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  • NSF and Lemelson Foundation Launch Joint Awards Supporting Sustainability in Engineering Education

    NSF and Lemelson Foundation Launch Joint Awards Supporting Sustainability in Engineering Education

    The Lemelson Foundation and the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced the first awards in a joint initiative to fund projects supporting the integration of social and environmental sustainability into engineering curricula. Supported in part by a $3 million, three-year investment from The Lemelson Foundation and aligned with the goals of its Engineering for One Planet…

  • Third Derivative and RMI Launch Industrial Innovation Cohorts to Accelerate Decarbonization of Steel, Cement, and Chemicals

    Third Derivative and RMI Launch Industrial Innovation Cohorts to Accelerate Decarbonization of Steel, Cement, and Chemicals

    RMI and Third Derivative are launching the Industrial Innovation Cohorts initiative supported by a $2 million grant from The Lemelson Foundation.  Heavy industry produces the most widely used materials you see in your daily lives, from concrete and steel for buildings to chemicals and plastics for consumer products. Industry is responsible forMore

  • New Climate Action Initiative Invests in Five Organizations for a Sustainable Future

    New Climate Action Initiative Invests in Five Organizations for a Sustainable Future

    The climate emergency is the greatest challenge of our time, and the need for solutions is immediate. The Lemelson Foundation believes that invention and innovation are essential to addressing this crisis. Earlier this year, the Foundation launched a $50M Climate Initiative with a focus on supporting innovative approaches to decarbonize the global economy and remove…

  • The Lemelson Foundation and the U.S. National Science Foundation Partner to Advance Environmental and Social Sustainability in Engineering Education

    The Lemelson Foundation and the U.S. National Science Foundation Partner to Advance Environmental and Social Sustainability in Engineering Education

    The Lemelson Foundation has signed an agreement with the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to amplify and accelerate the integration of sustainability across engineering programs nationwide as part of the Engineering for One Planet (EOP) initiative. Over three years, The Lemelson Foundation will provide up to $3 million to co-support qualified engineering education projects selected…

  • The Foundation and ABET partner to launch the Engineering for One Planet (EOP) Innovation in Sustainability Award

    The Foundation and ABET partner to launch the Engineering for One Planet (EOP) Innovation in Sustainability Award

    The Foundation and ABET are pleased to announce the launch of the “ABET and The Lemelson Foundation Engineering for One Planet (EOP) Innovation in Sustainability Award.” Inspired by the mission of the Engineering for One Planet initiative, which was catalyzed by the Foundation and VentureWell, the Foundation and ABET created thisMore

  • The Lemelson Foundation Commemorates Founder’s 100th Birthday with the Launch of a $50 Million Climate Initiative

    The Lemelson Foundation Commemorates Founder’s 100th Birthday with the Launch of a $50 Million Climate Initiative

    This new global effort will focus funds on innovation, justice, and learning PORTLAND, ORE., July 18, 2023—The Lemelson Foundation today announced a targeted Climate Initiative that will invest $50 million to support climate action. This announcement deepens the Foundation’s commitment to the most urgent issue of our time. It comes on the 100th birthday of…

  • Tackling 21st Century Challenges through Invention

    Tackling 21st Century Challenges through Invention

    Each February, National Inventors’ Day is an opportunity to honor and celebrate the contributions inventors make to our world. At The Lemelson Foundation, we believe that inventions from diverse people and places are critical to solving not only today’s problems but also those of the future.

  • Seeking Program Officer for Invention Education Team

    Seeking Program Officer for Invention Education Team

    The Lemelson Foundation (the Foundation) seeks a Program Officer (PO) to join the Invention Education team, which supports efforts to equip primary, secondary, and college students with the invention and problem-solving skills and mindsets needed to build and thrive in an innovation economy. The PO will work with the team’s Senior Program Officer (SPO) to…

  • Request for Proposals: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Consultant for Oregon’s Regional Innovation Hubs

    Request for Proposals: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Consultant for Oregon’s Regional Innovation Hubs

    Overview Business Oregon and the Lemelson Foundation have partnered, along with a seven-person Advisory Committee, to hire a consultant (funded by the Lemelson Foundation) to provide diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (DEIJ) consultancy services to support Oregon’s Regional Innovation Hub (Hubs), described below. The consultancy will have three phases and last about 16 months. The…

  • ASME ISHOW USA Announces 2022 Winners

    ASME ISHOW USA Announces 2022 Winners

    Entrepreneurs from the U.S. and Perú earn places in annual ASME ISHOW USA cohort with accessible clean energy and water innovations. The ASME Innovation Showcase (ISHOW) announced its 2022 winners: GenH, LivingWaters Systems, and Wayru Perú. GenH’s “Adaptive Hydro” solution is a rapidly deployable, modular hydropower system designedMore

  • ASEE Awards 13 Grants to Support Sustainability in Engineering Education

    ASEE Awards 13 Grants to Support Sustainability in Engineering Education

    Grants Will Fund Teams of Educators Pursuing New Approaches to Integrating Sustainability intoCurricula The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) is excited to announce the 13 awardees of its Engineering for One Planet Mini-Grants Program (EOP MGP). Teams of educators from diverse engineering programs were each awarded $8,000 to pursue new ways to integrate sustainability…

  • ASME ISHOW Kenya Announces 2022 Winners

    ASME ISHOW Kenya Announces 2022 Winners

    Accessible Innovations in healthcare diagnostics, clean energy, and water distribution receive $30,000 and technical support at the 2022 ASME ISHOW Kenya Virtual Event. The ASME Innovation Showcase (ISHOW) Kenya announced its 2022 winners: MamaOpe Medicals, Totosci Holdings Ltd., and Ubuntu Waterhub Africa Ltd. The three prototypes each provide a life-changing solution to issues in their…

  • Engineering for One Planet Initiative Invites New Applicants to Join Network through August 12

    Engineering for One Planet Initiative Invites New Applicants to Join Network through August 12

    Attention engineering educators, students, and practitioners: the Engineering for One Planet Initiative (EOP) is inviting new applicants to join the network through August 12, 2022. Click here to apply. In 2020, we launched EOP in partnership with VentureWell and with the collaboration of hundreds of stakeholders. The EOP Network brings theseMore