Faculty Profile
Jun Zhuang
Professor
Industrial and Systems Engineering
jzhuang@buffalo.edu
Education:
- PhD, Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2008
Professional experience:
- Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering, University at Buffalo
What mentoring means to me:
Mentoring is a responsibility, a privilege, and a joy to me. Working with a diverse group of students and observing them grow is truly the best part of my job.
Topics I am willing to discuss with students:
Academic Culture
- Considering a non-academic path after grad school.
- Dealing with politics and conflict with faculty or peers.
- Decoding and demystifying academic culture and norms.
- Taking a non-traditional path to grad school.
- Uncertainty about staying in grad school.
Personal Experiences
- Caregiving for children.
- Caregiving for other loved ones.
- Experiences related to class and/or socioeconomic status.
- Experiences related to racial, ethnic, cultural and/or religious minority status.
- Experiences related to sexual and/or gender minority status.
- Financial stress and strain.
- Non-U.S. citizen or immigrant experiences.