Nicole Hashemi recognized as emerging inventor by the NAI
Author: Cyclone Engineering
Nicole Hashemi, associate professor of mechanical engineering, has been named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors.
The honor recognizes the nation’s top emerging leaders in turning innovative discoveries into new technologies and products. Senior members are also educating and mentoring the next generation of inventors.
Only 162 inventors were named to the 2025 NAI senior member class, which will be celebrated during at NAI’s annual conference in June.
About Nicole Hashemi
Hashemi is an international leader in the field of bioinspired materials processing. This approach represents a paradigm shift from current methods of manufacturing microstructures, offering a versatile process with precise material formulations and processing parameters.
She is the recipient of the 2023 NSF Mid-CAREER Advancement Award for her organ-on-a-chip project. She has also been the recipient of the NSF EAPSI Fellowship, National Research Council (NRC) Postdoctoral Fellowship, NRL NRC/ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education) Research Publication Award, Big 12 Faculty Fellowship Award, and Iowa State University Early Career Engineering Faculty Research Award.
In addition, Hashemi has been selected as both the National Academy of Engineering U.S. Frontiers of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences Kavli Frontiers of Science. She is also a member of the leadership team for Iowa State’s Center for Multiphase Flow Research and Education.
She is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Hashemi is an associate editor of npj Women’s Health and ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering.
Hashemi received a PhD in mechanical engineering from Virginia Tech and a BS in mechanical engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology.
Other Iowa State researchers honored by the National Academy of Inventors for real-world innovation
NAI Fellows
Robert C. Brown, 2023, co-director of Iowa State’s Bioeconomy Institute, an Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering and the Gary and Donna Hoover Chair in Mechanical Engineering.
Balaji Narasimhan, 2019, an Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering, the Vlasta Klima Balloun Faculty Chair and the director of Iowa State’s Nanovaccine Institute.
Guru Rao, 2019, professor emeritus of biochemistry, biophysics, and molecular biology and a former associate vice president for research.
Costas Soukoulis, 2018, Distinguished Professor in Liberal Arts and Sciences Emeritus and a former senior scientist at the Ames National Laboratory.
Max Rothschild, 2017, Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor Emeritus in Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Patrick Halbur, 2016, professor and chair of veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine.
Surya Mallapragada, 2016, Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering, the Carol Vohs Johnson Chair in Chemical and Biological Engineering and associate vice president for research and a scientist for the Ames National Laboratory.
Iver Anderson, 2015, an adjunct professor of materials science and engineering and a senior metallurgist for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory.
Jonathan Wickert, 2014, Provost Emeritus, President’s Chair in Engineering and professor of mechanical engineering.
NAI Senior Member
Jean-Philippe Tessonnier, 2024, associate professor of chemical engineering, Richard C. Seagrave Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering