The Basics
How many years have you been with your current institution? 21+ years
First job? University of Michigan Assistant Professor
Where were you born? Nanjing, China
Where did you grow up? Nanjing, China
Academic Perspective
Why is ECEDHA important to you?
ECEDHA is a great source of community and information on ECE programs across the country
What are you most proud of with distance learning?
How our community of faculty, staff, and students came together to make it work
What have you found to have been most rewarding in your experience with ECEDHA and the Board position?
Getting to know other fellow chairs, sharing experiences and learning from them
What has been your personal biggest challenge, or most significant achievement since the pandemic?
It has been a challenge to stay connected with faculty, staff and students while forced to be remote.
My favorite classes to teach are...
Undergraduate probability!!
The freshman-level course Self-Driving Cars, Drones, and Beyond (ENG 100), suitable for all engineering students, and the senior-level course Digital Signal Processing Design Laboratory (EECS 452)
Beyond the Desk
Philosophy of life in a nutshell?
Very few things are truly important in life; you will be fine if you don’t err on those.
If there is one thing I learned in life, it’s...
Life is short; do something worth your time
A problem I have yet to solve:
How to make crumbless cupcakes, so I don’t have to mop up after my kids!