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Phoebe Cheung

Election Year: 2024

Election Constituency: Canada

Scholar Status: Scholar in Residence

Rhodes Identifier: British Columbia & Keble 2024

Phoebe Cheung

Biography

Phoebe Cheung recently graduated from the University of British Columbia (UBC) with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering and is currently working as a mechanical manufacturing engineer. Phoebe served as the captain of the engineering design team, UBC AeroDesign, overseeing the administrative and technical aspects of the team. In addition to being a Teaching Assistant and volunteering at various UBC events, Phoebe was also a Geering Up Engineering Outreach instructor, promoting science and engineering to youth across British Columbia. She continued to be involved with research at the UBC Micro-Electromechanical Systems Lab after graduation by assisting in the development of novel technology in the soft robotics field. Phoebe is ecstatic about continuing her academic journey with the Department of Engineering Science at Oxford.