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{{Short description|American inventor and public speaker}}
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| caption = Lewis with her Emergency Mask Pod, surrounded by 3D-printed model rockets
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| birth_name = Chase Lewis
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| birth_date = 1999
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| education = [[University of North Carolina]]
| education = [[University of North Carolina]]
| occupation = Futurist, inventor, public speaker, artist and writer
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| website = {{url|https://www.alexislewisinventor.me/}}
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'''Alexis Lewis'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://garage.ext.hp.com/us/en/innovation/alexis-lewis-teen-inventor.html|title=Alexis Lewis knows your secret: You're an inventor|website=garage.ext.hp.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref> is an American inventor, repeat science fair winner and public speaker.<ref name="Smithsonian Gambino">{{Cite web|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/teen-inventor-alexis-lewis-wants-kids-to-invent-solutions-to-worlds-problems-180955933/|title=Teenage Inventor Alexis Lewis Thinks That Kids Have the Solutions to the World's Problems|last=Gambino|first=Megan|website=Smithsonian|language=en|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref> She is best known for her advocacy for invention education<ref>{{Citation|title=It Can't Wait: Democratizing Innovation & Invention|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSXGMtXLiH4|language=en|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref> and her humanitarian inventions. She is known to have given talks at the [[White House]], [[Smithsonian Institution|Smithsonian]], [[South by Southwest|SXSW]], National Maker Faire, the 2018 Social Innovation Summit, and at TEDx events.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://schedule.sxswedu.com/2019/speakers/253806|title=Alexis Lewis|website=SXSW EDU 2020 Schedule|language=en|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.socinnovation.com/ehome/290119/629642/|title=Social Innovation Summit 2018|website=www.socinnovation.com|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref> Lewis also gained repeat standing as a finalist or winner in national and international science and invention fairs, including the [[Broadcom MASTERS|2012 Broadcom MASTERS Challenge]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/doing-science/chase-lewis-uses-engineering-solve-common-problems|title=Chase Lewis uses engineering to solve common problems|date=2014-08-29|website=Student Science|language=en|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref> In the course of the Spark!Lab Invent It Challenge, Lewis won pro-bono patent counsel, and holds a patent on the "Rescue Travois", granted 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=Lewis&s2=Travois&OS=Lewis+AND+Travois&RS=Lewis+AND+Travois|title=United States Patent Application: 0150035240|website=appft.uspto.gov|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/newsletter/inventors-eye/inventing-humanity|title=Inventing Humanity|website=www.uspto.gov|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref> and has one pending, on the "Emergency Mask Pod".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engineeringforchange.org/news/a-teenage-inventor-upgrades-emergency-rescue-technology/|title=A teenage inventor upgrades emergency rescue technology|date=2015-09-24|website=Engineering For Change|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref>
'''Life and education:'''

Additionally, In 2019, Lewis served on the selection committee of Tool Foundry, a science tools accelerator, and in 2013, she served as a representative of LEGO Education at the 2013 [[For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology|FIRST World Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.toolfoundry.org/accelerator/|title=Accelerator|website=Tool Foundry|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref><ref name="Saving Children; Inspired by LEGO">{{Cite web|date=2013-05-23|title=Saving Children; Inspired by LEGO|url=https://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW-News/Saving-Children-Inspired-by-LEGO/ba-p/3484837|access-date=2020-08-02|website=forums.ni.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Documentaries==
Lewis has been featured in two mini-documentaries:

* 2015 [[Smithsonian Institution|Smithsonian]] mini-documentary "Teen Inventor Alexis Lewis on Youth and the Innovative Spirit"<ref name="Smithsonian Gambino" />
* 2017 The Stem 10, a series of mini-documentaries featuring Alexis Lewis, [[Jaden Smith]] and others<ref>{{Citation|title=The Stem10 (TV Mini-Series 2017– ) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7561818/fullcredits|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Alexis Lewis - Inventor|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7642360/|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref>


==Advisory positions==
Alexis Lewis was born in 1999. She is an American inventor, repeat science fair winner and public speaker<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Anderson |first=T. R. |last2=Slotkin |first2=T. A. |date=1975-08-15 |title=Maturation of the adrenal medulla--IV. Effects of morphine |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7 |journal=Biochemical Pharmacology |volume=24 |issue=16 |pages=1469–1474 |doi=10.1016/0006-2952(75)90020-9 |issn=1873-2968 |pmid=7}}</ref>. Her parents were also inventors whose mission were to help others, which is why she has always been motivated by humanitarian issues<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Chow |first=Y. W. |last2=Pietranico |first2=R. |last3=Mukerji |first3=A. |date=1975-10-27 |title=Studies of oxygen binding energy to hemoglobin molecule |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6 |journal=Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |volume=66 |issue=4 |pages=1424–1431 |doi=10.1016/0006-291x(75)90518-5 |issn=0006-291X |pmid=6}}</ref>. Her interest on inventing was born when she was 7 years old in a road trip with her mom. While out there, she spent a lot of time with her grandfather, who was a rocket scientist on the Apollo Program, including Apollo 13. She learned a lot about how he saw the world and a lot about the building blocks of science and scientific thought.


* Tool Foundry Accelerator Selection Committee<ref>{{Cite web|title=Accelerator|url=https://www.toolfoundry.org/accelerator/|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Tool Foundry|language=en-US}}</ref>
Lewis was homeschooled, so she had a lot of free time to explore and build everything she wanted. Alexis had access to videos and books on any subject, so she got to learn about the science of everything <ref name=":0" />.She studied in University of North Carolina at Chapell Hill with a major on TBD and a minor on entrepreneurship <ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hendrickson |first=W. A. |last2=Ward |first2=K. B. |date=1975-10-27 |title=Atomic models for the polypeptide backbones of myohemerythrin and hemerythrin |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5 |journal=Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |volume=66 |issue=4 |pages=1349–1356 |doi=10.1016/0006-291x(75)90508-2 |issn=1090-2104 |pmid=5}}</ref>.
* [[Lifeboat Foundation]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lifeboat Foundation Bios: Alexis Lewis|url=https://lifeboat.com/ex/bios.alexis.lewis|access-date=2020-08-02|website=lifeboat.com}}</ref>
** Education Board
** Engineering Board
** Futurists Board
** Media & Arts Board
** Space Settlement Board


==Speaking engagements==
Besides innovating, Lewis has spoken widely about inventing and the role that kids can play in inventing solutions to some of society’s biggest challenges. She has shared her passion for invention at SXSWedu, TEDxUNC, the Smithsonian, and even the White House. Lewis is currently a freshman at Claremont McKenna College in California, where she hopes to study pre-med and neuroscience<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Wiesmann |first=U. N. |last2=DiDonato |first2=S. |last3=Herschkowitz |first3=N. N. |date=1975-10-27 |title=Effect of chloroquine on cultured fibroblasts: release of lysosomal hydrolases and inhibition of their uptake |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4 |journal=Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |volume=66 |issue=4 |pages=1338–1343 |doi=10.1016/0006-291x(75)90506-9 |issn=1090-2104 |pmid=4}}</ref>.


* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YduU6kj3sUQ TEDxAshburn, 2014]<ref>{{Cite web|title=TEDxAshburn {{!}} TED|url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/12790|access-date=2020-08-02|website=www.ted.com}}</ref>
== Innovation ==
* Smithsonian-USPTO Innovation Family Festival, 2015<ref>{{Cite web|last=Inventors|title=Inventorseye newlook|url=https://www.uspto.gov/inventors/independent/eye/201506/index.jsp|access-date=2020-08-02|website=www.uspto.gov|language=EN-US}}</ref>
She created the “Rescue Travois”. She adapted a traditional Native American sled, called a travois, by adding wheels to create a simpler way to transport families and their belongings<ref name=":1" />. It was built with bamboo, a antique material that was both inexpensive and strong, with a simple triangular structure tied with rope and covered with a net. It was designed so it can be easily built by village carpenters or handymen in even the most remote areas of the world. Lewis received the services of a patent attorney and an all-expenses-paid patent application. In 2015, she received US Patent 8,979,095  for her “Wheeled Travois.”<ref name=":1" />
* [https://youtube.com/FhUKmfb4GXM?t=2143 Obama-White House address: National Week of Making, 2015]<ref>{{Cite web|title=The First White House Maker Faire|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/node/316486|access-date=2020-08-02|website=The White House|language=en}}</ref>
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StdwWpbokcw TEDxUNC 2015]<ref>{{Cite web|title=TEDxUNC {{!}} TED|url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/14265|access-date=2020-08-02|website=www.ted.com}}</ref>
* South By Southwest (SXSW), 2017<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-05-27|title=Five Popular SXSW EDU Sessions to Listen to Now [Audio]|url=https://www.sxswedu.com/news/2017/five-popular-sessions-to-listen-to/|access-date=2020-08-02|website=SXSW EDU|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSXGMtXLiH4 Social Innovation Summit, 2018]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Social Innovation Summit 2018|url=http://www.socinnovation.com/ehome/290119|access-date=2020-08-02|website=www.socinnovation.com}}</ref>


==Awards and recognition==
==Pain Point she tried to address==
She was trying to create a solution so children in future famines make it to the refugee centers safely.  During the 2011 Somali famine, hundreds of children were left by the roadsides to die when their parents could no longer carry them on the weeks-long treks to refugee centers <ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hendrickson |first=W. A. |last2=Ward |first2=K. B. |date=1975-10-27 |title=Atomic models for the polypeptide backbones of myohemerythrin and hemerythrin |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5 |journal=Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |volume=66 |issue=4 |pages=1349–1356 |doi=10.1016/0006-291x(75)90508-2 |issn=1090-2104 |pmid=5}}</ref>. When Alexis read about the decisions these parents had to make, she wondered if there was anything he could do to help prevent this from happening again. His research revealed that what was needed was a simple wheeled device that could be towed behind a parent, while still keeping the parent's arms free to hold a child and the parent's back and chest free to hold a child wrapped to them.


* 2012 [[Broadcom MASTERS]] 1st in Engineering<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://broadcomfoundation.org/masters/winners-2012/|title=Winners 2012 – Broadcom Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref>
==Impact on society today==
* 2012 Spark!Lab Invent It Challenge winner<ref name="Saving Children; Inspired by LEGO"/><ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-02-05|title=Smithsonian-ePals Global Kids Invention Challenge Winners Announced|url=http://www.internetatschools.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=87693|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Internet @ Schools|language=en-US}}</ref>
The Rescue Travois helped migrants trying to get to refugees to take all their family, without leaving children by the roadsides to die. The Rescue Tracois is still in use today. in arid. to help those need during COVID-19 pandemic. Alexis shared her "Rescue Travois" device ro transport the sick and vulnerable <ref name=":0" />
* 2012 Finalist in [[Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=2012 Finalists |publisher=Discovery Education Young Scientist Challenge |url=http://www.youngscientistchallenge.com/node/53/2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810113731/http://www.youngscientistchallenge.com/node/53/2012 |archivedate=August 10, 2016 |access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref>
* 2013 Iron Man 3 Inventor and Innovator Fair winner<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marvel's Iron Man 3: Inventor and Innovator Fair Announces Finalists|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/MARVELS-IRON-MAN-3-INVENTOR-AND-INNOVATOR-FAIR-Announces-Finalists-20130503|access-date=2019-11-16|website=Broadway World|language=en}}</ref>
* 2014 Spark!Lab Invent It Challenge winner<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://challenges.epals.com/inventit2014/|title=ePals Challenges {{!}} - ePals Global Community|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref>
* 2014 Big Hero 6 Inventor and Innovator Fair winner<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://invention.si.edu/where-are-they-now|title=Where Are They Now? |date=2017-11-02|website=Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation|language=en|access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref>
*2016 Scholastic Gold Key in Poetry<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artandwriting.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Regional-Awards-GK-Announcement.pdf|title=2016 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards |date=2016-03-14|website=Scholastic Art & Writing Awards|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 12:11, 10 February 2024

Alexis Lewis
Lewis in 2016
Born1999 (age 24–25)
EducationUniversity of North Carolina
Occupation(s)Futurist, inventor, public speaker, artist and writer
Websitewww.alexislewisinventor.me

Alexis Lewis[1] is an American inventor, repeat science fair winner and public speaker.[2] She is best known for her advocacy for invention education[3] and her humanitarian inventions. She is known to have given talks at the White House, Smithsonian, SXSW, National Maker Faire, the 2018 Social Innovation Summit, and at TEDx events.[4][5] Lewis also gained repeat standing as a finalist or winner in national and international science and invention fairs, including the 2012 Broadcom MASTERS Challenge.[6] In the course of the Spark!Lab Invent It Challenge, Lewis won pro-bono patent counsel, and holds a patent on the "Rescue Travois", granted 2015[7][8] and has one pending, on the "Emergency Mask Pod".[9]

Additionally, In 2019, Lewis served on the selection committee of Tool Foundry, a science tools accelerator, and in 2013, she served as a representative of LEGO Education at the 2013 FIRST World Championship.[10][11]

Documentaries

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Lewis has been featured in two mini-documentaries:

  • 2015 Smithsonian mini-documentary "Teen Inventor Alexis Lewis on Youth and the Innovative Spirit"[2]
  • 2017 The Stem 10, a series of mini-documentaries featuring Alexis Lewis, Jaden Smith and others[12][13]

Advisory positions

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  • Tool Foundry Accelerator Selection Committee[14]
  • Lifeboat Foundation[15]
    • Education Board
    • Engineering Board
    • Futurists Board
    • Media & Arts Board
    • Space Settlement Board

Speaking engagements

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Awards and recognition

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References

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  1. ^ "Alexis Lewis knows your secret: You're an inventor". garage.ext.hp.com. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Gambino, Megan. "Teenage Inventor Alexis Lewis Thinks That Kids Have the Solutions to the World's Problems". Smithsonian. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  3. ^ It Can't Wait: Democratizing Innovation & Invention, retrieved November 15, 2019
  4. ^ "Alexis Lewis". SXSW EDU 2020 Schedule. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  5. ^ "Social Innovation Summit 2018". www.socinnovation.com. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  6. ^ "Chase Lewis uses engineering to solve common problems". Student Science. August 29, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  7. ^ "United States Patent Application: 0150035240". appft.uspto.gov. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  8. ^ "Inventing Humanity". www.uspto.gov. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  9. ^ "A teenage inventor upgrades emergency rescue technology". Engineering For Change. September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  10. ^ "Accelerator". Tool Foundry. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Saving Children; Inspired by LEGO". forums.ni.com. May 23, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  12. ^ The Stem10 (TV Mini-Series 2017– ) - IMDb, retrieved November 17, 2019
  13. ^ Alexis Lewis - Inventor, retrieved November 17, 2019
  14. ^ "Accelerator". Tool Foundry. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  15. ^ "Lifeboat Foundation Bios: Alexis Lewis". lifeboat.com. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  16. ^ "TEDxAshburn | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  17. ^ Inventors. "Inventorseye newlook". www.uspto.gov. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  18. ^ "The First White House Maker Faire". The White House. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  19. ^ "TEDxUNC | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  20. ^ "Five Popular SXSW EDU Sessions to Listen to Now [Audio]". SXSW EDU. May 27, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  21. ^ "Social Innovation Summit 2018". www.socinnovation.com. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  22. ^ "Winners 2012 – Broadcom Foundation". Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  23. ^ "Smithsonian-ePals Global Kids Invention Challenge Winners Announced". Internet @ Schools. February 5, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  24. ^ "2012 Finalists". Discovery Education Young Scientist Challenge. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  25. ^ "Marvel's Iron Man 3: Inventor and Innovator Fair Announces Finalists". Broadway World. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  26. ^ "ePals Challenges | - ePals Global Community". Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  27. ^ "Where Are They Now?". Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. November 2, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  28. ^ "2016 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards" (PDF). Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. March 14, 2016.
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