Honor Society® member
Grace Yee
Materials Engineering Intern at Sandia National Laboratories CA
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Materials Science & Engineering
- Class of 2017
- San francisco, California
Member since December 2015
About
I am a junior Materials Science & Engineering major at Carnegie Mellon University. I am a Varsity Track & Field athlete and an undergraduate researcher at Carnegie Mellon University. Self-motivated, passionate and extremely adaptable, I am working towards a career in the renewable energy production and energy storage field.
Education
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Carnegie Mellon University
Materials Science & Engineering
2013 – 2017
Honors and awards
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University Athletics Association Presidents Council Scholar-Athlete Award
I was honored by this award in 2015 for showing both athletic and academic excellence. I earned a 4.0 GPA for the Spring 2015 semester while also setting the school pole-vault record and placing 1st at UAA Championships.
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Ford Blue Oval Scholarship
Scholarship awarded for my interest in creating a greener world by implementing renewable energies in transportation applications.
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AIST Lawrence G. Maloney Scholarship
Scholarship awarded by Association for Iron & Steel Technology for academic excellence and interest in metallurgy.
Goals and interests
- Career goal
My dream job is to work with a research & development team for a company that produces renewable energy production and storage solutions. In particular, I am interested in fuel cells and batteries.
- Graduate school interests
I am enrolled in the Integrated Masters & Bachelors program at Carnegie Mellon University. I will graduate with both MS and BS degrees in December 2017. If I find that my future career goals would benefit from a PhD, I will pursue the next degree.
- Outside the classroom
Gymnastics, backpacking, baking, puzzles, art.
Experience
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Materials Engineering Intern
Sandia National Laboratories CA
May 2015 – Aug 2015
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
Carnegie Mellon University
Aug 2014 – May 2015
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Materials Engineering Intern
Sandia National Laboratories CA
Jun 2014 – Aug 2014
Volunteering
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Mentor
Carnegie Mellon University
Aug 2015 – May 2017
Languages
- Chinese (Hong Kong) Beginner
- English (US) Advanced
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