Christina Du graduated this June from the University of California, Davis, with a Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering and minor in Construction Management. The daughter of Chinese immigrants, her passion for civil engineering and construction was first sparked when she visited her grandma, a retired structural engineer in Yunnan, and saw the different impacts of city development on seniors and local communities. At UC Davis, she served as president for her school’s ASCE chapter, and competed on the Construction Management, Concrete Canoe, and ITE project teams. She also worked at Dr. John Harvey’s UC Pavement Research Center during school, developing innovative pavement designs for Caltrans. For two years, she led UC Davis teams to the annual Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) competitions. She interned at Devcon Construction and Condon-Johnson, and is currently interning at Hensel Phelps while pursuing her Master’s. After graduation, Christina plans to join the construction industry full-time, with the end goal of leading international projects that are innovative, safe, inclusive, and sustainable for their communities.