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Helena S. Wisniewski ’71 Inducted as Fellow of National Academy of Inventors

Helena Wisniewski ’71, vice provost for research and graduate studies at the University of Alaska Anchorage, was inducted as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in April during a ceremony at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office in Washington, DC. Wisniewski was inducted in recognition of her highly prolific contributions to innovation in creating and facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, and welfare of society.

A graduate of William Paterson with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, Wisniewski earned her PhD in mathematics from the Graduate Center, CUNY. She is president of Seawolf Holdings, and founding director of the Arctic Domain Awareness Center, a DHS Center of Excellence. Her distinguished career includes executive experience in government, academia, and industry, including positions as vice president, research and enterprise development at Stevens Institute of Technology; vice president, Titan Corporation, and a senior executive at Lockheed; at DARPA she created its first mathematics program and prior to that served at the CIA. She is a technological entrepreneur who has launched and sold startup companies, she serves on public and private boards of directors that included Greatbatch (NYSE:GB) that provides implantable medical devices, and in 2007 the Secretary of the Navy appointed her to NRAC. She holds patents and has received awards for outstanding leadership, entrepreneurship, and significant scientific contributions.

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