Param Jaggi | |
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Born | April 18, 1994 |
Alma mater | Vanderbilt University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physical Sciences |
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]
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]
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]
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, [14] which was approved in 2013. [15] Since 2009, he has made different models of Algae Mobile. [14] 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]
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]
Param Jaggi | |
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Born | April 18, 1994 |
Alma mater | Vanderbilt University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physical Sciences |
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]
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]
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]
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, [14] which was approved in 2013. [15] Since 2009, he has made different models of Algae Mobile. [14] 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]
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]