Excited to share that 15 teams of high school students from around the country were awarded grants of up to $10,000 to conceptualize, design, and build their own inventions. 

Follow their journey here! Online applications are also open for the 2019-2020 school year: 

• Canadian Valley Technical Center (El Reno, Okla.): Wearable device to measure hip-to-waist ratio
• Casa Grande Union High School (Casa Grande, Ariz.): Automated wildfire prevention system
• Elizabethtown High School (Elizabethtown, Ky.): Confined space personal safety monitor
• Granada Hills Charter High School (Granada Hills, Calif.): Electromagnetic locking system for trash cans
• National Ford High School (Fort Mill, S.C.): Nutrient injection system for hydroponic gardens
• The ASK Academy (Rio Rancho, N.M.): Wearable device for first responders to collect and transmit vitals
• McKay High School (Salem, Ore.): Adaptive cup for people with dysphagia
• Manasquan High School (Manasquan, N.J.): Vital sign monitoring for firefighters
• Marshfield High School (Marshfield, Mass.): Bandsaw safety device
• Rolling Robots Outreach (Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.): Device to monitor sleeping conditions and habits
• Davenport West High School (Davenport, Iowa): Water filter for Muamba, Kenya
• Lincoln County High School (Hamlin, W.Va.): Automated covered hoop-house monitoring and management system
• Logan High School (La Crosse, Wis.): Energy management system for prosthetic limb
• Richland Two Institute of Innovation (Columbia, S.C.): Combined biodigester and solar power system for Sare Bilaly, Senegal
• Valley STEM + ME2 Academy (Canfield, Ohio): Danger alert system for schools

http://lemelson.mit.edu/news/high-school-teams-receive-lemelson-mit-inventeam%E2%84%A2-grant-invention-projects-0