Ye (Catherine) Cao is a PhD candidate in education research at King’s College London. Her research interests are in engagement issues in science education and educational social inequalities. Her perspective research focuses on applying the lens of science capital to understand student engagement in China. Additionally, she worked as a research assistant for the research project Sustaining teacher quality and retention post-pandemic. Before joining King's College London, she obtained a Master of Engineering degree from Boston University in material science and engineering. Ye also worked in the Chinese education industry for two years. Her PhD thesis title is: Applying the lens of science capital to understand student engagement in China. Personal website: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/ye-cao