Jean Zu graduated with B.Sc. in 1984 and M.Sc. in 1986 from Tsinghua University. After two years of

working as a lecturer and researcher at Tsinghua University, she came to Canada for Ph.D. study.

obtained her PhD from the University of Manitoba in 1993. Jean Zu joined the University of Toronto,

Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering in January 1994 as an Assistant Professor. She

was promoted to Associate Professor in 1999 and to Full Professor in 2004. From June 2008 to June

2009, she served as Associate Chair for research. She served as Chair of the Department from July,

2009 to April, 2017. Since May 1, 2017, she serves as Dean of School of Engineering and Science at

Stevens Institute of Technology.

Jean Zu’s research has been focused on mechanical vibrations and dynamics. She has successfully

collaborated with many different companies on research projects with focus on automotive

applications. In recent years, Jean Zu has extended her research to energy harvesting. She has

published 340 papers including 180 journal papers and has supervised over 60 graduate students

including 36 PhD students. She is Fellow of CAE, ASME, EIC, CSME, AAAS. She served as

President of Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering in 2006-2008, served on NSERC Grant

Selection Committee in 2004-2007, and served as the Associate Editor of ASME Journal of Vibration

and Acoustics in 2007-2013. She served as the President of Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) in

2012-2014.