Yue Du ’10 is the director of digital and data systems at Caltrol Inc., an industrial automation and process control company. In this role, Du supports manufacturing across a wide range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, utilities, oil and gas, and food and beverage. He earned his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from UCLA Samueli in 2010. As a student, he was actively involved in the school community — a commitment he has continued as an alum.

Since 2016, Du has served on the governing board of the Engineering Alumni Association (EAA) of UCLA Samueli. For the past eight years, he has chaired the association’s Student Projects Committee, directing alumni support for high-quality student projects. Under his leadership, the committee improved the transparency of the review process, broadened alumni participation in numbers and geographic reach, and significantly expanded student access to alumni mentorship and funding. These efforts strengthened connections between students and alumni while ensuring fairness in funding decisions, ultimately doubling both the number of projects supported and the total amount of alumni funding distributed.

Du’s contributions extend well beyond the EAA. He has mentored chemical and biomolecular engineering students, given guest lectures, and led résumé review and career fair preparation workshops. For more than five years, he has also served as a campus recruiter liaison, helping UCLA students secure internships and full-time roles at Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, where he previously managed IT operations. His support reaches across UCLA Samueli, including the Biomedical Engineering Society, the Women in Engineering program and the Engineering Society of the University of California.