Vinalia Tjong

Vinalia Tjong is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in materials research, development, and engineering. Currently serving as a Materials RD&E Scientist/Engineer at Corning Incorporated since November 2018, Vinalia has previously held significant positions such as Research Scientist III at Immucor, Inc., where contributions included development of multiplexing blood typing assays and automated instruments. Prior roles include Senior Process Development Engineer at Intel Corporation and Graduate Research Assistant at Duke University, where Vinalia's doctoral research focused on on-chip labeling for nucleic acid detection. Educational credentials include a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University, an M.S. in Biomolecular Engineering from the National University of Singapore, and a B.A. Sc. in Materials Engineering from Nanyang Technological University Singapore.