Yuyao is a past student at Global Magmatic and Tectonic Laboratory. Yuyao is studying hydrothermal vents and the mechanisms of how they form. As well as the influence factors that create the different types of hydrothermal vents, like the tectonic setting, temperature and the pH. She also makes animations to demonstrate the processes of hydrothermal vents activity and the difference between black smokers and white smokers.