Macinley Butson | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Alma mater | 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 inventions gear towards supporting radiotherapy breast cancer patients and ensuring provision of safe drinking water for developing communities.[2] They became a part of BBC 100 Women 2020 because of their contributions and inspirational role in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics[2] and 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia under Healthcare and Science.[3]