The $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation
Responding to Emerging Global Needs
2011 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability winner
Elizabeth Hausler for earthquake-resistant housing
for the developing world. Credit: Lemelson-MIT Program
Elizabeth Hausler for earthquake-resistant housing
for the developing world. Credit: Lemelson-MIT Program
The Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability
2007 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability winner Lee Lynd. Credit: Mascoma Corporation
Responding to Emerging Global Needs
Inventors are, at heart, problem solvers, able to take on the greatest challenges of an era. In response to daunting threats to the stability and sustainability of the global environment, in 2007 the Lemelson-MIT Program began awarding a new annual prize. The Award for Sustainability recognizes and rewards innovators who focus on climate change, preservation of biodiversity and natural resources, and access to adequate food, clean water, and sustainable economic opportunities for people around the world.