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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. 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 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>
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 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>


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>
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>
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Lewis has been featured in two mini-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"<sup>[2]<sup>
* 2015 [[Smithsonian Institution|Smithsonian]] mini-documentary "Teen Inventor Alexis Lewis on Youth and the Innovative Spirit"<sup>[2]</sup>
* 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>
* 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>


==Awards & Recognitions==
==Awards and recognition==


* 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>
* 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>
* 2012 Finalist in [[Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810113731/http://www.youngscientistchallenge.com/node/53/2012|title=Contest Archives {{!}} Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge|date=2016-08-10|website=web.archive.org|access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref>
* 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>
* 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 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?|last=Center|first=Smithsonian Lemelson|date=2017-11-02|website=Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation|language=en|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>
* 2013 Iron Man 3 Inventor and Innovator Fair winner<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/MARVELS-IRON-MAN-3-INVENTOR-AND-INNOVATOR-FAIR-Announces-Finalists-20130503|title=MARVEL'S IRON MAN 3: INVENTOR AND INNOVATOR FAIR Announces Finalists|last=Desk|first=BWW News|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref>
* 2013 Iron Man 3 Inventor and Innovator Fair winner<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/MARVELS-IRON-MAN-3-INVENTOR-AND-INNOVATOR-FAIR-Announces-Finalists-20130503|title=Marvel's Iron Man 3: Inventor and Innovator Fair Announces Finalists |website=Broadway World|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|last=‎|first=Scholastic|date=2016-03-14|website=Scholastic Art & Writing Awards|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</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|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>


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Revision as of 00:21, 18 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 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, Alexis served on the selection committee of Tool Foundry, a science tools accelerator.[10]

Mini-Documentaries

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[11][12]

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ^ "Alexis Lewis knows your secret: You're an inventor". garage.ext.hp.com. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  2. ^ 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. ^ The Stem10 (TV Mini-Series 2017– ) - IMDb, retrieved November 17, 2019
  12. ^ Alexis Lewis - Inventor, retrieved November 17, 2019
  13. ^ "Winners 2012 – Broadcom Foundation". Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  14. ^ "2012 Finalists". Discovery Education Young Scientist Challenge. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  15. ^ "ePals Challenges | - ePals Global Community". Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  16. ^ "Where Are They Now?". Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. November 2, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  17. ^ "Marvel's Iron Man 3: Inventor and Innovator Fair Announces Finalists". Broadway World. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  18. ^ "2016 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards" (PDF). Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. March 14, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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