Short Bio
I am currently Professor of Mechatronics Engineering at Middle Tennessee State University. I received my Ph.D. degree from Boston University, Master's and Bachelor's degrees from Northeastern University of China, in 2006, 2001, and 1998, respectively. From 2006 to 2009, I was with Nortel Networks in Billerica, MA. From 2009 to 2011, I was with the University of Cincinnati. From 2011 to 2014, I was with NuVo Technologies/Legrand North America. From 2014 to 2015, I was with the State University of New York Farmingdale. I joined MTSU in fall 2015 as an assistant professor and was promoted to Associate Professor and Professor in 2020 and 2024, respectively.

Contact Information
Box 19
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Email: lei dot miao at mtsu dot edu
Tel: (615)898-2256
Office: DSB 119

Prospective Graduate Students:

I am graduate faculty member of M.S. program of Engineering Technology and Ph.D. program of Computational Science at MTSU. If you'd like to pursue graduate studies at MTSU, please apply to our programs before the deadline.

Graduate and undergraduate research assistant positions are available. If you are interested in working with me and have good academic standing, please send me your transcript and CV via email.