Hampshire College

Colin Twitchell is the founding director of the Hampshire College Lemelson Center and teaches about applied design, invention, and entrepreneurship in the School for Interdisciplinary Arts at Hampshire College.

Colin graduated from Hampshire in 1986 where he studied primarily mechanical design and exercise physiology. Over the past 20 years he has been involved in the field of assistive technology. During this time he has worked for the Massachusetts Adaptive Design Services, the Institute on Applied Technology at Boston Children's Hospital, and created the adaptation techniques and instructional methodology used by the American Canoe Association's Adaptive Paddling Certification Program.

In 1993, he founded ErgoSport, a company focused on custom and production adaptive recreational equipment. Additionally, Twitchell has designed and built a human powered aircraft, been involved with the start up of several businesses, and worked with international organizations on the development of adaptive equipment.

Affiliations
Hampshire College Lemelson Center (HCLC)
School for Interdisciplinary Arts

Recent Courses
IA-0247/LM-0247: Renewable Energy, Art and Design (Spring 2012)
IA-0172/LM-0172: Tinkering for Fun & Profit: Creative Enhancement Through Construction and Deconstruction (Fall 2011)
Renewable Energy, Art and Design (Spring 2011)
Tinkering For Fun & Profit: creativity enhancement through construction and deconstruction (Fall 2010)