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Madan Bhasin, adjunct professor in the LSU Cain Department of Chemical Engineering, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. The NAI Fellows Program highlights academic inventors who have demonstrated a spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions with tangible impact on the quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society. Election to NAI Fellow is the highest professional distinction accorded o academic inventors. Bhasin earned a doctorate in in physical chemistry from Notre Dame and serves as chief scientific adviser to the Mid-Atlantic Technology, Research & Innovation Center. He has more than 45 years of experience in the chemical industry, primarily with Union Carbide and Dow Chemical.

Graça Vicente, professor of chemistry and the Charles H. Barré Distinguished Professor at LSU, has been awarded the rank of Boyd Professor by the LSU Board of Supervisors. It’s the most prestigious academic rank at LSU, awarded to faculty who have achieved national or international recognition for outstanding research, teaching and achievements. She is the 78th professor to receive the honor since it was created at LSU in 1953. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Aveiro Portugal and doctoral degree in chemistry from the University of California-Davis. She completed postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Bourgogne in France, University of Geneva in Switzerland, and ITQB research institute in Portugal.

The Louisiana Industrial Development Executives Association will offer a 4-day basic economic development course Feb. 8-11 at the Greater New Orleans Inc. Energy Centre on Poydras Street in New Orleans. The course will provide an overview and introduction to the fundamentals of economic development that prepare people to help communities and organizations. Early registration, which ends Dec. 31, is $350 for LIDEA members and $400 for non-members. Regular registration, which ends Jan. 21, is $400 for LIDEA members and $450 for nonmembers. For information or to register, go to lLIDEA I Economic Development Training (lideatraining.com) (Source: NOLA.com 12/26/21)