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Visual Summaryof

Javier Fernandez-Han


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Age 7 Invents floor cleaning robot

Age 8 Wins

FLL award for

robot design

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. Gadgils

UV water purifier. First contact

with a social entrepreneur rolemodel. Seed planted in Javier.

vier Fernandez-Han Spark of Invention, then Inspiration to Serve the Poor

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Age 9 - Sees the

Lemelson Foundation

exhibit on inventors at

Boston MOS,

particularly drawn to

Dr. Ashok Gadgil.


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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.

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 IWB

Demonstrationproject.

vier Fernandez-Han Social Innovation Projects

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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 InventYourWorld $20,000 Grand Prize.


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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 Ibermaticas CEO.

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vier Fernandez-Han Membership in NGOs

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 CorpsLeaderto participate in the

2010 Leadership Summit.

Age 15 Javier appointed by theNational Algae Associations

founder as the NAA Youth Outreach Directorto liaise with highschool students interested in the NAA. 6


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Age 15 Javier is

recognized as one of USAs

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.

vier Fernandez-Han Recognition and Award

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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 Americanteenagers 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 teenagerwhich was released

on September 14th, 2010.

http://www.7daysacrossamerica.com/


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Age 16 Wins the Spirit of Innovation Challenge in

Renewable Energy forACWa (Affordable Clean Water),

Javiers 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 NASAs 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 Foundations 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! Were looking forward to the great opportunities to come.


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patent-pending


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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 years 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 aschool 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 generatefunding 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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Javier training teachers to

teach the Invent and

Innovate Program in the

USA.

Age 16 Co-develops the Invent

and Innovate learningprogramfor

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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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

Natures 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 keynotespeech 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

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

Academyalso titled Have Fun and Change a Life

April 12, 2010


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Age 16 Javier is selected as one of 14 global young social

innovators to participate inAshokas 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


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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 Asturiasand Girona.


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http://en.fundacioprincepdegirona.org/impulsa/speakers/javier-fernandez-han/


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Age 16 - Javier leads an innovationseminar 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 ofTaipei City on November 20, 2010.

http://blog.tedxtaipei.com/


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Age 17 Javier isselected 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 youthinventors.

http://www.jfk50.org/


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Age 17 Javier is

recognized as one of USAs

top high school inventors byPopular Science magazine

in the September, 2011

issue.

Javiers 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.

Javiers 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.

Javiers topic is: Innovation Foundry

Young Innovators Inventing a Better

World.

https://sites.google.com/site/cosmosste

mconference/Home


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Age 17 Javier is the youngest

speaker at TEDxTheWoodlands on

September 24th, 2011.

Javier speaks on: DemystifyingCreativityYou Dont Have to be

Creative to be Creative. He

introduces his model of Mundane

Creativity.

YouTube video:

http://youtu.be/rZJwuJCr98A

http://tedxthewoodlands.com/program/


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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/

vier Fernandez-Han Conference Producer

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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 ofForbes30 Under 30: Energy.

http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mef4

5eldh/javier-fernandez-han-inventor-

versatile-17/


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Age 17 Partners school leaders to launch Students Pursuing

Invention, Creativity and Entrepreneurship (SPICE) at Wunsche

High School in Spring, TX during 2011-2012.

SPICE consists of a kick-off SPICE conference, an 18-week SPICE

class, a SPICE Challenge, and a culminating SPICE Showcase.

Approximately 63 students worked in 16 teams to meet the SPICE

Challenge, which is to design a service or product to help fellow

Wunsche students learn more effectively.

During the 2012-2013 academic year, Javier will expand SPICE to

reach over 500 students at Wunsche High School. The SPICE

Challenge will expand in scope to address social needs in the localSpring, TX community.


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http://spice4cwhs.wordpress.com/


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Age 18 Partners with brother Fabian todesign H2O, an innovative retro-fit wheel for

the bicycle for desalinating brackish water to

create clean water for human consumption.

The patent-pending H2O wins First Place in

the Health and Nutrition category at the

2012 Spirit of Innovation Challenge, hosted

by the Conrad Foundation.

http://theh2o.wordpress.com/


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Saltwater to freshwater as you pedal home.


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Age 18 Javier is a speaker at

TEDxSugarland on August 25th,

2012.

Javiers talk, titled I Invent,

Therefore I Am, explores the

relationship between philosophy and

invention and what it means to be

fully human.

http://tedxsugarland.com/speakers20

12/javierhan.htm

vier Fernandez-Han Conference Speaker

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Age 18 Javier is the lead organizer

for TEDxTheWoodlands on August

26th, 2012.

Over a dozen speakers with diversebackgrounds in dance, art,

philosophy, culinary arts,

entrepreneurship, mathematics,

music, psychology, industrial design,

creativity and marketing celebrate the

conference theme of

Play.Wonder.Joy. at TheWoodlands Art Gallery.

vier Fernandez-Han Conference Producer

Play.Wonder.Joy.

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