India-born innovator Ramesh Raskar wins 2016 Lemelson-MIT Prize

India-born innovator and scientist Ramesh Raskar has won the prestigious 2016 Lemelson-MIT Prize.

He is an associate professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT’s) Media Lab.

He is known for his co-invention of an ultra-fast imaging camera that can see around corners, low-cost eye-care solutions.

It also enables users to read the first few pages of a book without opening the cover.

About Ramesh Raskar

He was born in Nashik, Maharashtra. He is associate professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), US. He is head of the MIT Media Lab’s Camera Culture research group.

He had finished his engineering education from College of Engineering, Pune (COEP) and had completed his PhD at UNC Chapel Hill.

He holds over 75 patents and has written more than 120 reviewed publications.

About Lemelson-MIT Prize

The annual Lemelson-MIT prize is administered by the School of Engineering at the MIT.

It was endowed in 1994 by Jerome H. Lemelson.The award honours US inventors who are mid-career and trying to improve the world through science and technology.

The winner receives US$ 500000 US, making it the largest cash prize for invention in the US.

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