Brian Strom, chancellor of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (now called Rutgers Health), has been named “Educator of the Year” by the Research & Development Council of New Jersey for his transformative impact on medical education in the state.

Strom will be honored during the council’s 46th annual Edison Patent Awards on Nov. 20 at Bell Works in Holmdel, N.J.

The awards, the state’s highest honor for invention and innovation, will recognize six trailblazing individuals, including Strom, as well as the leaders behind 12 patents from New Jersey companies, including two awards to researchers at the Rutgers School of Engineering. They are: Kristin Dana, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and alumnus Eric Wengrowski; and Richard E. Riman, a Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and alumnus Daniel Kopp.

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