Outreach

Judge, Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), 2024 and 2025.
Judge, Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS), 2025.
Facilitator, ANGELS summer camp (Jun 2024).
Member, College Board Career Kickstart AP Curriculum Advisory Board (2023).
Member, Computer Science Steering Committee, Hamilton County Public Schools, TN (2021).
Educational video on program-performance optimization, WTCI-TV/PBS Chattanooga (2021).
Science Olympiad coach (Heredity, Ornithology, Experimental Design), 2020 – present.

Media Appearances

The Academic Minute (NPR / public radio), “How Fast Can a Viral Variant Spread?” (interview on the DPGR project for measuring transmission fitness of viral variants), May 21, 2026. academicminute.org/p/hong-qin-old-dominion-university
WDEF Channel 12 News (Chattanooga), “More to the Story: Why Do Some People Age Quicker than Others?” Nov 2, 2022.
Chattanooga Times Free Press, “UTC Professor Uses Artificial Intelligence to Crack the Longevity Code,” Oct 30, 2022.
Chattanooga Pulse, “UTC Scientist Hong Qin a Round-One Winner in Global Research Challenge,” Oct 17, 2022.
Chattanooga Times Free Press, “UTC Scientist Wins Award for Research Addressing the Challenges of an Aging Global Population,” Oct 17, 2022.
UTC Campus News, “UTC Scientist a Round-One Winner in Global Research Challenge,” Oct 17, 2022.