Alexis Lewis

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]

Alexis Lewis
Lewis in 2016
Born	1999 (age 24–25)
Education	University of North Carolina
Occupation(s)	Futurist, inventor, public speaker, artist and writer
Website	www.alexislewisinventor.me

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

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

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

Speaking engagements

• TEDxAshburn, 2014^[16]
• Smithsonian-USPTO Innovation Family Festival, 2015^[17]
• Obama-White House address: National Week of Making, 2015^[18]
• TEDxUNC 2015^[19]
• South By Southwest (SXSW), 2017^[20]
• Social Innovation Summit, 2018^[21]

Awards and recognition

• 2012 Broadcom MASTERS 1st in Engineering^[22]
• 2012 Spark!Lab Invent It Challenge winner^[11][23]
• 2012 Finalist in Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge^[24]
• 2013 Iron Man 3 Inventor and Innovator Fair winner^[25]
• 2014 Spark!Lab Invent It Challenge winner^[26]
• 2014 Big Hero 6 Inventor and Innovator Fair winner^[27]
• 2016 Scholastic Gold Key in Poetry^[28]

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. "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. . 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.