Anyone who has been a part of Public Invention within the past five years will have met volunteer coordinator and admin extraordinaire Miriam Castillo. From recruiting volunteers for project teams, to running Google Ad campaigns, to brainstorming solutions within the admin team, Castillo has been a critical member of the organization. Recently, she shared the […]
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Megan Cadena has been a part of Public Invention nearly since its inception, and is a crucial Invention Coach as well as a cornerstone of the administrative team. Over the years, she has fostered a community of fellow technologists and innovative enthusiasts that continues to flourish. In a recent interview, Cadena shared her experiences working
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Public Inventor, Scientist, Engineer Roy Phillips is a Public Invention volunteer, PhD student at Rice University, and a contractor for multiple health and tech startups. His work combines a biological understanding of the human brain with engineering and a deep understanding of AI neural networks. Recently, he has used his expertise to support the software,
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Although I have never seen myself as truly left-brained, I have had a longstanding interest in science, technology, and creating. Whether as a kid putting together miniature houses with knick-nacks, writing stories, or searching up Khan Academy human biology videos for fun, I enjoyed building and learning new subjects. I pursued an English degree at
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“In this day and age where technology is being used a little bit maliciously, or misused, I saw an opportunity to actually be able to use technology to help society.” – Jara Rodriguez Public Inventor Jara Rodriguez is a graduate from a TU Dublin software engineering masters degree program, and is a new member of
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Public Invention’s EcoPot project has progressed over the past several years and is currently in its final stages of development. The project developed from an initial idea based on the rounded shape of ancient pots, into a modern design meant to efficiently use heat from an open fire to cook food and heat water. This
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“I was asking Dr. Read if there were more ways for me to contribute, or how I could grow, especially in robotics. And that’s when he mentioned Public Invention.” – Avinash Baskaran Avinash Baskaran has been a crucial contributor to multiple Public Invention projects, and has been involved in the open-source movement since his undergraduate
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On June 15, 2025, three Public Invention project teams traveled to Austin, TX, to present their work and demonstrate their projects during Public Invention’s first, in-person Demo Day. The presenters included the PolyVent, the Moonrat Portable Incubator, and the Krake project teams. The latter is an alarm device whose development has been headed by Invention
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Lawrence Kincheloe has been a crucial participant in multiple Public Invention projects, ranging from the General Purpose Alarm Device (GPAD) and the NASA-MCOG to a new preliminary project, the Biochar Toilet. A proud Oklahoma resident, Kincheloe has been a part of his local open source community since graduating from university in 2009, and he has
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“I always had a dream of being part of a team, innovating, or designing something new.” – Cledden Obeng-Poku Kwanin The EcoPot project aims to support communities around the world who use open fires to cook their food and heat water. The main goal of the project is to design a pot that specifically uses
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