Yiming Qin is s a Ph.D. student (2017-) in Environmental Science and Engineering. She is currently focusing on the physical and chemical properties of secondary organic material by laboratory experiments. Prior to Harvard, Yiming earned a BS in Environmental Science from Shandong University and a MPhil in Chemical Engineering from Hong Kong University of Science and Engineering. During her MPhil study, Yiming focused on field study of sources and formation of submicron aerosol particles in the Pearl River Delta, China.