Lemelson-MIT Program | Forging The Pathway To Invention Education
Jerome H. Lemelson, one of U.S. history’s most prolific inventors, and his wife Dorothy founded the Lemelson-MIT Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1994. Funded by The Lemelson Foundation and administered by MIT School of Engineering, the Program celebrates outstanding inventors and inspires young people to pursue creative lives and careers through invention.
The Lemelson-MIT program is the national leader in preparing the next generation of inventors and entrepreneurs. It is devoted to bringing invention education opportunities to all students, prioritizing work with young women and Black, indigenous populations, Latinx and other people of color. It also recognizes emerging collegiate inventors whose inventions can impact important sectors of the global economy and encourage youth to invent and develop their hands-on skills in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).
Thank you to Executive Director Stephanie Couch and her talented team for their warm hospitality. Stephanie also gave me a tour of the MIT campus, featuring impressive initiatives blending science and art. She accepted my invitation to join me for a Penn State Dickinson Law Profiles in Leadership fireside chat, which we will post on YouTube over the summer. For more information about the program, see: https://lemelson.mit.edu/forging-pathway-invention-education.
