Eleanor Yong
About Me
Hi, I'm Eleanor and I enjoy science, technology and art.
"Primarily a science nerd, I love everything artsy and I definitely see myself as an art student set in a scientific environment. Solving logical problems through creative thought is my superpower. "
She uses art as a medium to show her day to day life as a female engineer working in a predominantly male industry and hopes to bring more awareness around the need to normalise gender equality and promote both Art and Science.
Recently graduated from the University of York in 2020 with a Bachelor's degree in Interactive Media with a placement year, her final project is a relaxing virtual reality video game.
You can find her social media presence on Facebook under "Tired Engineer in Training", a cartoon which she bases on her life.
Also alumni of Outbox Incubator run by Stemettes, one of the "Fab Five" to be awarded a trip to Phoenix, Arizona in 2014 to attend the Grace Hopper Conference and as interviewed on the BBC for the introduction of Computer Science into the national curriculum.