Harrison completed his Bachelor of Engineering at the University of Adelaide and obtained his doctorate in advanced manufacturing at UniSA. He developed a non-laboratory industrial strategy for bioengineered innovation and completed the design of 3DPVS (3D printed vibratory scaffold) for cell culture applications. Realizing the importance of project management in both academia and industry, he worked in project management roles in the industry while also serving as a research associate in STEM. Since early 2023, Harrison has been a part of the PMO/Administration team at UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences and has been involved with the Centre for Pharmaceutical Innovation (CPI). In September 2024, Dr. Harrison Yuan joined FCoE STEM in Mt. Gambier as the Project Coordinator.