2022 James Dyson Award global winners announced
THE James Dyson Award has given more than 1M pounds in prize money to over 300 promising inventions from young engineers and scientists around the world. This year, Sir James Dyson has selected two global winners, each receiving 30,000 pounds, and one runner-up, receiving 5,000 pounds in prize money, to support the next stages of their inventions.
Commenting on this year’s competition, Sir James Dyson said: “Every year, the James Dyson Award offers proof that young people are passionate about improving the planet and solving environmental and medical problems. There are people who grandstand over the issues they care about, but these young inventors are doing something more productive. They are diligently applying themselves to problemsolving, using engineering, science and ingenious design.”
This year’s international winners are Tomasz Raczy ski, Dominik Baraniecki and Piotr Walter, all current PhD students, studying at Warsaw University of Technology, Poland. They invented SmartHEAL, a smart sensor for dressings, which indicates how well a wound is healing by measuring its pH level.
This year’s sustainability winners are Swaleh Owais from Canada and Reiten Cheng from California. Swaleh is a recent engineering graduate studying in Canada at McMaster University, and Reiten is a recent industrial design graduate from ArtCenter College of Design in the USA with a background in mechanical engineering. They invented Polyformer, a machine that recycles plastic bottles into affordable 3D printer filament for developing nations.
Charlotte Blancke is a recent graduate of the University of Antwerp. She invented Ivvy, a wearable replacement for the existing intravenous drip pole apparatus, improving comfort and mobility for patients.