Michelle Kyin: “At SRI, I feel like I can keep learning and growing as an engineer.”

A mechanical engineer and university recruiting coordinator says she values the opportunity to help other young professionals build their careers.

Michelle Kyin is a mechanical engineer in SRI’s applied physics and robotics labs, as well as a university recruiting coordinator. In this video, she describes how working at SRI has given her the opportunity to collaborate with leading scientists, work on multiple projects at once, and help facilitate connections between the institute and universities.

“At SRI, I truly feel like the world is your oyster; anything that I’ve wanted to learn or try here, I can ask and make that happen.” — Michelle Kyin

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