Rafael
DIP 2018-19 batch
Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Science and Engineering Magnet School, Dallas-TX
Innovated: A touchless system to control elevators (Patent Pending)
Rafael
DIP 2018-19 batch
Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Science and Engineering Magnet School, Dallas-TX
Innovated: A touchless system to control elevators (Patent Pending)
17-year-old Rafael Zapiain grew up in Monterrey, Mexico, and joined the 2018-19 batch of DiscoverSTEM's Innovation Program. He attends Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Science and Engineering Magnet School. He, along with his team, innovated a touchless system to control elevators. This innovation is currently patent pending with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Rafael participates in his school's robotics team. He is also a member of a boy scouts troop. Once he graduates from high school, Rafael intends to study chemical engineering. Rafael loves to read books, and in his free time, he works on writing his own book.