He received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from National Taiwan University, M.S. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering/Technology and Policy from MIT, and Ph.D. in Business Administration from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Chialin’s teaching interests are in New Product and Technology Innovation, Production and Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, and Technology and Operations Strategy. Prior to joining Smith School of Business, he was an Assistant Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University and an Adjunct Professor at University of Waterloo. He was the recipient of Excellent Teacher Award from University of Illinois and Dean’s Recognition of Teaching Excellence from Wilfrid Laurier University.