Innovators Hall of Fame 2022

The Juneau Economic Development Council (JEDC) with the State Committee for Research (SCoR) will induct three innovators into the �һ�ֱ�� Innovators Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place from 6:30 - 7 p.m. on March 16 at Centennial Hall in downtown Juneau.

The celebration is part of the annual Innovation Summit sponsored by the JEDC and held March 16-17.

University of �һ�ֱ�� Vice President of Academics, �һ�ֱ�� and Research Dr. Paul Layer and Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer will co-host the event.

“The �һ�ֱ�� Innovators Hall of Fame recognizes individuals who demonstrate innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions,” said Layer. “These nominees have made achievements in their field that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, the environment, the welfare of the people of �һ�ֱ�� and the globe. These are inventors and innovators in the fields of science, engineering and technology.”

The three new inductees and their notable achievements are:

UAF professor Robert P. Merritt – a Who’s Who of engineering, telecommunications and satellite technology;
Dr. Stacy Rasmus – an Indigenous health disparities scientist whose research tackles the issues of suicide and substance abuse in �һ�ֱ�� Native and Native American communities;
Piper Wilder – founder of 60Hertz Energy, a firm that developed maintenance software for electricity assets from microgrids, fleets of diesel generators, to portfolios of renewables.

SCoR created the �һ�ֱ�� Innovators Hall of Fame in 2014 to celebrate and honor outstanding individuals who are leaders in innovation and contribute to growing �һ�ֱ��’s culture of innovation.