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Javier Fernandez-Han
Age 7 – Invents floor cleaning robot
Age 8 – Wins
FLL award for
robot design
Javier Fernandez-Han Spark of Invention, then Inspiration to Serve the Poor
Age 9 - Sees the Lemelson Foundationexhibit on inventors at
Age 9 – Meets Dr. Gadgil and
hears how he learned as a boy to
share rice with the poor in his
village. Receives autographed
patent schema for Dr. Gadgil’s
UV water purifier. First contact
with a social entrepreneur role
model. Seed planted in Javier.2
exhibit on inventors at
Boston MOS,
particularly drawn to
Dr. Ashok Gadgil.
Age 11 – Visits World Expo in
Japan. Tours the Doctors
without Borders mock triage
village. Deeply moved by
experience. Decides to use
his love of invention and
engineering to serve those in
poverty.
Conceives of “Inventors
without Borders”.
Age 14 – Incorporates Inventors without Borders (IWB) as a NGO to lead teens to invent technology
solutions for real problems faced by
“other 90%” of the world living in
poverty.
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poverty.
IWB motto: “Never too young to
make a difference.”
Awarded seed funding from Ashoka
Youth Venture.
Age 15 – Leads a team of teenagers to create a human-
powered refrigerator as an IWBDemonstration project.
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Age 15 – Invents VERSATILE, a comprehensive algae-powered system for treating waste, producing methane and bio-oil as fuel,
producing food for humans and livestock, sequestering
greenhouse gases while producing oxygen.
Selected from 300 entries from 30 countries to win the Ashoka Lemelson “Invent Your World” $20,000 Grand Prize.
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Age 16 – Wins the Spirit of Innovation Award in Renewable Energy for ACWa (Affordable Clean Water),
Javier’s invention for creating clean drinking water from
humid air using the renewable energy sources of wind,
geothermal, and solar. Targets the Millennium Development
Goal for improving worldwide access to freshwater.
Additionally, ACWa was selected for commercialization
through the Conrad Foundation Portal program. This honor is bestowed upon only one invention each year.
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Press release http://www.conradawards.org/community/the-conrad-foundation-blog/2010/07/13/team-acwa-joins-the-conrad-portal/
Team ACWa Joins the Conrad PortalOn April 11th, at NASA’s Ames Research Center, Javier Fernandez-Han won the
Renewable Energy Challenge category in the 2010 Spirit of Innovation Awards program.
His ACWa product uses geothermal heat to condense and purify water from humid air for
use in rural areas across the globe. In addition to winning the Spirit of Innovation Awards,
Javier has been recognized by Popular Science magazine for his ideas, and has founded a
not-for-profit organization, Inventors Without Borders to help bring new technologies to
rural, poverty stricken areas of the world.
During the 2010 Innovation Summit members of the Conrad Foundation’s Portal
committee were able to review the finalists’ presentations to help determine who will be
invited to join the Portal. Javier showed amazing ingenuity in his design and a great
desire to continue with the development of his product. The Portal will help Javier take
his product to the commercial marketplace,” said Nancy Conrad, Chairman of the Conrad
Foundation. “We catalyze our students’ passions into real opportunities for them to
create technologies that can solve 21st century challenges.” Congratulations to Javier and
Team ACWa! We’re looking forward to the great opportunities to come.
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patent-pending
Age 16 – Establishes the Javier Fernandez-Han Excellence in Community Award for teens who demonstrate exceptional character and community
service. Awards scholarships for three teenagers
from a very poor community in Mumbai, India who
volunteer as teachers in a school for poor children.
Scholarships provide for a year’s worth of school
tuition, fees, books, uniforms, and supplies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIFElJT2C9g
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Age 16 – Creates the Innovation Foundry – MIE which is a virtual collaboration of young social innovators from India and the USA to solve
a specific problem in a developing community. Works in partnership with
My India Powered (MIE), a NGO based in Mumbai, India that operates a
school for young children of Tribal aborigines in Mumbai, India. The
objective is to invent a way to use inexpensive local materials to rebuild
this school which was damaged by monsoons in July, 2010.
After months of intense work by the Innovation Foundry - MIE teams in Mumbai and Houston, the MIE school was rebuilt and reopened on
March 6th, 2011.
Recently added a team from Cupertino, California to help generate
funding for micro-loans for the villagers whose children are served by
the MIE school in Mumbai.
http://innovationfoundrymie.wordpress.com/
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The founders of My India Powered (MIE).
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Age 16 – Co-develops the Invent and Innovate learning program for
youth aged 14 – 22.
The Invent and Innovate program
inspires and enables youths to use
creativity and design-thinking to
invent products and services to
solve problems in their local
communities.
Program is being used in several
secondary schools in the USA.
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Javier training teachers to
teach the Invent and
Innovate Program in the
USA. 8
Age 16 – Developing the Inventors Village, an innovative toolkit and training program to enable youth to use their
imagination and talents to invent solutions to solve problems in
their local communities. Inventors Village consists of:
• Thinking Tools
• Nature’s Designs
• Inspiring Inventions
• Heuristics for Idea Generation
• Domain-specific knowledge - Physics
Based on research of creative problem-solving techniques used
in a variety of countries including USA, Italy, Russia.
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Age 15/16 – Javier delivered these presentations:
• National Algae Association – Concluding keynote
speech on the VERSATILE system for the September
meeting of National Algae Association in Houston –
September, 2009
• St. Anthony of Padua Catholic church – Speech at
Life Teen event about social justice to 400 fellow
teenagers – November 2009 and March 2010
• Lone Star College Montgomery - Speech to Wunche
High School Students, October, 2009
• Lone Star College Montgomery - Speech to Biotechnology class taught by the
Javier Fernandez-Han Public Speaking
Biotechnology class taught by the
Director of biotechnology, November, 2009
• Speech to East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy titled “Have Fun… and Change a Life” – April 13, 2010
• Speech to Stanford New Schools East Palo Alto Academy also titled “Have Fun… and Change a Life”
– April 12, 2010
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Javier Fernandez-Han Public Speaking
Age 15 - Javier delivers a presentation on the “Engines of Innovation” to 200 professionals and journalists at the Codes of Innovation forum in San Sebastian,
Spain hosted by Ibermatica, an information technology consulting firm.
http://www.ibermatica.com/ibermatica/eventos/2009/5EncuentroAnualDeInnovacion
Introduction by Ibermatica’s CEO. 11
Javier Fernandez-Han Public Speaking
Age 16 – Javier is selected as one of 14 global young social innovators to participate in Ashoka’s Tech4Society conference
in Hyderabad, India.
Javier is the youngest participant and the only youth invited
from the USA.
Javier makes a presentation to hundreds of distinguished
Ashoka Fellows and other social innovators from around the
globe. Javier encourages them to invest in mentoring young
social innovators. Javier describes the pivotal role that one
Ashoka Fellow, Dr. Ashok Gadgil, played in inspiring him to
pursue social innovation for his career.
http://tech.ashoka.org/javier_fernandez_han
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Dr. Gadgil and Javier
reunited in Hyderabad
Javier Fernandez-Han Public Speaking
Age 16 - Javier delivers a presentation on “Creating Future Inventors” to 600 dignitaries, professionals and journalists at the IMPULSA Forum in Girona, Spain hosted by the Prince
of Girona Foundation. Presentation is streamed to 1,200 universities world-wide.
http://en.fundacioprincepdegirona.org/impulsa/speakers/javier-fernandez-han/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZRC_nxn8FQ
Introduction by H.R.H. the Prince of Asturias
and Girona. 13
Age 16 - Javier leads an innovation seminar titled “Generate Many Ideas Quickly” for Martek Biosciences, Inc., the world leader in algae and yeast
based biotechnology.
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Age 16 – Javier speaks about “Inventing Inventors” at TEDxYouth@Taipei at the Red
House in the Ximen district of
Taipei City on November 20, 2010.
http://blog.tedxtaipei.com/
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Javier Fernandez-Han Membership in NGO’s
Age 15 – Javier selected as one of three inaugural international Global Youth Fund Youth Fellows to receive support and recognition for social innovation projects.
Age 16 – Javier selected as a Global Citizen Corps Leader to participate in the 2010 Leadership Summit.
Age 15 – Javier appointed by the National Algae Association’s founder as the NAA Youth Outreach Director to liaise with high school students interested in the NAA. 16
7 Days Across America: what is right with
the American teenager
Age 15 – Javier is selected by 7 Days Across America as one of 14 American teenagers who exemplify virtuous character
in making a difference in the world. He is
featured in local news.
Javier is also featured in the film 7 Days
Across America: what is right with the
American teenager which was released
on September 14th, 2010.
http://www.7daysacrossamerica.com/
Javier Fernandez-Han Recognition and Award
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Javier Fernandez-Han Recognition and Award
Age 15 – Javier is recognized as one of USA’s
top high school inventors by
Popular Science magazine in the September, 2009
issue.
Javier is shown with a
prototype of his family-sized
VERSATILE 3 bio-energy
system.
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Age 17 – Javier is selected by the John F.
Kennedy Presidential
Library and Museum
to be featured in the
Legacy Gallery for Science and Innovation
for his work in inventing
solutions for developing
communities and in
enabling fellow youth
inventors.
http://www.jfk50.org/
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Javier Fernandez-Han Recognition and Award
Age 17 – Javier is recognized as one of USA’s
top high school inventors by
Popular Science magazine in the September, 2011
issue.
Javier’s Inventors without
Borders and Innovation
Foundry ventures are cited.
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Age 17 – Javier joins dozens of professionals, scientists and
entrepreneurs as a speaker at the High
Tech Conference held at Lone Star
College on October 21, 2011.
Javier’s topic is: “To Invent Is Human: Idea Generation”
http://www.lonestar.edu/18205.htm#han
Javier Fernandez-Han Public Speaking
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Age 17 – Javier joins dozens of professionals, scientists and educators
as a speaker at the Innovation in STEM
Education Conference held at Harmony
Schools Administration Building on
November 15, 2011 in Houston.
Javier’s topic is: “Innovation FoundryYoung Innovators Inventing a Better
World.”
https://sites.google.com/site/cosmosste
mconference/Home
Javier Fernandez-Han Public Speaking
Age 17 – Javier is the youngest speaker at TEDxTheWoodlands on
September 24th, 2011.
Javier speaks on: “Demystifying Creativity – You Don’t Have to be Creative to be Creative.” He
introduces his model of Mundane
Creativity.
http://tedxthewoodlands.com/program/
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Age 17 – Javier is recognized as one of the 30 noteworthy energy
innovators under the age of 30 by
Forbes for his innovative designs
using renewable energy in the
December, 2011 issue of Forbes30 Under 30: Energy.
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mef4
5eldh/javier-fernandez-han-inventor-
versatile-17/
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Age 17 – Javier conceives and produces TEDxYouth@TheWoodlands on January 7th, 2012.
Javier showcases 22 youth and adults speakers
and performers for the theme of:
“Imaginate: Imagine and Create”.
http://tedxyouththewoodlands.com/
Javier Fernandez-Han Conference Producing
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