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Javad Mostaghimi, a professor in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, has been elected a fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Inventors. 

The academy honours inventors who have demonstrated “innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society.”

Mostaghimi, who is director of the Centre for Advanced Coating Technologies, is renowned for making several breakthroughs in the field of plasma physics. In 2017, he co-developed an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) torch with a unique conical design. More recently, he and his colleagues, through the startup Kimia Analytics, developed the first ever mobile hybrid ICP-mass spectrometer, powered by the conical torch.

“As an engineer, inventor and entrepreneur, Professor Javad Mostaghimi has had an exceptional impact on plasma physics, significantly advancing the commercial and scientific possibilities of this field through his technological innovations,” said Christopher Yip, dean of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. “On behalf of the entire faculty, our warmest congratulations to him on this richly deserved honour.”