Jiong Sun

Notable Quote
“To teach is to convey the known. By verbalizing complex thoughts in the simplest way possible, I am learning from the interaction with students everyday. To research is to uncover and conquer the unknown. Through successes and failures, I am learning from myself and colleagues. Teaching and research are both rewarding experiences, and empower me with the ability to learn. This is the career that I cherish.”

Notable Vignette
While a PhD student, I got connected with a leading multi-national company as a consultant to their global operations strategies. This exceptional experience allowed me to explore the practices with a real firm, and to realize that in order to solve any strategic or tactic issues, one has to integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines. This experience has opened up new vistas for my research and teaching from a multi-disciplinary perspective.

What excites me about Stuart
Stuart at IIT is an environment that synthesizes business, technology and innovation. In response to changing market conditions, academic programs at Stuart prepare the next generation of business leaders who possess a wide array of knowledge, a design-thinking perspective, and cross-disciplinary problem-solving skills.

My Teaching Philosophy
The goal of teaching is to inspire students with analytical and institutional knowledge. This forces students to master the topics taught, and help students to develop structural and systematic ways of thinking and problem-solving.

My Teaching/Research Interests
Currently, I study product design, innovation strategies, and operations management, with an emphasis on strategic consumers, social and cultural effects. My work integrates knowledge in economics, business and engineering. I teach statistics, operations research and supply chain management.