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UC Master of Engineering graduate Jonathan Ring.
UC Master of Engineering graduate Jonathan Ring won the Breakthrough Innovator Award for Zincovery, his company that is decarbonising zinc recycling.
Ring began developing the technology for Zincovery during his master鈥檚 thesis study with co-founder听Professor Aaron Marshall听at the UC. The innovative technology recycles zinc from galvanised steel five times more efficiently than traditional methods, making it a more environmentally friendly and cost-effective alternative. The global market opportunity for the technology is estimated at over $10 billion per annum and growing. 听
In two years, Ring has transformed the听technology from his master鈥檚 project听into a startup company employing seven people.听
The Kiwinet awards finalists included UC听Distinguished Professor Maggie-Lee Huckabee听in the Researcher Entrepreneur category for her innovative technologies for听rehabilitation of swallowing impairment, and UC Product Design and Commerce student Ben Scales, who is co-founder and CEO of听next-gen materials startup KiwiFibre, in the Momentum Student Entrepreneur category.
The KiwiNet Awards celebrate the scientific discoveries being successfully developed and launched into the market from New 茄子视频app官网universities and other research organisations and their impact on Aotearoa and beyond.
