James D. McLurkin ’95, SM ’04, PhD ’08
Lemelson-MIT Student Prize 2003
Assistant Professor, Rice University
James McLurkin earned an SB in electrical engineering with a minor in mechanical engineering along with an SM and a PhD from MIT, as well as an MS in electrical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. An engineer since his youth, Professor McLurkin received the Lemelson-MIT Student Prize, which is awarded to prospective MIT student inventors. His work on multi-robot systems earned him recognition by Time magazine as one of five leading robot engineers, and by Black Enterprise magazine as one of the “Best and Brightest Under 40.” Professor McLurkin lectures extensively, teaching and encouraging children of all ages to discover the fun and excitement in science and engineering.
