Xiaoling Shi is a highly skilled and experienced materials scientist and engineer with expertise in materials processing, analytical tools and techniques, and programming languages and software packages. She holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering from the Beijing Institute of Technology.

With years of experience in academic and corporate research settings, Shi has developed a wealth of experience in using various materials processing techniques, such as CVD, PVD, and ALD, to fabricate a range of semiconductor devices. She also has experience with cleanroom processes like lithography, deposition, etching, and coating. Shi's proficiency in handling and analyzing data using programming languages like Matlab and Origin, and software packages like L-edit and Labview is also noteworthy.

Shi has served in various senior positions in several research organizations, including her current role as a Senior R&D Scientist at Winchester Technologies LLC. She has also worked as a Nano-Materials/Device Fabrication Lab Manager at City University of Hong Kong and as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Dartmouth College's Thayer School of Engineering.