University Innovation Fellows - User contributions [en]

School:University of Oregon

2018-01-25T03:25:17Z

DavidFreiburger:

= Background =

The University of Oregon is a public research University located in Eugene Oregon and founded in 1876. Our University is a rated very high on research activity and is the main flagship public university in Oregon. The institution is divided into eight individual schools including: school of architecture and allied arts (AAA), the college of arts and sciences, Charles H Lundquist College of Business, College of Education, Robert D Clark Honors College, School of Journalism and Communication, School of Law, School of Music and Dance. 

The university has multiple research institutes which include the areas of molecular biology, neuroscience, optics and materials. A new program at the UO is the Product Design Program, which allows students to learn theories and applied practices of art, architecture and design to creative collaborative opportunities across disciplines. The program is still very new and growing but is deeply rooted in hands on learning where students can learn to develop projects from a personal, local and global perspective.

Currently, the entrepreneurship program at Oregon is driven by a mission to educate, inspire and empower the future of entrepreneurs by instilling in students the characteristics of innovation, initiative, accountability and dedication. The Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) combines a foundation of theory with hands-on learning that fosters the mindset of a successful entrepreneur. Oregon believes its students are very career oriented, networked and inspired individuals. A majority of the curriculum that are defined and structured in LCE are: recognizing and evaluating business opportunities, venture planning and implementation, developing and commercializing new products, legal, financial and operational considerations for startups.

Links to our landscape canvas are below:

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[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13jiXff2iiII7nvmQqi5vTdxT1FgJ3ZDSThDC5ah0zt8/edit#slide=id.gded0dd295_2_14 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13jiXff2iiII7nvmQqi5vTdxT1FgJ3ZDSThDC5ah0zt8/edit#slide=id.gded0dd295_2_14]

= '''Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship''' =

== '''Programs, Opportunities, Organizations:''' ==

=== '''UO Entrepreneurship Club''' ===

*'''Background: '''The Entrepreneurship Club was started to promote entrepreneurship through connecting students with local entrepreneurs and business proffessionals. Today the club is going dormant as attendance and member engagment have been dropiing significantly. This came to our attention when leadership possitions opened and no showed any interest in running.
*'''How it works: '''Currently the club meets bi weekly and hosts a speaker and or workshop in the Lunquist College ofBusiness.
*'''Mission: '''"Our mission is to facilitate the development of young proffessionals through the entrepreneurial perspective." 

=== Alpha Kappa Psi, Professional Business Fraternity  ===

*'''Background:''' Alpha Kappa Psi is the oldest and most well-known business fraternity in the US. It was founded in 1904 by students at New York University.There are 223 chapters worldwide with over 14,400 members
*'''How it Works:'''<span style="text-indent: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Weekly chapter meetings with additional hours of community service, fundraising, and professional development hours. Chapter activities allow our members to sharpen skills which lead to success in the business world.
*<div>'''Mission:''' Providing resources for enhancing the educational experience of future business leaders.</div><div> </div>

=== '''UO Product Design Program''' ===

*'''Background''': This program provides a strong grounding in the use, invention and production of consumer products. It integrates the theories and applied practices of art, architecture, and design disciplines, creating collaborative opportunities across campus with the business school and anthropology and chemistry departments.
*'''How it works: '''Students can get a BA or BS in Material and Product Studies in Eugene and a fifth year BFA in Product Design in Portland.
*'''Mission: '''Provide students with an in-depth knowledge about materials, idea generation, prototyping and manufacturing in order to allow students to design a better world.
*'''Entrepreneurial Tie: '''In order to provide students with real world opportunities, many studios tie in a competition element allowing students to pitch their designs to industry professionals. In the past competitions have involved Wilsonart Chair designs, which were highlighted at the ICFF, a user interface challenge and a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation competition, etc.

===  '''Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship''' ===

*'''Background: '''LCE offers real world experiences and mentoring students through investment competitions, consulting projects, internships, and the Venture Launch Pathway Program.
*'''How it Works: '''Based on student’s area of interest, background and commitment, LCE admits them into one of four centers.
*'''Mission: '''Experiential learning, curriculum to harness opportunity and strong investor and alumni network.

=== '''Oregon New Venture Championship''' ===

*'''Background''': Oregon’s New Venture Championship (NVC) is the original six-round business competition for graduate students. This movement was started at the University of Oregon and provides an opportunity to translate scholastic experiences into real world opportunities.
*'''How it works''': Students get feedback from judges to help turn their business plan into a successful venture and get the chance to capture the attention of angel investors to get their business of the ground.
*'''Mission:''' NVC wants to develop skilled and knowledgeable entrepreneurial leaders who will successfully confront the ever-changing business environment with creative and innovative solutions.
*'''Competitors: '''MBA students from the top business programs worldwide are invited to compete. Students have come from the US and places like Hong Kong and Thailand
*'''Outcome: '''In 2013 the 1st place prize went to students from Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration for a prebiotic syrup. In 2005, a UO student group placed 3rd for a battery replacement for transceivers and sensors.

=== TechStars Startup Weekend Eugene ===

*'''Background''': <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In just 54 hours, this event allows people to pitch ideas and learn how to create a real company, meet the best mentors, investors, co-founders, and sponsors who are eager to help others get startups going.

*'''How it works''': <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students, fellow community entrepreneurs, faculty and more are invited to this 3-day event to take an idea, pitch the idea, then build the idea to best of your ability in the 3 days. Then the final presentation is given to the panel of judges.

*'''Mission''':<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The mission is to learn, test your ideas, and make new connections at the event. And if things go really well - this is where these ideas can be taken seriously and potentially transformed into an actual business.

=== UO Innovation Summit ===

*<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Background: <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Innovation Summit was founded by a group of students in early 2017. The first ever Summit was held on campus on October 27th 2017 where 400+ attendees and over 90 different events accumulated for a one day festival.

*<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How it works: <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Any community and UO member can submit a proposal to showcase their work or share their skills during the one day innovation festival. The event is open to all students and to the public. People can go to any event on the schedule throughout the day.

*<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mission: <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To spread innovation and entrepreneurial thinking all across the UO campus and throughout Eugene by bringing a variety of events and activities across departments.

=== <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Spark Grants ===

*'''Background''': A brand new, small funding opportunity of $500 to get a project off the ground. Starting Fall 2017.
*'''How it works: '''Any student can submit an idea with a purpose and a plan. Students then have 6 weeks to develop and prototype their project. The students will have to present their product at the end of the 6 weeks. Possibly have their idea funded further with Rainmaker Grants
*'''Mission''': Remove a barrier to starting a project.

=== Rainmaker Grants ===

*'''Background''': Five yearly grants of $5000 for developed ideas and projects.
*'''How it works''': Students will need to demonstrate a well constructed and planned project or prototype. Ideally stemming from a Spark Grant.

=== Civil War Shark Tank ===

*'''Background''': An annual competition based on the TV show 'Shark Tank', University of Oregon and Oregon State University students compete to pitch their ideas in front of judges and an audience. A $1000 first prize and a place at the Willamette Angel Conference where startups compete for seed money. Also included is an elevator pitch competition.
*'''How it works''': Students submit a 2 minute and 5 page executive summary and the best are chosen to represent the school at the event. At the event students must defend their idea and be well prepared for criticism.

=== Making the Entrepreneurship Club the Hub for Innovation ===

*'''Background: '''The current Entrepreneurship Club is slowly declining in attendance and engagment from current UO students. The club has a speaker come in every meeting to discuss business related topics while also providing inspiration and networking opportunities.  
*'''How it works: '''The club has introduced a bi-weekly newsletter than helps students find underground awesome internships, interesting articles/videos/quotes/podcast episodes our exec team has ran across that week. We are looking into introducing a podcast to the club where we reach out to interesting people/alumni that our members what to listen to, members would send in questions mixed with exec team questions then we'd record and share to the club and the community. Potential name for podcast is "All Innovators Podcast". 
*'''Mission''': Connect the school (all departments) through entrepreneurship/innovation and try and make students/faculty understand that we are all entrepreneurs/innovators.    

=== Duck Ventures ===

*'''Background: '''Duck Ventures is a group focused on teaching and educating students about early-stage equity investments, venture capital, and angel investing.  
*'''How it works: '''Duck Ventures is partnered with various firms and conferences in the state of Oregon. These firms outsource market research and due dilligence to Duck Ventures students to help minimize the usually lengthy time it takes for firms to conduct dilligence on a startup that is seeking potential investment. It's also a great way for studens to get directly involved with company valuations, term sheets, and investor relations, gaining real-world experience while doing meaningful work with firms.

= '''Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship''' =

Oregon is a highly research oriented campus, with faculty working on their own projects of interest. Within the product design program, faculty are developing personal design projects in order to stay actively engaged in the rest of the design world. Within the Science departments faculty gain access to software and lab equipment for projects and research.

== '''Faculty Seed Grants''' ==

*'''Background: '''Faculty with ideas but lacking funding looked to the school for assitant 
*'''Mission: '''To give faculty access to funding for their projects while helping expand levels of innovation across campus
*'''Outcome: '''Grant winning Faculty can be funded with up to $2,500 dollars for their projects every term.

== '''Green Product Design Network''' ==

*'''Background:''' The Green Product Design Network began with a group of faculty leaders at UO with interests and expertise in green chemistry, product design, business and journalism and community.
*'''Mission: '''Take ideas from invention to the marketplace in a way that has a more expedient and lasting impact on society.
*'''Outcome: '''Selected as one of five key projects that the UO is supporting and highlighting as a major strategic initiative.

== '''Conferences''' ==

*'''Background''': Conferences are hosted at the Business College to unite faculty in business from around the world. For example, in 2013, the Lunquist College’s biennial Financial Research Conference drew experts from Shanghai, London and New York to meet up in Eugene.
*'''Mission: '''Focus on institutional investors and the asset management industry to benefit presenters and audience members in complementary ways. Belief that research is a collaborative process so there is a strong emphasis on collaboration where researchers can present and discuss their work with peers in face to face interactions

= '''Actively supporting the university technology transfer function''' =

== '''Innovation Partnership Services''' ==

*Background: Innovation Partnership Services ( formerly known as Technology Transfer), is a part of the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation.  IPS  partners with UO innovators, the public and industry to accelerate the adoption of innovations derived from UO research and education
*Mission: as a fundamental extension of UO’s teaching and public benefits missions, IPS strives to employ a diversity of innovation management pathways to connect University research to societal benefit.
*What they do: moves innovation into public use by identifying and creating channels for relationships between university innovators and industry, for investment and for development of user communities.  Services include: patent filing, confidentiality/material transfer agreements, and helping UO innovators navigate federal and state policy.

= '''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration''' =

The example below highlights how Oregon puts efforts on interdisciplinary research and teaching and always tries to create deep relationships and partnerships with important key players in education and research.

== '''Shared Research and Student Training in Gabon''' ==

*'''Background: '''The UO entered a groundbreaking research and training partnership with African nation, Gabon
*The agreement will result in the creation of the Gabon-Oregon Transnational Research Center on Environmental Development
*Headquartered in Eugene, OR and Libreville, Gabon
*The center represents a new partnership that will enable developed and developing countries to benefit equally from shared research and two way training of students from each nation
*'''Mission: '''Effort to put priority on interdisciplinary research and teaching. Need to reinforce training programs and establish strong and deep partnerships mimicking those created at Oregon.
*'''Leaders: '''UO-led, five-campus Oregon African Studies Consortium: Oregon State University, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland State University, Willamette University and partner with Gabonese Government to fulfill its vision of turning the country into a laboratory for a new model of development for Africa.

== Driven-U.com ==

*
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Background: <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Driven-U is a UO student startup, founded by Micah Miller in 2016. 

*<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="text-indent: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How it works:<span style="text-indent: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s an online resource that provides university students with connections to other like-minded driven students. If a student is looking for someone to program their app or need someone to design their logo but they don’t know who to ask, Driven-U.com is a geat site to connect with people who may be able to help.
*<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mission:<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To connect students with people with the essential skills they need to help create what they want.

= '''Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts''' =

The example below highlights how University of Oregon likes to work closely with other Oregon universities in order to help the greater community of Oregon reach its potential. Initiatives are very interdisciplinary and collaborative.

=== '''RAIN''' ===

*Background: Regional Accelerator and Innovation Network (RAIN) connects government, academic and industry resources in the community. There is both a RAIN Eugene and a RAIN@UO branch. 
*Mission: advance the formation, growth, and retention of tech-based startups in the South valley in order to triple the current rate of new tech business formation and job creation
*Goal: Address five key ingredients that transform innovative ideas into viable thriving business for the state of Oregon

#Market opportunities
#High quality ideas
#Management teams
#Access to investment capital
#Strong community connections

*Outcome: By funding RAIN, Oregon (as a state) will enable these key ingredients by mobilizing and expanding the assets of the South Valley region: nearly $400M of combined research activity at Oregon State, University of Oregon and linked regional economic development initiatives. This will grow the ecosystem of entrepreneurial talent and tech based companies 

=== '''RAIN Eugene''' ===

•    Offers a 12 week accelerator program for new businesses and also part of the RAIN innovation network.

=== '''RAIN@UO''' ===

•    Allows for students and faculty to learn more about innovation and entrepreneurship on campus and in the community.

=== '''Fertilab Thinkubator''' ===

'''Background''': Fertilab Thinkubator is an incubator for start-ups, a co-working space and a place for events held for those interested in entrepreneurship and innovation in town. There is a location in Eugene and in Springfield.

*'''Mission''': Promote entrepreneurship and innovation as a way to develop the economy and the workforce.
*'''Goal''': Build the next generation of businesses in Eugene.
*'''Outcome''': Promoting entrepreneurship in Eugene and enhancing the collaboration in the start-up community.

= Related Links =

'''University of Oregon'''

[[University of Oregon Student Priorities|University_of_Oregon_Student_Priorities]]

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13jiXff2iiII7nvmQqi5vTdxT1FgJ3ZDSThDC5ah0zt8/edit#slide=id.gded0dd295_2_14 [U of Oregon Landscape Canvas Spring 2016]]

University Innovation Fellows 

Spring 2017

[[Kaheawai Kaonohi|Kaheawai Kaonohi]]

[[Hunter Sudek|Hunter Sudek]]

Spring 2016:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nick_Capaldini Nick Capaldini]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Susan%20cooper Susan_cooper]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Brandon%20Crockett Brandon_Crockett]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Adam%20Jansons Adam_Jansons]

[http://universityinnovation.org/David%20Phillips David Phillips]

Spring 2014:

[[Claire Sakaguchi|Claire_Sakaguchi]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:University of Oregon

2018-01-25T03:24:14Z

DavidFreiburger:

= Background =

The University of Oregon is a public research University located in Eugene Oregon and founded in 1876. Our University is a rated very high on research activity and is the main flagship public university in Oregon. The institution is divided into eight individual schools including: school of architecture and allied arts (AAA), the college of arts and sciences, Charles H Lundquist College of Business, College of Education, Robert D Clark Honors College, School of Journalism and Communication, School of Law, School of Music and Dance. 

The university has multiple research institutes which include the areas of molecular biology, neuroscience, optics and materials. A new program at the UO is the Product Design Program, which allows students to learn theories and applied practices of art, architecture and design to creative collaborative opportunities across disciplines. The program is still very new and growing but is deeply rooted in hands on learning where students can learn to develop projects from a personal, local and global perspective.

Currently, the entrepreneurship program at Oregon is driven by a mission to educate, inspire and empower the future of entrepreneurs by instilling in students the characteristics of innovation, initiative, accountability and dedication. The Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) combines a foundation of theory with hands-on learning that fosters the mindset of a successful entrepreneur. Oregon believes its students are very career oriented, networked and inspired individuals. A majority of the curriculum that are defined and structured in LCE are: recognizing and evaluating business opportunities, venture planning and implementation, developing and commercializing new products, legal, financial and operational considerations for startups.

Links to our landscape canvas are below:

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kiT_ESoDEQzJQ5GcnR8a6XSm1XxlOA06pihhlYSCGBU/edit#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kiT_ESoDEQzJQ5GcnR8a6XSm1XxlOA06pihhlYSCGBU/edit#gid=0]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zCRjfVST189HpQ_2DkiXK7JwgEKdR2PRvVKNLUWEHkk/edit#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zCRjfVST189HpQ_2DkiXK7JwgEKdR2PRvVKNLUWEHkk/edit#gid=0 ]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FtL6wPXB2TdLQOiBZSXUrrwgqmoVHO-U72bcXPs29IU/edit#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FtL6wPXB2TdLQOiBZSXUrrwgqmoVHO-U72bcXPs29IU/edit#gid=0]

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13jiXff2iiII7nvmQqi5vTdxT1FgJ3ZDSThDC5ah0zt8/edit#slide=id.gded0dd295_2_14 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13jiXff2iiII7nvmQqi5vTdxT1FgJ3ZDSThDC5ah0zt8/edit#slide=id.gded0dd295_2_14]

= '''Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship''' =

== '''Programs, Opportunities, Organizations:''' ==

=== '''UO Entrepreneurship Club''' ===

*'''Background: '''The Entrepreneurship Club was started to promote entrepreneurship through connecting students with local entrepreneurs and business proffessionals. Today the club is going dormant as attendance and member engagment have been dropiing significantly. This came to our attention when leadership possitions opened and no showed any interest in running.
*'''How it works: '''Currently the club meets bi weekly and hosts a speaker and or workshop in the Lunquist College ofBusiness.
*'''Mission: '''"Our mission is to facilitate the development of young proffessionals through the entrepreneurial perspective." 

=== Alpha Kappa Psi, Professional Business Fraternity  ===

*'''Background:''' Alpha Kappa Psi is the oldest and most well-known business fraternity in the US. It was founded in 1904 by students at New York University.There are 223 chapters worldwide with over 14,400 members
*'''How it Works:'''<span style="text-indent: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Weekly chapter meetings with additional hours of community service, fundraising, and professional development hours. Chapter activities allow our members to sharpen skills which lead to success in the business world.
*<div>'''Mission:''' Providing resources for enhancing the educational experience of future business leaders.</div><div> </div>

=== '''UO Product Design Program''' ===

*'''Background''': This program provides a strong grounding in the use, invention and production of consumer products. It integrates the theories and applied practices of art, architecture, and design disciplines, creating collaborative opportunities across campus with the business school and anthropology and chemistry departments.
*'''How it works: '''Students can get a BA or BS in Material and Product Studies in Eugene and a fifth year BFA in Product Design in Portland.
*'''Mission: '''Provide students with an in-depth knowledge about materials, idea generation, prototyping and manufacturing in order to allow students to design a better world.
*'''Entrepreneurial Tie: '''In order to provide students with real world opportunities, many studios tie in a competition element allowing students to pitch their designs to industry professionals. In the past competitions have involved Wilsonart Chair designs, which were highlighted at the ICFF, a user interface challenge and a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation competition, etc.

===  '''Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship''' ===

*'''Background: '''LCE offers real world experiences and mentoring students through investment competitions, consulting projects, internships, and the Venture Launch Pathway Program.
*'''How it Works: '''Based on student’s area of interest, background and commitment, LCE admits them into one of four centers.
*'''Mission: '''Experiential learning, curriculum to harness opportunity and strong investor and alumni network.

=== '''Oregon New Venture Championship''' ===

*'''Background''': Oregon’s New Venture Championship (NVC) is the original six-round business competition for graduate students. This movement was started at the University of Oregon and provides an opportunity to translate scholastic experiences into real world opportunities.
*'''How it works''': Students get feedback from judges to help turn their business plan into a successful venture and get the chance to capture the attention of angel investors to get their business of the ground.
*'''Mission:''' NVC wants to develop skilled and knowledgeable entrepreneurial leaders who will successfully confront the ever-changing business environment with creative and innovative solutions.
*'''Competitors: '''MBA students from the top business programs worldwide are invited to compete. Students have come from the US and places like Hong Kong and Thailand
*'''Outcome: '''In 2013 the 1st place prize went to students from Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration for a prebiotic syrup. In 2005, a UO student group placed 3rd for a battery replacement for transceivers and sensors.

=== TechStars Startup Weekend Eugene ===

*'''Background''': <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In just 54 hours, this event allows people to pitch ideas and learn how to create a real company, meet the best mentors, investors, co-founders, and sponsors who are eager to help others get startups going.

*How it works: <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students, fellow community entrepreneurs, faculty and more are invited to this 3-day event to take an idea, pitch the idea, then build the idea to best of your ability in the 3 days. Then the final presentation is given to the panel of judges.

*Mission:<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The mission is to learn, test your ideas, and make new connections at the event. And if things go really well - this is where these ideas can be taken seriously and potentially transformed into an actual business.

=== UO Innovation Summit ===

*<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Background: <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Innovation Summit was founded by a group of students in early 2017. The first ever Summit was held on campus on October 27th 2017 where 400+ attendees and over 90 different events accumulated for a one day festival.

*<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How it works: <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Any community and UO member can submit a proposal to showcase their work or share their skills during the one day innovation festival. The event is open to all students and to the public. People can go to any event on the schedule throughout the day.

*<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mission: <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To spread innovation and entrepreneurial thinking all across the UO campus and throughout Eugene by bringing a variety of events and activities across departments.

=== <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Spark Grants ===

*'''Background''': A brand new, small funding opportunity of $500 to get a project off the ground. Starting Fall 2017.
*'''How it works: '''Any student can submit an idea with a purpose and a plan. Students then have 6 weeks to develop and prototype their project. The students will have to present their product at the end of the 6 weeks. Possibly have their idea funded further with Rainmaker Grants
*'''Mission''': Remove a barrier to starting a project.

=== Rainmaker Grants ===

*'''Background''': Five yearly grants of $5000 for developed ideas and projects.
*'''How it works''': Students will need to demonstrate a well constructed and planned project or prototype. Ideally stemming from a Spark Grant.

=== Civil War Shark Tank ===

*'''Background''': An annual competition based on the TV show 'Shark Tank', University of Oregon and Oregon State University students compete to pitch their ideas in front of judges and an audience. A $1000 first prize and a place at the Willamette Angel Conference where startups compete for seed money. Also included is an elevator pitch competition.
*'''How it works''': Students submit a 2 minute and 5 page executive summary and the best are chosen to represent the school at the event. At the event students must defend their idea and be well prepared for criticism.

=== Making the Entrepreneurship Club the Hub for Innovation ===

*'''Background: '''The current Entrepreneurship Club is slowly declining in attendance and engagment from current UO students. The club has a speaker come in every meeting to discuss business related topics while also providing inspiration and networking opportunities.  
*'''How it works: '''The club has introduced a bi-weekly newsletter than helps students find underground awesome internships, interesting articles/videos/quotes/podcast episodes our exec team has ran across that week. We are looking into introducing a podcast to the club where we reach out to interesting people/alumni that our members what to listen to, members would send in questions mixed with exec team questions then we'd record and share to the club and the community. Potential name for podcast is "All Innovators Podcast". 
*'''Mission''': Connect the school (all departments) through entrepreneurship/innovation and try and make students/faculty understand that we are all entrepreneurs/innovators.    

=== Duck Ventures ===

*'''Background: '''Duck Ventures is a group focused on teaching and educating students about early-stage equity investments, venture capital, and angel investing.  
*'''How it works: '''Duck Ventures is partnered with various firms and conferences in the state of Oregon. These firms outsource market research and due dilligence to Duck Ventures students to help minimize the usually lengthy time it takes for firms to conduct dilligence on a startup that is seeking potential investment. It's also a great way for studens to get directly involved with company valuations, term sheets, and investor relations, gaining real-world experience while doing meaningful work with firms.

= '''Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship''' =

Oregon is a highly research oriented campus, with faculty working on their own projects of interest. Within the product design program, faculty are developing personal design projects in order to stay actively engaged in the rest of the design world. Within the Science departments faculty gain access to software and lab equipment for projects and research.

== '''Faculty Seed Grants''' ==

*'''Background: '''Faculty with ideas but lacking funding looked to the school for assitant 
*'''Mission: '''To give faculty access to funding for their projects while helping expand levels of innovation across campus
*'''Outcome: '''Grant winning Faculty can be funded with up to $2,500 dollars for their projects every term.

== '''Green Product Design Network''' ==

*'''Background:''' The Green Product Design Network began with a group of faculty leaders at UO with interests and expertise in green chemistry, product design, business and journalism and community.
*'''Mission: '''Take ideas from invention to the marketplace in a way that has a more expedient and lasting impact on society.
*'''Outcome: '''Selected as one of five key projects that the UO is supporting and highlighting as a major strategic initiative.

== '''Conferences''' ==

*'''Background''': Conferences are hosted at the Business College to unite faculty in business from around the world. For example, in 2013, the Lunquist College’s biennial Financial Research Conference drew experts from Shanghai, London and New York to meet up in Eugene.
*'''Mission: '''Focus on institutional investors and the asset management industry to benefit presenters and audience members in complementary ways. Belief that research is a collaborative process so there is a strong emphasis on collaboration where researchers can present and discuss their work with peers in face to face interactions

= '''Actively supporting the university technology transfer function''' =

== '''Innovation Partnership Services''' ==

*Background: Innovation Partnership Services ( formerly known as Technology Transfer), is a part of the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation.  IPS  partners with UO innovators, the public and industry to accelerate the adoption of innovations derived from UO research and education
*Mission: as a fundamental extension of UO’s teaching and public benefits missions, IPS strives to employ a diversity of innovation management pathways to connect University research to societal benefit.
*What they do: moves innovation into public use by identifying and creating channels for relationships between university innovators and industry, for investment and for development of user communities.  Services include: patent filing, confidentiality/material transfer agreements, and helping UO innovators navigate federal and state policy.

= '''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration''' =

The example below highlights how Oregon puts efforts on interdisciplinary research and teaching and always tries to create deep relationships and partnerships with important key players in education and research.

== '''Shared Research and Student Training in Gabon''' ==

*'''Background: '''The UO entered a groundbreaking research and training partnership with African nation, Gabon
*The agreement will result in the creation of the Gabon-Oregon Transnational Research Center on Environmental Development
*Headquartered in Eugene, OR and Libreville, Gabon
*The center represents a new partnership that will enable developed and developing countries to benefit equally from shared research and two way training of students from each nation
*'''Mission: '''Effort to put priority on interdisciplinary research and teaching. Need to reinforce training programs and establish strong and deep partnerships mimicking those created at Oregon.
*'''Leaders: '''UO-led, five-campus Oregon African Studies Consortium: Oregon State University, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland State University, Willamette University and partner with Gabonese Government to fulfill its vision of turning the country into a laboratory for a new model of development for Africa.

== Driven-U.com ==

*
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Background: <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Driven-U is a UO student startup, founded by Micah Miller in 2016. 

*<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="text-indent: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How it works:<span style="text-indent: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s an online resource that provides university students with connections to other like-minded driven students. If a student is looking for someone to program their app or need someone to design their logo but they don’t know who to ask, Driven-U.com is a geat site to connect with people who may be able to help.
*<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mission:<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To connect students with people with the essential skills they need to help create what they want.

= '''Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts''' =

The example below highlights how University of Oregon likes to work closely with other Oregon universities in order to help the greater community of Oregon reach its potential. Initiatives are very interdisciplinary and collaborative.

=== '''RAIN''' ===

*Background: Regional Accelerator and Innovation Network (RAIN) connects government, academic and industry resources in the community. There is both a RAIN Eugene and a RAIN@UO branch. 
*Mission: advance the formation, growth, and retention of tech-based startups in the South valley in order to triple the current rate of new tech business formation and job creation
*Goal: Address five key ingredients that transform innovative ideas into viable thriving business for the state of Oregon

#Market opportunities
#High quality ideas
#Management teams
#Access to investment capital
#Strong community connections

*Outcome: By funding RAIN, Oregon (as a state) will enable these key ingredients by mobilizing and expanding the assets of the South Valley region: nearly $400M of combined research activity at Oregon State, University of Oregon and linked regional economic development initiatives. This will grow the ecosystem of entrepreneurial talent and tech based companies 

=== '''RAIN Eugene''' ===

•    Offers a 12 week accelerator program for new businesses and also part of the RAIN innovation network.

=== '''RAIN@UO''' ===

•    Allows for students and faculty to learn more about innovation and entrepreneurship on campus and in the community.

=== '''Fertilab Thinkubator''' ===

'''Background''': Fertilab Thinkubator is an incubator for start-ups, a co-working space and a place for events held for those interested in entrepreneurship and innovation in town. There is a location in Eugene and in Springfield.

*'''Mission''': Promote entrepreneurship and innovation as a way to develop the economy and the workforce.
*'''Goal''': Build the next generation of businesses in Eugene.
*'''Outcome''': Promoting entrepreneurship in Eugene and enhancing the collaboration in the start-up community.

= Related Links =

'''University of Oregon'''

[[University of Oregon Student Priorities|University_of_Oregon_Student_Priorities]]

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13jiXff2iiII7nvmQqi5vTdxT1FgJ3ZDSThDC5ah0zt8/edit#slide=id.gded0dd295_2_14 [U of Oregon Landscape Canvas Spring 2016]]

University Innovation Fellows 

Spring 2017

[[Kaheawai Kaonohi|Kaheawai Kaonohi]]

[[Hunter Sudek|Hunter Sudek]]

Spring 2016:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nick_Capaldini Nick Capaldini]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Susan%20cooper Susan_cooper]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Brandon%20Crockett Brandon_Crockett]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Adam%20Jansons Adam_Jansons]

[http://universityinnovation.org/David%20Phillips David Phillips]

Spring 2014:

[[Claire Sakaguchi|Claire_Sakaguchi]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:University of Oregon

2018-01-25T03:22:47Z

DavidFreiburger:

= Background =

The University of Oregon is a public research University located in Eugene Oregon and founded in 1876. Our University is a rated very high on research activity and is the main flagship public university in Oregon. The institution is divided into eight individual schools including: school of architecture and allied arts (AAA), the college of arts and sciences, Charles H Lundquist College of Business, College of Education, Robert D Clark Honors College, School of Journalism and Communication, School of Law, School of Music and Dance. 

The university has multiple research institutes which include the areas of molecular biology, neuroscience, optics and materials. A new program at the UO is the Product Design Program, which allows students to learn theories and applied practices of art, architecture and design to creative collaborative opportunities across disciplines. The program is still very new and growing but is deeply rooted in hands on learning where students can learn to develop projects from a personal, local and global perspective.

Currently, the entrepreneurship program at Oregon is driven by a mission to educate, inspire and empower the future of entrepreneurs by instilling in students the characteristics of innovation, initiative, accountability and dedication. The Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) combines a foundation of theory with hands-on learning that fosters the mindset of a successful entrepreneur. Oregon believes its students are very career oriented, networked and inspired individuals. A majority of the curriculum that are defined and structured in LCE are: recognizing and evaluating business opportunities, venture planning and implementation, developing and commercializing new products, legal, financial and operational considerations for startups.

Links to our landscape canvas are below:

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kiT_ESoDEQzJQ5GcnR8a6XSm1XxlOA06pihhlYSCGBU/edit#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kiT_ESoDEQzJQ5GcnR8a6XSm1XxlOA06pihhlYSCGBU/edit#gid=0]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zCRjfVST189HpQ_2DkiXK7JwgEKdR2PRvVKNLUWEHkk/edit#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zCRjfVST189HpQ_2DkiXK7JwgEKdR2PRvVKNLUWEHkk/edit#gid=0 ]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FtL6wPXB2TdLQOiBZSXUrrwgqmoVHO-U72bcXPs29IU/edit#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FtL6wPXB2TdLQOiBZSXUrrwgqmoVHO-U72bcXPs29IU/edit#gid=0]

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13jiXff2iiII7nvmQqi5vTdxT1FgJ3ZDSThDC5ah0zt8/edit#slide=id.gded0dd295_2_14 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13jiXff2iiII7nvmQqi5vTdxT1FgJ3ZDSThDC5ah0zt8/edit#slide=id.gded0dd295_2_14]

= '''Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship''' =

== '''Programs, Opportunities, Organizations:''' ==

=== '''UO Entrepreneurship Club''' ===

*'''Background: '''The Entrepreneurship Club was started to promote entrepreneurship through connecting students with local entrepreneurs and business proffessionals. Today the club is going dormant as attendance and member engagment have been dropiing significantly. This came to our attention when leadership possitions opened and no showed any interest in running.
*'''How it works: '''Currently the club meets bi weekly and hosts a speaker and or workshop in the Lunquist College ofBusiness.
*'''Mission: '''"Our mission is to facilitate the development of young proffessionals through the entrepreneurial perspective." 

=== Alpha Kappa Psi, Professional Business Fraternity  ===

*'''Background:''' Alpha Kappa Psi is the oldest and most well-known business fraternity in the US. It was founded in 1904 by students at New York University.There are 223 chapters worldwide with over 14,400 members
*'''How it Works:'''<span style="text-indent: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Weekly chapter meetings with additional hours of community service, fundraising, and professional development hours. Chapter activities allow our members to sharpen skills which lead to success in the business world.
*<div>'''Mission:''' Providing resources for enhancing the educational experience of future business leaders.</div><div> </div>

=== '''UO Product Design Program''' ===

*'''Background''': This program provides a strong grounding in the use, invention and production of consumer products. It integrates the theories and applied practices of art, architecture, and design disciplines, creating collaborative opportunities across campus with the business school and anthropology and chemistry departments.
*'''How it works: '''Students can get a BA or BS in Material and Product Studies in Eugene and a fifth year BFA in Product Design in Portland.
*'''Mission: '''Provide students with an in-depth knowledge about materials, idea generation, prototyping and manufacturing in order to allow students to design a better world.
*'''Entrepreneurial Tie: '''In order to provide students with real world opportunities, many studios tie in a competition element allowing students to pitch their designs to industry professionals. In the past competitions have involved Wilsonart Chair designs, which were highlighted at the ICFF, a user interface challenge and a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation competition, etc.

===  '''Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship''' ===

*'''Background: '''LCE offers real world experiences and mentoring students through investment competitions, consulting projects, internships, and the Venture Launch Pathway Program.
*'''How it Works: '''Based on student’s area of interest, background and commitment, LCE admits them into one of four centers.
*'''Mission: '''Experiential learning, curriculum to harness opportunity and strong investor and alumni network.

=== '''Oregon New Venture Championship''' ===

*'''Background''': Oregon’s New Venture Championship (NVC) is the original six-round business competition for graduate students. This movement was started at the University of Oregon and provides an opportunity to translate scholastic experiences into real world opportunities.
*'''How it works''': Students get feedback from judges to help turn their business plan into a successful venture and get the chance to capture the attention of angel investors to get their business of the ground.
*'''Mission:''' NVC wants to develop skilled and knowledgeable entrepreneurial leaders who will successfully confront the ever-changing business environment with creative and innovative solutions.
*'''Competitors: '''MBA students from the top business programs worldwide are invited to compete. Students have come from the US and places like Hong Kong and Thailand
*'''Outcome: '''In 2013 the 1st place prize went to students from Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration for a prebiotic syrup. In 2005, a UO student group placed 3rd for a battery replacement for transceivers and sensors.

=== TechStars Startup Weekend Eugene ===

*
'''Background''': <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In just 54 hours, this event allows people to pitch ideas and learn how to create a real company, meet the best mentors, investors, co-founders, and sponsors who are eager to help others get startups going.

*
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How it works: <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students, fellow community entrepreneurs, faculty and more are invited to this 3-day event to take an idea, pitch the idea, then build the idea to best of your ability in the 3 days. Then the final presentation is given to the panel of judges.

*
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mission:<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The mission is to learn, test your ideas, and make new connections at the event. And if things go really well - this is where these ideas can be taken seriously and potentially transformed into an actual business.

=== UO Innovation Summit ===

*<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Background: <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Innovation Summit was founded by a group of students in early 2017. The first ever Summit was held on campus on October 27th 2017 where 400+ attendees and over 90 different events accumulated for a one day festival.

*<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How it works: <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Any community and UO member can submit a proposal to showcase their work or share their skills during the one day innovation festival. The event is open to all students and to the public. People can go to any event on the schedule throughout the day.

*<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mission: <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To spread innovation and entrepreneurial thinking all across the UO campus and throughout Eugene by bringing a variety of events and activities across departments.

=== <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Spark Grants ===

*'''Background''': A brand new, small funding opportunity of $500 to get a project off the ground. Starting Fall 2017.
*'''How it works: '''Any student can submit an idea with a purpose and a plan. Students then have 6 weeks to develop and prototype their project. The students will have to present their product at the end of the 6 weeks. Possibly have their idea funded further with Rainmaker Grants
*'''Mission''': Remove a barrier to starting a project.

=== Rainmaker Grants ===

*'''Background''': Five yearly grants of $5000 for developed ideas and projects.
*'''How it works''': Students will need to demonstrate a well constructed and planned project or prototype. Ideally stemming from a Spark Grant.

=== Civil War Shark Tank ===

*'''Background''': An annual competition based on the TV show 'Shark Tank', University of Oregon and Oregon State University students compete to pitch their ideas in front of judges and an audience. A $1000 first prize and a place at the Willamette Angel Conference where startups compete for seed money. Also included is an elevator pitch competition.
*'''How it works''': Students submit a 2 minute and 5 page executive summary and the best are chosen to represent the school at the event. At the event students must defend their idea and be well prepared for criticism.

=== Making the Entrepreneurship Club the Hub for Innovation ===

*'''Background: '''The current Entrepreneurship Club is slowly declining in attendance and engagment from current UO students. The club has a speaker come in every meeting to discuss business related topics while also providing inspiration and networking opportunities.  
*'''How it works: '''The club has introduced a bi-weekly newsletter than helps students find underground awesome internships, interesting articles/videos/quotes/podcast episodes our exec team has ran across that week. We are looking into introducing a podcast to the club where we reach out to interesting people/alumni that our members what to listen to, members would send in questions mixed with exec team questions then we'd record and share to the club and the community. Potential name for podcast is "All Innovators Podcast". 
*'''Mission''': Connect the school (all departments) through entrepreneurship/innovation and try and make students/faculty understand that we are all entrepreneurs/innovators.    

=== Duck Ventures ===

*'''Background: '''Duck Ventures is a group focused on teaching and educating students about early-stage equity investments, venture capital, and angel investing.  
*'''How it works: '''Duck Ventures is partnered with various firms and conferences in the state of Oregon. These firms outsource market research and due dilligence to Duck Ventures students to help minimize the usually lengthy time it takes for firms to conduct dilligence on a startup that is seeking potential investment. It's also a great way for studens to get directly involved with company valuations, term sheets, and investor relations, gaining real-world experience while doing meaningful work with firms.

= '''Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship''' =

Oregon is a highly research oriented campus, with faculty working on their own projects of interest. Within the product design program, faculty are developing personal design projects in order to stay actively engaged in the rest of the design world. Within the Science departments faculty gain access to software and lab equipment for projects and research.

== '''Faculty Seed Grants''' ==

*'''Background: '''Faculty with ideas but lacking funding looked to the school for assitant 
*'''Mission: '''To give faculty access to funding for their projects while helping expand levels of innovation across campus
*'''Outcome: '''Grant winning Faculty can be funded with up to $2,500 dollars for their projects every term.

== '''Green Product Design Network''' ==

*'''Background:''' The Green Product Design Network began with a group of faculty leaders at UO with interests and expertise in green chemistry, product design, business and journalism and community.
*'''Mission: '''Take ideas from invention to the marketplace in a way that has a more expedient and lasting impact on society.
*'''Outcome: '''Selected as one of five key projects that the UO is supporting and highlighting as a major strategic initiative.

== '''Conferences''' ==

*'''Background''': Conferences are hosted at the Business College to unite faculty in business from around the world. For example, in 2013, the Lunquist College’s biennial Financial Research Conference drew experts from Shanghai, London and New York to meet up in Eugene.
*'''Mission: '''Focus on institutional investors and the asset management industry to benefit presenters and audience members in complementary ways. Belief that research is a collaborative process so there is a strong emphasis on collaboration where researchers can present and discuss their work with peers in face to face interactions

= '''Actively supporting the university technology transfer function''' =

== '''Innovation Partnership Services''' ==

*Background: Innovation Partnership Services ( formerly known as Technology Transfer), is a part of the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation.  IPS  partners with UO innovators, the public and industry to accelerate the adoption of innovations derived from UO research and education
*Mission: as a fundamental extension of UO’s teaching and public benefits missions, IPS strives to employ a diversity of innovation management pathways to connect University research to societal benefit.
*What they do: moves innovation into public use by identifying and creating channels for relationships between university innovators and industry, for investment and for development of user communities.  Services include: patent filing, confidentiality/material transfer agreements, and helping UO innovators navigate federal and state policy.

= '''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration''' =

The example below highlights how Oregon puts efforts on interdisciplinary research and teaching and always tries to create deep relationships and partnerships with important key players in education and research.

== '''Shared Research and Student Training in Gabon''' ==

*'''Background: '''The UO entered a groundbreaking research and training partnership with African nation, Gabon
*The agreement will result in the creation of the Gabon-Oregon Transnational Research Center on Environmental Development
*Headquartered in Eugene, OR and Libreville, Gabon
*The center represents a new partnership that will enable developed and developing countries to benefit equally from shared research and two way training of students from each nation
*'''Mission: '''Effort to put priority on interdisciplinary research and teaching. Need to reinforce training programs and establish strong and deep partnerships mimicking those created at Oregon.
*'''Leaders: '''UO-led, five-campus Oregon African Studies Consortium: Oregon State University, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland State University, Willamette University and partner with Gabonese Government to fulfill its vision of turning the country into a laboratory for a new model of development for Africa.

== Driven-U.com ==

*
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Background: <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Driven-U is a UO student startup, founded by Micah Miller in 2016. 

*<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="text-indent: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How it works:<span style="text-indent: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s an online resource that provides university students with connections to other like-minded driven students. If a student is looking for someone to program their app or need someone to design their logo but they don’t know who to ask, Driven-U.com is a geat site to connect with people who may be able to help.
*<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mission:<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To connect students with people with the essential skills they need to help create what they want.

= '''Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts''' =

The example below highlights how University of Oregon likes to work closely with other Oregon universities in order to help the greater community of Oregon reach its potential. Initiatives are very interdisciplinary and collaborative.

=== '''RAIN''' ===

*Background: Regional Accelerator and Innovation Network (RAIN) connects government, academic and industry resources in the community. There is both a RAIN Eugene and a RAIN@UO branch. 
*Mission: advance the formation, growth, and retention of tech-based startups in the South valley in order to triple the current rate of new tech business formation and job creation
*Goal: Address five key ingredients that transform innovative ideas into viable thriving business for the state of Oregon

#Market opportunities
#High quality ideas
#Management teams
#Access to investment capital
#Strong community connections

*Outcome: By funding RAIN, Oregon (as a state) will enable these key ingredients by mobilizing and expanding the assets of the South Valley region: nearly $400M of combined research activity at Oregon State, University of Oregon and linked regional economic development initiatives. This will grow the ecosystem of entrepreneurial talent and tech based companies 

=== '''RAIN Eugene''' ===

•    Offers a 12 week accelerator program for new businesses and also part of the RAIN innovation network.

=== '''RAIN@UO''' ===

•    Allows for students and faculty to learn more about innovation and entrepreneurship on campus and in the community.

=== '''Fertilab Thinkubator''' ===

'''Background''': Fertilab Thinkubator is an incubator for start-ups, a co-working space and a place for events held for those interested in entrepreneurship and innovation in town. There is a location in Eugene and in Springfield.

*'''Mission''': Promote entrepreneurship and innovation as a way to develop the economy and the workforce.
*'''Goal''': Build the next generation of businesses in Eugene.
*'''Outcome''': Promoting entrepreneurship in Eugene and enhancing the collaboration in the start-up community.

= Related Links =

'''University of Oregon'''

[[University of Oregon Student Priorities|University_of_Oregon_Student_Priorities]]

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13jiXff2iiII7nvmQqi5vTdxT1FgJ3ZDSThDC5ah0zt8/edit#slide=id.gded0dd295_2_14 [U of Oregon Landscape Canvas Spring 2016]]

University Innovation Fellows 

Spring 2017

[[Kaheawai Kaonohi|Kaheawai Kaonohi]]

[[Hunter Sudek|Hunter Sudek]]

Spring 2016:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nick_Capaldini Nick Capaldini]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Susan%20cooper Susan_cooper]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Brandon%20Crockett Brandon_Crockett]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Adam%20Jansons Adam_Jansons]

[http://universityinnovation.org/David%20Phillips David Phillips]

Spring 2014:

[[Claire Sakaguchi|Claire_Sakaguchi]]

[[Category:Universities]]

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Organization:Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

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Organization:Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

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DavidFreiburger:

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Organization:Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

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[[File:Lemelson MIT.png]]

= Overview =

The [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize] is an awards competition open to team of two to five undergraduates and individual graduate students. The scholarship is open to all students attending any U.S. institution and is administered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology's School of Engineering.

Video Overview:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M]

= Purpose =

The student prize showcases student inventions and encourages the pursuit of innovative processes. The nationally renowned award program encourages and inspires young people to pursue innovative studies and career paths that center around creative problem solving. The purpose of this competition is to promote inventions that will boost the economy, create sustainable environments and positively impact lives globally.

[[File:UCIrvine Banner Big.png]]

= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings =

The prize is for a product that has already been invented by a student or group of students rather than for a proposed idea. Patents for student inventions are preferred, though not required for application submission.

The National Collegiate Student Prize Competition has two prompts each  year. These prompts rotate and consist of two of the following categories for invention submissions:

*"Cure it!" -- reimagine healthcare
*"Eat it!" -- reimagine food and agriculture
*"Drive it!" -- reimagine transportation
*"Use it!" -- reimagine devices and tools
*"Wear it!" -- reimagine consumer products
*"Network it!" -- reimagine how products and services are delivered through web-based networks

 MIT is an internationally renowned institution, therefore the supportive network that students, groups and their inventions can gain access to through affiliation with this competition is certainly a unique opportunity for enhanced exposure to science and business networks and communities.

= Impact Achieved for Students and Campus =

Students or teams of students receive a cash prize of $10,000 or $15,000 for undergraduate and graduate students, respectively. Award winners also receive national recognition, exposure to science, business and other valuable communities to aid in the implementation of their inventions as well as a trip to MIT for the [http://web.mit.edu/invent/eurekafest.html EurekaFest] held annually in June. 

The prize is not only a tool for recognition, but also to financially enable students to bring their established inventions to market and to encourage the continual work toward experimentation and innovative thinking and action.

For the 2013 competition, view this [http://web.mit.edu/invent/pdf/student-prize-poster.pdf promotional poster].

Partner campuses involved with the Student Prize Competition include:

*Cal Tech 
*University of Illinois - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlZVAy6NHLQ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of event]
*Rensselaer  - (( [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2010 event])), (([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]/ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71IMEYUwGow <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]))

= AWARDS =

Lemelson-MIT Prize

The $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize recognizes individuals who translate their ideas into inventions that improve the world in which we live.

= Lemelson-MIT Student Prize =

= The $10-50k Lemelson-MIT Student Prize honors promising collegiate inventors around the country. =

= A FEW OF THE  2017  STUDENT PRIZE WINNERS =

2017

== [[File:Feng Zhang.jpg|thumb|Feng Zhang.jpg]] ==

== Feng Zhang -[http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/feng-zhang http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/feng-zhang] ==

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== Pioneer of the revolutionary CRISPR technology and optogenetics ==

Lemelson - MIT Prize - [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/feng-zhang http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/feng-zhang]



[[File:Tomas .jpg]]

Tomás Vega and Corten Singer - [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/tom%C3%A1s-vega-and-corten-singer http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/tom%C3%A1s-vega-and-corten-singer]

WheelSense: An Open-Source Smart Add-On System for Wheelchairs

Lemelson - MIT Prize - [http://lemelson.mit.edu/studentprize http://lemelson.mit.edu/studentprize]

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Undergraduate Team Winner

= Past Student Prize Winner Profiles =

2013 - [[File:Nikolai Begg.jpg]]

Winner: Nikolai Begg, Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Nikolai was recognized for his exemplary work in the field of biomedical devices. Specifically he has created a puncture access mechanism which decreases the risk associated with preparing incisions for procedures such as epidurals among others. (Begg is now Research Manager, Surgical Innovations at Medtronic.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolaibegg/ His LinkedIn can be found here] )
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2012 - [[File:Miles Barr.png]]

Winner: Miles Barr, Ph.D. Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Awarded the student prize for his innovation in solar cell technology. He recognized the high cost attached with fabricating and installing solar cells and responded by using a process called chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to fabricate organic photovoltaics. As a result, Barr was able to fabricate solar cells directly onto everyday surfaces such as paper and textiles. (Barr is now the CEO at Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/miles-barr-10401765/ His Linkedin can be found here])
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2011 - [[File:Alice A. Chen.jpg]]

Winner: Alice A. Chen, Graduate student at Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. A self described artist, Chen never considered herself an engineer or believed she would invent anything. She was recognized for her groundbreaking work on creating a humanized mouse with tissue engineered human liver. Her invention has given scientists a tool in better understanding the human liver's response to drugs and infectious disease. (Chen is currently Director of Product Management, Reproductive Health. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliceannchen/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her LinkedIn can be found here.])
<div> </div>
Other notable winners

Carl Dietrich, founder of Terrafugia & inventor of the street-legal airplane Transition.

Nate Ball, founder of Atlas Devices & inventor of ATLAS Powered Rope for emergency responders and soldiers and host of PBS Kids show, Design Squad Nation.

= Moving Forward =

Founded in 1992 by the inventor Jerome Lemelson and his wife Dorthy, the Lemelson Prize has been helping fund young innovators for over 20 years. Due to the success of the program and its resolute pursuit of encouraging youth to dream big in order to solve big, the prize has begun to expand outside of Cambridge. Universities may apply to host the prize at their school and showcase some of their brightest inventors. 

(( [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MZEbTb6C0w <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bio of Jerome Lemelson]))
<div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VXzEVXml1wgVJdtnuk2CEukro6Xjb84lxk8OwDMOfYgjQNgA4kzfsXQ_RFapAwh1gJZ2c2X8uTuY7EdBLsdZFzilcLykFhsdILirtV9e4PurPlgFLSA971eEJgl4zYQAlHx87QQ-</div>

= Steps Required to Bring Competition to Your Campus =

Press Release: The prize is now open to all undergraduate and graduate students at U.S. Universities! [http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html]

Groups a undergraduate students as well as individual graduate students from your campus are encouraged to apply by this year's deadline, please go to our website for further information and deadlines.

Student Prize Website: [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html]

[https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login]

= Contact Information =

''Joshua Schuler and Kerri Mills'' The Lemelson-MIT Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Engineering 77 Massachusetts Avenue Building 10-110 Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: (617) 253 - 3352 [mailto:Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu]

[[Category:Resources]]

File:Alice A. Chen.jpg

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DavidFreiburger:

File:Miles Barr.png

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DavidFreiburger:

File:Nikolai Begg.jpg

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DavidFreiburger:

Organization:Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

2018-01-13T05:54:54Z

DavidFreiburger:

[[File:Lemelson MIT.png]]

= Overview =

The [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize] is an awards competition open to team of two to five undergraduates and individual graduate students. The scholarship is open to all students attending any U.S. institution and is administered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology's School of Engineering.

Video Overview:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M]

= Purpose =

The student prize showcases student inventions and encourages the pursuit of innovative processes. The nationally renowned award program encourages and inspires young people to pursue innovative studies and career paths that center around creative problem solving. The purpose of this competition is to promote inventions that will boost the economy, create sustainable environments and positively impact lives globally.

[[File:UCIrvine Banner Big.png]]

= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings =

The prize is for a product that has already been invented by a student or group of students rather than for a proposed idea. Patents for student inventions are preferred, though not required for application submission.

The National Collegiate Student Prize Competition has two prompts each  year. These prompts rotate and consist of two of the following categories for invention submissions:

*"Cure it!" -- reimagine healthcare
*"Eat it!" -- reimagine food and agriculture
*"Drive it!" -- reimagine transportation
*"Use it!" -- reimagine devices and tools
*"Wear it!" -- reimagine consumer products
*"Network it!" -- reimagine how products and services are delivered through web-based networks

 MIT is an internationally renowned institution, therefore the supportive network that students, groups and their inventions can gain access to through affiliation with this competition is certainly a unique opportunity for enhanced exposure to science and business networks and communities.

= Impact Achieved for Students and Campus =

Students or teams of students receive a cash prize of $10,000 or $15,000 for undergraduate and graduate students, respectively. Award winners also receive national recognition, exposure to science, business and other valuable communities to aid in the implementation of their inventions as well as a trip to MIT for the [http://web.mit.edu/invent/eurekafest.html EurekaFest] held annually in June. 

The prize is not only a tool for recognition, but also to financially enable students to bring their established inventions to market and to encourage the continual work toward experimentation and innovative thinking and action.

For the 2013 competition, view this [http://web.mit.edu/invent/pdf/student-prize-poster.pdf promotional poster].

Partner campuses involved with the Student Prize Competition include:

*Cal Tech 
*University of Illinois - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlZVAy6NHLQ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of event]
*Rensselaer  - (( [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2010 event])), (([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]/ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71IMEYUwGow <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]))

= AWARDS =

Lemelson-MIT Prize

The $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize recognizes individuals who translate their ideas into inventions that improve the world in which we live.

= Lemelson-MIT Student Prize =

= The $10-50k Lemelson-MIT Student Prize honors promising collegiate inventors around the country. =

= A FEW OF THE  2017  STUDENT PRIZE WINNERS =

2017

== [[File:Feng Zhang.jpg|thumb|Feng Zhang.jpg]] ==

== Feng Zhang -[http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/feng-zhang http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/feng-zhang] ==

== ==

== ==

== ==

== ==

== ==

== ==

== ==

== ==

== ==

== ==

== Pioneer of the revolutionary CRISPR technology and optogenetics ==

Lemelson - MIT Prize - [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/feng-zhang http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/feng-zhang]



[[File:Tomas .jpg]]

Tomás Vega and Corten Singer - [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/tom%C3%A1s-vega-and-corten-singer http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/tom%C3%A1s-vega-and-corten-singer]

WheelSense: An Open-Source Smart Add-On System for Wheelchairs

Lemelson - MIT Prize - [http://lemelson.mit.edu/studentprize http://lemelson.mit.edu/studentprize]

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Undergraduate Team Winner

= Past Student Prize Winner Profiles =

2013  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH]

Winner: Nikolai Begg, Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Nikolai was recognized for his exemplary work in the field of biomedical devices. Specifically he has created a puncture access mechanism which decreases the risk associated with preparing incisions for procedures such as epidurals among others. (Begg is now Research Manager, Surgical Innovations at Medtronic.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolaibegg/ His LinkedIn can be found here] )
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2012  [https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk]

Winner: Miles Barr, Ph.D. Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Awarded the student prize for his innovation in solar cell technology. He recognized the high cost attached with fabricating and installing solar cells and responded by using a process called chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to fabricate organic photovoltaics. As a result, Barr was able to fabricate solar cells directly onto everyday surfaces such as paper and textiles. (Barr is now the CEO at Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/miles-barr-10401765/ His Linkedin can be found here])
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2011  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP]

Winner: Alice A. Chen, Graduate student at Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. A self described artist, Chen never considered herself an engineer or believed she would invent anything. She was recognized for her groundbreaking work on creating a humanized mouse with tissue engineered human liver. Her invention has given scientists a tool in better understanding the human liver's response to drugs and infectious disease. (Chen is currently Director of Product Management, Reproductive Health. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliceannchen/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her LinkedIn can be found here.])
<div> </div>
Other notable winners

Carl Dietrich, founder of Terrafugia & inventor of the street-legal airplane Transition.

Nate Ball, founder of Atlas Devices & inventor of ATLAS Powered Rope for emergency responders and soldiers and host of PBS Kids show, Design Squad Nation.

= Moving Forward =

Founded in 1992 by the inventor Jerome Lemelson and his wife Dorthy, the Lemelson Prize has been helping fund young innovators for over 20 years. Due to the success of the program and its resolute pursuit of encouraging youth to dream big in order to solve big, the prize has begun to expand outside of Cambridge. Universities may apply to host the prize at their school and showcase some of their brightest inventors. 

(( [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MZEbTb6C0w <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bio of Jerome Lemelson]))
<div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VXzEVXml1wgVJdtnuk2CEukro6Xjb84lxk8OwDMOfYgjQNgA4kzfsXQ_RFapAwh1gJZ2c2X8uTuY7EdBLsdZFzilcLykFhsdILirtV9e4PurPlgFLSA971eEJgl4zYQAlHx87QQ-</div>

= Steps Required to Bring Competition to Your Campus =

Press Release: The prize is now open to all undergraduate and graduate students at U.S. Universities! [http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html]

Groups a undergraduate students as well as individual graduate students from your campus are encouraged to apply by this year's deadline, please go to our website for further information and deadlines.

Student Prize Website: [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html]

[https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login]

= Contact Information =

''Joshua Schuler and Kerri Mills'' The Lemelson-MIT Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Engineering 77 Massachusetts Avenue Building 10-110 Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: (617) 253 - 3352 [mailto:Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu]

[[Category:Resources]]

File:Tomas .jpg

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DavidFreiburger:

Organization:Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

2018-01-13T05:49:23Z

DavidFreiburger:

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= Overview =

The [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize] is an awards competition open to team of two to five undergraduates and individual graduate students. The scholarship is open to all students attending any U.S. institution and is administered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology's School of Engineering.

Video Overview:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M]

= Purpose =

The student prize showcases student inventions and encourages the pursuit of innovative processes. The nationally renowned award program encourages and inspires young people to pursue innovative studies and career paths that center around creative problem solving. The purpose of this competition is to promote inventions that will boost the economy, create sustainable environments and positively impact lives globally.

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= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings =

The prize is for a product that has already been invented by a student or group of students rather than for a proposed idea. Patents for student inventions are preferred, though not required for application submission.

The National Collegiate Student Prize Competition has two prompts each  year. These prompts rotate and consist of two of the following categories for invention submissions:

*"Cure it!" -- reimagine healthcare
*"Eat it!" -- reimagine food and agriculture
*"Drive it!" -- reimagine transportation
*"Use it!" -- reimagine devices and tools
*"Wear it!" -- reimagine consumer products
*"Network it!" -- reimagine how products and services are delivered through web-based networks

 MIT is an internationally renowned institution, therefore the supportive network that students, groups and their inventions can gain access to through affiliation with this competition is certainly a unique opportunity for enhanced exposure to science and business networks and communities.

= Impact Achieved for Students and Campus =

Students or teams of students receive a cash prize of $10,000 or $15,000 for undergraduate and graduate students, respectively. Award winners also receive national recognition, exposure to science, business and other valuable communities to aid in the implementation of their inventions as well as a trip to MIT for the [http://web.mit.edu/invent/eurekafest.html EurekaFest] held annually in June. 

The prize is not only a tool for recognition, but also to financially enable students to bring their established inventions to market and to encourage the continual work toward experimentation and innovative thinking and action.

For the 2013 competition, view this [http://web.mit.edu/invent/pdf/student-prize-poster.pdf promotional poster].

Partner campuses involved with the Student Prize Competition include:

*Cal Tech 
*University of Illinois - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlZVAy6NHLQ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of event]
*Rensselaer  - (( [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2010 event])), (([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]/ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71IMEYUwGow <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]))

= AWARDS =

Lemelson-MIT Prize

The $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize recognizes individuals who translate their ideas into inventions that improve the world in which we live.

= Lemelson-MIT Student Prize =

= The $10-50k Lemelson-MIT Student Prize honors promising collegiate inventors around the country. =

= A FEW OF THE  2017  STUDENT PRIZE WINNERS =

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[http://lemelson.mit.edu/prize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Prize]

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== [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/tom%C3%A1s-vega-and-corten-singer <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tomás Vega and Corten Singer , University of California, Berkeley] ==

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= Past Student Prize Winner Profiles =

2013  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH]

Winner: Nikolai Begg, Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Nikolai was recognized for his exemplary work in the field of biomedical devices. Specifically he has created a puncture access mechanism which decreases the risk associated with preparing incisions for procedures such as epidurals among others. (Begg is now Research Manager, Surgical Innovations at Medtronic.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolaibegg/ His LinkedIn can be found here] )
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2012  [https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk]

Winner: Miles Barr, Ph.D. Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Awarded the student prize for his innovation in solar cell technology. He recognized the high cost attached with fabricating and installing solar cells and responded by using a process called chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to fabricate organic photovoltaics. As a result, Barr was able to fabricate solar cells directly onto everyday surfaces such as paper and textiles. (Barr is now the CEO at Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/miles-barr-10401765/ His Linkedin can be found here])
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2011  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP]

Winner: Alice A. Chen, Graduate student at Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. A self described artist, Chen never considered herself an engineer or believed she would invent anything. She was recognized for her groundbreaking work on creating a humanized mouse with tissue engineered human liver. Her invention has given scientists a tool in better understanding the human liver's response to drugs and infectious disease. (Chen is currently Director of Product Management, Reproductive Health. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliceannchen/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her LinkedIn can be found here.])
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Other notable winners

Carl Dietrich, founder of Terrafugia & inventor of the street-legal airplane Transition.

Nate Ball, founder of Atlas Devices & inventor of ATLAS Powered Rope for emergency responders and soldiers and host of PBS Kids show, Design Squad Nation.

= Moving Forward =

Founded in 1992 by the inventor Jerome Lemelson and his wife Dorthy, the Lemelson Prize has been helping fund young innovators for over 20 years. Due to the success of the program and its resolute pursuit of encouraging youth to dream big in order to solve big, the prize has begun to expand outside of Cambridge. Universities may apply to host the prize at their school and showcase some of their brightest inventors. 

(( [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MZEbTb6C0w <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bio of Jerome Lemelson]))
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= Steps Required to Bring Competition to Your Campus =

Press Release: The prize is now open to all undergraduate and graduate students at U.S. Universities! [http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html]

Groups a undergraduate students as well as individual graduate students from your campus are encouraged to apply by this year's deadline, please go to our website for further information and deadlines.

Student Prize Website: [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html]

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= Contact Information =

''Joshua Schuler and Kerri Mills'' The Lemelson-MIT Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Engineering 77 Massachusetts Avenue Building 10-110 Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: (617) 253 - 3352 [mailto:Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu]

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Organization:Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

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= Overview =

The [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize] is an awards competition open to team of two to five undergraduates and individual graduate students. The scholarship is open to all students attending any U.S. institution and is administered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology's School of Engineering.

Video Overview:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M]

= Purpose =

The student prize showcases student inventions and encourages the pursuit of innovative processes. The nationally renowned award program encourages and inspires young people to pursue innovative studies and career paths that center around creative problem solving. The purpose of this competition is to promote inventions that will boost the economy, create sustainable environments and positively impact lives globally.

[[File:UCIrvine Banner Big.png]]

= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings =

The prize is for a product that has already been invented by a student or group of students rather than for a proposed idea. Patents for student inventions are preferred, though not required for application submission.

The National Collegiate Student Prize Competition has two prompts each  year. These prompts rotate and consist of two of the following categories for invention submissions:

*"Cure it!" -- reimagine healthcare
*"Eat it!" -- reimagine food and agriculture
*"Drive it!" -- reimagine transportation
*"Use it!" -- reimagine devices and tools
*"Wear it!" -- reimagine consumer products
*"Network it!" -- reimagine how products and services are delivered through web-based networks

 MIT is an internationally renowned institution, therefore the supportive network that students, groups and their inventions can gain access to through affiliation with this competition is certainly a unique opportunity for enhanced exposure to science and business networks and communities.

= Impact Achieved for Students and Campus =

Students or teams of students receive a cash prize of $10,000 or $15,000 for undergraduate and graduate students, respectively. Award winners also receive national recognition, exposure to science, business and other valuable communities to aid in the implementation of their inventions as well as a trip to MIT for the [http://web.mit.edu/invent/eurekafest.html EurekaFest] held annually in June. 

The prize is not only a tool for recognition, but also to financially enable students to bring their established inventions to market and to encourage the continual work toward experimentation and innovative thinking and action.

For the 2013 competition, view this [http://web.mit.edu/invent/pdf/student-prize-poster.pdf promotional poster].

Partner campuses involved with the Student Prize Competition include:

*Cal Tech 
*University of Illinois - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlZVAy6NHLQ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of event]
*Rensselaer  - (( [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2010 event])), (([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]/ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71IMEYUwGow <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]))

= AWARDS =

Lemelson-MIT Prize

The $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize recognizes individuals who translate their ideas into inventions that improve the world in which we live.

= Lemelson-MIT Student Prize =

= The $10-50k Lemelson-MIT Student Prize honors promising collegiate inventors around the country. =

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= A FEW OF THE  2017  STUDENT PRIZE WINNERS =

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[http://lemelson.mit.edu/prize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Prize]

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== [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/tom%C3%A1s-vega-and-corten-singer <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tomás Vega and Corten Singer , University of California, Berkeley] ==

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[http://lemelson.mit.edu/studentprize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Student Prize]

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= Past Student Prize Winner Profiles =

2013  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH]

Winner: Nikolai Begg, Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Nikolai was recognized for his exemplary work in the field of biomedical devices. Specifically he has created a puncture access mechanism which decreases the risk associated with preparing incisions for procedures such as epidurals among others. (Begg is now Research Manager, Surgical Innovations at Medtronic.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolaibegg/ His LinkedIn can be found here] )
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2012  [https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk]

Winner: Miles Barr, Ph.D. Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Awarded the student prize for his innovation in solar cell technology. He recognized the high cost attached with fabricating and installing solar cells and responded by using a process called chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to fabricate organic photovoltaics. As a result, Barr was able to fabricate solar cells directly onto everyday surfaces such as paper and textiles. (Barr is now the CEO at Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/miles-barr-10401765/ His Linkedin can be found here])
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2011  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP]

Winner: Alice A. Chen, Graduate student at Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. A self described artist, Chen never considered herself an engineer or believed she would invent anything. She was recognized for her groundbreaking work on creating a humanized mouse with tissue engineered human liver. Her invention has given scientists a tool in better understanding the human liver's response to drugs and infectious disease. (Chen is currently Director of Product Management, Reproductive Health. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliceannchen/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her LinkedIn can be found here.])
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Other notable winners

Carl Dietrich, founder of Terrafugia & inventor of the street-legal airplane Transition.

Nate Ball, founder of Atlas Devices & inventor of ATLAS Powered Rope for emergency responders and soldiers and host of PBS Kids show, Design Squad Nation.

= Moving Forward =

Founded in 1992 by the inventor Jerome Lemelson and his wife Dorthy, the Lemelson Prize has been helping fund young innovators for over 20 years. Due to the success of the program and its resolute pursuit of encouraging youth to dream big in order to solve big, the prize has begun to expand outside of Cambridge. Universities may apply to host the prize at their school and showcase some of their brightest inventors. 

(( [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MZEbTb6C0w <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bio of Jerome Lemelson]))
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= Steps Required to Bring Competition to Your Campus =

Press Release: The prize is now open to all undergraduate and graduate students at U.S. Universities! [http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html]

Groups a undergraduate students as well as individual graduate students from your campus are encouraged to apply by this year's deadline, please go to our website for further information and deadlines.

Student Prize Website: [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html]

[https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login]

= Contact Information =

''Joshua Schuler and Kerri Mills'' The Lemelson-MIT Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Engineering 77 Massachusetts Avenue Building 10-110 Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: (617) 253 - 3352 [mailto:Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu]

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Organization:Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

2018-01-13T05:48:08Z

DavidFreiburger:

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= Overview =

The [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize] is an awards competition open to team of two to five undergraduates and individual graduate students. The scholarship is open to all students attending any U.S. institution and is administered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology's School of Engineering.

Video Overview:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M]

= Purpose =

The student prize showcases student inventions and encourages the pursuit of innovative processes. The nationally renowned award program encourages and inspires young people to pursue innovative studies and career paths that center around creative problem solving. The purpose of this competition is to promote inventions that will boost the economy, create sustainable environments and positively impact lives globally.

[[File:UCIrvine Banner Big.png]]

= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings =

The prize is for a product that has already been invented by a student or group of students rather than for a proposed idea. Patents for student inventions are preferred, though not required for application submission.

The National Collegiate Student Prize Competition has two prompts each  year. These prompts rotate and consist of two of the following categories for invention submissions:

*"Cure it!" -- reimagine healthcare
*"Eat it!" -- reimagine food and agriculture
*"Drive it!" -- reimagine transportation
*"Use it!" -- reimagine devices and tools
*"Wear it!" -- reimagine consumer products
*"Network it!" -- reimagine how products and services are delivered through web-based networks

 MIT is an internationally renowned institution, therefore the supportive network that students, groups and their inventions can gain access to through affiliation with this competition is certainly a unique opportunity for enhanced exposure to science and business networks and communities.

= Impact Achieved for Students and Campus =

Students or teams of students receive a cash prize of $10,000 or $15,000 for undergraduate and graduate students, respectively. Award winners also receive national recognition, exposure to science, business and other valuable communities to aid in the implementation of their inventions as well as a trip to MIT for the [http://web.mit.edu/invent/eurekafest.html EurekaFest] held annually in June. 

The prize is not only a tool for recognition, but also to financially enable students to bring their established inventions to market and to encourage the continual work toward experimentation and innovative thinking and action.

For the 2013 competition, view this [http://web.mit.edu/invent/pdf/student-prize-poster.pdf promotional poster].

Partner campuses involved with the Student Prize Competition include:

*Cal Tech 
*University of Illinois - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlZVAy6NHLQ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of event]
*Rensselaer  - (( [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2010 event])), (([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]/ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71IMEYUwGow <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]))

= AWARDS =

Lemelson-MIT Prize

The $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize recognizes individuals who translate their ideas into inventions that improve the world in which we live.

= Lemelson-MIT Student Prize =

= The $10-50k Lemelson-MIT Student Prize honors promising collegiate inventors around the country. =

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= A FEW OF THE  2017  STUDENT PRIZE WINNERS =

2017

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== <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pioneer of the revolutionary CRISPR technology and optogenetics ==

[http://lemelson.mit.edu/prize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Prize]

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== [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/tom%C3%A1s-vega-and-corten-singer <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tomás Vega and Corten Singer , University of California, Berkeley] ==

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[http://lemelson.mit.edu/studentprize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Student Prize]

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Undergraduate Team Winner
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= Past Student Prize Winner Profiles =

2013  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH]

Winner: Nikolai Begg, Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Nikolai was recognized for his exemplary work in the field of biomedical devices. Specifically he has created a puncture access mechanism which decreases the risk associated with preparing incisions for procedures such as epidurals among others. (Begg is now Research Manager, Surgical Innovations at Medtronic.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolaibegg/ His LinkedIn can be found here] )
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2012  [https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk]

Winner: Miles Barr, Ph.D. Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Awarded the student prize for his innovation in solar cell technology. He recognized the high cost attached with fabricating and installing solar cells and responded by using a process called chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to fabricate organic photovoltaics. As a result, Barr was able to fabricate solar cells directly onto everyday surfaces such as paper and textiles. (Barr is now the CEO at Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/miles-barr-10401765/ His Linkedin can be found here])
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2011  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP]

Winner: Alice A. Chen, Graduate student at Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. A self described artist, Chen never considered herself an engineer or believed she would invent anything. She was recognized for her groundbreaking work on creating a humanized mouse with tissue engineered human liver. Her invention has given scientists a tool in better understanding the human liver's response to drugs and infectious disease. (Chen is currently Director of Product Management, Reproductive Health. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliceannchen/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her LinkedIn can be found here.])
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Other notable winners

Carl Dietrich, founder of Terrafugia & inventor of the street-legal airplane Transition.

Nate Ball, founder of Atlas Devices & inventor of ATLAS Powered Rope for emergency responders and soldiers and host of PBS Kids show, Design Squad Nation.

= Moving Forward =

Founded in 1992 by the inventor Jerome Lemelson and his wife Dorthy, the Lemelson Prize has been helping fund young innovators for over 20 years. Due to the success of the program and its resolute pursuit of encouraging youth to dream big in order to solve big, the prize has begun to expand outside of Cambridge. Universities may apply to host the prize at their school and showcase some of their brightest inventors. 

(( [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MZEbTb6C0w <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bio of Jerome Lemelson]))
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= Steps Required to Bring Competition to Your Campus =

Press Release: The prize is now open to all undergraduate and graduate students at U.S. Universities! [http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html]

Groups a undergraduate students as well as individual graduate students from your campus are encouraged to apply by this year's deadline, please go to our website for further information and deadlines.

Student Prize Website: [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html]

[https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login]

= Contact Information =

''Joshua Schuler and Kerri Mills'' The Lemelson-MIT Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Engineering 77 Massachusetts Avenue Building 10-110 Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: (617) 253 - 3352 [mailto:Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu]

[[Category:Resources]]

Organization:Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

2018-01-13T05:46:44Z

DavidFreiburger:

[[File:Lemelson MIT.png]]

= Overview =

The [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize] is an awards competition open to team of two to five undergraduates and individual graduate students. The scholarship is open to all students attending any U.S. institution and is administered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology's School of Engineering.

Video Overview:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M]

= Purpose =

The student prize showcases student inventions and encourages the pursuit of innovative processes. The nationally renowned award program encourages and inspires young people to pursue innovative studies and career paths that center around creative problem solving. The purpose of this competition is to promote inventions that will boost the economy, create sustainable environments and positively impact lives globally.

[[File:UCIrvine Banner Big.png]]

= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings =

The prize is for a product that has already been invented by a student or group of students rather than for a proposed idea. Patents for student inventions are preferred, though not required for application submission.

The National Collegiate Student Prize Competition has two prompts each  year. These prompts rotate and consist of two of the following categories for invention submissions:

*"Cure it!" -- reimagine healthcare
*"Eat it!" -- reimagine food and agriculture
*"Drive it!" -- reimagine transportation
*"Use it!" -- reimagine devices and tools
*"Wear it!" -- reimagine consumer products
*"Network it!" -- reimagine how products and services are delivered through web-based networks

 MIT is an internationally renowned institution, therefore the supportive network that students, groups and their inventions can gain access to through affiliation with this competition is certainly a unique opportunity for enhanced exposure to science and business networks and communities.

= Impact Achieved for Students and Campus =

Students or teams of students receive a cash prize of $10,000 or $15,000 for undergraduate and graduate students, respectively. Award winners also receive national recognition, exposure to science, business and other valuable communities to aid in the implementation of their inventions as well as a trip to MIT for the [http://web.mit.edu/invent/eurekafest.html EurekaFest] held annually in June. 

The prize is not only a tool for recognition, but also to financially enable students to bring their established inventions to market and to encourage the continual work toward experimentation and innovative thinking and action.

For the 2013 competition, view this [http://web.mit.edu/invent/pdf/student-prize-poster.pdf promotional poster].

Partner campuses involved with the Student Prize Competition include:

*Cal Tech 
*University of Illinois - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlZVAy6NHLQ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of event]
*Rensselaer  - (( [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2010 event])), (([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]/ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71IMEYUwGow <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]))

= AWARDS =

Lemelson-MIT Prize

The $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize recognizes individuals who translate their ideas into inventions that improve the world in which we live.

= Lemelson-MIT Student Prize =

= The $10-50k Lemelson-MIT Student Prize honors promising collegiate inventors around the country. =

= =

= A FEW OF THE  2017  STUDENT PRIZE WINNERS =

2017

== <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[[File:Feng Zhang.jpg|thumb]] ==

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== <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ==

== <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pioneer of the revolutionary CRISPR technology and optogenetics ==

[http://lemelson.mit.edu/prize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Prize]

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Winner

 

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/AfzbWq5HbpVQugHIi8ONCDczPtwkHMnOUffkAcP1yueRIutwpppSYrJzuEt3FlCr7FzAbXR9TcLE3xJLH5uBtPjtX6wIchp-zOkjfOhrryg2nsSPIbQB9xAiM1rvgYBJa-_naRIk https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/AfzbWq5HbpVQugHIi8ONCDczPtwkHMnOUffkAcP1yueRIutwpppSYrJzuEt3FlCr7FzAbXR9TcLE3xJLH5uBtPjtX6wIchp-zOkjfOhrryg2nsSPIbQB9xAiM1rvgYBJa-_naRIk]

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== [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/tom%C3%A1s-vega-and-corten-singer <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tomás Vega and Corten Singer , University of California, Berkeley] ==

= <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WheelSense: An Open-Source Smart Add-On System for Wheelchairs

[http://lemelson.mit.edu/studentprize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Student Prize]

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Undergraduate Team Winner
<div> </div>
=

= Past Student Prize Winner Profiles =

2013  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH]

Winner: Nikolai Begg, Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Nikolai was recognized for his exemplary work in the field of biomedical devices. Specifically he has created a puncture access mechanism which decreases the risk associated with preparing incisions for procedures such as epidurals among others. (Begg is now Research Manager, Surgical Innovations at Medtronic.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolaibegg/ His LinkedIn can be found here] )
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2012  [https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk]

Winner: Miles Barr, Ph.D. Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Awarded the student prize for his innovation in solar cell technology. He recognized the high cost attached with fabricating and installing solar cells and responded by using a process called chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to fabricate organic photovoltaics. As a result, Barr was able to fabricate solar cells directly onto everyday surfaces such as paper and textiles. (Barr is now the CEO at Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/miles-barr-10401765/ His Linkedin can be found here])
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2011  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP]

Winner: Alice A. Chen, Graduate student at Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. A self described artist, Chen never considered herself an engineer or believed she would invent anything. She was recognized for her groundbreaking work on creating a humanized mouse with tissue engineered human liver. Her invention has given scientists a tool in better understanding the human liver's response to drugs and infectious disease. (Chen is currently Director of Product Management, Reproductive Health. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliceannchen/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her LinkedIn can be found here.])
<div> </div>
Other notable winners

Carl Dietrich, founder of Terrafugia & inventor of the street-legal airplane Transition.

Nate Ball, founder of Atlas Devices & inventor of ATLAS Powered Rope for emergency responders and soldiers and host of PBS Kids show, Design Squad Nation.

= Moving Forward =

Founded in 1992 by the inventor Jerome Lemelson and his wife Dorthy, the Lemelson Prize has been helping fund young innovators for over 20 years. Due to the success of the program and its resolute pursuit of encouraging youth to dream big in order to solve big, the prize has begun to expand outside of Cambridge. Universities may apply to host the prize at their school and showcase some of their brightest inventors. 

(( [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MZEbTb6C0w <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bio of Jerome Lemelson]))
<div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VXzEVXml1wgVJdtnuk2CEukro6Xjb84lxk8OwDMOfYgjQNgA4kzfsXQ_RFapAwh1gJZ2c2X8uTuY7EdBLsdZFzilcLykFhsdILirtV9e4PurPlgFLSA971eEJgl4zYQAlHx87QQ-</div>

= Steps Required to Bring Competition to Your Campus =

Press Release: The prize is now open to all undergraduate and graduate students at U.S. Universities! [http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html]

Groups a undergraduate students as well as individual graduate students from your campus are encouraged to apply by this year's deadline, please go to our website for further information and deadlines.

Student Prize Website: [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html]

[https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login]

= Contact Information =

''Joshua Schuler and Kerri Mills'' The Lemelson-MIT Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Engineering 77 Massachusetts Avenue Building 10-110 Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: (617) 253 - 3352 [mailto:Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu]

[[Category:Resources]]

File:Feng Zhang.jpg

2018-01-13T05:46:16Z

DavidFreiburger:

Organization:Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

2018-01-13T05:43:44Z

DavidFreiburger:

[[File:Lemelson MIT.png]]

= Overview =

The [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize] is an awards competition open to team of two to five undergraduates and individual graduate students. The scholarship is open to all students attending any U.S. institution and is administered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology's School of Engineering.

Video Overview:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M]

= Purpose =

The student prize showcases student inventions and encourages the pursuit of innovative processes. The nationally renowned award program encourages and inspires young people to pursue innovative studies and career paths that center around creative problem solving. The purpose of this competition is to promote inventions that will boost the economy, create sustainable environments and positively impact lives globally.

[[File:UCIrvine Banner Big.png]]

= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings =

The prize is for a product that has already been invented by a student or group of students rather than for a proposed idea. Patents for student inventions are preferred, though not required for application submission.

The National Collegiate Student Prize Competition has two prompts each  year. These prompts rotate and consist of two of the following categories for invention submissions:

*"Cure it!" -- reimagine healthcare
*"Eat it!" -- reimagine food and agriculture
*"Drive it!" -- reimagine transportation
*"Use it!" -- reimagine devices and tools
*"Wear it!" -- reimagine consumer products
*"Network it!" -- reimagine how products and services are delivered through web-based networks

 MIT is an internationally renowned institution, therefore the supportive network that students, groups and their inventions can gain access to through affiliation with this competition is certainly a unique opportunity for enhanced exposure to science and business networks and communities.

= Impact Achieved for Students and Campus =

Students or teams of students receive a cash prize of $10,000 or $15,000 for undergraduate and graduate students, respectively. Award winners also receive national recognition, exposure to science, business and other valuable communities to aid in the implementation of their inventions as well as a trip to MIT for the [http://web.mit.edu/invent/eurekafest.html EurekaFest] held annually in June. 

The prize is not only a tool for recognition, but also to financially enable students to bring their established inventions to market and to encourage the continual work toward experimentation and innovative thinking and action.

For the 2013 competition, view this [http://web.mit.edu/invent/pdf/student-prize-poster.pdf promotional poster].

Partner campuses involved with the Student Prize Competition include:

*Cal Tech 
*University of Illinois - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlZVAy6NHLQ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of event]
*Rensselaer  - (( [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2010 event])), (([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]/ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71IMEYUwGow <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]))

= AWARDS =

Lemelson-MIT Prize

The $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize recognizes individuals who translate their ideas into inventions that improve the world in which we live.

= Lemelson-MIT Student Prize =

= The $10-50k Lemelson-MIT Student Prize honors promising collegiate inventors around the country. =

= =

= A FEW OF THE  2017  STUDENT PRIZE WINNERS =

=
2017

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/VzN3BInzwOi_bunudk36WFLAVK-ZRoqFrsFUmkqx09xQbNNamXc0hDCv_fCYll_ivDD2kTlAIW3MeGGGQMWFcCMwmy9mDCKpNOOZQzKr2T2_V5vt4SUZuv-BBrLl7tnRe2Epdu93
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== [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/feng-zhang <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Feng Zhang] ==

=
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pioneer of the revolutionary CRISPR technology and optogenetics

[http://lemelson.mit.edu/prize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Prize]

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Winner

 

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/AfzbWq5HbpVQugHIi8ONCDczPtwkHMnOUffkAcP1yueRIutwpppSYrJzuEt3FlCr7FzAbXR9TcLE3xJLH5uBtPjtX6wIchp-zOkjfOhrryg2nsSPIbQB9xAiM1rvgYBJa-_naRIk
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== [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/tom%C3%A1s-vega-and-corten-singer <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tomás Vega and Corten Singer , University of California, Berkeley] ==

=
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WheelSense: An Open-Source Smart Add-On System for Wheelchairs

[http://lemelson.mit.edu/studentprize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Student Prize]

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Undergraduate Team Winner
<div> </div> =

= Past Student Prize Winner Profiles =

2013  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH]

Winner: Nikolai Begg, Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Nikolai was recognized for his exemplary work in the field of biomedical devices. Specifically he has created a puncture access mechanism which decreases the risk associated with preparing incisions for procedures such as epidurals among others. (Begg is now Research Manager, Surgical Innovations at Medtronic.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolaibegg/ His LinkedIn can be found here] )
<div> </div>
2012  [https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk]

Winner: Miles Barr, Ph.D. Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Awarded the student prize for his innovation in solar cell technology. He recognized the high cost attached with fabricating and installing solar cells and responded by using a process called chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to fabricate organic photovoltaics. As a result, Barr was able to fabricate solar cells directly onto everyday surfaces such as paper and textiles. (Barr is now the CEO at Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/miles-barr-10401765/ His Linkedin can be found here])
<div> </div>
2011  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP]

Winner: Alice A. Chen, Graduate student at Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. A self described artist, Chen never considered herself an engineer or believed she would invent anything. She was recognized for her groundbreaking work on creating a humanized mouse with tissue engineered human liver. Her invention has given scientists a tool in better understanding the human liver's response to drugs and infectious disease. (Chen is currently Director of Product Management, Reproductive Health. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliceannchen/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her LinkedIn can be found here.])
<div> </div>
Other notable winners

Carl Dietrich, founder of Terrafugia & inventor of the street-legal airplane Transition.

Nate Ball, founder of Atlas Devices & inventor of ATLAS Powered Rope for emergency responders and soldiers and host of PBS Kids show, Design Squad Nation.

= Moving Forward =

Founded in 1992 by the inventor Jerome Lemelson and his wife Dorthy, the Lemelson Prize has been helping fund young innovators for over 20 years. Due to the success of the program and its resolute pursuit of encouraging youth to dream big in order to solve big, the prize has begun to expand outside of Cambridge. Universities may apply to host the prize at their school and showcase some of their brightest inventors. 

(( [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MZEbTb6C0w <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bio of Jerome Lemelson]))
<div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VXzEVXml1wgVJdtnuk2CEukro6Xjb84lxk8OwDMOfYgjQNgA4kzfsXQ_RFapAwh1gJZ2c2X8uTuY7EdBLsdZFzilcLykFhsdILirtV9e4PurPlgFLSA971eEJgl4zYQAlHx87QQ-</div>

= Steps Required to Bring Competition to Your Campus =

Press Release: The prize is now open to all undergraduate and graduate students at U.S. Universities! [http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html]

Groups a undergraduate students as well as individual graduate students from your campus are encouraged to apply by this year's deadline, please go to our website for further information and deadlines.

Student Prize Website: [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html]

[https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login]

= Contact Information =

''Joshua Schuler and Kerri Mills'' The Lemelson-MIT Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Engineering 77 Massachusetts Avenue Building 10-110 Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: (617) 253 - 3352 [mailto:Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu]

[[Category:Resources]]

Organization:Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

2018-01-13T05:43:32Z

DavidFreiburger:

[[File:Lemelson MIT.png]]

= Overview =

The [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize] is an awards competition open to team of two to five undergraduates and individual graduate students. The scholarship is open to all students attending any U.S. institution and is administered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology's School of Engineering.

Video Overview:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M]

= Purpose =

The student prize showcases student inventions and encourages the pursuit of innovative processes. The nationally renowned award program encourages and inspires young people to pursue innovative studies and career paths that center around creative problem solving. The purpose of this competition is to promote inventions that will boost the economy, create sustainable environments and positively impact lives globally.

[[File:UCIrvine Banner Big.png]]

= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings =

The prize is for a product that has already been invented by a student or group of students rather than for a proposed idea. Patents for student inventions are preferred, though not required for application submission.

The National Collegiate Student Prize Competition has two prompts each  year. These prompts rotate and consist of two of the following categories for invention submissions:

*"Cure it!" -- reimagine healthcare
*"Eat it!" -- reimagine food and agriculture
*"Drive it!" -- reimagine transportation
*"Use it!" -- reimagine devices and tools
*"Wear it!" -- reimagine consumer products
*"Network it!" -- reimagine how products and services are delivered through web-based networks

 MIT is an internationally renowned institution, therefore the supportive network that students, groups and their inventions can gain access to through affiliation with this competition is certainly a unique opportunity for enhanced exposure to science and business networks and communities.

= Impact Achieved for Students and Campus =

Students or teams of students receive a cash prize of $10,000 or $15,000 for undergraduate and graduate students, respectively. Award winners also receive national recognition, exposure to science, business and other valuable communities to aid in the implementation of their inventions as well as a trip to MIT for the [http://web.mit.edu/invent/eurekafest.html EurekaFest] held annually in June. 

The prize is not only a tool for recognition, but also to financially enable students to bring their established inventions to market and to encourage the continual work toward experimentation and innovative thinking and action.

For the 2013 competition, view this [http://web.mit.edu/invent/pdf/student-prize-poster.pdf promotional poster].

Partner campuses involved with the Student Prize Competition include:

*Cal Tech 
*University of Illinois - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlZVAy6NHLQ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of event]
*Rensselaer  - (( [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2010 event])), (([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]/ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71IMEYUwGow <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event])))

= AWARDS =

Lemelson-MIT Prize

The $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize recognizes individuals who translate their ideas into inventions that improve the world in which we live.

= Lemelson-MIT Student Prize =

= The $10-50k Lemelson-MIT Student Prize honors promising collegiate inventors around the country. =

= =

= A FEW OF THE  2017  STUDENT PRIZE WINNERS =

=
2017

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/VzN3BInzwOi_bunudk36WFLAVK-ZRoqFrsFUmkqx09xQbNNamXc0hDCv_fCYll_ivDD2kTlAIW3MeGGGQMWFcCMwmy9mDCKpNOOZQzKr2T2_V5vt4SUZuv-BBrLl7tnRe2Epdu93
=

== [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/feng-zhang <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Feng Zhang] ==

=
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pioneer of the revolutionary CRISPR technology and optogenetics

[http://lemelson.mit.edu/prize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Prize]

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Winner

 

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/AfzbWq5HbpVQugHIi8ONCDczPtwkHMnOUffkAcP1yueRIutwpppSYrJzuEt3FlCr7FzAbXR9TcLE3xJLH5uBtPjtX6wIchp-zOkjfOhrryg2nsSPIbQB9xAiM1rvgYBJa-_naRIk
=

== [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/tom%C3%A1s-vega-and-corten-singer <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tomás Vega and Corten Singer , University of California, Berkeley] ==

=
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WheelSense: An Open-Source Smart Add-On System for Wheelchairs

[http://lemelson.mit.edu/studentprize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Student Prize]

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Undergraduate Team Winner
<div> </div> =

= Past Student Prize Winner Profiles =

2013  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH]

Winner: Nikolai Begg, Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Nikolai was recognized for his exemplary work in the field of biomedical devices. Specifically he has created a puncture access mechanism which decreases the risk associated with preparing incisions for procedures such as epidurals among others. (Begg is now Research Manager, Surgical Innovations at Medtronic.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolaibegg/ His LinkedIn can be found here] )
<div> </div>
2012  [https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk]

Winner: Miles Barr, Ph.D. Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Awarded the student prize for his innovation in solar cell technology. He recognized the high cost attached with fabricating and installing solar cells and responded by using a process called chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to fabricate organic photovoltaics. As a result, Barr was able to fabricate solar cells directly onto everyday surfaces such as paper and textiles. (Barr is now the CEO at Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/miles-barr-10401765/ His Linkedin can be found here])
<div> </div>
2011  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP]

Winner: Alice A. Chen, Graduate student at Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. A self described artist, Chen never considered herself an engineer or believed she would invent anything. She was recognized for her groundbreaking work on creating a humanized mouse with tissue engineered human liver. Her invention has given scientists a tool in better understanding the human liver's response to drugs and infectious disease. (Chen is currently Director of Product Management, Reproductive Health. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliceannchen/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her LinkedIn can be found here.])
<div> </div>
Other notable winners

Carl Dietrich, founder of Terrafugia & inventor of the street-legal airplane Transition.

Nate Ball, founder of Atlas Devices & inventor of ATLAS Powered Rope for emergency responders and soldiers and host of PBS Kids show, Design Squad Nation.

= Moving Forward =

Founded in 1992 by the inventor Jerome Lemelson and his wife Dorthy, the Lemelson Prize has been helping fund young innovators for over 20 years. Due to the success of the program and its resolute pursuit of encouraging youth to dream big in order to solve big, the prize has begun to expand outside of Cambridge. Universities may apply to host the prize at their school and showcase some of their brightest inventors. 

(( [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MZEbTb6C0w <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bio of Jerome Lemelson]))
<div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VXzEVXml1wgVJdtnuk2CEukro6Xjb84lxk8OwDMOfYgjQNgA4kzfsXQ_RFapAwh1gJZ2c2X8uTuY7EdBLsdZFzilcLykFhsdILirtV9e4PurPlgFLSA971eEJgl4zYQAlHx87QQ-</div>

= Steps Required to Bring Competition to Your Campus =

Press Release: The prize is now open to all undergraduate and graduate students at U.S. Universities! [http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html]

Groups a undergraduate students as well as individual graduate students from your campus are encouraged to apply by this year's deadline, please go to our website for further information and deadlines.

Student Prize Website: [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html]

[https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login]

= Contact Information =

''Joshua Schuler and Kerri Mills'' The Lemelson-MIT Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Engineering 77 Massachusetts Avenue Building 10-110 Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: (617) 253 - 3352 [mailto:Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu]

[[Category:Resources]]

Organization:Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

2018-01-13T05:43:02Z

DavidFreiburger:

[[File:Lemelson MIT.png]]

= Overview =

The [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize] is an awards competition open to team of two to five undergraduates and individual graduate students. The scholarship is open to all students attending any U.S. institution and is administered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology's School of Engineering.

Video Overview:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M]

= Purpose =

The student prize showcases student inventions and encourages the pursuit of innovative processes. The nationally renowned award program encourages and inspires young people to pursue innovative studies and career paths that center around creative problem solving. The purpose of this competition is to promote inventions that will boost the economy, create sustainable environments and positively impact lives globally.

[[File:UCIrvine Banner Big.png]]

= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings =

The prize is for a product that has already been invented by a student or group of students rather than for a proposed idea. Patents for student inventions are preferred, though not required for application submission.

The National Collegiate Student Prize Competition has two prompts each  year. These prompts rotate and consist of two of the following categories for invention submissions:

*"Cure it!" -- reimagine healthcare
*"Eat it!" -- reimagine food and agriculture
*"Drive it!" -- reimagine transportation
*"Use it!" -- reimagine devices and tools
*"Wear it!" -- reimagine consumer products
*"Network it!" -- reimagine how products and services are delivered through web-based networks

 MIT is an internationally renowned institution, therefore the supportive network that students, groups and their inventions can gain access to through affiliation with this competition is certainly a unique opportunity for enhanced exposure to science and business networks and communities.

= Impact Achieved for Students and Campus =

Students or teams of students receive a cash prize of $10,000 or $15,000 for undergraduate and graduate students, respectively. Award winners also receive national recognition, exposure to science, business and other valuable communities to aid in the implementation of their inventions as well as a trip to MIT for the [http://web.mit.edu/invent/eurekafest.html EurekaFest] held annually in June. 

The prize is not only a tool for recognition, but also to financially enable students to bring their established inventions to market and to encourage the continual work toward experimentation and innovative thinking and action.

For the 2013 competition, view this [http://web.mit.edu/invent/pdf/student-prize-poster.pdf promotional poster].

Partner campuses involved with the Student Prize Competition include:

*Cal Tech 
*University of Illinois - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlZVAy6NHLQ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of event]
*Rensselaer  - (( [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2010 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">)), (([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">/ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71IMEYUwGow <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">))) 

= AWARDS =

Lemelson-MIT Prize

The $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize recognizes individuals who translate their ideas into inventions that improve the world in which we live.

= Lemelson-MIT Student Prize =

= The $10-50k Lemelson-MIT Student Prize honors promising collegiate inventors around the country. =

= =

= A FEW OF THE  2017  STUDENT PRIZE WINNERS =

=
2017

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/VzN3BInzwOi_bunudk36WFLAVK-ZRoqFrsFUmkqx09xQbNNamXc0hDCv_fCYll_ivDD2kTlAIW3MeGGGQMWFcCMwmy9mDCKpNOOZQzKr2T2_V5vt4SUZuv-BBrLl7tnRe2Epdu93
=

== [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/feng-zhang <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Feng Zhang] ==

=
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pioneer of the revolutionary CRISPR technology and optogenetics

[http://lemelson.mit.edu/prize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Prize]

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Winner

 

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/AfzbWq5HbpVQugHIi8ONCDczPtwkHMnOUffkAcP1yueRIutwpppSYrJzuEt3FlCr7FzAbXR9TcLE3xJLH5uBtPjtX6wIchp-zOkjfOhrryg2nsSPIbQB9xAiM1rvgYBJa-_naRIk
=

== [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/tom%C3%A1s-vega-and-corten-singer <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tomás Vega and Corten Singer , University of California, Berkeley] ==

=
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WheelSense: An Open-Source Smart Add-On System for Wheelchairs

[http://lemelson.mit.edu/studentprize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Student Prize]

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Undergraduate Team Winner
<div> </div> =

= Past Student Prize Winner Profiles =

2013  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH]

Winner: Nikolai Begg, Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Nikolai was recognized for his exemplary work in the field of biomedical devices. Specifically he has created a puncture access mechanism which decreases the risk associated with preparing incisions for procedures such as epidurals among others. (Begg is now Research Manager, Surgical Innovations at Medtronic.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolaibegg/ His LinkedIn can be found here] )
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2012  [https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk]

Winner: Miles Barr, Ph.D. Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Awarded the student prize for his innovation in solar cell technology. He recognized the high cost attached with fabricating and installing solar cells and responded by using a process called chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to fabricate organic photovoltaics. As a result, Barr was able to fabricate solar cells directly onto everyday surfaces such as paper and textiles. (Barr is now the CEO at Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/miles-barr-10401765/ His Linkedin can be found here])
<div> </div>
2011  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP]

Winner: Alice A. Chen, Graduate student at Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. A self described artist, Chen never considered herself an engineer or believed she would invent anything. She was recognized for her groundbreaking work on creating a humanized mouse with tissue engineered human liver. Her invention has given scientists a tool in better understanding the human liver's response to drugs and infectious disease. (Chen is currently Director of Product Management, Reproductive Health. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliceannchen/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her LinkedIn can be found here.])
<div> </div>
Other notable winners

Carl Dietrich, founder of Terrafugia & inventor of the street-legal airplane Transition.

Nate Ball, founder of Atlas Devices & inventor of ATLAS Powered Rope for emergency responders and soldiers and host of PBS Kids show, Design Squad Nation.

= Moving Forward =

Founded in 1992 by the inventor Jerome Lemelson and his wife Dorthy, the Lemelson Prize has been helping fund young innovators for over 20 years. Due to the success of the program and its resolute pursuit of encouraging youth to dream big in order to solve big, the prize has begun to expand outside of Cambridge. Universities may apply to host the prize at their school and showcase some of their brightest inventors. 

(( [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MZEbTb6C0w <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bio of Jerome Lemelson]))
<div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VXzEVXml1wgVJdtnuk2CEukro6Xjb84lxk8OwDMOfYgjQNgA4kzfsXQ_RFapAwh1gJZ2c2X8uTuY7EdBLsdZFzilcLykFhsdILirtV9e4PurPlgFLSA971eEJgl4zYQAlHx87QQ-</div>

= Steps Required to Bring Competition to Your Campus =

Press Release: The prize is now open to all undergraduate and graduate students at U.S. Universities! [http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html]

Groups a undergraduate students as well as individual graduate students from your campus are encouraged to apply by this year's deadline, please go to our website for further information and deadlines.

Student Prize Website: [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html]

[https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login]

= Contact Information =

''Joshua Schuler and Kerri Mills'' The Lemelson-MIT Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Engineering 77 Massachusetts Avenue Building 10-110 Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: (617) 253 - 3352 [mailto:Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu]

[[Category:Resources]]

Organization:Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

2018-01-13T05:42:12Z

DavidFreiburger:

[[File:Lemelson MIT.png]]

= Overview =

The [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize] is an awards competition open to team of two to five undergraduates and individual graduate students. The scholarship is open to all students attending any U.S. institution and is administered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology's School of Engineering.

Video Overview:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M]

= Purpose =

The student prize showcases student inventions and encourages the pursuit of innovative processes. The nationally renowned award program encourages and inspires young people to pursue innovative studies and career paths that center around creative problem solving. The purpose of this competition is to promote inventions that will boost the economy, create sustainable environments and positively impact lives globally.

[[File:UCIrvine Banner Big.png]]

= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings =

The prize is for a product that has already been invented by a student or group of students rather than for a proposed idea. Patents for student inventions are preferred, though not required for application submission.

The National Collegiate Student Prize Competition has two prompts each  year. These prompts rotate and consist of two of the following categories for invention submissions:

*"Cure it!" -- reimagine healthcare
*"Eat it!" -- reimagine food and agriculture
*"Drive it!" -- reimagine transportation
*"Use it!" -- reimagine devices and tools
*"Wear it!" -- reimagine consumer products
*"Network it!" -- reimagine how products and services are delivered through web-based networks

 MIT is an internationally renowned institution, therefore the supportive network that students, groups and their inventions can gain access to through affiliation with this competition is certainly a unique opportunity for enhanced exposure to science and business networks and communities.

= Impact Achieved for Students and Campus =

Students or teams of students receive a cash prize of $10,000 or $15,000 for undergraduate and graduate students, respectively. Award winners also receive national recognition, exposure to science, business and other valuable communities to aid in the implementation of their inventions as well as a trip to MIT for the [http://web.mit.edu/invent/eurekafest.html EurekaFest] held annually in June. 

The prize is not only a tool for recognition, but also to financially enable students to bring their established inventions to market and to encourage the continual work toward experimentation and innovative thinking and action.

For the 2013 competition, view this [http://web.mit.edu/invent/pdf/student-prize-poster.pdf promotional poster].

Partner campuses involved with the Student Prize Competition include:

*Cal Tech 
*University of Illinois - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlZVAy6NHLQ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of event]
*Rensselaer  - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2010 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71IMEYUwGow <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 

= AWARDS =

Lemelson-MIT Prize

The $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize recognizes individuals who translate their ideas into inventions that improve the world in which we live.

= Lemelson-MIT Student Prize =

= The $10-50k Lemelson-MIT Student Prize honors promising collegiate inventors around the country. =

= =

= A FEW OF THE  2017  STUDENT PRIZE WINNERS =

=
2017

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/VzN3BInzwOi_bunudk36WFLAVK-ZRoqFrsFUmkqx09xQbNNamXc0hDCv_fCYll_ivDD2kTlAIW3MeGGGQMWFcCMwmy9mDCKpNOOZQzKr2T2_V5vt4SUZuv-BBrLl7tnRe2Epdu93
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== [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/feng-zhang <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Feng Zhang] ==

=
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pioneer of the revolutionary CRISPR technology and optogenetics

[http://lemelson.mit.edu/prize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Prize]

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== [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/tom%C3%A1s-vega-and-corten-singer <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tomás Vega and Corten Singer , University of California, Berkeley] ==

=
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WheelSense: An Open-Source Smart Add-On System for Wheelchairs

[http://lemelson.mit.edu/studentprize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Student Prize]

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Undergraduate Team Winner
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= Past Student Prize Winner Profiles =

2013  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH]

Winner: Nikolai Begg, Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Nikolai was recognized for his exemplary work in the field of biomedical devices. Specifically he has created a puncture access mechanism which decreases the risk associated with preparing incisions for procedures such as epidurals among others. (Begg is now Research Manager, Surgical Innovations at Medtronic.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolaibegg/ His LinkedIn can be found here] )
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2012  [https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk]

Winner: Miles Barr, Ph.D. Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Awarded the student prize for his innovation in solar cell technology. He recognized the high cost attached with fabricating and installing solar cells and responded by using a process called chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to fabricate organic photovoltaics. As a result, Barr was able to fabricate solar cells directly onto everyday surfaces such as paper and textiles. (Barr is now the CEO at Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/miles-barr-10401765/ His Linkedin can be found here])
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2011  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP]

Winner: Alice A. Chen, Graduate student at Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. A self described artist, Chen never considered herself an engineer or believed she would invent anything. She was recognized for her groundbreaking work on creating a humanized mouse with tissue engineered human liver. Her invention has given scientists a tool in better understanding the human liver's response to drugs and infectious disease. (Chen is currently Director of Product Management, Reproductive Health. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliceannchen/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her LinkedIn can be found here.])
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Other notable winners

Carl Dietrich, founder of Terrafugia & inventor of the street-legal airplane Transition.

Nate Ball, founder of Atlas Devices & inventor of ATLAS Powered Rope for emergency responders and soldiers and host of PBS Kids show, Design Squad Nation.

= Moving Forward =

Founded in 1992 by the inventor Jerome Lemelson and his wife Dorthy, the Lemelson Prize has been helping fund young innovators for over 20 years. Due to the success of the program and its resolute pursuit of encouraging youth to dream big in order to solve big, the prize has begun to expand outside of Cambridge. Universities may apply to host the prize at their school and showcase some of their brightest inventors. 

(( [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MZEbTb6C0w <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bio of Jerome Lemelson]))
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= Steps Required to Bring Competition to Your Campus =

Press Release: The prize is now open to all undergraduate and graduate students at U.S. Universities! [http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html]

Groups a undergraduate students as well as individual graduate students from your campus are encouraged to apply by this year's deadline, please go to our website for further information and deadlines.

Student Prize Website: [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html]

[https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login]

= Contact Information =

''Joshua Schuler and Kerri Mills'' The Lemelson-MIT Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Engineering 77 Massachusetts Avenue Building 10-110 Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: (617) 253 - 3352 [mailto:Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu]

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= Overview =

The [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize] is an awards competition open to team of two to five undergraduates and individual graduate students. The scholarship is open to all students attending any U.S. institution and is administered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology's School of Engineering.

Video Overview:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M]

= Purpose =

The student prize showcases student inventions and encourages the pursuit of innovative processes. The nationally renowned award program encourages and inspires young people to pursue innovative studies and career paths that center around creative problem solving. The purpose of this competition is to promote inventions that will boost the economy, create sustainable environments and positively impact lives globally.

[[File:UCIrvine Banner Big.png]]

= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings =

The prize is for a product that has already been invented by a student or group of students rather than for a proposed idea. Patents for student inventions are preferred, though not required for application submission.

The National Collegiate Student Prize Competition has two prompts each  year. These prompts rotate and consist of two of the following categories for invention submissions:

*"Cure it!" -- reimagine healthcare
*"Eat it!" -- reimagine food and agriculture
*"Drive it!" -- reimagine transportation
*"Use it!" -- reimagine devices and tools
*"Wear it!" -- reimagine consumer products
*"Network it!" -- reimagine how products and services are delivered through web-based networks

 MIT is an internationally renowned institution, therefore the supportive network that students, groups and their inventions can gain access to through affiliation with this competition is certainly a unique opportunity for enhanced exposure to science and business networks and communities.

= Impact Achieved for Students and Campus =

Students or teams of students receive a cash prize of $10,000 or $15,000 for undergraduate and graduate students, respectively. Award winners also receive national recognition, exposure to science, business and other valuable communities to aid in the implementation of their inventions as well as a trip to MIT for the [http://web.mit.edu/invent/eurekafest.html EurekaFest] held annually in June. 

The prize is not only a tool for recognition, but also to financially enable students to bring their established inventions to market and to encourage the continual work toward experimentation and innovative thinking and action.

For the 2013 competition, view this [http://web.mit.edu/invent/pdf/student-prize-poster.pdf promotional poster].

Partner campuses involved with the Student Prize Competition include:

*Cal Tech (previous participant) https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zX28gu6VzMlp4JZ_NpymKMLCCcxim58heiflSKgrCYqIEIg8UHMDcvm9ME7RNV8DCpKSIhLyfVNjKrcL7DM3F3ONrB2ylXtcd4r77pqtzjxTXQUc3mSvWonsFfvRbtzh7uBAsDSE
*University of Illinois - Urbana -  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlZVAy6NHLQ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/qe39M_vtWNMmY-46CfZ0YSo2T-2u0l2DCUC2NxDIs3Q6OhHLRYR4pquBBcvpsScSqGll4CsXyy1vrxsqdofpEy31c5wi4iP_6k5grAEVM9mdLhUrATNl44bH_YJamH4X3hjs7kyg<div> </div>
*Rensselaer  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2010 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71IMEYUwGow <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/E59LUrPcYxcxioQNHyWg5ZhX4fcblQXFVVEJuZgJoTEa6qcTt8p1ak7as6kCup1ydbmiG5-CptvAesUdJ70M3l6yPwk0Cca8vMxQMM5bezBKMMf8qIlPnQytfUz5Mhdtc0xdd0Lr 

= AWARDS =

Lemelson-MIT Prize

The $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize recognizes individuals who translate their ideas into inventions that improve the world in which we live.

= Lemelson-MIT Student Prize =

= The $10-50k Lemelson-MIT Student Prize honors promising collegiate inventors around the country. =

= =

= A FEW OF THE  2017  STUDENT PRIZE WINNERS =

=
2017

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/VzN3BInzwOi_bunudk36WFLAVK-ZRoqFrsFUmkqx09xQbNNamXc0hDCv_fCYll_ivDD2kTlAIW3MeGGGQMWFcCMwmy9mDCKpNOOZQzKr2T2_V5vt4SUZuv-BBrLl7tnRe2Epdu93
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== [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/feng-zhang <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Feng Zhang] ==

=
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pioneer of the revolutionary CRISPR technology and optogenetics

[http://lemelson.mit.edu/prize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Prize]

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Winner

 

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== [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/tom%C3%A1s-vega-and-corten-singer <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tomás Vega and Corten Singer , University of California, Berkeley] ==

=
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WheelSense: An Open-Source Smart Add-On System for Wheelchairs

[http://lemelson.mit.edu/studentprize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Student Prize]

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Undergraduate Team Winner
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= Past Student Prize Winner Profiles =

2013  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH]

Winner: Nikolai Begg, Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Nikolai was recognized for his exemplary work in the field of biomedical devices. Specifically he has created a puncture access mechanism which decreases the risk associated with preparing incisions for procedures such as epidurals among others. (Begg is now Research Manager, Surgical Innovations at Medtronic.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolaibegg/ His LinkedIn can be found here] )
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2012  [https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk]

Winner: Miles Barr, Ph.D. Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Awarded the student prize for his innovation in solar cell technology. He recognized the high cost attached with fabricating and installing solar cells and responded by using a process called chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to fabricate organic photovoltaics. As a result, Barr was able to fabricate solar cells directly onto everyday surfaces such as paper and textiles. (Barr is now the CEO at Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/miles-barr-10401765/ His Linkedin can be found here])
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2011  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP]

Winner: Alice A. Chen, Graduate student at Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. A self described artist, Chen never considered herself an engineer or believed she would invent anything. She was recognized for her groundbreaking work on creating a humanized mouse with tissue engineered human liver. Her invention has given scientists a tool in better understanding the human liver's response to drugs and infectious disease. (Chen is currently Director of Product Management, Reproductive Health. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliceannchen/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her LinkedIn can be found here.])
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Other notable winners

Carl Dietrich, founder of Terrafugia & inventor of the street-legal airplane Transition.

Nate Ball, founder of Atlas Devices & inventor of ATLAS Powered Rope for emergency responders and soldiers and host of PBS Kids show, Design Squad Nation.

= Moving Forward =

Founded in 1992 by the inventor Jerome Lemelson and his wife Dorthy, the Lemelson Prize has been helping fund young innovators for over 20 years. Due to the success of the program and its resolute pursuit of encouraging youth to dream big in order to solve big, the prize has begun to expand outside of Cambridge. Universities may apply to host the prize at their school and showcase some of their brightest inventors. 

(( [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MZEbTb6C0w <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bio of Jerome Lemelson]))
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= Steps Required to Bring Competition to Your Campus =

Press Release: The prize is now open to all undergraduate and graduate students at U.S. Universities! [http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html]

Groups a undergraduate students as well as individual graduate students from your campus are encouraged to apply by this year's deadline, please go to our website for further information and deadlines.

Student Prize Website: [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html]

[https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login]

= Contact Information =

''Joshua Schuler and Kerri Mills'' The Lemelson-MIT Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Engineering 77 Massachusetts Avenue Building 10-110 Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: (617) 253 - 3352 [mailto:Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu]

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Organization:Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

2018-01-13T05:35:33Z

DavidFreiburger:

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= Overview =

The [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize] is an awards competition open to team of two to five undergraduates and individual graduate students. The scholarship is open to all students attending any U.S. institution and is administered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology's School of Engineering.

Video Overview:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M]

= Purpose =

The student prize showcases student inventions and encourages the pursuit of innovative processes. The nationally renowned award program encourages and inspires young people to pursue innovative studies and career paths that center around creative problem solving. The purpose of this competition is to promote inventions that will boost the economy, create sustainable environments and positively impact lives globally.

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= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings =

The prize is for a product that has already been invented by a student or group of students rather than for a proposed idea. Patents for student inventions are preferred, though not required for application submission.

The National Collegiate Student Prize Competition has two prompts each  year. These prompts rotate and consist of two of the following categories for invention submissions:

*"Cure it!" -- reimagine healthcare
*"Eat it!" -- reimagine food and agriculture
*"Drive it!" -- reimagine transportation
*"Use it!" -- reimagine devices and tools
*"Wear it!" -- reimagine consumer products
*"Network it!" -- reimagine how products and services are delivered through web-based networks

 MIT is an internationally renowned institution, therefore the supportive network that students, groups and their inventions can gain access to through affiliation with this competition is certainly a unique opportunity for enhanced exposure to science and business networks and communities.

= Impact Achieved for Students and Campus =

Students or teams of students receive a cash prize of $10,000 or $15,000 for undergraduate and graduate students, respectively. Award winners also receive national recognition, exposure to science, business and other valuable communities to aid in the implementation of their inventions as well as a trip to MIT for the [http://web.mit.edu/invent/eurekafest.html EurekaFest] held annually in June. 

The prize is not only a tool for recognition, but also to financially enable students to bring their established inventions to market and to encourage the continual work toward experimentation and innovative thinking and action.

For the 2013 competition, view this [http://web.mit.edu/invent/pdf/student-prize-poster.pdf promotional poster].

Partner campuses involved with the Student Prize Competition include:

*Cal Tech (previous participant) https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zX28gu6VzMlp4JZ_NpymKMLCCcxim58heiflSKgrCYqIEIg8UHMDcvm9ME7RNV8DCpKSIhLyfVNjKrcL7DM3F3ONrB2ylXtcd4r77pqtzjxTXQUc3mSvWonsFfvRbtzh7uBAsDSE
*University of Illinois - Urbana -  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlZVAy6NHLQ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/qe39M_vtWNMmY-46CfZ0YSo2T-2u0l2DCUC2NxDIs3Q6OhHLRYR4pquBBcvpsScSqGll4CsXyy1vrxsqdofpEy31c5wi4iP_6k5grAEVM9mdLhUrATNl44bH_YJamH4X3hjs7kyg<div> </div>
*Rensselaer  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2010 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71IMEYUwGow <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/E59LUrPcYxcxioQNHyWg5ZhX4fcblQXFVVEJuZgJoTEa6qcTt8p1ak7as6kCup1ydbmiG5-CptvAesUdJ70M3l6yPwk0Cca8vMxQMM5bezBKMMf8qIlPnQytfUz5Mhdtc0xdd0Lr 

= AWARDS =

= 
Lemelson-MIT Prize

The $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize recognizes individuals who translate their ideas into inventions that improve the world in which we live.
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= Lemelson-MIT Student Prize =

= The $10-50k Lemelson-MIT Student Prize honors promising collegiate inventors around the country. =

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= A FEW OF THE  2017  STUDENT PRIZE WINNERS =

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== [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/feng-zhang <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Feng Zhang] ==

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[http://lemelson.mit.edu/prize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Prize]

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== [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/tom%C3%A1s-vega-and-corten-singer <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tomás Vega and Corten Singer , University of California, Berkeley] ==

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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WheelSense: An Open-Source Smart Add-On System for Wheelchairs

[http://lemelson.mit.edu/studentprize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Student Prize]

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= Past Student Prize Winner Profiles =

2013  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH]

Winner: Nikolai Begg, Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Nikolai was recognized for his exemplary work in the field of biomedical devices. Specifically he has created a puncture access mechanism which decreases the risk associated with preparing incisions for procedures such as epidurals among others. (Begg is now Research Manager, Surgical Innovations at Medtronic.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolaibegg/ His LinkedIn can be found here] )
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2012  [https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk]

Winner: Miles Barr, Ph.D. Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Awarded the student prize for his innovation in solar cell technology. He recognized the high cost attached with fabricating and installing solar cells and responded by using a process called chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to fabricate organic photovoltaics. As a result, Barr was able to fabricate solar cells directly onto everyday surfaces such as paper and textiles. (Barr is now the CEO at Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/miles-barr-10401765/ His Linkedin can be found here])
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2011  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP]

Winner: Alice A. Chen, Graduate student at Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. A self described artist, Chen never considered herself an engineer or believed she would invent anything. She was recognized for her groundbreaking work on creating a humanized mouse with tissue engineered human liver. Her invention has given scientists a tool in better understanding the human liver's response to drugs and infectious disease. (Chen is currently Director of Product Management, Reproductive Health. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliceannchen/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her LinkedIn can be found here.])
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Other notable winners

Carl Dietrich, founder of Terrafugia & inventor of the street-legal airplane Transition.

Nate Ball, founder of Atlas Devices & inventor of ATLAS Powered Rope for emergency responders and soldiers and host of PBS Kids show, Design Squad Nation.

= Moving Forward =

Founded in 1992 by the inventor Jerome Lemelson and his wife Dorthy, the Lemelson Prize has been helping fund young innovators for over 20 years. Due to the success of the program and its resolute pursuit of encouraging youth to dream big in order to solve big, the prize has begun to expand outside of Cambridge. Universities may apply to host the prize at their school and showcase some of their brightest inventors. 

(( [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MZEbTb6C0w <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bio of Jerome Lemelson]))
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= Steps Required to Bring Competition to Your Campus =

Press Release: The prize is now open to all undergraduate and graduate students at U.S. Universities! [http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html]

Groups a undergraduate students as well as individual graduate students from your campus are encouraged to apply by this year's deadline, please go to our website for further information and deadlines.

Student Prize Website: [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html]

[https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login]

= Contact Information =

''Joshua Schuler and Kerri Mills'' The Lemelson-MIT Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Engineering 77 Massachusetts Avenue Building 10-110 Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: (617) 253 - 3352 [mailto:Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu]

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2018-01-13T05:34:16Z

DavidFreiburger:

Organization:Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

2018-01-13T05:32:11Z

DavidFreiburger:

[[File:Lemelson MIT.png]]

= Overview =

The [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize] is an awards competition open to team of two to five undergraduates and individual graduate students. The scholarship is open to all students attending any U.S. institution and is administered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology's School of Engineering.

Video Overview:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M]

= Purpose =

The student prize showcases student inventions and encourages the pursuit of innovative processes. The nationally renowned award program encourages and inspires young people to pursue innovative studies and career paths that center around creative problem solving. The purpose of this competition is to promote inventions that will boost the economy, create sustainable environments and positively impact lives globally.

= <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/sBRP4CPbDZd4lbdDVjvCm8Y-tePXCyCWe87wS402oDNXPX7Mq1O9QsVIlas8TMRq9R_gVuhOF09BJt9PbIKesnwl3K8u9fZL_odZSTy3K8E9hwPTgORwXlorLZ3WPDtZz2W23GuL =

= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings =

The prize is for a product that has already been invented by a student or group of students rather than for a proposed idea. Patents for student inventions are preferred, though not required for application submission.

The National Collegiate Student Prize Competition has two prompts each  year. These prompts rotate and consist of two of the following categories for invention submissions:

*"Cure it!" -- reimagine healthcare
*"Eat it!" -- reimagine food and agriculture
*"Drive it!" -- reimagine transportation
*"Use it!" -- reimagine devices and tools
*"Wear it!" -- reimagine consumer products
*"Network it!" -- reimagine how products and services are delivered through web-based networks

 MIT is an internationally renowned institution, therefore the supportive network that students, groups and their inventions can gain access to through affiliation with this competition is certainly a unique opportunity for enhanced exposure to science and business networks and communities.

= Impact Achieved for Students and Campus =

Students or teams of students receive a cash prize of $10,000 or $15,000 for undergraduate and graduate students, respectively. Award winners also receive national recognition, exposure to science, business and other valuable communities to aid in the implementation of their inventions as well as a trip to MIT for the [http://web.mit.edu/invent/eurekafest.html EurekaFest] held annually in June. 

The prize is not only a tool for recognition, but also to financially enable students to bring their established inventions to market and to encourage the continual work toward experimentation and innovative thinking and action.

For the 2013 competition, view this [http://web.mit.edu/invent/pdf/student-prize-poster.pdf promotional poster].

Partner campuses involved with the Student Prize Competition include:

*Cal Tech (previous participant) https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zX28gu6VzMlp4JZ_NpymKMLCCcxim58heiflSKgrCYqIEIg8UHMDcvm9ME7RNV8DCpKSIhLyfVNjKrcL7DM3F3ONrB2ylXtcd4r77pqtzjxTXQUc3mSvWonsFfvRbtzh7uBAsDSE
*University of Illinois - Urbana -  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlZVAy6NHLQ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/qe39M_vtWNMmY-46CfZ0YSo2T-2u0l2DCUC2NxDIs3Q6OhHLRYR4pquBBcvpsScSqGll4CsXyy1vrxsqdofpEy31c5wi4iP_6k5grAEVM9mdLhUrATNl44bH_YJamH4X3hjs7kyg<div> </div>
*Rensselaer  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2010 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71IMEYUwGow <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/E59LUrPcYxcxioQNHyWg5ZhX4fcblQXFVVEJuZgJoTEa6qcTt8p1ak7as6kCup1ydbmiG5-CptvAesUdJ70M3l6yPwk0Cca8vMxQMM5bezBKMMf8qIlPnQytfUz5Mhdtc0xdd0Lr 

= AWARDS =

= 
Lemelson-MIT Prize

The $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize recognizes individuals who translate their ideas into inventions that improve the world in which we live.
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= Lemelson-MIT Student Prize =

= The $10-50k Lemelson-MIT Student Prize honors promising collegiate inventors around the country. =

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= A FEW OF THE  2017  STUDENT PRIZE WINNERS =

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2017

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/VzN3BInzwOi_bunudk36WFLAVK-ZRoqFrsFUmkqx09xQbNNamXc0hDCv_fCYll_ivDD2kTlAIW3MeGGGQMWFcCMwmy9mDCKpNOOZQzKr2T2_V5vt4SUZuv-BBrLl7tnRe2Epdu93
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== [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/feng-zhang <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Feng Zhang] ==

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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pioneer of the revolutionary CRISPR technology and optogenetics

[http://lemelson.mit.edu/prize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Prize]

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Winner

 

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== [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/tom%C3%A1s-vega-and-corten-singer <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tomás Vega and Corten Singer , University of California, Berkeley] ==

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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WheelSense: An Open-Source Smart Add-On System for Wheelchairs

[http://lemelson.mit.edu/studentprize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Student Prize]

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Undergraduate Team Winner
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= Past Student Prize Winner Profiles =

2013  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH]

Winner: Nikolai Begg, Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Nikolai was recognized for his exemplary work in the field of biomedical devices. Specifically he has created a puncture access mechanism which decreases the risk associated with preparing incisions for procedures such as epidurals among others. (Begg is now Research Manager, Surgical Innovations at Medtronic.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolaibegg/ His LinkedIn can be found here] )
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2012  [https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk]

Winner: Miles Barr, Ph.D. Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Awarded the student prize for his innovation in solar cell technology. He recognized the high cost attached with fabricating and installing solar cells and responded by using a process called chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to fabricate organic photovoltaics. As a result, Barr was able to fabricate solar cells directly onto everyday surfaces such as paper and textiles. (Barr is now the CEO at Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/miles-barr-10401765/ His Linkedin can be found here])
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2011  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP]

Winner: Alice A. Chen, Graduate student at Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. A self described artist, Chen never considered herself an engineer or believed she would invent anything. She was recognized for her groundbreaking work on creating a humanized mouse with tissue engineered human liver. Her invention has given scientists a tool in better understanding the human liver's response to drugs and infectious disease. (Chen is currently Director of Product Management, Reproductive Health. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliceannchen/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her LinkedIn can be found here.])
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Other notable winners

Carl Dietrich, founder of Terrafugia & inventor of the street-legal airplane Transition.

Nate Ball, founder of Atlas Devices & inventor of ATLAS Powered Rope for emergency responders and soldiers and host of PBS Kids show, Design Squad Nation.

= Moving Forward =

Founded in 1992 by the inventor Jerome Lemelson and his wife Dorthy, the Lemelson Prize has been helping fund young innovators for over 20 years. Due to the success of the program and its resolute pursuit of encouraging youth to dream big in order to solve big, the prize has begun to expand outside of Cambridge. Universities may apply to host the prize at their school and showcase some of their brightest inventors. 

(( [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MZEbTb6C0w <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bio of Jerome Lemelson]))
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= Steps Required to Bring Competition to Your Campus =

Press Release: The prize is now open to all undergraduate and graduate students at U.S. Universities! [http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html]

Groups a undergraduate students as well as individual graduate students from your campus are encouraged to apply by this year's deadline, please go to our website for further information and deadlines.

Student Prize Website: [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html]

[https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login]

= Contact Information =

''Joshua Schuler and Kerri Mills'' The Lemelson-MIT Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Engineering 77 Massachusetts Avenue Building 10-110 Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: (617) 253 - 3352 [mailto:Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu]

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Organization:Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

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= Overview =

The [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize] is an awards competition open to team of two to five undergraduates and individual graduate students. The scholarship is open to all students attending any U.S. institution and is administered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology's School of Engineering.

Video Overview:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M]

= Purpose =

The student prize showcases student inventions and encourages the pursuit of innovative processes. The nationally renowned award program encourages and inspires young people to pursue innovative studies and career paths that center around creative problem solving. The purpose of this competition is to promote inventions that will boost the economy, create sustainable environments and positively impact lives globally.

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= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings =

The prize is for a product that has already been invented by a student or group of students rather than for a proposed idea. Patents for student inventions are preferred, though not required for application submission.

The National Collegiate Student Prize Competition has two prompts each  year. These prompts rotate and consist of two of the following categories for invention submissions:

*"Cure it!" -- reimagine healthcare
*"Eat it!" -- reimagine food and agriculture
*"Drive it!" -- reimagine transportation
*"Use it!" -- reimagine devices and tools
*"Wear it!" -- reimagine consumer products
*"Network it!" -- reimagine how products and services are delivered through web-based networks

 MIT is an internationally renowned institution, therefore the supportive network that students, groups and their inventions can gain access to through affiliation with this competition is certainly a unique opportunity for enhanced exposure to science and business networks and communities.

= Impact Achieved for Students and Campus =

Students or teams of students receive a cash prize of $10,000 or $15,000 for undergraduate and graduate students, respectively. Award winners also receive national recognition, exposure to science, business and other valuable communities to aid in the implementation of their inventions as well as a trip to MIT for the [http://web.mit.edu/invent/eurekafest.html EurekaFest] held annually in June. 

The prize is not only a tool for recognition, but also to financially enable students to bring their established inventions to market and to encourage the continual work toward experimentation and innovative thinking and action.

For the 2013 competition, view this [http://web.mit.edu/invent/pdf/student-prize-poster.pdf promotional poster].

Partner campuses involved with the Student Prize Competition include:

*Cal Tech (previous participant) https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zX28gu6VzMlp4JZ_NpymKMLCCcxim58heiflSKgrCYqIEIg8UHMDcvm9ME7RNV8DCpKSIhLyfVNjKrcL7DM3F3ONrB2ylXtcd4r77pqtzjxTXQUc3mSvWonsFfvRbtzh7uBAsDSE
*University of Illinois - Urbana -  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlZVAy6NHLQ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/qe39M_vtWNMmY-46CfZ0YSo2T-2u0l2DCUC2NxDIs3Q6OhHLRYR4pquBBcvpsScSqGll4CsXyy1vrxsqdofpEy31c5wi4iP_6k5grAEVM9mdLhUrATNl44bH_YJamH4X3hjs7kyg<div> </div>
*Rensselaer  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2010 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71IMEYUwGow <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/E59LUrPcYxcxioQNHyWg5ZhX4fcblQXFVVEJuZgJoTEa6qcTt8p1ak7as6kCup1ydbmiG5-CptvAesUdJ70M3l6yPwk0Cca8vMxQMM5bezBKMMf8qIlPnQytfUz5Mhdtc0xdd0Lr 

= AWARDS =

= 
Lemelson-MIT Prize

The $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize recognizes individuals who translate their ideas into inventions that improve the world in which we live.
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= Lemelson-MIT Student Prize =

= The $10-50k Lemelson-MIT Student Prize honors promising collegiate inventors around the country. =

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= A FEW OF THE  2017  STUDENT PRIZE WINNERS =

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2017

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/VzN3BInzwOi_bunudk36WFLAVK-ZRoqFrsFUmkqx09xQbNNamXc0hDCv_fCYll_ivDD2kTlAIW3MeGGGQMWFcCMwmy9mDCKpNOOZQzKr2T2_V5vt4SUZuv-BBrLl7tnRe2Epdu93
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== [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/feng-zhang <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Feng Zhang] ==

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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pioneer of the revolutionary CRISPR technology and optogenetics

[http://lemelson.mit.edu/prize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Prize]

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Winner

 

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== [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/tom%C3%A1s-vega-and-corten-singer <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tomás Vega and Corten Singer , University of California, Berkeley] ==

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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WheelSense: An Open-Source Smart Add-On System for Wheelchairs

[http://lemelson.mit.edu/studentprize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Student Prize]

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Undergraduate Team Winner
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= Past Student Prize Winner Profiles =

2013  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH]

Winner: Nikolai Begg, Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Nikolai was recognized for his exemplary work in the field of biomedical devices. Specifically he has created a puncture access mechanism which decreases the risk associated with preparing incisions for procedures such as epidurals among others. (Begg is now Research Manager, Surgical Innovations at Medtronic.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolaibegg/ His LinkedIn can be found here] )
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2012  [https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk]

Winner: Miles Barr, Ph.D. Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Awarded the student prize for his innovation in solar cell technology. He recognized the high cost attached with fabricating and installing solar cells and responded by using a process called chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to fabricate organic photovoltaics. As a result, Barr was able to fabricate solar cells directly onto everyday surfaces such as paper and textiles. (Barr is now the CEO at Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/miles-barr-10401765/ His Linkedin can be found here])
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2011  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP]

Winner: Alice A. Chen, Graduate student at Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. A self described artist, Chen never considered herself an engineer or believed she would invent anything. She was recognized for her groundbreaking work on creating a humanized mouse with tissue engineered human liver. Her invention has given scientists a tool in better understanding the human liver's response to drugs and infectious disease. (Chen is currently Director of Product Management, Reproductive Health. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliceannchen/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her LinkedIn can be found here.])
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Other notable winners

Carl Dietrich, founder of Terrafugia & inventor of the street-legal airplane Transition.

Nate Ball, founder of Atlas Devices & inventor of ATLAS Powered Rope for emergency responders and soldiers and host of PBS Kids show, Design Squad Nation.

= Moving Forward =

Founded in 1992 by the inventor Jerome Lemelson and his wife Dorthy, the Lemelson Prize has been helping fund young innovators for over 20 years. Due to the success of the program and its resolute pursuit of encouraging youth to dream big in order to solve big, the prize has begun to expand outside of Cambridge. Universities may apply to host the prize at their school and showcase some of their brightest inventors. 

(( [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MZEbTb6C0w <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bio of Jerome Lemelson]))
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= Steps Required to Bring Competition to Your Campus =

Press Release: The prize is now open to all undergraduate and graduate students at U.S. Universities! [http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html]

Groups a undergraduate students as well as individual graduate students from your campus are encouraged to apply by this year's deadline, please go to our website for further information and deadlines.

Student Prize Website: [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html]

[https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login]

= Contact Information =

''Joshua Schuler and Kerri Mills'' The Lemelson-MIT Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Engineering 77 Massachusetts Avenue Building 10-110 Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: (617) 253 - 3352 [mailto:Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu]

[[Category:Resources]]

Fellow:David Freiburger

2018-01-13T05:26:11Z

DavidFreiburger:

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">David Freiburger is a sophomore at the University of Oregon pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. David is originally from [[File:David Freiburger.png|thumb|David Freiburger.png]] Los Angeles, CA where he grew up for the greater part of his life. He is focused on connecting students, faculty and the community surrounding the university through his strong interests in innovation, entrepreneurship, and creativity.

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David is a ideator with strong skills in team communication, emotional intelligence, and creative problem solving. He is driven to learn new things related to entrepreneurship/innovation and overall brand strategy in a quickly changing world.  

While at the University of Oregon, David is the VP of Membership for the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Club, author of The Creative Company: Creative Execution + Empathy = Long-term Value (set to publish June 2018), and co-founder and planning committee member for the UO Innovation Summit. Lastly, David also plans to start a podcast - interviewing people that represent David’s mission of connection, but possibly scaling that and reaching a larger audience.

[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]

Fellow:David Freiburger

2018-01-13T05:25:50Z

DavidFreiburger:

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">David Freiburger is a sophomore at the University of Oregon pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. David is originally from [[File:David Freiburger.png|thumb]] Los Angeles, CA where he grew up for the greater part of his life. He is focused on connecting students, faculty and the community surrounding the university through his strong interests in innovation, entrepreneurship, and creativity.

David is a ideator with strong skills in team communication, emotional intelligence, and creative problem solving. He is driven to learn new things related to entrepreneurship/innovation and overall brand strategy in a quickly changing world.  

While at the University of Oregon, David is the VP of Membership for the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Club, author of The Creative Company: Creative Execution + Empathy = Long-term Value (set to publish June 2018), and co-founder and planning committee member for the UO Innovation Summit. Lastly, David also plans to start a podcast - interviewing people that represent David’s mission of connection, but possibly scaling that and reaching a larger audience.

[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]

File:David Freiburger.png

2018-01-13T05:25:16Z

DavidFreiburger:

Fellow:David Freiburger

2018-01-13T05:24:32Z

DavidFreiburger:

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">David Freiburger is a sophomore at the University of Oregon pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. David is originally from Los Angeles, CA where he grew up for the greater part of his life. He is focused on connecting students, faculty and the community surrounding the university through his strong interests in innovation, entrepreneurship, and creativity.

David is a ideator with strong skills in team communication, emotional intelligence, and creative problem solving. He is driven to learn new things related to entrepreneurship/innovation and overall brand strategy in a quickly changing world.  

While at the University of Oregon, David is the VP of Membership for the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Club, author of The Creative Company: Creative Execution + Empathy = Long-term Value (set to publish June 2018), and co-founder and planning committee member for the UO Innovation Summit. Lastly, David also plans to start a podcast - interviewing people that represent David’s mission of connection, but possibly scaling that and reaching a larger audience.

[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]

Fellow:David Freiburger

2018-01-13T05:22:27Z

DavidFreiburger: Created page with "<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-v..."

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">David Freiburger is a sophomore at the University of Oregon pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. David is originally from Los Angeles, CA where he grew up for the greater part of his life. He is focused on connecting students, faculty and the community surrounding the university through his strong interests in innovation, entrepreneurship, and creativity.

David is a ideator with strong skills in team communication, emotional intelligence, and creative problem solving. He is driven to learn new things related to entrepreneurship/innovation and overall brand strategy in a quickly changing world.  

While at the University of Oregon, David is the VP of Membership for the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Club, author of The Creative Company: Creative Execution + Empathy = Long-term Value (set to publish June 2018), and co-founder and planning committee member for the UO Innovation Summit. Lastly, David also plans to start a podcast - interviewing people that represent David’s mission of connection, but possibly scaling that and reaching a larger audience.

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Organization:Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

2018-01-13T04:58:33Z

DavidFreiburger:

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= Overview =

The [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize] is an awards competition open to team of two to five undergraduates and individual graduate students. The scholarship is open to all students attending any U.S. institution and is administered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology's School of Engineering.

Video Overview:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M]

= Purpose =

The student prize showcases student inventions and encourages the pursuit of innovative processes. The nationally renowned award program encourages and inspires young people to pursue innovative studies and career paths that center around creative problem solving. The purpose of this competition is to promote inventions that will boost the economy, create sustainable environments and positively impact lives globally.

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= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings =

The prize is for a product that has already been invented by a student or group of students rather than for a proposed idea. Patents for student inventions are preferred, though not required for application submission.

The National Collegiate Student Prize Competition has two prompts each  year. These prompts rotate and consist of two of the following categories for invention submissions:

*"Cure it!" -- reimagine healthcare
*"Eat it!" -- reimagine food and agriculture
*"Drive it!" -- reimagine transportation
*"Use it!" -- reimagine devices and tools
*"Wear it!" -- reimagine consumer products
*"Network it!" -- reimagine how products and services are delivered through web-based networks

 MIT is an internationally renowned institution, therefore the supportive network that students, groups and their inventions can gain access to through affiliation with this competition is certainly a unique opportunity for enhanced exposure to science and business networks and communities.

= Impact Achieved for Students and Campus =

Students or teams of students receive a cash prize of $10,000 or $15,000 for undergraduate and graduate students, respectively. Award winners also receive national recognition, exposure to science, business and other valuable communities to aid in the implementation of their inventions as well as a trip to MIT for the [http://web.mit.edu/invent/eurekafest.html EurekaFest] held annually in June. 

The prize is not only a tool for recognition, but also to financially enable students to bring their established inventions to market and to encourage the continual work toward experimentation and innovative thinking and action.

For the 2013 competition, view this [http://web.mit.edu/invent/pdf/student-prize-poster.pdf promotional poster].

Partner campuses involved with the Student Prize Competition include:

*Cal Tech (previous participant) https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zX28gu6VzMlp4JZ_NpymKMLCCcxim58heiflSKgrCYqIEIg8UHMDcvm9ME7RNV8DCpKSIhLyfVNjKrcL7DM3F3ONrB2ylXtcd4r77pqtzjxTXQUc3mSvWonsFfvRbtzh7uBAsDSE
*University of Illinois - Urbana -  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlZVAy6NHLQ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/qe39M_vtWNMmY-46CfZ0YSo2T-2u0l2DCUC2NxDIs3Q6OhHLRYR4pquBBcvpsScSqGll4CsXyy1vrxsqdofpEy31c5wi4iP_6k5grAEVM9mdLhUrATNl44bH_YJamH4X3hjs7kyg<div> </div>
*Rensselaer  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2010 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71IMEYUwGow <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/E59LUrPcYxcxioQNHyWg5ZhX4fcblQXFVVEJuZgJoTEa6qcTt8p1ak7as6kCup1ydbmiG5-CptvAesUdJ70M3l6yPwk0Cca8vMxQMM5bezBKMMf8qIlPnQytfUz5Mhdtc0xdd0Lr 

= AWARDS =

= 
Lemelson-MIT Prize

The $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize recognizes individuals who translate their ideas into inventions that improve the world in which we live.
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= Lemelson-MIT Student Prize =

= The $10-50k Lemelson-MIT Student Prize honors promising collegiate inventors around the country. =

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= A FEW OF THE  2017  STUDENT PRIZE WINNERS =

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== [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/feng-zhang <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Feng Zhang] ==

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[http://lemelson.mit.edu/prize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Prize]

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== [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/tom%C3%A1s-vega-and-corten-singer <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tomás Vega and Corten Singer , University of California, Berkeley] ==

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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WheelSense: An Open-Source Smart Add-On System for Wheelchairs

[http://lemelson.mit.edu/studentprize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Student Prize]

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= Past Student Prize Winner Profiles =

2013  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH]

Winner: Nikolai Begg, Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Nikolai was recognized for his exemplary work in the field of biomedical devices. Specifically he has created a puncture access mechanism which decreases the risk associated with preparing incisions for procedures such as epidurals among others. (Begg is now Research Manager, Surgical Innovations at Medtronic.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolaibegg/ His LinkedIn can be found here] )
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2012  [https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk]

Winner: Miles Barr, Ph.D. Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Awarded the student prize for his innovation in solar cell technology. He recognized the high cost attached with fabricating and installing solar cells and responded by using a process called chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to fabricate organic photovoltaics. As a result, Barr was able to fabricate solar cells directly onto everyday surfaces such as paper and textiles. (Barr is now the CEO at Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/miles-barr-10401765/ His Linkedin can be found here])
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2011  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP]

Winner: Alice A. Chen, Graduate student at Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. A self described artist, Chen never considered herself an engineer or believed she would invent anything. She was recognized for her groundbreaking work on creating a humanized mouse with tissue engineered human liver. Her invention has given scientists a tool in better understanding the human liver's response to drugs and infectious disease. (Chen is currently Director of Product Management, Reproductive Health. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliceannchen/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her LinkedIn can be found here.])
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Other notable winners

Carl Dietrich, founder of Terrafugia & inventor of the street-legal airplane Transition.

Nate Ball, founder of Atlas Devices & inventor of ATLAS Powered Rope for emergency responders and soldiers and host of PBS Kids show, Design Squad Nation.

= Moving Forward =

Founded in 1992 by the inventor Jerome Lemelson and his wife Dorthy, the Lemelson Prize has been helping fund young innovators for over 20 years. Due to the success of the program and its resolute pursuit of encouraging youth to dream big in order to solve big, the prize has begun to expand outside of Cambridge. Universities may apply to host the prize at their school and showcase some of their brightest inventors. 

(( [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MZEbTb6C0w <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bio of Jerome Lemelson]))
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= Steps Required to Bring Competition to Your Campus =

Press Release: The prize is now open to all undergraduate and graduate students at U.S. Universities! [http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html]

Groups a undergraduate students as well as individual graduate students from your campus are encouraged to apply by this year's deadline, please go to our website for further information and deadlines.

Student Prize Website: [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html]

[https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login]

= Contact Information =

''Joshua Schuler and Kerri Mills'' The Lemelson-MIT Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Engineering 77 Massachusetts Avenue Building 10-110 Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: (617) 253 - 3352 [mailto:Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu]

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Organization:Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

2018-01-13T04:58:02Z

DavidFreiburger:

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= Overview =

The [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize] is an awards competition open to team of two to five undergraduates and individual graduate students. The scholarship is open to all students attending any U.S. institution and is administered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology's School of Engineering.

Video Overview:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M]

= Purpose =

The student prize showcases student inventions and encourages the pursuit of innovative processes. The nationally renowned award program encourages and inspires young people to pursue innovative studies and career paths that center around creative problem solving. The purpose of this competition is to promote inventions that will boost the economy, create sustainable environments and positively impact lives globally.

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= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings =

The prize is for a product that has already been invented by a student or group of students rather than for a proposed idea. Patents for student inventions are preferred, though not required for application submission.

The National Collegiate Student Prize Competition has two prompts each  year. These prompts rotate and consist of two of the following categories for invention submissions:

*"Cure it!" -- reimagine healthcare
*"Eat it!" -- reimagine food and agriculture
*"Drive it!" -- reimagine transportation
*"Use it!" -- reimagine devices and tools
*"Wear it!" -- reimagine consumer products
*"Network it!" -- reimagine how products and services are delivered through web-based networks

 MIT is an internationally renowned institution, therefore the supportive network that students, groups and their inventions can gain access to through affiliation with this competition is certainly a unique opportunity for enhanced exposure to science and business networks and communities.

= Impact Achieved for Students and Campus =

Students or teams of students receive a cash prize of $10,000 or $15,000 for undergraduate and graduate students, respectively. Award winners also receive national recognition, exposure to science, business and other valuable communities to aid in the implementation of their inventions as well as a trip to MIT for the [http://web.mit.edu/invent/eurekafest.html EurekaFest] held annually in June. 

The prize is not only a tool for recognition, but also to financially enable students to bring their established inventions to market and to encourage the continual work toward experimentation and innovative thinking and action.

For the 2013 competition, view this [http://web.mit.edu/invent/pdf/student-prize-poster.pdf promotional poster].

Partner campuses involved with the Student Prize Competition include:

*Cal Tech (previous participant) https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zX28gu6VzMlp4JZ_NpymKMLCCcxim58heiflSKgrCYqIEIg8UHMDcvm9ME7RNV8DCpKSIhLyfVNjKrcL7DM3F3ONrB2ylXtcd4r77pqtzjxTXQUc3mSvWonsFfvRbtzh7uBAsDSE
*University of Illinois - Urbana -  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlZVAy6NHLQ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/qe39M_vtWNMmY-46CfZ0YSo2T-2u0l2DCUC2NxDIs3Q6OhHLRYR4pquBBcvpsScSqGll4CsXyy1vrxsqdofpEy31c5wi4iP_6k5grAEVM9mdLhUrATNl44bH_YJamH4X3hjs7kyg<div> </div>
*Rensselaer  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2010 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71IMEYUwGow <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/E59LUrPcYxcxioQNHyWg5ZhX4fcblQXFVVEJuZgJoTEa6qcTt8p1ak7as6kCup1ydbmiG5-CptvAesUdJ70M3l6yPwk0Cca8vMxQMM5bezBKMMf8qIlPnQytfUz5Mhdtc0xdd0Lr 

= AWARDS =

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Lemelson-MIT Prize

The $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize recognizes individuals who translate their ideas into inventions that improve the world in which we live.
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= Lemelson-MIT Student Prize =

= The $10-50k Lemelson-MIT Student Prize honors promising collegiate inventors around the country. =

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= A FEW OF THE  2017  STUDENT PRIZE WINNERS =

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[http://lemelson.mit.edu/prize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Prize]

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== [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/tom%C3%A1s-vega-and-corten-singer <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tomás Vega and Corten Singer , University of California, Berkeley] ==

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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WheelSense: An Open-Source Smart Add-On System for Wheelchairs

[http://lemelson.mit.edu/studentprize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Student Prize]

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= Past Student Prize Winner Profiles =

2013  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH]

Winner: Nikolai Begg, Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Nikolai was recognized for his exemplary work in the field of biomedical devices. Specifically he has created a puncture access mechanism which decreases the risk associated with preparing incisions for procedures such as epidurals among others. (Begg is now Research Manager, Surgical Innovations at Medtronic.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolaibegg/ His LinkedIn can be found here] )
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2012  [https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk]

Winner: Miles Barr, Ph.D. Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Awarded the student prize for his innovation in solar cell technology. He recognized the high cost attached with fabricating and installing solar cells and responded by using a process called chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to fabricate organic photovoltaics. As a result, Barr was able to fabricate solar cells directly onto everyday surfaces such as paper and textiles. (Barr is now the CEO at Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/miles-barr-10401765/ His Linkedin can be found here])
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2011  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP]

Winner: Alice A. Chen, Graduate student at Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. A self described artist, Chen never considered herself an engineer or believed she would invent anything. She was recognized for her groundbreaking work on creating a humanized mouse with tissue engineered human liver. Her invention has given scientists a tool in better understanding the human liver's response to drugs and infectious disease. (Chen is currently Director of Product Management, Reproductive Health. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliceannchen/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her LinkedIn can be found here.])
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Other notable winners

Carl Dietrich, founder of Terrafugia & inventor of the street-legal airplane Transition.

Nate Ball, founder of Atlas Devices & inventor of ATLAS Powered Rope for emergency responders and soldiers and host of PBS Kids show, Design Squad Nation.

= Moving Forward =

Founded in 1992 by the inventor Jerome Lemelson and his wife Dorthy, the Lemelson Prize has been helping fund young innovators for over 20 years. Due to the success of the program and its resolute pursuit of encouraging youth to dream big in order to solve big, the prize has begun to expand outside of Cambridge. Universities may apply to host the prize at their school and showcase some of their brightest inventors. 

(( [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MZEbTb6C0w <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bio of Jerome Lemelson]))
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= Steps Required to Bring Competition to Your Campus =

Press Release: The prize is now open to all undergraduate and graduate students at U.S. Universities! [http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html]

Groups a undergraduate students as well as individual graduate students from your campus are encouraged to apply by this year's deadline, December 31, 2013.

Student Prize Website: [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html]

[https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login]

= Contact Information =

''Joshua Schuler and Kerri Mills'' The Lemelson-MIT Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Engineering 77 Massachusetts Avenue Building 10-110 Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: (617) 253 - 3352 [mailto:Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu]

[[Category:Resources]]

Organization:Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

2018-01-13T04:57:17Z

DavidFreiburger:

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= Overview =

The [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize] is an awards competition open to team of two to five undergraduates and individual graduate students. The scholarship is open to all students attending any U.S. institution and is administered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology's School of Engineering.

Video Overview:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M]

= Purpose =

The student prize showcases student inventions and encourages the pursuit of innovative processes. The nationally renowned award program encourages and inspires young people to pursue innovative studies and career paths that center around creative problem solving. The purpose of this competition is to promote inventions that will boost the economy, create sustainable environments and positively impact lives globally.

= <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/sBRP4CPbDZd4lbdDVjvCm8Y-tePXCyCWe87wS402oDNXPX7Mq1O9QsVIlas8TMRq9R_gVuhOF09BJt9PbIKesnwl3K8u9fZL_odZSTy3K8E9hwPTgORwXlorLZ3WPDtZz2W23GuL =

= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings =

The prize is for a product that has already been invented by a student or group of students rather than for a proposed idea. Patents for student inventions are preferred, though not required for application submission.

The National Collegiate Student Prize Competition has two prompts each  year. These prompts rotate and consist of two of the following categories for invention submissions:

*"Cure it!" -- reimagine healthcare
*"Eat it!" -- reimagine food and agriculture
*"Drive it!" -- reimagine transportation
*"Use it!" -- reimagine devices and tools
*"Wear it!" -- reimagine consumer products
*"Network it!" -- reimagine how products and services are delivered through web-based networks

 MIT is an internationally renowned institution, therefore the supportive network that students, groups and their inventions can gain access to through affiliation with this competition is certainly a unique opportunity for enhanced exposure to science and business networks and communities.

= Impact Achieved for Students and Campus =

Students or teams of students receive a cash prize of $10,000 or $15,000 for undergraduate and graduate students, respectively. Award winners also receive national recognition, exposure to science, business and other valuable communities to aid in the implementation of their inventions as well as a trip to MIT for the [http://web.mit.edu/invent/eurekafest.html EurekaFest] held annually in June. 

The prize is not only a tool for recognition, but also to financially enable students to bring their established inventions to market and to encourage the continual work toward experimentation and innovative thinking and action.

For the 2013 competition, view this [http://web.mit.edu/invent/pdf/student-prize-poster.pdf promotional poster].

Partner campuses involved with the Student Prize Competition include:

*Cal Tech (previous participant) https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zX28gu6VzMlp4JZ_NpymKMLCCcxim58heiflSKgrCYqIEIg8UHMDcvm9ME7RNV8DCpKSIhLyfVNjKrcL7DM3F3ONrB2ylXtcd4r77pqtzjxTXQUc3mSvWonsFfvRbtzh7uBAsDSE
*University of Illinois - Urbana -  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlZVAy6NHLQ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/qe39M_vtWNMmY-46CfZ0YSo2T-2u0l2DCUC2NxDIs3Q6OhHLRYR4pquBBcvpsScSqGll4CsXyy1vrxsqdofpEy31c5wi4iP_6k5grAEVM9mdLhUrATNl44bH_YJamH4X3hjs7kyg<div> </div>
*Rensselaer  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2010 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71IMEYUwGow <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/E59LUrPcYxcxioQNHyWg5ZhX4fcblQXFVVEJuZgJoTEa6qcTt8p1ak7as6kCup1ydbmiG5-CptvAesUdJ70M3l6yPwk0Cca8vMxQMM5bezBKMMf8qIlPnQytfUz5Mhdtc0xdd0Lr 

= AWARDS =

= 
Lemelson-MIT Prize

The $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize recognizes individuals who translate their ideas into inventions that improve the world in which we live.
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= Lemelson-MIT Student Prize =

= The $10-50k Lemelson-MIT Student Prize honors promising collegiate inventors around the country. =

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= A FEW OF THE  2017  STUDENT PRIZE WINNERS =

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2017

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== [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/feng-zhang <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Feng Zhang] ==

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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pioneer of the revolutionary CRISPR technology and optogenetics

[http://lemelson.mit.edu/prize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Prize]

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Winner

 

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== [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/tom%C3%A1s-vega-and-corten-singer <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tomás Vega and Corten Singer , University of California, Berkeley] ==

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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WheelSense: An Open-Source Smart Add-On System for Wheelchairs

[http://lemelson.mit.edu/studentprize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Student Prize]

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Undergraduate Team Winner
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= Past Student Prize Winner Profiles =

2013  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH]

Winner: Nikolai Begg, Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Nikolai was recognized for his exemplary work in the field of biomedical devices. Specifically he has created a puncture access mechanism which decreases the risk associated with preparing incisions for procedures such as epidurals among others. (Begg is now Research Manager, Surgical Innovations at Medtronic.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolaibegg/ His LinkedIn can be found here] )
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2012  [https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk]

Winner: Miles Barr, Ph.D. Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Awarded the student prize for his innovation in solar cell technology. He recognized the high cost attached with fabricating and installing solar cells and responded by using a process called chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to fabricate organic photovoltaics. As a result, Barr was able to fabricate solar cells directly onto everyday surfaces such as paper and textiles. (Barr is now the CEO at Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/miles-barr-10401765/ His Linkedin can be found here])
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2011  [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP]

Winner: Alice A. Chen, Graduate student at Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. A self described artist, Chen never considered herself an engineer or believed she would invent anything. She was recognized for her groundbreaking work on creating a humanized mouse with tissue engineered human liver. Her invention has given scientists a tool in better understanding the human liver's response to drugs and infectious disease. (Chen is currently Director of Product Management, Reproductive Health. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliceannchen/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her LinkedIn can be found here.])
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Other notable winners

Carl Dietrich, founder of Terrafugia & inventor of the street-legal airplane Transition.

Nate Ball, founder of Atlas Devices & inventor of ATLAS Powered Rope for emergency responders and soldiers and host of PBS Kids show, Design Squad Nation.

= Moving Forward =

Founded in 1992 by the inventor Jerome Lemelson and his wife Dorthy, the Lemelson Prize has been helping fund young innovators for over 20 years. Due to the success of the program and its resolute pursuit of encouraging youth to dream big in order to solve big, the prize has begun to expand outside of Cambridge. Universities may apply to host the prize at their school and showcase some of their brightest inventors. 

= Steps Required to Bring Competition to Your Campus =

Press Release: The prize is now open to all undergraduate and graduate students at U.S. Universities! [http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html]

Groups a undergraduate students as well as individual graduate students from your campus are encouraged to apply by this year's deadline, December 31, 2013.

Student Prize Website: [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html]

[https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login]

= Contact Information =

''Joshua Schuler and Kerri Mills'' The Lemelson-MIT Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Engineering 77 Massachusetts Avenue Building 10-110 Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: (617) 253 - 3352 [mailto:Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu]

[[Category:Resources]]

Organization:Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

2018-01-13T04:56:28Z

DavidFreiburger:

= <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/nciOoPZ0Hc704bjhZuR0Cf8RpU8rs8PkKxM2JXrcexQa112Q4vzuPCPXi0KDojzrYax0kX3jDxrW-pYvQDX_-gRAfCkHcoKacon77pKAe_GybWq1HMD8KTqhcyL542UCBJhwTvQS =

= Overview =

The [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize] is an awards competition open to team of two to five undergraduates and individual graduate students. The scholarship is open to all students attending any U.S. institution and is administered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology's School of Engineering.

Video Overview:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M]

= Purpose =

The student prize showcases student inventions and encourages the pursuit of innovative processes. The nationally renowned award program encourages and inspires young people to pursue innovative studies and career paths that center around creative problem solving. The purpose of this competition is to promote inventions that will boost the economy, create sustainable environments and positively impact lives globally.

= <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/sBRP4CPbDZd4lbdDVjvCm8Y-tePXCyCWe87wS402oDNXPX7Mq1O9QsVIlas8TMRq9R_gVuhOF09BJt9PbIKesnwl3K8u9fZL_odZSTy3K8E9hwPTgORwXlorLZ3WPDtZz2W23GuL =

= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings =

The prize is for a product that has already been invented by a student or group of students rather than for a proposed idea. Patents for student inventions are preferred, though not required for application submission.

The National Collegiate Student Prize Competition has two prompts each  year. These prompts rotate and consist of two of the following categories for invention submissions:

*"Cure it!" -- reimagine healthcare
*"Eat it!" -- reimagine food and agriculture
*"Drive it!" -- reimagine transportation
*"Use it!" -- reimagine devices and tools
*"Wear it!" -- reimagine consumer products
*"Network it!" -- reimagine how products and services are delivered through web-based networks

 MIT is an internationally renowned institution, therefore the supportive network that students, groups and their inventions can gain access to through affiliation with this competition is certainly a unique opportunity for enhanced exposure to science and business networks and communities.

= Impact Achieved for Students and Campus =

Students or teams of students receive a cash prize of $10,000 or $15,000 for undergraduate and graduate students, respectively. Award winners also receive national recognition, exposure to science, business and other valuable communities to aid in the implementation of their inventions as well as a trip to MIT for the [http://web.mit.edu/invent/eurekafest.html EurekaFest] held annually in June. 

The prize is not only a tool for recognition, but also to financially enable students to bring their established inventions to market and to encourage the continual work toward experimentation and innovative thinking and action.

For the 2013 competition, view this [http://web.mit.edu/invent/pdf/student-prize-poster.pdf promotional poster].

Partner campuses involved with the Student Prize Competition include:

*Cal Tech (previous participant) https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zX28gu6VzMlp4JZ_NpymKMLCCcxim58heiflSKgrCYqIEIg8UHMDcvm9ME7RNV8DCpKSIhLyfVNjKrcL7DM3F3ONrB2ylXtcd4r77pqtzjxTXQUc3mSvWonsFfvRbtzh7uBAsDSE
*University of Illinois - Urbana -  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlZVAy6NHLQ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/qe39M_vtWNMmY-46CfZ0YSo2T-2u0l2DCUC2NxDIs3Q6OhHLRYR4pquBBcvpsScSqGll4CsXyy1vrxsqdofpEy31c5wi4iP_6k5grAEVM9mdLhUrATNl44bH_YJamH4X3hjs7kyg<div> </div>
*Rensselaer  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2010 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71IMEYUwGow <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/E59LUrPcYxcxioQNHyWg5ZhX4fcblQXFVVEJuZgJoTEa6qcTt8p1ak7as6kCup1ydbmiG5-CptvAesUdJ70M3l6yPwk0Cca8vMxQMM5bezBKMMf8qIlPnQytfUz5Mhdtc0xdd0Lr 

= AWARDS =

= 
Lemelson-MIT Prize

The $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize recognizes individuals who translate their ideas into inventions that improve the world in which we live.
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= Lemelson-MIT Student Prize =

= The $10-50k Lemelson-MIT Student Prize honors promising collegiate inventors around the country. =

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= A FEW OF THE  2017  STUDENT PRIZE WINNERS =

=
2017

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/VzN3BInzwOi_bunudk36WFLAVK-ZRoqFrsFUmkqx09xQbNNamXc0hDCv_fCYll_ivDD2kTlAIW3MeGGGQMWFcCMwmy9mDCKpNOOZQzKr2T2_V5vt4SUZuv-BBrLl7tnRe2Epdu93
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== [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/feng-zhang <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Feng Zhang] ==

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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pioneer of the revolutionary CRISPR technology and optogenetics

[http://lemelson.mit.edu/prize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Prize]

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Winner

 

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/AfzbWq5HbpVQugHIi8ONCDczPtwkHMnOUffkAcP1yueRIutwpppSYrJzuEt3FlCr7FzAbXR9TcLE3xJLH5uBtPjtX6wIchp-zOkjfOhrryg2nsSPIbQB9xAiM1rvgYBJa-_naRIk
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== [http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/tom%C3%A1s-vega-and-corten-singer <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tomás Vega and Corten Singer , University of California, Berkeley] ==

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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WheelSense: An Open-Source Smart Add-On System for Wheelchairs

[http://lemelson.mit.edu/studentprize <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(25, 120, 190); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lemelson-MIT Student Prize]

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Undergraduate Team Winner
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= Past Student Prize Winner Profiles =

2013  https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UdCN0i7EfJtaBEWuYhodEVahA5M719rVmNMqfVKH_BnykowETQSLNfr2jx0gWtpmqIhqy7CO3xxdLx5n0wWYDtFQNVslLiaV25-jbBg8cXgY06yp4VGJC2rftX1rdol-CR94NFBH

Winner: Nikolai Begg, Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Nikolai was recognized for his exemplary work in the field of biomedical devices. Specifically he has created a puncture access mechanism which decreases the risk associated with preparing incisions for procedures such as epidurals among others. (Begg is now Research Manager, Surgical Innovations at Medtronic.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolaibegg/ His LinkedIn can be found here] )
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2012  https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ockCJvxUDDnIoiuXMFGYEw4rIyTD1HUnN7kwLyVm4YaEs-8C0tLrLLowfYqQXBcEjBixCW8ZbskKYz0vdGVeKrUM1aqON6uZU0wNw_jvNuiF31pxI8uTGA27IFOvz5Pa-Psapmxk

Winner: Miles Barr, Ph.D. Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Awarded the student prize for his innovation in solar cell technology. He recognized the high cost attached with fabricating and installing solar cells and responded by using a process called chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to fabricate organic photovoltaics. As a result, Barr was able to fabricate solar cells directly onto everyday surfaces such as paper and textiles. (Barr is now the CEO at Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/miles-barr-10401765/ His Linkedin can be found here])
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2011  https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rG5YfgbgUOz1lT3HWpTcqj2RKukhCp0HaKqtu8AJc_GHNWZ59mT_Sfa-ji5j2vz_rEUKbWR3VIUJF4taDorap8NMCt2-IRRsMSu_6kd6huOaR7FY4auRBa9WPql1MoYqC8DqIXP

Winner: Alice A. Chen, Graduate student at Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. A self described artist, Chen never considered herself an engineer or believed she would invent anything. She was recognized for her groundbreaking work on creating a humanized mouse with tissue engineered human liver. Her invention has given scientists a tool in better understanding the human liver's response to drugs and infectious disease. (Chen is currently Director of Product Management, Reproductive Health. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliceannchen/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her LinkedIn can be found here.])
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Other notable winners

Carl Dietrich, founder of Terrafugia & inventor of the street-legal airplane Transition.

Nate Ball, founder of Atlas Devices & inventor of ATLAS Powered Rope for emergency responders and soldiers and host of PBS Kids show, Design Squad Nation.

= Moving Forward =

Founded in 1992 by the inventor Jerome Lemelson and his wife Dorthy, the Lemelson Prize has been helping fund young innovators for over 20 years. Due to the success of the program and its resolute pursuit of encouraging youth to dream big in order to solve big, the prize has begun to expand outside of Cambridge. Universities may apply to host the prize at their school and showcase some of their brightest inventors. 

= Steps Required to Bring Competition to Your Campus =

Press Release: The prize is now open to all undergraduate and graduate students at U.S. Universities! [http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html]

Groups a undergraduate students as well as individual graduate students from your campus are encouraged to apply by this year's deadline, December 31, 2013.

Student Prize Website: [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html]

[https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login https://lemelsonmit.slideroom.com/#/Login]

= Contact Information =

''Joshua Schuler and Kerri Mills'' The Lemelson-MIT Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Engineering 77 Massachusetts Avenue Building 10-110 Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: (617) 253 - 3352 [mailto:Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu]

[[Category:Resources]]

Organization:Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

2018-01-13T04:53:56Z

DavidFreiburger:

= <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/nciOoPZ0Hc704bjhZuR0Cf8RpU8rs8PkKxM2JXrcexQa112Q4vzuPCPXi0KDojzrYax0kX3jDxrW-pYvQDX_-gRAfCkHcoKacon77pKAe_GybWq1HMD8KTqhcyL542UCBJhwTvQS =

= Overview =

The [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize] is an awards competition open to team of two to five undergraduates and individual graduate students. The scholarship is open to all students attending any U.S. institution and is administered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology's School of Engineering.

Video Overview:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_hKpO4K-M]

= Purpose =

The student prize showcases student inventions and encourages the pursuit of innovative processes. The nationally renowned award program encourages and inspires young people to pursue innovative studies and career paths that center around creative problem solving. The purpose of this competition is to promote inventions that will boost the economy, create sustainable environments and positively impact lives globally.

= <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/sBRP4CPbDZd4lbdDVjvCm8Y-tePXCyCWe87wS402oDNXPX7Mq1O9QsVIlas8TMRq9R_gVuhOF09BJt9PbIKesnwl3K8u9fZL_odZSTy3K8E9hwPTgORwXlorLZ3WPDtZz2W23GuL =

= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings =

The prize is for a product that has already been invented by a student or group of students rather than for a proposed idea. Patents for student inventions are preferred, though not required for application submission.

The National Collegiate Student Prize Competition has two prompts each  year. These prompts rotate and consist of two of the following categories for invention submissions:

*"Cure it!" -- reimagine healthcare
*"Eat it!" -- reimagine food and agriculture
*"Drive it!" -- reimagine transportation
*"Use it!" -- reimagine devices and tools
*"Wear it!" -- reimagine consumer products
*"Network it!" -- reimagine how products and services are delivered through web-based networks

 MIT is an internationally renowned institution, therefore the supportive network that students, groups and their inventions can gain access to through affiliation with this competition is certainly a unique opportunity for enhanced exposure to science and business networks and communities.

= Impact Achieved for Students and Campus =

Students or teams of students receive a cash prize of $10,000 or $15,000 for undergraduate and graduate students, respectively. Award winners also receive national recognition, exposure to science, business and other valuable communities to aid in the implementation of their inventions as well as a trip to MIT for the [http://web.mit.edu/invent/eurekafest.html EurekaFest] held annually in June. 

The prize is not only a tool for recognition, but also to financially enable students to bring their established inventions to market and to encourage the continual work toward experimentation and innovative thinking and action.

For the 2013 competition, view this [http://web.mit.edu/invent/pdf/student-prize-poster.pdf promotional poster].

Partner campuses involved with the Student Prize Competition include:

*Cal Tech (previous participant) https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zX28gu6VzMlp4JZ_NpymKMLCCcxim58heiflSKgrCYqIEIg8UHMDcvm9ME7RNV8DCpKSIhLyfVNjKrcL7DM3F3ONrB2ylXtcd4r77pqtzjxTXQUc3mSvWonsFfvRbtzh7uBAsDSE
*University of Illinois - Urbana -  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlZVAy6NHLQ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/qe39M_vtWNMmY-46CfZ0YSo2T-2u0l2DCUC2NxDIs3Q6OhHLRYR4pquBBcvpsScSqGll4CsXyy1vrxsqdofpEy31c5wi4iP_6k5grAEVM9mdLhUrATNl44bH_YJamH4X3hjs7kyg<div> </div>
*Rensselaer  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2010 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y79ERGe7-0 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71IMEYUwGow <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video of 2011 event]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/E59LUrPcYxcxioQNHyWg5ZhX4fcblQXFVVEJuZgJoTEa6qcTt8p1ak7as6kCup1ydbmiG5-CptvAesUdJ70M3l6yPwk0Cca8vMxQMM5bezBKMMf8qIlPnQytfUz5Mhdtc0xdd0Lr 

= AWARDS =

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Lemelson-MIT Prize

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= Lemelson-MIT Student Prize =

= The $10-50k Lemelson-MIT Student Prize honors promising collegiate inventors around the country. =

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= A FEW OF THE  2017  STUDENT PRIZE WINNERS =

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= Past Student Prize Winner Profiles =

2013

Winner: Nikolai Begg, Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Nikolai was recognized for his exemplary work in the field of biomedical devices. Specifically he has created a puncture access mechanism which decreases the risk associated with preparing incisions for procedures such as epidurals among others. 

2012

Winner: Miles Barr, Ph.D. Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Awarded the student prize for his innovation in solar cell technology. He recognized the high cost attached with fabricating and installing solar cells and responded by using a process called chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to fabricate organic photovoltaics. As a result, Barr was able to fabricate solar cells directly onto everyday surfaces such as paper and textiles. 

2011

Winner: Alice A. Chen, Graduate student at Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. A self described artist, Chen never considered herself an engineer or believed she would invent anything. She was recognized for her groundbreaking work on creating a humanized mouse with tissue engineered human liver. Her invention has given scientists a tool in better understanding the human liver's response to drugs and infectious disease. 

Other notable winners

Carl Dietrich, founder of Terrafugia & inventor of the street-legal airplane Transition.

Nate Ball, founder of Atlas Devices & inventor of ATLAS Powered Rope for emergency responders and soldiers and host of PBS Kids show, Design Squad Nation.

= Moving Forward =

Founded in 1992 by the inventor Jerome Lemelson and his wife Dorthy, the Lemelson Prize has been helping fund young innovators for over 20 years. Due to the success of the program and its resolute pursuit of encouraging youth to dream big in order to solve big, the prize has begun to expand outside of Cambridge. Universities may apply to host the prize at their school and showcase some of their brightest inventors. 

= Steps Required to Bring Competition to Your Campus =

Press Release: The prize is now open to all undergraduate and graduate students at U.S. Universities! [http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-13CSP.html]

Groups a undergraduate students as well as individual graduate students from your campus are encouraged to apply by this year's deadline, December 31, 2013.

Student Prize Website: [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html]

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= Contact Information =

''Joshua Schuler and Kerri Mills'' The Lemelson-MIT Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Engineering 77 Massachusetts Avenue Building 10-110 Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: (617) 253 - 3352 [mailto:Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu Lemelson_Awards@mit.edu]

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