Raymond Wang


Raymond Wang is a young inventor from Vancouver, Canada, who created a device that can improve air quality for passengers on airplanes. In May 2015, at the age of 17 and a junior at St. Georges School in Vancouver, 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. His invention has the potential to keep dangerous microbes from spreading on airplanes. Wang has spoken about his invention on TED, and has filed for a patent for his invention, which he calls a "global inlet director".