Industrial Engineering Welcomes New Assistant Professor - Dr. Shengfan Zhang

Photo of Shengfan ZhangDr. Shengfan Zhang - Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering

Dr. Zhang's research interests are mathematical modeling of stochastic systems with an emphasis on statistical and decision analysis as applied to health care, manufacturing and service environments. One of Zhang's research focuses is breast cancer treatment, and one of her goals is to develop methods for addressing the complexity of modeling this disease in diverse populations in order to create more personalized prevention strategies for early detection and treatment. She received a doctoral degree in industrial engineering with a minor in statistics from North Carolina State University.

Release date: 8/16/2011