Melanie Hsieh

Studying Physics, Political Philosophy, and WWII at UT Austin (Graduating May 2025).

Current intellectual curiousity (last update Nov 2024):

• Oral history of China experts in America
• Decentralized research institutions (drafting)
• Montesquieu on despotism
• William Faulkner

Previously:

• Don Lavoie Fellow at the Mercatus Center, George Mason University
• Interned at DoS researching China’s S&T talent pipeline
• Participated in Track II dialogue in D.C. on enhancing US-China bilateral relationship
• Cycled 4,500 miles from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska over 70 days to raise funds and awareness for cancer research and support services.
• Skipped the last year of high school in Hong Kong to study Physics in the US

I enjoy reading, writing, hiking, and long walks.

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