GISuser.com / 2021 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education Awarded to MIT Educators 2021 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education Awarded to MIT Educators January 8, 2021 By GISuser WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announced today that the 2021 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education will be awarded to Linda Griffith and Douglas Lauffenburger of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) “for the establishment of a new biology-based engineering education, producing a new generation of leaders capable of addressing world problems with innovative biological technologies.” The $500,000 annual award recognizes new methods and concepts in education aimed at developing effective engineering leaders.