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{{Short description|American award to inventors}}
The '''Lemelson-MIT''' Prize, endowed in [[1994]] by [[Jerome Lemelson]] is awarded to inventors from the [[United States]] for outstanding achievement. The winner receives $500,000, making it the largest invention prize.
 
The Lemelson–MIT Program awards several prizes yearly to [[inventor]]s in the [[United States]]. The largest is the '''Lemelson–MIT Prize''' which was endowed in 1994 by [[Jerome H. Lemelson]], funded by the [[Lemelson Foundation]], and is administered through the School of Engineering at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]. The winner receives $500,000, making it the largest cash prize for [[invention]] in the U.S.
Past winners:
2003
* [[Leroy Hood]] (''Lemelson-MIT Prize'')
* (''Lifetime Achievement Award'')
* (''Student Prize'')
* (''Invention Apprentice'')
 
The $100,000 Lemelson–MIT Award for Global Innovation (previously named the Award for Sustainability) was last awarded in 2013. The Award for Global Innovation replaced the $100,000 Lemelson–MIT Lifetime Achievement Award, which was awarded from 1995 to 2006. The Lifetime Achievement Award recognized outstanding individuals whose pioneering spirit and inventiveness throughout their careers improved society and inspired others.
2002
* [[Dean Kamen]] (''Lemelson-MIT Prize'')
* [[Ruth R. Benerito]] (''Lifetime Achievement Award'')
* Andrew Heafitz (''Student Prize'')
* Kavita Shukla (''Invention Apprentice'')
 
The Lemelson–MIT Program also awards invention prizes for college students, called the Lemelson–MIT Student Prize.
2001
* [[Raymond Kurzweil]] (''Lemelson-MIT Prize'')
* [[Raymond Damadian]] (''Lifetime Achievement Award'')
* Brian Hubert (''Student Prize'')
* Jordan Sand (''Invention Apprentice'')
 
== List of Lemelson–MIT Prize winners ==
2000
<!-- Currently in descending chronological order. -->
* [[Thomas Fogarty]] (''Lemelson-MIT Prize'')
[[File:Stephen Quake (4866285813).jpg|120px|thumb|Stephen Quake]]<!-- 2012 -->
* [[Al Gross]] (''Lifetime Achievement Award'')
[[File:Rogers john2.jpg|120px|thumb|John A. Rogers]]<!-- 2011 -->
* Amy Smith (''Student Prize'')
[[File:Carolyn Bertozzi IMG 9372.jpg|120px|thumb|Carolyn Bertozzi, receiving the Emanuel Merck Lectureship in 2011]]<!-- 2010 -->
* Charles Johnson (''Invention Apprentice'')
[[File:Mirkin chad lecture.jpg|120px|thumb|Chad Mirkin]]<!-- 2009 -->
* Michael Lim, Jalal Khan, and Thomas Murphy received a one-time student team prize
[[File:Web-2718-crop.jpg|120px|thumb|Joel Selanikio]]<!-- 2009 -->
[[File:SidneyPestka NationalMedalOfTech.jpg|120px|thumb|Sidney Pestka (middle) receives the National Medal of Technology from President George W. Bush (right).]]<!-- 2006 -->
[[File:Nick Holonyak Jr.jpg|120px|thumb|Nick Holonyak Jr.]]<!-- 2004 -->
[[File:Clinton-kamen.jpg|120px|thumb|President Clinton and Dean Kamen in the White House, Kamen riding the iBOT Mobility System]]<!-- 2002 -->
[[File:Raymond Kurzweil Fantastic Voyage.jpg|thumb|120px|Ray Kurzweil]]<!-- 2001 -->
[[File:Robert Langer MTMLecture 2008 09 25 portrait.JPG|120px|thumb|Bob Langer]]<!-- 1998 -->
[[File:Douglas Engelbart in 2008.jpg|120px|thumb|Douglas Engelbart]]<!-- 1997 -->
 
Source:<ref name="Lemelson">{{cite web | title=$500K Lemelson–MIT Prize Winners | website=Lemelson | url=https://lemelson.mit.edu/500k-prize-list | access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref>
1999
* [[Carver Mead]] (''Lemelson-MIT Prize'')
* [[Stephanie Kwolek]] (''Lifetime Achievement Award'')
* Daniel DiLorenzo (''Student Prize'')
* Krysta Morlan (''Invention Apprentice'')
 
;2019
1998
* [[Cody Friesen]] (Lemelson–MIT Prize)<ref name=MIT20>{{Cite web|url=https://lemelson.mit.edu/winners_circle|title=Award Winners|publisher=Lemelson–MIT|access-date=9 May 2020}}</ref>
* [[Robert Langer]] (''Lemelson-MIT Prize'')
* [[Jacob Rabinow]] (''Lifetime Achievement Award'')
* Akhil Madhani (''Student Prize'')
 
;2018
1997
* [[Luis von Ahn]] (Lemelson–MIT Prize)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2018/september/von-ahn-lemelson-mit.html|title=Von Ahn Wins 2018 Lemelson–MIT Prize for Invention|publisher=Carnegie Mellon University|access-date=9 May 2020}}</ref>
* [[Douglas Engelbart]] (''Lemelson-MIT Prize'')
* [[Gertrude Elion]] (''Lifetime Achievement Award'')
* Nathan Kane (''Student Prize'')
 
;2017
1996
* [[Feng Zhang]] (Lemelson–MIT Prize)<ref name=MIT20 />
* [[Stanley Cohen]] (Co-recipient of the ''Lemelson-MIT Prize'')
* [[Herbert Boyer]] (Co-recipient of the ''Lemelson-MIT Prize'')
* [[Wilson Greatbatch]] (''Lifetime Achievement Award'')
* David Levy (''Student Prize'')
 
;2016
1995
* [[Ramesh Raskar]] (Lemelson–MIT Prize)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2016/09/14/india-born-mit-scientist-wins-a-500000-prize-for-invention/|title=India-Born MIT Scientist Wins a $500,000 Prize for Invention|last=Pokharel|first=Krishna|newspaper=WSJ|access-date=2016-10-19}}</ref>
* [[William Bolander]] (''Lemelson-MIT Prize'')
* [[William Hewlett]] (Co-recipient of the ''Lifetime Achievement Award'')
* [[David Packard]] (Co-recipient of the ''Lifetime Achievement Award'')
* Thomas Massie (''Student Prize'')
 
;2015
==External link==
* [[Aquion Energy|Jay Whitacre]] (Lemelson–MIT Prize)<ref>{{cite web|title=Inventor Creates First Mass-Produced Low-Cost, Eco-Friendly Battery; Awarded $500,000 Lemelson–MIT Prize|url=http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/dr-jay-whitacre|website=Lemelson–MIT Program|access-date=16 September 2015|ref=Jay}}</ref>
*[http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-winners.html List of winners]
 
;2014
* [[Sangeeta N. Bhatia]] (Lemelson–MIT Prize)<ref name= MIT20 />
 
;2013
* [[Angela Belcher]] (Lemelson–MIT Prize)<ref>Rob Matheson, Angela Belcher wins $500,000 Lemelson–MIT Prize, ''MIT News'', June 4, 2013.</ref>
* [[Rebecca Richards-Kortum]] and Maria Oden (Lemelson–MIT Award for Global Innovation)
 
;2012
*[[Stephen Quake]] (Lemelson–MIT Prize)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/06/04/stanford-professor-wins-500g-mit-invention-prize/ |title=Stanford professor wins $500G MIT invention prize |publisher=Fox News |date=2010-04-07 |access-date=2012-06-05}}</ref> (Scientist, Inventor, Entrepreneur, Professor of Biophysics and Genomics at Stanford University)
*[[Ashok Gadgil]] (Lemelson–MIT Award for Global Innovation)
 
;2011
*[[John A. Rogers]] (Lemelson–MIT Prize) (Professor, Physical Chemist, and Materials Scientist at Northwestern University)
*[[Elizabeth Hausler]] (Lemelson–MIT Award for Sustainability)
 
;2010
*[[Carolyn Bertozzi]] (Lemelson–MIT Prize)
*BP Agrawal (Lemelson–MIT Award for Sustainability)
 
;2009
* [[Chad Mirkin]] (Lemelson–MIT Prize), George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Medicine, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology and Center for Nanofabrication and Molecular Self-Assembly at Northwestern University
* [[Joel Selanikio]]<ref>Joel Selanikio LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelselanikio</ref> (Lemelson–MIT Award for Sustainability), CEO and co-founder, Magpi, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Georgetown University Hospital
 
;2008
* [[Joseph DeSimone (inventor)|Joseph DeSimone]] (Lemelson–MIT Prize)
* [[Martin Fisher (inventor)|Martin Fisher]] (Lemelson–MIT Award for Sustainability)
 
;2007
* [[Timothy M. Swager]] (Lemelson–MIT Prize)
* [[Lee Lynd]] (Lemelson–MIT Award for Sustainability)
 
;2006
* [[James Fergason]] (Lemelson–MIT Prize) for his liquid crystal display innovations.
* [[Sidney Pestka]] (Lemelson–MIT Lifetime Achievement Award)
 
;2005
* [[Robert Dennard]] (Lemelson–MIT Lifetime Achievement Award)
 
;2004
* [[Nick Holonyak Jr.]] (Lemelson–MIT Prize) (John Bardeen Endowed Chair Emeritus in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
* [[Edith M. Flanigen]] (Lemelson–MIT Lifetime Achievement Award)
 
;2003
* [[Leroy Hood]] (Lemelson–MIT Prize) for his invention of four devices that have helped unlock the human genome, including the automated DNA sequencer.
* [[William P. Murphy Jr.]] (Lemelson–MIT Lifetime Achievement Award)
 
;2002
* [[Dean Kamen]] (Lemelson–MIT Prize) for his invention of the [[Segway PT|Segway]] and of an infusion pump for diabetics.
* [[Ruth R. Benerito]] (Lemelson–MIT Lifetime Achievement Award)
 
;2001
* [[Raymond Kurzweil]] (Lemelson–MIT Prize) (Author, Computer scientist, Inventor and Futurist at Google)
* [[Raymond Damadian]] (Lemelson–MIT Lifetime Achievement Award) for his work in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
 
;2000
* [[Thomas Fogarty]] (Lemelson–MIT Prize)
* [[Alfred J. Gross|Al Gross]] (Lemelson–MIT Lifetime Achievement Award) for his invention of the first walkie-talkie, CB radio, the telephone pager, and the cordless telephone.
 
;1999
* [[Carver Mead]] (Lemelson–MIT Prize)
* [[Stephanie Kwolek]] (Lemelson–MIT Lifetime Achievement Award) for her work on liquid-crystalline polymers and the development of the armored fabric [[Kevlar]].
 
;1998
* [[Robert Langer]] (Lemelson–MIT Prize) (David H. Koch Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
* [[Jacob Rabinow]] (Lemelson–MIT Lifetime Achievement Award) for the first disc-shaped magnetic storage media for computers, the magnetic particle clutch, the first straight-line phonograph, the first self-regulating clock, and a "reading machine" which was the first to use the "best match" principle.
 
;1997
* [[Douglas Engelbart]] (Lemelson–MIT Prize) (computer and Internet pioneer) for his invention of the computer mouse.
* [[Gertrude Elion]] (Lemelson–MIT Lifetime Achievement Award) for the following inventions:
**[[6-mercaptopurine]] (Purinethol), the first treatment for leukemia.
**[[azathioprine]] (Imuran), the first immunosuppressive agent, used for organ transplants.
**[[allopurinol]] (Zyloprim), for gout.
**[[pyrimethamine]] (Daraprim), for malaria.
**[[trimethoprim]] (Septra), for [[meningitis]], [[sepsis]], and bacterial infections of the urinary and respiratory tracts.
**[[acyclovir]] (Zovirax), for [[herpes simplex virus]] infection.
 
;1996
* [[Stanley Norman Cohen]] (Co-recipient, Lemelson–MIT Prize) for the development of methods to combine and transplant genes.
* [[Herbert Boyer]] (Co-recipient, Lemelson–MIT Prize) for the development of methods to combine and transplant genes.
* [[Wilson Greatbatch]] (Lemelson–MIT Lifetime Achievement Award) for the development of batteries for the early implantable cardiac pacemakers.
 
;1995
* [[William Bolander]] (Lemelson–MIT Prize)
* [[William Reddington Hewlett|William Hewlett]] (Co-recipient, Lemelson–MIT Lifetime Achievement Award)
* [[David Packard]] (Co-recipient, Lemelson–MIT Lifetime Achievement Award)<!-- [[WP:NFCC]] violation: David_Packard.jpg|David Packard (Co-founder of Hewlett-Packard) -->
 
== List of Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize winners ==
 
Source:<ref name="Lemelson Student Prize">{{cite web | title= Lemelson–MIT Student Prize Winners | website=Lemelson–MIT | url=https://lemelson.mit.edu/lemelson-mit-student-prize-inventors/student-prize-winners-list | access-date=12 March 2023}}</ref>
 
;2021
* Paige Balcom (Use It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
* Nicole Black (Cure It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
* Mira Moufarrej (Cure It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
* Hilary Johnson (Eat It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
 
;2020
* Daniela Blanco (Use It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
* Shriya Srinivasan (Cure It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
* Tzu-Chieh (Zijay) Tang (Eat It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
 
;2019
* Arnav Kapur (Use It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
* Mercy Asiedu (Cure It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
* Julie Bliss Mullen (Eat It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
* Federico Scurti (Move It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
 
;2018
* Kayla Nguyen (Use It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
* Tyler Clites (Cure It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
* Maher Damak (Eat It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
* Guy Satat (Drive It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
 
;2017
* Apoorva Murarka (Use It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
* Lisa Tostanoski (Cure It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
* Katy Olesnavage (Cure It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
* Tony Tao (Drive It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
* Natasha Wright (Eat It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
 
;2016
* Achuta Kadambi (Use It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
* Catalin Voss (Cure It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
* Dan Dorsch (Drive It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
* Heather Hava (Eat It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
 
;2015
* Carl Schoellhammer (Cure It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
* Josh Siegel (Drive It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
* Alexander Richter (Eat It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
 
;2014
* Benjamin Peters (Use It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
* David Sengeh (Cure It! Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
 
;2013
* Nikolai Begg (Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
 
;2012
* Miles Barr (Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
 
;2011
* Alice Chen (Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
 
;2010
* [[Erez Lieberman Aiden|Erez Lieberman-Aiden]] (Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
 
;2009
* [[Geoffrey von Maltzahn]] (Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
 
;2008
* Timothy Lu (Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
 
;2007
* Nate Ball (Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
 
;2006
* Carl Dietrich (Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
 
;2005
* David Berry (Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
 
;2004
* Saul Griffith (Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
 
;2003
* James McLurkin (Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
 
;2002
* Andrew Heafitz (Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
 
;2001
* Brian Hubert (Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
 
;2000
* Amy Smith (Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
 
;1999
* Daniel DiLorenzo (Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
 
;1998
* Akhil Madhani (Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
 
;1997
* Nathan Kane (Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
 
;1996
* David Levy (Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
 
;1995
* Thomas Massie (Lemelson–MIT Graduate Student Prize)
 
== See also ==
* [[List of engineering awards]]
* [[Lemelson Foundation]]
* [[Jerome H. Lemelson]]
 
== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://web.mit.edu/invent Lemelson–MIT Program Official Website]
*[http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners_circle Lemelson–MIT Program: Winner's Circle]
*[http://lemelson.mit.edu/prize Lemelson–MIT Program: Lemelson–MIT Prize]
 
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