Santa Clara University

The Tech Museum has revealed The Tech Awards Laureates 2009, 15 innovators from around the world who have committed their groundbreaking work to solving humanity's most pressing challenges.  This year’s Laureates are:

Dr. Joseph Adelegan, Cows to Kilowatts (Nigeria)

GRUPEDSAC (Grupo para Promover la Educación y el Desarrollo Sustentable), Eco-techniques Toolkits for Self-Sufficiency (Mexico)

Sean White, Electronic Field Guide (USA)

Alternative Energy Development Corp. (AEDC), Alternative Energy for Empowerment (South Africa)

Solar Ear (Botswana, Brazil)

Driptech (India)

Akshaya Patra Foundation, School Meals Program (India); GeoGebra (International)

The Khan Academy (International)

World of Good Development Organization (International)

kiwanja.net (International); SuryaHurricane: Electrification for the Landless (Bangladesh)

mPedigree (Ghana)

PATH, Ultra Rice (India, Brazil, Colombia)

Village Reach, Management Information System for Vaccine (Mozambique)

The Laureates and former Vice President Al Gore, this year's James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award recipient, will be recognized at The Tech Awards Gala on November 19th at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center.

The Tech Awards, presented by Applied Materials, is a signature program of The Tech Museum. Established in 2001, The Tech Awards recognizes Laureates in five categories: environment, economic development, education, equality, and health. These Laureates have developed new technological solutions or innovative ways to use existing technologies to significantly improve the lives of people around the world. For further details visit http://www.techawards.org/.