Javier Fernandez-Han's Summary of Work 2012

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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.

Javier Fernandez-Han Social Innovation Projects

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.


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/


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.


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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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


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


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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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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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


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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


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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