robles Hernandez have joined the prestigious list of Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors.
The University of Houston now has 39 faculty members in the NAI.
“We congratulate these three esteemed colleagues on being named NAI Senior Members,” said Ramanan Krishnamoorti, vice president for energy and innovation at UH. “This recognition is a testament to their dedication, research excellence and pursuit of real-world impact by knowledge and technologies. Their achievements continue to elevate the University as a leader in innovation and entrepreneurship.”
NAI Senior Members are active faculty, scientists and administrators from NAI member institutions who have demonstrated remarkable innovation producing technologies that have brought, or aspire to bring, real impact on the welfare of society. They also have growing success in patents, licensing and commercialization, while educating and mentoring the next generation of inventors.
Read more about all three here!