About Me

Tell us a little about yourself!

What is your full name, and what name do you prefer to go by? How do pronounce it phonetically?

My name is Ziyue Zheng. Ziyue is pronounced as Zee Yu-weh, or you can just call me Patrick.

Which pronouns to do you prefer? (e.g. she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/their)

He/Him/His

What is your birthday? Are you OK with having your birthday publicly acknowledged/celebrated?

Oct 18th. Yes, feel free to celebrate me!

Where did you grow up?

Shenzhen,China

Did you have any fun nicknames while growing up? Do you have any now? What is the origin (if you feel comfortable sharing)?

What holidays do you celebrate (if any)?

Many. Christmas, Thanksgiving, Chinese New Year, Mid-Autumn Festival

Academics

What is your academic life like?

What year in school are you?

I am a fisrt year graduate student

When do you expect to graduate?

December 2022

What is your major? How did you choose that?

Master of Data Science. My undergraduate major is statistics and I like it!

Do you know what you'd like to do after you graduate?

Probably continue for Phd, probably be a data analyst.

Interests

What do you like to do when you're not in class/working for STS?

What do you like to do for fun?

I like fishing very much. And I also like hiking and playing computer games.

Do you have any hobbies or groups that you participate in?

Fishing again.

Do you have any other jobs or internships?

Not now

Any exciting plans for summer/winter break?

I like traveling. Usually traveling around during break.

Neat Facts

What are some interesting, unexpected, or surprising facts about yourself?

What is something that might surprise someone who just met you?

Honestly, I don't know.

Where is somewhere you have always wanted to travel?

If I have to choose one, Florida.

Have you ever met anyone famous?

No I think.

Life at STS

Talk a little bit about your time with STS

What is your favorite topic to teach?

R and Python

What is something you are interested in learning?

Everything

What has been the most challenging part of working at STS?

TBC

Miscellaneous

Other potentially interesting bits of information about yourself