Qi Qin, also known as Sherry, was a 25-year-old graduate student last seen in Swissvale, Pittsburgh, on January 5, 2014. A native of China, she had moved to Pittsburgh two years earlier to pursue a master’s in East Asian studies at the University of Pittsburgh. At disappearance she was described as 5 feet 3 inches to 5 feet 5 inches tall, 110 to 120 pounds, with medium-length black hair, brown eyes, wearing black thick-framed glasses and a white coat.

Her roommate reported her missing the same day after Qi reportedly said she was packing her things and leaving. In the weeks before she vanished she had emailed her adviser expressing doubts about continuing the program and possibly withdrawing because she was struggling to choose a thesis topic. University officials contacted her family in Shanghai to see if she had returned home, but she had not. Police checked her cell phone GPS without positive results and calls went to voicemail.

No evidence of foul play has been reported and the case has gone cold with no significant leads. If anyone knew Qi, saw her in the Swissvale area on January 5, 2014, or has information about her departure, please come forward.