Eleanor Yong
About Me
Hi, I'm Eleanor and I enjoy science, technology and art.
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"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. "
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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.
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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.
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You can find her social media presence on Facebook under "Tired Engineer in Training", a cartoon which she bases on her life.
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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.
