Raymond Wang

Raymond Wang is a young inventor from Vancouver, Canada, who created a device that can improve air quality for passengers on airplanes.[1] In May 2015, at the age of 17 and a junior at St. Georges School in Vancouver,[2] Wang won the world's largest high school science competition, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh, the top prize valued at $75,000.[2] His invention has the potential to keep dangerous microbes from spreading on airplanes.[3] Wang has spoken about his invention on TED,[4] and has filed for a patent for his invention, which he calls a "global inlet director".[5]

For the Roman Catholic bishop, see Raymond Wang Chong Lin.

Raymond Wang
Born1997/1998 (age 22–23)
Vancouver, Canada
EducationHarvard University, St. George's School
OccupationInventor, Student, TED talk speaker

References
  1. "High-flying invention marks B.C. student as top science mind of his age". The Globe and Mail. December 30, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  2. "Science Fair Winner Designs Device To Cut Virus Spread On Planes". NPR. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  3. Brown, Emma (May 15, 2015). "Meet the teen who just won $75,000 for inventing a system to keep germs from spreading on airplanes". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  4. Wang, Raymond (December 10, 2015), How germs travel on planes -- and how we can stop them, retrieved October 3, 2017
  5. "One teen found a genius way to make airplane air up to 55 times cleaner". Upworthy. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
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