Amy Wat
About Amy Wat
Amy Wat is a Postdoctoral Researcher currently at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, with a background in Materials Science and Engineering. She has held various research positions at prestigious institutions, including UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and has a PhD from UC Berkeley.
Work at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Currently, Amy Wat serves as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. She has held this position since 2019, contributing to various research initiatives. Her work focuses on advancing materials science and engineering, leveraging her extensive background in the field.
Education and Expertise
Amy Wat earned her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, completing her studies from 2013 to 2018. Prior to this, she obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mechanical Engineering from California State University-Los Angeles, where she studied from 2006 to 2012. Her educational background equips her with a strong foundation in engineering principles and materials research.
Background
Amy Wat's professional journey includes various research roles across prestigious institutions. She worked as a Graduate Research Fellow and Graduate Student Research Assistant at the University of California, Berkeley from 2013 to 2019. Earlier, she participated in the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship Program at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and served as a Minority Undergraduate Research Fellow at the California Institute of Technology.
Internship Experience
Amy Wat has gained valuable internship experience throughout her career. She interned at Apple as a Materials Engineering Intern in 2018 for five months. Additionally, she participated in the NSF Engineering Research Center for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials REU at North Carolina A&T State University in 2010 and worked as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at California State University, Los Angeles from 2009 to 2012.
Previous Positions
Before her current role, Amy Wat held multiple positions that contributed to her expertise in materials science. She was a Sally Casanova Scholar at UC Santa Barbara for two months in 2012 and worked at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as an intern from 2012 to 2013. She also served as a PhD Candidate at UC Berkeley from 2017 to 2019, further solidifying her research capabilities.