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About Me

Hi there! I am a PhD researcher at The University of Manchester – Made in China and Delivered to UK 😉. I'm looking at how electrical power systems respond to extreme weather events such as flooding 🌊. Fun and socially helpful, isn't it? Furthermore, I have ~4 years of experience tutoring teenagers in programming 💻, and I really enjoy the vibe I get with my students = younger friends 👧👦.

My pronouns are

she/her

My Work

Hi there! I am a PhD researcher at The University of Manchester – Made in China and Delivered to UK 😉. I'm looking at how electrical power systems respond to extreme weather events such as flooding 🌊.

My Typical Day: You know, I'm a student just like you 👩‍🎓! So my day is pretty much like yours. From sunrise 🌞 to sunset 🌛, I learn new things, complete "school work", etc. After school 🏫, (I would set my own time, sometimes as early as 3pm, sometimes later than 11pm, depending on how well the task was done), I would also have fun with my friends ⛹️‍♀️⛹️‍♂️. Relaxing and refreshing allowed me to tackle many difficult problems when I returned to my studies ✍.

What I'd do with the money

I will design a one-day Research Retreat, using the prize money to pay for the students' travel and meals, and invite them to my office in Manchester to work on their own and complete a project (which I will tailor to them, an interesting Energy-related project). They will play the role of PhD students and I will ask them questions as an intrigued teenage student.

My Interview

• How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

  Backpacker electrical engineer

  What's the best thing you've done in your career?

  Attend corporate presentations and overcome social fears to boldly sell myself to the director, and ultimately secure an exceptional internship.

  What or who inspired you to follow your career?

  One senior student I know well

  What was your favourite subject at school?

  Natural Science, and History

  What did you want to be after you left school?

  A novelist or a film director

  Were you ever in trouble at school?

  There must be...😉

  If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?

  Again, a novelist or a film director

  Who is your favourite singer or band?

  Seventeen

  What's your favourite food?

  Sichuan cuisine! It's from my hometown and one of the Eight Major Cuisines of China, represented by dishes such as Hot Pot, Mapo Tofu and Kung Pao Chicken.

  What is the most fun thing you've done?

  Overcoming altitude sickness and climbing the Daocheng Yading Mount Snow ⛄ at an altitude of nearly 5,000 metres.

  If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!

  1. Write a book, make a movie and sell it big; 2. Have a small cottage where I can keep fish, cats and dogs; 3. Open a small shop to sell books, CDs, clothes and accessories, plus bubble tea.

  Tell us a joke.

  But I am an Engineer (joking...I really love my Engineer career!)