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Vibodh Ayyapureddi National Invention Convention Global Change Award Winner 2026

 

Ali Chavez 2nd grade STEM Charter Academy 2020 National Invention Convention Patent Winner

 Caleb Adams from Garwood Elementary with invention “Adam’s Washer” National Invention Convention Accessibility Award Winner 2020

 

 

Grace Gardiner North Idaho STEM Charter Academy High School inventor of Jules Verne State winner for “D Map” invention and 2020 National Invention Convention “Inventing the Future” Winner

Charlotte Hober Coeur d’Alene School District National Invention Convention Winner

Julianna Schwam 3rd grader National Invention Convention 3-time “Best Journal” Winner

Our very own Invent Idaho Best of Show winner, Alex Knoll, appeared on the Ellen Show, which has had more than 17 million views.  View video

 

 

 

Taelyn Baiza, 7th grade, North Junior High and TVMSC,  appeared on The CW’s television program Did I Mention Invention .   The program is hosted by Alie Ward, who also co-hosts the CBS television program Innovation Nation.  Taelyn was filmed while showcasing her Invent Idaho project at the 2018 National Invention Convention and Entrepreneurship Expo (NICEE) last May at The Henry Ford Museum in Michigan.  Her project, The Nautilus, dealt with the problem of microplastic pollution in the oceans and Great Lakes and went on to earn the Jules Verne Award for Forward Thinking Innovation and Global Change.  This is the second year in a row that Taelyn was selected to compete at NICEE as an Invent Idaho student representative. Taelyn also earned the Jules Verne Award for Forward Thinking Innovation and Global Change in 2017 for her Invent Idaho project Mare Sanum (Healthy Sea) Fishing Net.   Program footage can be viewed at http://www.onemagnificentmorning.com/programs/did-i-mention-invention/.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

2019 National Invention Convention Winners:

Jolie Martin:  6th grade winner and Fashion/Home Design Award

 

 

2019 National Invention Convention article North Idaho winners:  https://www.cdapress.com/local_news/20190610/local_students_win_big_at_invention_convention_us_nationals

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CHANNEL 7 NEWS CAPITOL DAY 2019

https://www.ktvb.com/mobile/video/news/education/young-inventors-show-off-their-ideas-at-the-idaho-capitol/277-1a926297-d3d4-4f1b-9348-70f07e83b350

 

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National Invention Convention 2017 video.  Click here to view or copy/paste this url into your browser: 

 

Mulitple Idaho young inventors featured! 

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For further information, contact:  Beth Brubaker  bethbr@inventidaho.com 208-660-4349

Idaho Young Inventors Shine at National Invention Convention

 

Young inventors from Idaho won six major awards at the National Invention Convention in Washington, DC., May 20-21.  The event was hosted by the US Patent Office and Trademark Office. Over 240 young inventors in grades 3-12 from 21 states participated in the first National Invention Convention, created by the STEMie Coalition.  Sponsors included Microsoft, United Technologies, Stanley Tools, and the Lemelson Foundation.  One third of the 18 Idaho attendees placed at this auspicious event, which was a superb showing for Idaho. 

The  2016 Idaho winners were:

• Corrine Pixton, a 4^th grader from Boise, Idaho, won two awards for her “Mow Safe” invention:  Second Place for all Fourth Grade inventions and the Government/Safety Award sponsored by the Washington Home Land Security Roundtable.
• Joshua McKenna, a 6^th grader from Rathdrum, Idaho, won the prestigious “Best Poster” display award for his “Porta Potty Survival Kit” invention.  This clever display was in the shape of a porta potty mounted on a turntable, so that all sides containing information about his invention could be viewed easily.
• Evelyn Hollis, a 5^th grader from Meridian, Idaho, won the Community and Societal Benefits Award for her invention “The Learning Pod”, which would help the homeless gain educational skills.  The Community Award was sponsored by the Lemelson Foundation.
• Zachary Linford, a 3^rd grader from Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, won the Environmental Award for his invention “The Hawksbill Hatchling Helper”, which is designed to assist endangered baby turtles to find their way to the ocean.
• Pragathi Durga Rajarajan, a 6^th grader from Boise, Idaho, earned the highly-coveted Jules Verne Award for her “Tornado Catcher” invention, which would cause tornadoes to dissipate.  The Jules Verne award is for highly theoretical and futuristic invention ideas.

 

ABOUT INVENT IDAHO:

Young inventors in grades 1-12 are inspired and recognized for their innovations through the Invent Idaho student invention program, an annual event which includes three Regional qualifying invention competitions and the Invent Idaho State Finals.  Inventors’ projects are judged and awarded in grade level divisions as well as five categories:  Working Models, Non-Working Models, Adaptations, Gadgets and Games, and the Jules Verne Category.  Winners at each Regional competition progress to the Invent Idaho State Finals, held at the University of Idaho in Moscow.  Best of Show and Best of Category winners receive Science kit awards, as well as an invitation to “pitch” their invention at the University of Idaho’s Engineering EXPO.  In addition, top inventors were invited to the first National Invention Convention in Washington, DC.  For further information about how to participate or become a sponsor, visit www.inventidaho.com.

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