Recognizing Our Best

Each fall, the university community comes together at its Inventor Recognition Event to celebrate faculty with the Distinguished Innovator and the Rising Innovator of the Year awards. The accomplishments of these faculty leaders reflect Tufts University’s deep commitment to research that drives real-world impact.

Tufts believes that recognizing these innovators, who are driving progress in their fields, will empower the next generation of inventors to push the boundaries of discovery even further. This celebration is not only about recognizing individual accomplishments—it is about reaffirming our shared commitment to Tufts University’s mission: to advance knowledge and generate bold ideas in an interdisciplinary and inclusive ecosystem for public good.

The university’s news site Tufts Now features more information about the most recent honorees, Sameer Sonkusale and Nikhil Nair, the 2025 recipients of the Distinguished Innovator of the Year and the Rising Innovator of the Year awards, respectively.

More information about the Inventor Recognition Event is available by contacting ovpr@tufts.edu.