James McLurkin
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James McLurkin is an engineering professor at Rice University
specializing in swarm robotics
. He appeared on Nova
on PBS. In addition, he is a winner of the 2003 Lemelson-MIT Prize
and completed his Ph.D. in computer science in May 2008 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. He earned his master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.
James and his robots are featured on PBS Nova episode in 2005:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/james-mclurkin.html
In 1995, McLurkin was invited by the Smithsonian Institution
to speak about his life and career in a presentation for schoolchildren sponsored by the Smithsonian's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
James graduated from Baldwin Senior High School, Baldwin, NY 11510 in 1990.
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
specializing in swarm robotics
Swarm robotics
Swarm robotics is a new approach to the coordination of multirobot systems which consist of large numbers of mostly simple physical robots. It is supposed that a desired collective behavior emerges from the interactions between the robots and interactions of robots with the environment...
. He appeared on Nova
NOVA (TV series)
Nova is a popular science television series from the U.S. produced by WGBH Boston. It can be seen on the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States, and in more than 100 other countries...
on PBS. In addition, he is a winner of the 2003 Lemelson-MIT Prize
Lemelson-MIT Prize
The Lemelson Foundation awards several prizes yearly to inventors in United States. The largest is the Lemelson-MIT Prize which was endowed in 1994 by Jerome H. Lemelson, and is administered through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
and completed his Ph.D. in computer science in May 2008 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. He earned his master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.
James and his robots are featured on PBS Nova episode in 2005:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/james-mclurkin.html
In 1995, McLurkin was invited by the Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
to speak about his life and career in a presentation for schoolchildren sponsored by the Smithsonian's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
James graduated from Baldwin Senior High School, Baldwin, NY 11510 in 1990.
External links
- Personal web page
- NOVA Science NOW feature, includes video segment
- Prototype Online: Inventive Voices podcast featuring a 2006 interview with James McLurkin - From the Smithsonian's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation website.