Institute for Medical Engineering and Science

YongYan (Crystal) Liang, is a senior majoring in 6-2, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Liang has a particular interest in bioengineering and medical devices, which lead her to join the Living Machines track as part of NEET. A SuperUROP scholar, Liang was supported by the Nadar Foundation Undergraduate Research and Innovation Scholar award for her project, which focused on steering systems for intravascular drug delivery devices. A world traveler, Liang has also taught robotics to students in MISTI GTL (Global Teaching Labs) programs in Korea and Germany–and is involved with the Terrascope and Medlinks communities.

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