Martyna Łuszczek | Warsaw / POLAND

A voice of the young generation changing the world for the better.

Nominated for STARS NIGHT AWARDS 2025 in the category of GLOBAL IMPACT STAR.

She was also recognised as one of the Top 50 Finalists for the Global Student Prize 2024, joining the world’s most outstanding students in a prestigious international listing.

In times when the world faces complex environmental, social, and technological challenges, there are individuals who, despite their young age, have the courage to act, create, and inspire. One such figure is Martyna Łuszczek, a young innovator and leader whose commitment, knowledge, and determination prove that limits exist only in our imagination.

Her nomination in the Stars Night Awards 2025 as a Global Impact Star is a recognition of her achievements and a source of immense pride for the Polish nation.

Originally from a small town in Poland, Martyna learned the values of hard work and perseverance from an early age. Despite limited access to modern technologies and educational resources, her constant curiosity and hunger for knowledge led her to co-create Aquacollector – an innovative, portable device designed to collect and utilise microplastics from bodies of water.

Microplastics pose a real threat to the environment – invisible particles of synthetic material enter the bodies of aquatic organisms, disrupt ecosystems, and ultimately reach the human body, being absorbed in quantities of up to seven grams per week. Existing technological solutions have so far been too expensive, too complex, or too difficult to scale.

Martyna and her three-person team worked on the project for nearly two years, including extensive testing and research and acquiring practical skills from welding and programming to engineering design.

Thanks to their determination, an efficient prototype was developed – attracting interest from international investors, institutions, and experts. Aquacollector works effectively and represents a real opportunity to implement an impactful solution to water pollution on a global scale.

Martyna already boasts an impressive list of accomplishments. She was featured on the prestigious "25 under 25" list by McKinsey & Company and named among the "Top 100 Women in AI" by the Perspektywy Foundation.

She won the "Young Polish Woman" competition from the Queen Kazimiera Foundation in the category of "Inventions and New Technologies", and was a laureate of the ProtoLab Academy competition organized by the Podkarpackie Innovation Center.

Her project also led her to become the youngest speaker at the World EXPO in Dubai and the youngest Minister's Assistant of Digital Affairs in the history of Poland.

And this is only the beginning. Martyna dreams of securing funding, part of which she would dedicate to her development and further scientific work, while another portion would support local educational initiatives aimed at youth from underprivileged backgrounds. She also plans to develop a new technological solution to support students’ mental health worldwide, focusing on building global awareness in this critical area.

Martyna is not stopping here – she plans to continue developing sustainable technologies, supporting youth education, and creating pioneering solutions in mental health.

Her invention represents a genuine chance for ecological transformation. This is the moment to invest in Martyna – to empower her future, which might culminate in a Nobel Prize.