Param Jaggi Explained

Param Jaggi
Birth Date:18 April 1994
Fields:Physical Sciences
Alma Mater:Vanderbilt University

Param Jaggi (born April 18, 1994) is an American inventor and the CEO of Hatch Technologies.[1] Previously, he was founder and CEO of EcoViate.[2] He is known for building Algae Mobile, a device that converts carbon dioxide emitted from a car into oxygen.[3] Jaggi was featured in Forbes 30 under 30 in 2011[4] and 2012.[5]

He was named an INK Fellow and participated in the 2013 INK Conference.[6] Jaggi was also a speaker at TEDxRedmond in 2013[7] and is on the board of USA Science and Engineering Festival.[8] In 2013, he was featured in CNN's The Next List.[9]

Early life and education

Jaggi’s parents encouraged him to pursue science since he was a child. As a child, he pursued projects related to environment and world problems. After completing his education from Plano East High School,[10] he joined Austin College in 2011.[11] When he was 15, he began working with alternative energy sources and a year later he started working in a lab at University of Texas, Dallas. He has also worked at a patent law office.[2] In 2012, he attended Vanderbilt University where he became a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Sustainability and Economics.[12]

Inventions

He started working with environmental and energy technologies at the age of 13.[13] When he was 14, he built an algae-based bio-reactor.[2] In 2013, he started working on a thermo-voltaic system that would harness wasted heat from the motor vehicle.[12]

Algae Mobile

Jaggi built the first model of Algae Mobile, a device that converts carbon dioxide emitted from a car into oxygen,[3] in 2008. He got the idea of building the device when he was learning to drive. In 2009, he filed a patent for it, which was approved in 2013.[14] Since 2009, he has made different models of Algae Mobile.[15] In February 2010, he won top prize in the Beal Bank Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair at Fair Park for Algae Mobile[16]

In 2011, he participated in ExxonMobil Texas Science and Engineering Fair and qualified to advance to the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)[17] At the ISEF, he won the Environmental Protection Agency's Patrick H. Hurd Sustainability Award for Algae Mobile 3.[18]

Personal life

Jaggi is of Indian descent,[2] and currently resides in Washington, D.C.[19] His father, Pawan Jaggi is an entrepreneur[20] and serves as the director of EcoViate. His brother, Parakh Jaggi is a Software Engineer and serves as CTO of Climate Benefits![21]

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hatch. angel.co. 2015-11-03.
  2. Web site: On The Green Route. The Hindu. 8 November 2013.
  3. Web site: Young inventor's algae device may one day revolutionize air quality. Meyers. Jessica. Dallas Morning News. 8 November 2013.
  4. Web site: Param Jaggi, Inventor, Austin College, 17. https://web.archive.org/web/20120108093353/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mef45eldh/param-jaggi-inventor-austin-college-tex-17/. dead. January 8, 2012. Forbes. 9 November 2013.
  5. Web site: Param Jaggi, 18. https://web.archive.org/web/20121231173855/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mef45jdde/param-jaggi-18/. dead. December 31, 2012. Forbes. 8 November 2013.
  6. Web site: Nineteen Talented Indians Named 2013 INK Fellows. India West. 9 November 2013.
  7. Web site: Together We Can Change the World: Param Jaggi at TEDxRedmond. TED. 7 December 2013.
  8. Web site: Advisors. USA Science and Engineering Festival. 7 December 2013.
  9. Web site: Environmental wunderkind and Vanderbilt student Param Jaggi to be featured on CNN's 'The Next List'. Vanderbilt University. 9 November 2013.
  10. Web site: College Freshman Makes Forbes World-Changers List. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. 9 November 2013.
  11. Web site: Freshman Named Top Inventor. 9 November 2013. Austin College.
  12. Web site: Meet Param Jaggi, A Young CEO. Her Campus. 9 November 2013.
  13. Web site: Meet 9 Amazing Teen "Cleantech" Inventors. Oracle Talk. 9 November 2013.
  14. Web site: EcoViate team trying to "change the world". Teknovation.biz. 9 November 2013.
  15. Web site: Whiz Kids: 5 Amazing Young Inventors. 9 November 2013. Mental Floss.
  16. Web site: A Breath of Fresh Air: Plano East Senior Named One of America's Great Young Inventors. Dallas Observer. 9 November 2013. Robert. Wilonsky.
  17. Web site: ExxonMobil State Science Fair Grand Prize Winners Qualify to Attend International Fair. Plano Independent School District.
  18. Web site: High School Inventors 2011. Popular Science. 8 November 2013. Katherine. Bagley.
  19. Web site: Six Nashvillians named in Forbes' 30 Under 30 series. Nashville Business Journal. 9 November 2013.
  20. Web site: Science student by day is CEO by night. Indian Gazette. 9 November 2013.
  21. Web site: Climate Benefits .
  22. Web site: Nobel Laureate for Texan of the Year?. Dallas Morning News. 9 November 2013.
  23. Web site: Teen's Invention to Reduce Car Pollution Wins EPA Award. Julie. Tam. NBC 4 Dallas-Fort Worth. 9 November 2013.

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