Stan, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) professor and director of the Aquaculture Genetics and Breeding Technology Center, was honored with a former VIMS colleague, Ximing Guo, for their “product by process” patent for oysters with two extra sets of chromosomes. Their invention has revolutionized oyster aqua- culture worldwide. More than 90 percent of Virginia’s farmed oysters result from the production method they created.