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6/21/12 1:00pm - 4:00pm Presentation by Kevin Karsch, 2012 $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Illinois Student Prize winner Application for inserting objects and special effects into photographs and videos
6/21/12 1:00pm - 4:00pm Presentation by Miles Barr, 2012 $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize winner Fabrication of solar cells on a variety of everyday surfaces
6/21/12 1:00pm - 4:00pm Presentation by the Bishop Kelly High School InvenTeam from Boise, Idaho Assistive writing and computer pointing devices
6/21/12 1:00pm - 4:00pm Presentation by the Eastern Regional High School InvenTeam from Voorhees, New Jersey Ultraviolet water filtration and storage devices
6/21/12 1:00pm - 4:00pm Presentation by the Lynden High School InvenTeam from Lynden, Washington Self-balancing recumbent tricycle
6/21/12 1:00pm - 4:00pm Presentation by the Williamston High School InvenTeam from Williamston, Michigan Offshore rip current alert system
Students from the S.S. Seward Institute InvenTeam in Florida, New York explain their invention, a solar-powered steam autoclave, as well as their InvenTeams experience.
Students from the Shenzhen Middle School InvenTeam in Shenzhen, China describe their InvenTeams project, an embedded structural bicycle lock, as well as their InvenTeams experience.
Students from the Sidwell Friends School InvenTeam in Washington, D.C. explain their invention, a power generator using gray water, as well as their InvenTeams experience.
Students from the Williamston High School InvenTeam in Williamston, Michigan explain their invention, an offshore rip current alert system, as well as their InvenTeams experience.
The Lemelson-MIT Program partnered with the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland, Oregon on Saturday, October 30th for a day-long event showcasing invention and innovation. Presented by the Lemelson-MIT Program, EurekaFest at OMSI featured hands-on educational stations ...
The George T. Baker Aviation School from Miami, Fla., received a 2007 InvenTeam grant from the Lemelson-MIT Program to invent a lightweight, portable, solar-charged traffic signal. The InvenTeam exhibited its invention at a showcase held at MIT in June 2007.
Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams are teams of high school students, teachers, and mentors that receive grants up to $10,000 each to invent technological solutions to real-world problems. The InvenTeam initiative aims to excite high school students about invention through ...
Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams are teams of high school students, teachers, and mentors that receive grants up to $10,000 each to invent technological solutions to real-world problems. The InvenTeam initiative aims to excite high school students about invention through ...
Joel Selanikio, winner of the $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability, presents his open source mobile software tool that aids in disease surveillance and the collection of public health data in developing nations at EurekaFest 2009 at MIT in June.
Johnson High School InvenTeam from St. Paul, Minn., received a 2006 InvenTeam grant from the Lemelson-MIT Program to invent a portable hydraulic press that can create a product from recycled sawdust waste that accumulates in its wood shop class. The InvenTeam exhibited its invention at a ...
Joseph DeSimone, Chancellor's Eminent Professor of Chemistry at of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is a polymer expert who has inventions in green manufacturing, nanomedicine and medical devices. His lab-to-market entrepreneurship and commitment to ...
Dartmouth College Engineering Professor and Mascoma co-founder Lee Lynd received the inaugural $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability in 2007. Lynd was honored for his inventive achievements and research into alternative fuels.
