Yan Cao

Yan Cao is a highly educated professional with a Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles (2018-2023), a Master's degree in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology (2020-2022), and a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from UCLA (2012-2016). Yan's experience includes roles such as UCLA Engineer Mentor, where support was provided to freshman students, and Graduate Student Researcher in Prof. Monbouquette's lab, focusing on photolithography techniques. Additional positions held include an Undergraduate Student Researcher performing wet-bench laboratory work, a Software Engineer Intern at Meta, and currently serving as a Defect Reduction Engineer at Samsung Semiconductor. Yan also worked as a Dining Room Assistant at the University of California, Los Angeles, managing food service and customer support tasks.