Professor, Dr. Chao Zhao is Deputy Dean of Academy of Arts and Design, Vice Dean of Art and Science Research Institute, Chair Professor of Industrial Design, and Director of Healthcare Design Lab in Tsinghua University. He is also serve as Secretary-General of the Design Disciplinary Teaching Steering Committee of the Ministry of Education China, and Vice President of International Council of Design (ico-D). Professor Zhao has strong teaching, research and practice background in the areas of design. The wide-scope of design has won Dr. Zhao numerous awards, including 'Red Dot Award', National Design Award, Australia excellent Alumni Award, Top Ten Chinese Young Designer Award, and New Century China Talents Award. He also won Distinguished Professor Award, and has an extensive and distinguished design related publication record in international journals and conferences.
