The National Academy of Inventors has elected Ravi Droopad, professor of engineering in the Ingram School of Engineering, to the 2025 Class of NAI Fellows, the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors.
Droopad is among 185 exceptional inventors worldwide selected for the 2025 cohort of individuals whose inventions have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, and the betterment of society. The NAI Fellows program honors prolific academic inventors committed to translating research into real-world technologies.
“Texas State’s growing reputation as a national research university is built by the extraordinary talent and dedication of faculty like Dr. Ravi Droopad,” said Kelly Damphousse, president of TXST. “His election as an NAI Fellow reflects the strength of our investment in world-class research, in the people who conduct it and in the students who will carry that innovation forward.”
