National Academy of Inventors Fellows at Purdue
NAI Fellow 2025
Luna Lu
College of Engineering
Indiana ACPA Professor in Concrete Paving and Materials Science and Vice President of the Office of Industry Partnerships at Purdue
The NAI Fellows Program celebrates academic inventors whose work spans multiple disciplines and exemplifies their collaboration, dedication and innovation to transform research into real-world commercial technologies that contribute to the betterment of society.
AI‑powered innovation for safer roads
Luna Lu is redefining the future of infrastructure and energy by developing AI-powered IoT sensor technology that enables communication with infrastructure to understand its condition. Lu is the founder and CEO of startup Wavelogix Inc. which commercialized smart sensor technologies to monitor the health of roads and bridges in real time. As Purdue’s Vice President for Industry Partnerships, Lu is scaling innovations beyond the lab and forging collaborations that will accelerate technology adoption for a safer, stronger infrastructure.
I am deeply honored to be elected as an NAI fellow. Innovation is most meaningful when it improves people’s lives, and I am proud that our work in intelligent infrastructure is helping build better, safer and more resilient communities. This recognition reflects the dedication of my students, collaborators, and partners at and outside of Purdue who share a commitment to translating research into real-world impact.”
(source: College of Engineering)
From research to patent to product
Lu’s groundbreaking “smart concrete” technology is moving from the lab to real‑world impact as the Purdue Office of Technology Commercialization applied for the patent to protect the intellectual property and licensed it to her startup Wavelogix.
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Concrete sensor manufacturer Wavelogix receives $1M grant from National Science Foundation
