Ann Makosinski

Ann Makosinski is a Canadian inventor and public speaker. She is best known for her invention of the thermoelectric flashlight in 2013.

Ann Makosinski
Makosinski at Instituto Nacional de Educación Tecnológica, Buenos Aires, in 2018
Born (1997-10-03) October 3, 1997
Alma mater
Known forInventions
Awards

Early life

Makosinski is of Filipino and Polish descent.[1]

For her 7th grade science project, Makosinski invented a radio that could be powered by the wasted heat from a candle. Two years later, she built a piezoelectric flashlight of her own design.[2]

Thermoelectric flashlight

In 2013, Makosinski won the Google Science Fair for her invention of the thermoelectric flashlight.[3][4] The device relies on the thermoelectric effect using Peltier tiles. It is hollow to increase convection currents.[2] 2018 she was in negotiations to commercially manufacture and distribute the flashlight.[5][6] She was inspired by visits to her mother's homeland in the Philippines, where her friends failed at high school because they didn't have enough light to study at night.[4][7]

In 2013, she presented her invention at TEDx Richmond and TEDx Vancouver and won a gold medal at the Canada-Wide Science Fair.[8][9][10] Later that year, she appeared in a Time magazine article about influential people younger than 30 years old.[11] In 2016, she was voted the Popular Science Young Inventor of the Year.[12]

Career

In 2016, Ann won a $50,000 investment from the Quest Climate Grant, supported by Canadian Geographic and Shell Energy North America for inventions which are powered by body heat.[13] Later that year, she was appointed a global brand ambassador for Uniqlo.[5][14][15]

In 2017, Makosinski was included on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.[16][17] She was also named one of Glamour magazine's 2018 College Women of the Year.[18]

In 2018, Makosinski presented her invention of the "eDrink mug" to Jimmy Fallon on the Tonight Show, which uses heat from a drink to charge a phone.[19][20][21] As a prize, The Tonight Show gave her $5,000 to support her education.[22]

In 2018, Makosinski won four major awards from the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.[23]

Makosinski has studied at St. Michaels University School.[24] She is currently a student at the University of British Columbia and completed the Arts One program.[23]

Makosinski is the founder of Makotronics Enterprises and has filed several patents.[25][26]

Family

Makosinski's family live in Saanich, British Columbia.[27] Her father is a retired lab manager with two medical patents.[8]

References
  1. Ramos-Reid, Rachel. "Ann Makosinski: The Girl Next Door is a Young Scientist - Canadian Filipino Net". canadianfilipino.net. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  2. "Will Ann Makosinski change the world? (Includes interview and first-hand account)". 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  3. Google Science Fair (2014-02-11), Can I power a flashlight without batteries? | Ann Makosinski, retrieved 2018-07-31
  4. News, ABS-CBN. "Fil-Canadian teen's invention gets Google's attention". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  5. "Ann Makosinski - Jeff Jacobson Agency". www.jeffjacobsonagency.com. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  6. "Not your usual 19-year-old". SooToday.com. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  7. "This 18-Year-Old Invented A Coffee Mug That Can Charge Your Phone". Popular Science. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  8. "Ann Makosinski, Google Science Fair Finalist Heads To Calif., Hits TEDx Circuit (VIDEO)". HuffPost Canada. 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  9. TEDx Talks (2013-11-25), Be the source: Ann Makosinski at TEDxRenfrewCollingwood, retrieved 2018-07-31
  10. "Young Innovators: Ann Makosinski of Makotronics Enterprises — Douglas Magazine". Douglas Magazine. 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  11. Rhodan, Maya. "These Are the 30 People Under 30 Changing the World". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  12. Popular Science (2016-09-20), Meet Ann Makosinski: Our Young Inventor Of The Year, retrieved 2018-07-31
  13. "Ann Makosinski, B.C. Teen Inventor, Wins $50,000 In Latest Achievement". HuffPost Canada. 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  14. TakePart (2016-10-26), Make Better Today – Ann Makosinski | Presented by TakePart + Lenovo, retrieved 2018-07-31
  15. Iswarienko, Kurt (2016-03-11), Uniqlo - Ann Makosinski "Flashlight Girl", retrieved 2018-07-31
  16. CBC News (2017-01-05), Teen inventor lands on Forbes 30 under 30 list, retrieved 2018-07-31
  17. Michaels, Written by Koby. "UBC student Ann Makosinski named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list". The Ubyssey. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  18. Militare, Jessica. "10 College Women on Activism, #MeToo, and Calling B.S. on Perfection". Glamour. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  19. Luymes, ,Glenda. "Jimmy Fallon turns spotlight on Victoria teen's flashlight". www.theprovince.com. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  20. "Saanich teen's newest invention can use hot coffee to power devices". Global News. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  21. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2015-10-08), Fallonventions: eDrink, retrieved 2018-07-31
  22. "Ann Makosinski's Tonight Show Segment Makes Victoria Proud". HuffPost Canada. 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  23. "Ann Makosinski: Inventing your UBC experience". UBC | Undergraduate Programs and Admissions. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  24. SMART, ,AMY. "Vancouver Island student shows Jimmy Fallon her invention on Tonight Show". www.vancouversun.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  25. "Ann Makosinski". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  26. "Patents Assigned to MAKOTRONICS ENTERPRISES INC. - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  27. Smart, Amy. "Saanich student, 16, shows off invention on Tonight Show". Times Colonist. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
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