In the current landscape of consumer electronics, the physical design of a smartphone is integral to its success in the market. Emily Cheng worked in the Material Product Design department at Apple on “Optimization of Ink Adhesion" for the iPhone. Many aesthetic components of modern smartphones require different kinds of ink, the appearance of which is damaged when a phone is dropped. She used polymer engineering to custom design the ink chemistry and improve the adhesion process, and completed extensive mechanical testing to investigate material properties of ink in preparation for material down selection. Emily also completed market analysis of ink components to characterize ink chemical properties. Finally, she developed a script in English and Mandarin Chinese for failure analysis image processing.
Originally from Tennessee, Emily completed her undergraduate studies here at Cornell and is a current Master of Engineering student in the Materials Science & Engineering department. Emily's favorite aspect of the MSE MEng program is the opportunity to learn more in depth about specific topics that she did not have the chance to learn during her undergraduate studies. Emily's future goal is to work in R&D in either the electronics or consumer goods industry.
Outside of the classroom, Emily enjoys cooking, working out, and producing music for independent artists. To hear some of Emily's work, visit SoundCloud and Spotify: @Gisula
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