SIMON H. FRIEDMAN - University of California at San Francisco

Invention: The application of fullerenes to the inhibition of the HIV-1 protease

STEPHAN J. STRANICK - The Pennsylvania State University

Invention: Tunable microwave frequency AC scanning tunneling microscope

JIANSHENG TANG - Iowa State University

Invention: A superior catalyst for the synthesis of industrially important isocyanurates

KARL R. ETZEL - University of Notre Dame

Invention: Spherical, singularity-free robotic wrist

TIA N. FEHLIG - Montana State University

Invention: Corrective horseshoeing for contracture of the distal inerphalangeal joint

GEORGE A. KEMBEL, JOHN A. KEMBEL, AND TERRY K. TULLIS - Stanford University

Invention: Paraplegic ski machine