Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative
Live Talk
Miranda Wang
Rolex supports individuals and organisations driving progress across the sciences, guided by the belief that no challenge is beyond the reach of human ingenuity.
Join us on Thursday 21 August to discover the groundbreaking work of Miranda Wang, Rolex Awards Laureate, who is transforming the future of plastic recycling.
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Helen Czerski
Physicist and Oceanographer
Miranda Wang
Co-founder & CEO, Novoloop
Rolex Awards Laureate
Rolex Awards Laureate
Rolex Perpetual
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Miranda Wang - Rethinking plastic
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First and foremost a physicist and oceanographer, Dr Helen Czerski is also an award-winning television broadcaster and writer, and was one of the ten jurors of the 2023 Rolex Awards for Enterprise.
As well as conducting extensive research, Czerski presents documentaries on physics and ocean-related topics for the BBC, and her column “Everyday Physics” regularly appears in the Wall Street Journal, while her award-winning first book, Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life (2016), has been translated into 14 languages.
In 2018, Czerski won the Institute of Physics Gold Medal (William Thomson, Lord Kelvin Medal and Prize) for her work championing physics to millions worldwide.
Miranda Wang is a Canadian entrepreneur dedicated to addressing plastic pollution. As the co-founder and CEO of Novoloop, she has developed innovative technologies to transform previously unrecyclable plastic waste into valuable chemicals and materials. In recognition of her groundbreaking work, Wang was named a Rolex Laureate in 2019.