USF College of Marine Science faculty member named to National Academy of Inventors
August 11, 2020 - The National Academy of Inventors has named USF College of Marine Science Senior Research Ocean Engineer Clifford R. Merz as one of its new senior members in recognition of his achievements in inventing marine-based renewable energy technology. Merz, who serves as Program and HF Radar Operations Director for the Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System, is one of 38 leading academic inventors nationwide named as new NAI senior members. NAI senior members are active faculty, scientists and administrators from NAI member institutions who have demonstrated remarkable innovation in technologies that have a positive impact on society. Merz is an inventor and patent holder of a marine-based energy technology that uses seawater concentration differences for sustainable and renewable salinity gradient power generation.