Seshadri Ramkumar inducted into Red Raider Inventor Hall of Fame Inventor Hall of Fame

Seshadri Ramkumar, Ph.D., a professor at Texas Tech University’s Department of Environmental Toxicology, was inducted into the school’s inaugural Red Raider Inventor Hall of Fame Oct. 28. He was recognized for his invention and commercialization efforts, including developing FiberTect, a nonwoven decontamination wipe; a fabric hand method; soft body armor; and a cotton oil absorbent.

The Red Raider Inventor Hall of Fame recognizes researchers across the Texas Tech University System (TTUS) component institutions whose inventive contributions have advanced science, improved lives and strengthened the innovation ecosystem of Texas and beyond. Inductees are TTUS faculty and staff who have been named on three or more U.S. patents issued to the Texas Tech University System.

The event’s keynote speaker was Reynaldo Vasquez of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Jennifer Souter, senior managing director of research commercialization at Texas Tech University presented inductees with Inventor Hall of Fame pins.

For more information about the Red Raider Inventor Hall of Fame, visit depts.ttu.edu/research/commercialization/hall-of-fame.php.