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| occupation = Student, Inventor, Speaker
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Alexis Lewis, formerly Chase 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 inventor, repeat science fair winner and public speaker.<ref>{{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. 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"<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> 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> In 2019, Alexis served on the selection committee of Tool Foundry, a science tools accelerator.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.toolfoundry.org/accelerator/|title=Accelerator|website=Tool Foundry|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref>
Alexis Lewis, formerly Chase 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 inventor, repeat science fair winner and public speaker.<ref>{{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|White House,]] [[Smithsonian Institution|Smithsonian]], [[South by Southwest|SXSW]], National Maker Faire, the 2018 Social Innovation Summit, and in 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"<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> 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>
Additionally, In 2019, Alexis served on the selection committee of Tool Foundry, a science tools accelerator.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.toolfoundry.org/accelerator/|title=Accelerator|website=Tool Foundry|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref>


==Mini-Documentaries==
==Mini-Documentaries==

Revision as of 18:22, 17 November 2019

  • Comment: Needs more sources. Also, its still not quite clear who she is/what she has done. Captain Eek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 09:11, 15 November 2019 (UTC)


Alexis Lewis
Born
Chase Lewis
EducationEnrolled at UNC Chapel Hill
Occupation(s)Student, Inventor, Speaker
Websitehttps://www.alexislewisinventor.me/

Alexis Lewis, formerly Chase Lewis[1], is an 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 in 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"[7] and has one pending, on the "Emergency Mask Pod".[8]

Additionally, In 2019, Alexis served on the selection committee of Tool Foundry, a science tools accelerator.[9]

Mini-Documentaries

Lewis has been featured in two mini-documentaries:

  • 2015 Smithsonian mini-documentary "Teen Inventor Alexis Lewis on Youth and the Innovative Spirit"
  • 2017 The Stem 10, a series of mini-documentaries featuring Alexis Lewis, Jaden Smith and others[10][11]

Awards & Recognitions

References

  1. ^ "Alexis Lewis knows your secret: You're an inventor". garage.ext.hp.com. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  2. ^ Gambino, Megan. "Teenage Inventor Alexis Lewis Thinks That Kids Have the Solutions to the World's Problems". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  3. ^ It Can't Wait: Democratizing Innovation & Invention, retrieved 2019-11-15
  4. ^ "Alexis Lewis". SXSW EDU 2020 Schedule. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  5. ^ "Social Innovation Summit 2018". www.socinnovation.com. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  6. ^ "Chase Lewis uses engineering to solve common problems". Student Science. 2014-08-29. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  7. ^ "United States Patent Application: 0150035240". appft.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  8. ^ "A teenage inventor upgrades emergency rescue technology". Engineering For Change. 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  9. ^ "Accelerator". Tool Foundry. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  10. ^ The Stem10 (TV Mini-Series 2017– ) - IMDb, retrieved 2019-11-17
  11. ^ Alexis Lewis - Inventor, retrieved 2019-11-17
  12. ^ "Winners 2012 – Broadcom Foundation". Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  13. ^ "Contest Archives | Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge". web.archive.org. 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  14. ^ "ePals Challenges | - ePals Global Community". Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  15. ^ Center, Smithsonian Lemelson (2017-11-02). "Where Are They Now?". Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  16. ^ Desk, BWW News. "MARVEL'S IRON MAN 3: INVENTOR AND INNOVATOR FAIR Announces Finalists". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2019-11-16. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  17. ^ ‎, Scholastic (2016-03-14). "2016 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards" (PDF). Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. {{cite web}}: |last= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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