Mario W. Cardullo ’53
Mario W. Cardullo '53
Alumni Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2019
Inventor, Engineer, Entrepreneur
Dr. Mario W. Cardullo, inventor, engineer and entrepreneur, is most widely known for his design and development of the first patented passive read/write radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag. This innovative technology uses a battery-free transponder and can transmit and collect information. It forms the basis of E-Z Pass and other electronic identification systems. RFID technology is now a $20-$25 billion a year industry. He has received the first patent for nano RFID devices, which measure smaller than blood cells.
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