Education

• Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering, the University of Arizona, USA, 2005
  Doctor of Philosophy in Systems and Industrial Engineering
• Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering, the University of Arizona, USA, 2001
  Master of Science in Systems Engineering
• Department of Thermal Energy Engineering, Tianjin University, China, 1995
  Master of Science in Engineering Thermo-Physics
• Department of Civil Engineering, Tianjin University, China, 1992
  Bachelor of Science in Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning

Professional Experience

Department of Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

• Associate Professor (12/2010 – present)
• Assistant Professor (01/2006 – 11/2010)
• Director, Institute of Operations Research and Statistics (03/2010 – present)
• Director, Health Care Services Research Laboratory (12/2007 – present)
• Co-director, Operations and Services (TOpS) Research Laboratory (12/2007 – present)

1. Student advisor award, Tsinghua University, second prize, 2010.
2. SRT (Student research training) advisor award, the 28th Challenge Cup, Tsinghua University, excellent advisor, 2010.
3. Teaching award (Sci. & Engr. Group), Tsinghua University, second prize, 2008.
4. Innovations in Curriculum Award, IIE, winner (team award), 2007.
5. Nominee to the Future Academician Colloquium at INFORMS 2005 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, November 2005.
6. Nominee to the 4th Annual IIE Doctoral Colloquium, Atlanta, USA, May 2005.
7. Kececioglu's Reliability Research Fellowship, University of Arizona, USA, 1999.
8. Excellent Student Fellowship, Tianjin University, China, 1993.
9. Distinguished Student Program (awarded to 21 out of approximately 2,400 qualified students), Tianjin University, China, 1990-1992.

Lei Zhao
Department of Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Office: South 606, Shunde Building
Tel: +86-10-62780815
Fax: +86-10-62794399
E-mail: lzhao@tsinghua.edu.cn
Web: www.ie.tsinghua.edu.cn/~lzhao