Zhang Honored at First Annual Patent Medallion Luncheon
Sunday, April 17, 2022
![Jinhong Zhang standing in front of a bookshelf](https://mge.engineering.arizona.edu/sites/mge.engineering.arizona.edu/files/styles/uaqs_fixed_width/public/zhang.jpg?itok=OWlMIiyl)
The College of Engineering and Tech Launch Arizona honored associate professor of mining and geological engineering Jinhong Zhang at the first annual Patent Medallion Luncheon.
Zhang earned a medallion for a patent related to Fly Ash Based Construction Material.
With 82 invention disclosures, 95 patents filed and 25 patents issued in FY 2021, the College of Engineering is a leader at the University of Arizona in invention disclosures and patents. In its 2021 Annual Report, Tech Launch Arizona noted that the college was a standout in number of Asset Development awards and amount of total funding received to help advance early-stage inventions.