Lemelson-RPI Student Prize

On February 28th our InvenTeam has been asked to join in the exciting festivities of the awarding of the Lemelson-Rensselaer Student Prize 2008. This prestigious award is granted to "a Rensselaer senior or graduate student who has created or improved a product or process, applied a technology in a new way, or otherwise demonstrated remarkable inventiveness."

Not only are we being given the oppertunity to be part of this awesome award ceremony but afterwards we are meeting with Brian Schulkin, the 2007 winner of the Lemelson-RPI Student Prize.

Schulkin created hand held T-Ray device which is revolutionary in the field of sensing and imaging. His revolutionary device is capable of identifying breaks in space shuttle foam and counterfeit currency and fits in easily in a regular briefcase.

Schulkin also sat on the board for the Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam program which selected which high schools would be granted the $10,000 award. We have heard that he personally looked over our proposal and we can not wait to talk to him about it.

For more information on the Lemelson-RPI Student Prize visit the links above and to watch the presentation live follow this link at 2:00 PM on the 28th.

- Elliott