Biography Tzu-Yun Hsieh (Winnie Hsieh) earned her bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from National Taiwan University in 2023. During her undergraduate studies, she conducted research in the Membrane Filtration Laboratory, focusing on a mangrove- inspired biomimetic solar-evaporation system. She also completed an internship at Daxin Materials Corporation, where she investigated the adsorption behavior of copper corrosion inhibitors in relation to thermodynamic properties. After graduating, she worked as a research assistant in the Electrochemical and Soft Matter Analysis Laboratory, studying dual-layered photothermal membranes made from MOF materials and polymers. Currently, Tzu-Yun is pursuing her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin under the guidance of Dr. Manish Kumar.