Max Kelly

Dr. Max Kelly is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the International Marine Litter Research Unit at University of Plymouth's School of Biological and Marine Sciences, leading projects on global plastic pollution mitigation.

Primary research initiatives:

• PISCES: Systems analysis of plastic waste in Indonesian societies
• Future Fibres Network+: Embedding environmental science in fashion/textile industry
• Biotic clothing prototypes with Procter & Gamble

Publications focus on microplastic sources (textiles, paint), pollution pathways, and treaty development. Recent work emphasizes quantification methods for environmental plastic waste and enzymatic textile treatments.