Her research areas are bioengineering & biomechanics, fluid mechanics, and micro & nano engineering. Prior to coming back to UK, Christine was a research assistant at the University of California, Berkeley, BioPOETS (Biologically-inspired Photonics-Optofluidic-Electronic Technology and Science) Group. She has a bachelor's of science degree in mechanical engineering and a master's of science degree in mechanical engineering from the UK. She obtained her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. Christine's research interests are biologically-inspired design, MEMS, micro-scale design and fabrication, microfluidic system and precision machine design.