Ideas are meant to reach people.
A campus lake. A younger student's first encounter with robotics. A public speech on the human side of technology. Pages of science fiction written over years. For Liyan, impact begins when ideas leave the page or the workshop and enter someone else's world.
Technology has a purpose beyond its performance. So does a story.
Engineering, environmental care, public speaking and fiction may appear to belong to different worlds. Yet each asks a related question: how do our decisions affect the lives, places and futures of other people? The projects on this page trace that question through action, communication and imagination.
A lake, right outside.
Some engineering challenges are found not in a competition arena, but in the spaces people share every day.
Restoring attention to a familiar place.
Rongzhen Kaiwu's responsibility report describes using robotic arms and collection devices in the school's rear-garden artificial lake to remove excess aquatic vegetation, plastic bottles, fallen leaves and other debris.
Observe
Identify vegetation and discarded materials affecting a shared campus water space.
Apply
Bring mechanical tools and robotic thinking into a small-scale environmental task.
Care
Connect classroom engineering with stewardship of the immediate community.
Engineering is meant to be shared.
The team documents underwater robotics workshops for students at Bayi Elementary and Middle School, introducing marine technology and the basic principles behind robotic structures and control.
Explain what underwater robots do and why their design matters.
Connect structures, propulsion, controls and applications.
Invite younger students to view engineering as a way to solve real problems.
Giving ideas a voice.
At WAPI, Liyan explored a question that also runs through her engineering work: as technology grows more powerful, how can progress become genuinely useful to people? Her speech reflected on the social implications of AI, including misuse and scams, and the need for human judgment and responsibility.
Super Day Finalist
2026 Spring Wit and Pep Initiative · English Public Speaking. Certificate dated May 16, 2026.
The purpose of public speaking is not simply to present an opinion; it is to make an idea understandable, challenge an assumption and start a conversation. This WAPI experience forms a natural extension of Liyan's interest in technology and its effects on society.
Imagining worlds before they exist.
Since primary school, Liyan has continued writing fiction, developing characters, imagined worlds and alternative possibilities on handwritten pages. Her science-fiction writing now spans more than 80,000 words, reflecting a different form of curiosity from her work in engineering: the freedom to ask what could be, rather than only what already is.
“Engineering studies what a system can do. Fiction asks what a world might become.”
An editorial reflection connecting Liyan's technical interests with her creative writing—not a quotation from her manuscripts. Photographs are student-provided personal manuscript archives.
The thinking behind the work.
Rongzhen Kaiwu's CSR documentation describes principles and practices for engineering decisions, social engagement and accountability.
Environment
Material-conscious construction, energy-efficient motors, packaging choices, e-waste handling and supplier traceability commitments.
Social
STEM outreach, team learning, occupational safety, training and environmental care for the surrounding campus community.
Governance
Clear roles, transparent communication, risk identification, appropriate escalation and collective decision-making.
Good intentions need good systems.
At Rongzhen Kaiwu, the role of operations includes coordinating timelines, resources and people. Regular progress reviews and safety procedures help turn shared commitments into organized action.
Project facts and original archive images: Rongzhen Kaiwu Corporate Responsibility Documentation and related technical materials. WAPI photographs and recognition certificate, and handwritten fiction images: student-provided. The report's proposed future activities are not presented as completed outcomes.