Amos G. Winter V

Noyce Career Development Assistant Professor

Room 3-449C
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge MA 02139-4307
Phone: 617-253-6761
Fax: 617-324-3050
Email: awinter@mit.edu
Web: http://www.amoswinter.com

Curriculum Vitae

Administrative Contact:
Laura E. Canfield
Room 3-354
Phone: 617-452-4123
Email: lkampas@mit.edu

Education

MIT, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, 2011

MIT, S.M. in Mechanical Engineering, 2005

Tufts University, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 2003

Experience

2011-Present: Global Research Innovation and Technology (GRIT), Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Advisor

2011-2012: Battelle Memorial Institute, Contractor

2010-2012: MIT-SUTD International Design Center, Postdoc

2010-2011: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Visiting Researcher

2007-2012: MIT Mobility Lab, Founder and Director

2006-2010: Bluefin Robotics, Contractor

2006-2008: Massachusetts General Hospital, Consultant

Research Interests

Design for emerging markets and developing countries; international development; reverse innovation and cross-cultural technology transfer; biologically-inspired design; fluid, solid, granular mechanics; biomechanics; mechanical, precision machine design; medical device design; water purification; agricultural equipment; design of ocean systems.

Honors and Awards

Featured talk on TED global website, "Amos Winter: The Cheap All-Terrain Wheelchair," November 20, 2012. http://www.ted.com/talks/amos_winter_the_cheap_all_terrain_wheelchair.html (2012)
Rockefeller Foundation $100k Innovation Challenge Winner (2012)
Mass Challenge Startup Competition, $100k Diamond Prize Winner, awarded to Global Research Innovation and Technology (2012)
Fast Company Magazine Innovation by Design Award, Concept Category, for Leveraged Freedom Chair (2012)
ASME/Pi Tau Sigma Gold Medal, awarded to an engineering graduate who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in mechanical engineering within ten years following receipt of the baccalaureate degree (2012)
Noyce Early Career Development Chair, MIT School of Engineering (2012)
Wall Street Journal Big Innovations of 2011 (one of seven) for the Leveraged Freedom Chair (2011)
2010 Tufts University Young Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award (2011)
Red Dot Design Award Winner for the Leveraged Freedom Chair (2011)
Nominee, Brit Insurance Designs of the Year for the Leveraged Freedom Chair, Design Museum London (2011)
R&D 100 Award for the Leveraged Freedom Chair, given by R&D Magazine for the 100 most technologically significant products of the year (2010)
R&D 100 Editors’ Choice Award for the Leveraged Freedom Chair, given to the three favorite R&D 100 award winners by the magazine’s editors (2010)
MIT School of Engineering Graduate Student Extraordinary Teaching and Mentoring Award, the highest honor given to a graduate student for teaching and mentoring at MIT (2010)
ASME Innovation Showcase, 1st place for the Leveraged Freedom Chair (2010)
Gold Award, Spark Awards for design, world changing category for the Leveraged Freedom Chair (2010)