China

PhD Candidate in Urban Studies and Planning
B. Architecture, Tianjing University 1996

Interest Areas

• transportation planning and policy
• transit service planning and operation
• land use and travel behavior
• public transport in China
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Thesis Topic

Integrating Urban Transit Systems: A User’s Utility Approach

Career Ambition

A teaching position in universities

Why MIT?

The planning department is a combination of a department large enough to support a great range and depth of knowledge, and a technologically-sophisticated student base willing to apply new technologies to longstanding planning issues. I also benefit greatly from the close collaboration between planning, architecture, transportation, real estate and environment programs within the Institute.