Grace Yao

Grace Yao is a System Operations Engineer at IonQ since August 2023. Previously, Grace served as a Research Assistant at Cornell University from January 2023 to August 2023, focusing on ultrafast laser pulse research in the Applied & Engineering Physics lab. Grace was also President of the Engineering Physics ExP club and participated in the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion board within the School of Applied and Engineering Physics at Cornell from August 2022 to May 2023, promoting community engagement through various events. Additional experience includes an Optical Engineering Internship at Ultima Genomics in June 2022 and a Private Tutor role at Varsity Tutors from September 2019 to June 2022, along with serving as a Copy Editor for IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging from January 2020 to January 2022. Grace holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics from Cornell University, completed in 2023, and graduated from Williamsville East High School in 2019.