Carys is a Licensing Assistant at the Stevens Center, where she supports with licensing, marketing, and outreach efforts.

She is a multidisciplinary engineer and scientist who has collaborated on a variety of projects. In an effort to support the future development of novel biomanufacturing approaches, her dissertation work investigated phenotypic changes in bioreactor-cultivated human pluripotent stem cells as a consequence of the hydrodynamic conditions, specifically fluid shear stress, they were exposed to. Prior to USC, she was an executive producer for the Inside Biotech podcast, a production of the 501c nonprofit Biotech Connection Los Angeles. Passionate about early-stage innovation and commercialization, she has a keen interest in IP portfolio management and strategy, corporate engagement, and inter-institutional agreements.

Carys was awarded an honorable mention by the National Science Foundation for the thesis work she proposed and eventually defended, earning her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Riverside. She earned her BS in Physics from Southern Oregon University, during which she also conducted research at Northwestern University, supported by the National Science Foundation.