People · Collaboration · Mentorship
Meet the HAO Lab.
We are a collaborative team of engineers and environmental scientists working at the intersection of earth systems, data, and decision optimization.
Principal Investigator
Yuefeng Hao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Industrial & Systems Engineering
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Professional experience
Aug 2026–Present · Assistant Professor, Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Tennessee
Oct 2024–Jul 2026 · Research Assistant Professor, Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment, University of Tennessee
Jan 2023–Sep 2024 · Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment, University of Tennessee
Undergraduate Researchers
Beatrice Eldridge
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Senior in Industrial Engineering. Beatrice joined HAO Lab in Fall 2025.
Faith Keating
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Junior in Industrial Engineering with minors in Engineering Management and Engineering Entrepreneurship. Faith joined HAO Lab in February 2026.
Interested in joining the team?
We welcome students motivated by environmental systems, data science, optimization, and resilience.
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