Palo Alto, California — September 23, 2025, The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation selected five aspiring inventors as the tenth cohort of Moore Inventor Fellows, marking the fulfillment of a ten-year $35 million commitment to support “50 inventors to shape the next 50 years.”
The fellowship was launched in 2016 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Moore’s Law, the groundbreaking prediction of exponential growth in computing power. It honors and embodies Gordon Moore’s enthusiasm for science and innovation by nurturing the next generation of scientist-inventors. Over the years it has been supporting breakthrough tools and technologies that accelerate progress in scientific discovery, environmental conservation, and patient care.
“Over the past 10 years, this fellowship has recognized the ingenuity and creativity needed to meet today’s challenges and create a better future,” said Harvey V. Fineberg, M.D., Ph.D., president of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. “These early-career visionaries are poised to develop tools and inventions that can make a positive difference.”
This year’s cohort join a distinguished group of scientist-inventors. The 2025 fellows plan to:
- Develop memory and computing interfaces that emulate brain synapses, enabling energy-efficient systems capable of learning, remembering, and processing information.
- Create a novel energy storage system that combines energy capture, storage, and delivery within single organic molecules, providing a compact and scalable solution for clean heating.
- Employ entangled photon measurements to improve diagnosis of disease onset and monitor cellular metabolic balance.
- Use a new biomaterial to support coral reef restoration by promoting coral recruitment and survival.
- Apply gene-correction technologies to treat genetic diseases, including complex neurological disorders previously deemed untreatable.
“Ten years ago, we set out to identify 50 inventors to shape the next 50 years,” said Adam Jones, Ph.D., Science program officer. “We look forward to supporting these final five outstanding individuals as they advance their inventions.”
This year’s five fellows were selected from nearly 250 applicants. Learn more about these scientist-inventors as well as the previous cohorts here.
2025 Moore Inventor Fellows
Omar Abudayyeh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Investigator at Brigham and Women's Hospital (LinkedIn)
Dr. Abudayyeh’s invention fixes broken genes by changing RNA instead of DNA. It has the potential to treat currently untreatable brain and nervous system diseases.
Scott Cushing, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology (LinkedIn)
Dr. Cushing’s applications of on-chip photonics using entangled photons open the door to real-time diagnosis of disease onset through a wearable device.
Grace Han, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Barbara (LinkedIn)
Dr. Han’s innovative fuels catch sunlight and store it like a battery, providing a clean way to stay warm, even when the sun isn’t out.
Qiong Ma, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Physics, Boston College (LinkedIn)
Dr. Ma’s invention of twistronic artificial synapses is connecting discoveries in advanced materials directly with neuroscience-inspired computing.
Daniel Wangpraseurt, Ph.D., Associate Research Scientist, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego (LinkedIn)
Dr. Wangpraseurt’s biomimetic gel speeds up coral reef recovery and supports genetically diverse corals, including those better suited to a warming ocean.
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