Macinley Butson

Macinley Butson is an inventor and scientist who won the 2018 NSW Young Australian of the Year and 2019 Stockholm Junior Water Prize.[1]

Macinley Butson
NationalityAustralian
Alma materIllawarra Grammar School
AwardsStockholm Junior Water Prize (2019) NSW Young Australian of the Year (2018)
Websitewww.macinleybutson.com

Her inventions gear towards supporting radiotherapy breast cancer patients and ensuring provision of safe drinking water for developing communities.[2] She became a part of BBC 100 Women 2020 because of her contributions and inspirational role in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics[2] and 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia under Healthcare and Science.[3]

Early life and education

Butson hails from Wollongong, New South Wales.[4] She began inventing when she was six years old.[1] She attended high school at The Illawarra Grammar School.[4]

Career

She was 18 years old when she invented the SODIS ultraviolet radiation sticker which tests whether water is safe to drink, a breakthrough that has the potential to save lives from contaminated water.[5] She also invented the SMART Armour which aims to protect breast cancer patients from the effects of excess radiation during their radiotherapy treatment [6] however is not in use at any hospital to date.

References
  1. "Macinley Butson". Forbes. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. "BBC 100 Women 2020: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. "30 Under 30 Asia 2020: Healthcare & Science". Forbes. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  4. Bourke, Latika (1 September 2019). "'This will stick in our minds for a long time': Macinley's invention could change lives for one cent". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. "18 year old Macinley Butson wins global prize for water invention". Women's Agenda. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  6. "Why Macinley Butson Is Our Hero". Marie Claire. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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