Dr. Gary Flom of Stockbridge, Ga., received the award for his development of universal forceps.
Ian Cheong of Baltimore, Md., received the award for his discovery of a "cancer bullet" protein.
Dr. Harry I. Ringermacher received his second Copper Black award, this one for his invention of a flexible X-ray imager.
Kay Thomas, Ph.D., received the award for her creation of the Bilingual SpeedReading method of foreign language literacy learning.
Kathleen C.M. Campbell, Ph.D., received the award because of her work on protective agents to mitigate hearing loss.
Dr. Harry Ringermacher received the award for his work in transient infrared imaging technology has revolutionized the thermal imaging field.
Dr. Casimer DeCusatis received the award for his work on a new type of fiber optic data multiplexing system that allows back up of computer data remotely.
John Pellegrino received the award for his design for a Continuously Variable Transmission.
Ralph G. Rudolph received the award for his design of a system for removing water from steel sheeting during production.