Education
- PhD, Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- MS, Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- MS, Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky
- BE, Industrial Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Professional Affiliations
- Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS) (2004-present)
- Decision Analysis Society (DAS) (2004-present)
- Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) (2007-present)
- Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) (2007-present)
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (2020-present)
Honors & Awards
- 2022 Fellow Award, Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)
- 2020-2021 SUNY Chancellors Awards for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
- 2019-2020 UB Teaching Innovation Award
- 2019-20 UB Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award
- 2019 SEAS Best Senior Teacher of the Year Award
- 2019 Chauncey Starr Distinguished Young Risk Analyst Award, Society for Risk Analysis
- 2019 UB's Exceptional Scholar Award - Sustained Achievement
- 2019 40 Under 40 Award, Buffalo Business First
- 2019 UB Student Engagement's Exemplary Faculty/Staff Mentor Award
- 2018 SEAS Senior Researcher of the Year Award
- 2018 Volunteer Service Award from the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS)
- 2017 Koopman Prize from INFORMS Military Applications Society
- 2017 Best Reviewer Award for Risk Analysis
- 2014 Military Operations Research Journal Award
- 2013 UB's Exceptional Scholar Award - Young Investigator Award
- 2012 UB President Emeritus and Mrs. Martin Meyerson Award for Distinguished Teaching and Mentoring
- 2012 Outstanding Reviewer Award for Journal of Infrastructure Systems