I was born in an engineering family. My grandfather was an extraordinary engineer in the nuclear energy and hydroelectric power industry. My father is also an engineer in agriculture machinery. When I was a child, I heard a lot of stories about how my grandfather and my dad changed our family’s life and made contribution to the country through using their knowledge and. It’s their story inspired and encouraged me to pursue a career in STEM. Luckily, I might also inherent STEM genes from them which made me always good at subjects related to STEM and I also gained confidence by learning these courses.

When I was about to choose a major for university study, some people suggested me do not choose the major in STEM because I would have to compete with men in the workplace in the future. However, I didn’t listen to them, because I strongly believe that if the man can do it, I can do it too. Women are as smart as men. So I followed my passion and pursued my undergraduate education in Energy and Power Engineering at one of the top 10 universities in China.

In 2010, after I obtained my Bachler degree, I decided to go aboard to further pursue a master’s degree in mechanical engineering in the direction of computational fluid dynamics. After I graduate in 2012, I followed my father’s path and worked in an agriculture machinery manufacturing company. In this company, I had learned how a machine was built from design to manufacturing, assembly and shipping. After one year, I changed my career to the area of new energy development, where I learned the engineering standards and regulations related to the design and implementations of energy projects. Four years later, I switched my career into the food manufacturing industry in a multinational corporation, my career role also altered from engineer to project manager. Although this position required keen management skills, I also enormously benefited from my professional knowledge in engineering background and deep research spirit. Pursuing Ph.D. degree is always my dream since I am passionate about research and innovative ideas. Thus, in 2019, I start my Ph.D. journey in the direction of medical device innovation.

To me, STEM is beautiful and mysterious, although the course of pursuing a profession in this field sometime could be stressful and challenging, the joy and excitement it brings me are worth than anything. And I also have no doubt that STEM has enormous potential to change our world and make it to a better place.