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. Their recognition include the InStyle 2019 Woman of Style and Next-Gen Award, and the 2019 Marie Claire Glass Ceiling Awards Future Shaper. They became a part of BBC 100 Women 2020 because of their contributions and inspirational role in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics

Early life and education Butson hails from Wollongong, New South Wales. They began inventing when they were six years old. 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. 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.