Biography:Macinley Butson
Macinley Butson | |
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| Education | The Illawarra Grammar School |
| Awards | Stockholm Junior Water Prize (2019) NSW Young Australian of the Year (2018) |
| Website | www |
Macinley Butson is an inventor and scientist who won the 2018 NSW Young Australian of the Year and 2019 Stockholm Junior Water Prize.[1] Their[lower-alpha 1] recognition include the InStyle 2019 Woman of Style and Next-Gen Award, and the 2019 Marie Claire Glass Ceiling Awards Future Shaper.[1][3]
Their inventions gear towards supporting radiotherapy breast cancer patients and ensuring provision of safe drinking water for developing communities.[4] They became a part of BBC 100 Women 2020 because of their contributions and inspirational role in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics[4] and 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia under Healthcare and Science.[3]
Early life and education
Butson hails from Wollongong, New South Wales.[5] They began inventing when they were six years old.[1] They attended high school at The Illawarra Grammar School.[5]
Career
Butson invented the SODIS ultraviolet radiation sticker at the age of 18 in 2018. The SODIS sticker tests whether water is safe to drink.[6] They also invented the SMART (Scale Maille Armour for Radiation Therapy) Armour which aims to protect breast cancer patients from the effects of excess radiation during radiotherapy treatment.[7][8] They currently are working at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation as a Health Physics Surveyor. In 2021 they co-founded Passionately Curious, a not-for-profit providing equal access to STEM.[9][10]
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Macinley Butson" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/profile/macinley-butson/.
- ↑ "@macinley_butson". https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fmacinley_butson%2F&is_from_rle.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "30 Under 30 Asia 2020: Healthcare & Science" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2020/asia/healthcare-science/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "BBC 100 Women 2020: Who is on the list this year?" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2020-11-23. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-55042935.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Bourke, Latika (2019-09-01). "'This will stick in our minds for a long time': Macinley's invention could change lives for one cent" (in en). https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/this-will-stick-in-our-minds-for-a-long-time-macinley-s-invention-could-change-lives-for-one-cent-20190831-p52mm4.html.
- ↑ "18 year old Macinley Butson wins global prize for water invention" (in en-AU). 2019-09-02. https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/18-year-old-macinley-butson-wins-prestigious-global-prize-for-water-invention/.
- ↑ "Why Macinley Butson Is Our Hero" (in en-us). https://www.marieclaire.com.au/macinley-butson-stem-inventor.
- ↑ "Copper cancer shield fabric catapults teen inventor to YouTube fame" (in en-AU). ABC News. 2019-05-21. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-22/youtube-profiles-teenage-scientist-macinley-butson/11134004.
- ↑ "Macinley Butson | ANSTO". https://www.ansto.gov.au/people/macinley-butson.
- ↑ "Macinley Butson" (in en-AU). https://www.saxton.com.au/speakers/macinley-butson.
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