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The Lemelson Center team, ready for their Zoom close-ups, in May 2020.

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The Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation has led the study of invention and innovation at the Smithsonian since 1995, empowering the public to solve problems, navigate challenges, and effect real change in their lives and communities. Lemelson Center activities draw on the Smithsonian's vast collections of artifacts and archival materials, advance scholarship on the history of invention, share stories about inventors and their work, and nurture creativity in young people. The Center embodies a philosophy akin to that of the inventors we study, of valuing creativity and embracing the potential rewards of intellectual risk-taking.

The success of the Center would not be possible without a talented and interdisciplinary team. We are also grateful to the hundreds of volunteers, docents, and interns who contribute to the achievement of our mission.

Jerome Lemelson

Founder

Dorothy Lemelson

Founder

Arthur Daemmrich

Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Director
daemmricha@si.edu
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daemmricha@si.edu

Jeffrey Brodie

Deputy Director
brodiej@si.edu
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brodiej@si.edu

Arthur Molella

Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Director Emeritus
molellaa@si.edu
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molellaa@si.edu

Joyce Bedi

Senior Historian and Lead Co-Editor, Lemelson Center Studies book series
bedij@si.edu
bedij@si.edu

Nyssa Buning

Spark!Lab National Network Coordinator
buningn@si.edu
buningn@si.edu

Zach Etsch

Spark!Lab Lead Facilitator
etschza@si.edu
etschza@si.edu

Emma Grahn

Museum Program Specialist
grahne@si.edu
grahne@si.edu

Laura Havel

Public Affairs Specialist
havell@si.edu
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havell@si.edu

Kaye Hawkins

Finance and Administration Officer
hawkinska@si.edu
hawkinska@si.edu

Eric Hintz

Historian and Fellowship Coordinator
hintze@si.edu
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hintze@si.edu

Sharon Klotz

Head of Invention Education
klotzs@si.edu
klotzs@si.edu

Meg Maher

Project Curator
maherm@si.edu
maherm@si.edu

Alison Oswald

Archivist and Travel to Collections Coordinator
oswalda@si.edu
oswalda@si.edu

Abigail Phelps

Spark!Lab Facilitator
phelpsad@si.edu
phelpsad@si.edu

Chris Peterson

Senior Advisor
petersoncc@si.edu
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Tim Pula

Interpretive Exhibits Inventor
pulat@si.edu
pulat@si.edu

James Santos

Spark!Lab Facilitator
santosj@si.edu
santosj@si.edu

Monica Smith

Head of Exhibitions and Interpretation
smithmo@si.edu
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