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Jiayue Cecilia Wu
Jiayue Cecilia Wu is a scholar, composer, audio engineer, performer, and multimedia artist. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Design and Engineering in 2000. In 2013, Cecilia obtained her Master of Arts degree in Music, Science, and Technology from Stanford University. In 2018, Cecilia obtained her Ph.D. in Media Arts and Technology from UC Santa Barbara, where she studied computer music with Dr. Curtis Roads. As an audio engineer, she received a two-year-long grant award from the Audio Engineering Society (AES). As a musician, she received an award from the California State Assembly for being a positive role model in sharing Chinese culture. As a multimedia artist, she received the “Young Alumni Arts Project Grant Award” from Stanford University. As a scholar, she has been awarded a University of California Central Campus Diversity Fellowship and a Humanities Research Fellowship. She is also a U.S. National Academy of Sciences Sackler Fellow. Her work has been exhibited at museums and international arts and engineering society such as the National Museum of China, Dever Art Museum, and IEEE VIS. Her multimedia work <Virtual Mandala> has been selected by the Denver Art Museum for their permanent collection. Currently, Cecilia is an assistant professor at the University of Colorado's College of Arts and Media.