ATLAS PhD Student Ruhan Yang passed her preliminary exam on August 4. Her work on her dissertation, "Paper Robot Building Kits: Present and Future," is overseen by聽Professor聽Ellen Do,聽 Professor聽Mark Gross聽and聽Assistant Professor Daniel Leithinger.听
Yang聽is a PhD聽student in Creative Technology and Design, advised by Ellen Do, director of the ACME Lab.听Yang's research focuses on paper interaction and toy design. She enjoys crafting and wants to share the pleasure of it with more people.听
Yang聽has been working on designing educational toys and tools for many years, and she is聽the聽co-founder of , an award-winning startup education technology company. She hopes to bring opportunities to more children through her designs.
Yang聽earned a聽Master of Science in Creative Technology and Design and a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, both from CU Boulder.