Qianyu traveled to the UK at the age of 20, starting her BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Leicester.
In her second year of BEng, she was awarded a College Prize for the best second-year undergraduate. In her final year, she was awarded The IET Prize and The Institute of Measurement & Control East Midlands Section Prize for her distinguished performance in achieving the BEng degree with First Class. After completing the MSc degree from the University of Edinburgh with distinction, Qianyu was offered a funded PhD opportunity at the University of Birmingham for her excellence and intelligence in engineering. During her 4-year research studies, Qianyu has successfully published widely the results of her work in the field of railway asset management.
Currently, Qianyu works as a Research Fellow in the School of Engineering at the University of Birmingham, where she leads mind-blowing research with an amazing world-class team. Qianyu has collaborated with teams from HS2 Ltd on developing simulation models for the improvement of understanding of the performance of expansion joints applied to high-speed rails.
Qianyu volunteers as an e-mentor for the University of Leicester and produces video content to showcase the laboratory equipment in the engineering building to encourage others to get involved. She has also been a motivational STEM ambassador and a member of The Code First Girls Community and The Women’s Engineering Society, thriving to inspire a variety of participants, particularly from underrepresented ethnicities, to pursue careers in sectors of engineering and science.