[bioundgrd] Fwd: $500, 000 Lemelson-MIT Prize - Call for Nominations

[Janice Chang]

>Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:29:59 -0400 (EDT)
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>Subject: $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize - Call for Nominations
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>Dr. Chad Mirkin,
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>A prolific inventor, entrepreneur, and director 
>of Northwestern University's International 
>Institute for Nanotechnology, Dr. Mirkin has 
>made revolutionary advancements in 
>nanotechnology.  His work has both the potential 
>to transform the future of medical diagnostics 
>and patient point-of-care, and the potential to 
>ignite change across many industries from 
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>Timothy Swager's chemical sensors to detect 
>explosives...Joseph DeSimone's groundbreaking 
>solutions in green manufacturing...Chad Mirkin's 
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>$500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize is awarded to 
>outstanding mid-career inventors who have 
>developed a patented product or process of 
>significant value to society, which could be or 
>has been adopted for practical use. Individuals 
>are awarded the prize mid-career, when both the 
>recognition and the cash award can be of 
>significant benefit to their future creativity 
>and productivity; at the same time, recipients 
>are presented as role models who can inspire 
>young people to pursue creative lives and 
>careers through invention.
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