Prof. Lawrence Yao
Dr. Yao is a Professor at Columbia University, where he directs the Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was past President of North American Manufacturing Research Institute of Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and past Chair of the Manufacturing Engineering Division of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He received the Milton C. Shaw Manufacturing Research Medal and Blackall Machine Tool and Gage Award from ASME. He is Editor, Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering of ASME and is a Fellow of ASME and SME.