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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.
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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.
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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.
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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/
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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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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
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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/
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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
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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.
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Play.Wonder.Joy.