{"id":3250,"date":"2019-09-26T11:20:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T18:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/8-inventions-created-by-usc-dornsife-alumni\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T21:21:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T04:21:53","slug":"inventions-by-usc-dornsife-alumni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/inventions-by-usc-dornsife-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"8 inventions created by USC Dornsife alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n                                \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/story-3080-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/story-3080-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/story-3080-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"8 inventions created by USC Dornsife alumni\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  These USC Dornsife alumni majored in many different subjects, from chemistry to international relations, but they all have one thing in common \u2014 an innovative spirit. (Illustration: Dennis Lan.)\n\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n          <nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n        <ul>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\/?category=alumni\">Alumni<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n      <\/nav>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>8 inventions created by USC Dornsife alumni<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  From LASIK eye surgery to a better jet fuel to the boogie board, USC Dornsife alumni have created products and technologies that changed the way we live. <strong><4\u00bc min read><\/strong>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n           <strong class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span><a href=\"mailto:communication@dornsife.usc.edu\">Margaret Crable<\/a><\/strong>\n    \n          <span class=\"post-date-field\">September 26, 2019<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--social-share \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--social-share\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n    <span class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\" style=\"line-height: 32px;\">\n      <span class=\"title\">\n        Share\n      <\/span>\n                        <a class=\"a2a_button_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/#copy_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Link\">\n            <span class=\"a2a_svg a2a_s__default a2a_s_copy_link\">\n              <svg height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 19\" width=\"19\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m7.43475275 9.52380952-2.17490843 2.26076008c-1.08745421 1.058837-1.68841575 2.518315-1.68841575 4.0350275 0 1.5167124.60096154 2.9475732 1.68841575 4.0350274 1.058837 1.0874543 2.51831502 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largest and oldest academic unit at the university, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences has a long history of developing innovative leaders. Some of our alumni have shaped the world we live in with their creations, demonstrating the power of a liberal arts degree from USC Dornsife \u2014 the academic core of USC.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27532\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/story-1318-768x432-1-500x281.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/story-1318-768x432-1-500x281.avif 500w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/story-1318-768x432-1.avif 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Eye on the Prize<\/h2>\n<p>Millions of people around the globe have restored their vision with laser eye surgery, which owes a big debt to a Trojan alumnus. Rangaswamy Srinivasan, a 1956 <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/\">chemistry<\/a> graduate, invented an interaction between laser radiation and living tissue that became an integral technique for LASIK eye surgery. He credits his time as a USC Dornsife student, working on the chemistry of proteins, as the inspiration to study this process. He was <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/1318\/president-obama-awards-two-usc-dornsife-pioneers\/\">awarded the National Medal of Science<\/a>\u00a0by President Barak Obama in 2013.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27524\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27524\" style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27524 \" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Tom-Morey-top.jpg\" alt=\"photo of tom morey with a boogie board\" width=\"512\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Tom-Morey-top.jpg 912w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Tom-Morey-top-500x329.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Tom-Morey-top-768x505.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inventor of the Boogie Board Tom Morey, shows the first board he made in 1971 in 2015 at the Surfing Heritage &amp; Culture Center in San Clemente. Morey died on Oct. 14, 2021 at age 86. (FILE PHOTO ED CRISOSTOMO\/SCNG)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Tubular Trojan<\/h2>\n<p>Surfer,\u00a0inventor and musician Tom Morey \u201957 is the definition of a modern Renaissance man. After graduation from USC Dornsife with a degree in <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mathematics\/\">mathematics<\/a>, he worked at Douglas Aircraft on projects involving composite materials. He applied that knowledge to surfboards, which led to his invention in 1971 of the bodyboard, which he dubbed the \u201cboogie board\u201d due to his love of music. He\u2019s been developing pioneering surfboard technology ever since while also playing ukele and drums alongside musicians like Dizzy Gillepsie and Bud Shank. See the <i>Orange County Register<\/i>\u2019s 2017 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2017\/06\/30\/boogie-board-inventor-tom-morey-puts-stamp-of-approval-on-sequoia-board-made-in-his-honor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">profile of Tom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-27538\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Nelson-Alan-403x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Nelson-Alan-403x550.jpg 403w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Nelson-Alan-751x1024.jpg 751w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Nelson-Alan-768x1047.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Nelson-Alan.jpg 825w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Hunting Down Cancer<\/h2>\n<p>Alan Nelson has been fighting for the eradication of cancer since he graduated with a bachelor\u2019s degree in <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/physics\/\">physics<\/a> from USC Dornsife in 1974. He holds 139 patents, including one for the world\u2019s first machine to automate cervical cancer screening. He also developed the first 3D cell imaging platform, which helps early detection of lung cancer. <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/videos\/alumni\/676\/physics-alumnus-attacks-lung-cancer\/\">Watch a video about Alan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27539\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Rogers-500x295.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Rogers-500x295.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Rogers-1024x604.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Rogers-768x453.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Rogers-1536x906.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Rogers-2048x1207.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Seeing Through the Storm<\/h2>\n<p>Alisa Rogers, who graduated in 1979 with a master\u2019s degree in chemistry, and her husband Philip formed two multimillion-dollar companies around their various sensor and fiber optic inventions. They\u2019ve developed a laser wind sensor that allows helicopters to land safely in dust and sand storms, crucial technology for desert combat. Their miniaturized handheld laser wind sensor helps sailing teams win cups and assists first responders in disaster scenarios. <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/931\/winds-of-fortune\/\">Read a profile of Alisa.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27540\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Agrisoma-CEO-Steve-Fabijanski-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Agrisoma-CEO-Steve-Fabijanski-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Agrisoma-CEO-Steve-Fabijanski-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Agrisoma-CEO-Steve-Fabijanski.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Jetson Fuel<\/h2>\n<p>Steve Fabijanski developed a strain of the North African carinata plant that contains high levels of oil and protein. Once processed, it\u2019s chemically identical to jet fuel but produces 77% fewer greenhouse gas emissions. Fabijanski, who earned his Ph.D. in <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bisc\/\">biology<\/a> in 1981, hopes that half of the 79 billion gallons of fuel used annually by the airline industry will eventually be replaced by his carinata biojet fuel. <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/3032\/usc-alumnus-invents-new-fuel-tackles-greenhouse-gases\/\">Read a profile of Steve<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27541\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/MB-655-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/MB-655-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/MB-655-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/MB-655-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/MB-655-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/MB-655.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>A Trojan Meets Nike<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re wearing a pair of Nikes right now, you might just have some Trojan innovation on your feet. Michael Bergmann \u201983 jointly holds the patent on a durable rubber compound that is used in many Nike shoes. He cites his time as a USC Dornsife <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/poir\/about\/\">international relations<\/a> major as fundamental to his successful, decades-long career with Nike. \u201cMy focus in international relations allowed me to look at all sides of an issue, whether it was from a company standpoint, a government standpoint or a cultural standpoint.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/1929\/high-performance\/\">Read a profile of Michael.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-27542\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Brett-Crosby-420x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Brett-Crosby-420x550.jpg 420w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Brett-Crosby-783x1024.jpg 783w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Brett-Crosby-768x1005.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Brett-Crosby-1174x1536.jpg 1174w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Brett-Crosby-1565x2048.jpg 1565w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Brett-Crosby.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h2>Analyzing the Web<\/h2>\n<p>When Brett Crosby graduated with degrees in international relations and political science in 1995, he didn\u2019t know a whole lot about starting a company. He did have Trojan gumption though, and although his first start-up failed, his second took off. Urchin Software Corporation became so adept at analyzing websites that it was acquired by Google and became the underpinning for Google Analytics. Crosby retains a connection to USC, speaking to students in economics and business classes, and offering an undergraduate internship at his real estate company PeerStreet. <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/2725\/alumnuss-entrepreneurial-spirit-leads-him-to-google-and-beyond\/\">Read a profile of Brett.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27543\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27543\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27543\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Mogentale_GR43843-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Mogentale_GR43843-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Mogentale_GR43843-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/Mogentale_GR43843.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After graduating from USC with an Environmental Studies degree and minors in Social Entrepreneurship and Urban Policy &amp; Planning, Kaitlin Mogentale combined her interests in food justice and sustainability into what has now become Pulp Pantry, November 2, 2017. (Photo\/Gus Ruelas)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>From Trash to Treats<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/environmental-studies\/\">Environmental studies<\/a> graduate Kaitlin Mogentale \u201915 was alarmed to discover the waste generated by making juice: the piles of discarded produce mash that go into just a single glass. So, in typical Trojan tradition, she came up with a solution. Her company Pulp Pantry makes use of the discarded pulp from juicing to create high-fiber products like crisps, granola and baking flours. <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/2718\/usc-dornsife-alumnas-pulp-based-snacks-are-transforming-waste-in\/\">Read a profile of Kaitlin.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>Photo Credits: Rangaswamy Srinivasan \u201956 with President Barack Obama by Ryan K. Morris\/National Science &amp; Technology Medals Foundation; Tom Morey \u201957 courtesy Mark Rightmire, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2017\/06\/30\/boogie-board-inventor-tom-morey-puts-stamp-of-approval-on-sequoia-board-made-in-his-honor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orange County Register\/SCNG<\/a>; Alan Nelson \u201974 courtesy of Alan Nelson; Alisa Rogers \u201979 by Jeffrey MacMillan; Steve Fabijanski \u201981 courtesy of Agrisoma Biosciences Inc.; Michael Bergmann \u201983 courtesy of Michael Bergmann; Brett Crosby \u201995 courtesy of Brett Crosby; Kaitlin Mogentale \u201915 by Gus Ruelas.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-related-stories \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-related-stories\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n    \n                  <article>\n              \n<div class=\"f--field 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