Joycelyn Yip is a second-year Biomedical Engineering PhD student conducting cardiac tissue engineering and microfluidic research in the Laboratory for Living Systems Engineering. She just recently graduated with a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2017, and a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Art History in 2015 from USC.

Currently, Joycelyn is the Vice President of Administration of the Graduate School Government (GSG), the Vice President of the Graduate Students of Biomedical Engineering (GSBME), and the outgoing President of the Viterbi Graduate Student Association (VGSA). As a representative of the BME Department and the Viterbi School of Engineering, she helps coordinate academic, social, and corporate events for her peers.

Outside of research, Joycelyn participates in the Health, Technology, and Engineering Program (HTE@USC) and collaborates with Keck School of Medicine students to develop innovative healthcare technologies. In her free time, she enjoys scuba diving, exploring new eats with her friends, and dabbling in various arts and crafts.

After receiving her PhD, Joycelyn plans to work in the medical device industry as a research & development engineer.