Meet Our Instructors

Dr. Richard D. Stewart

stewart3Richard D. Stewart is a Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Superior and the Director of the Transportation and Logistics Research Center and Co-Director of the Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute. He earned his Ph.D. at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Lalley School of Management his Masters degree at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and his Bachelors at the US Merchant Marine Academy.

 

Dr. Stewart has commanded ocean going ships and was Manager of a $300 million dollar fleet of tankers and bulk vessels trading world-wide.  He was a Captain in the US Naval Reserve and holds a current Unlimited Ocean Master’s License and STCW-95 certification.

 

Dr. Stewart has extensive teaching experience in undergraduate and graduate courses in the US and overseas.   He is an examiner for the American Society of Transportation and Logistics and is Certified in Transportation and Logistics by the AST&L.  His publications include numerous research reports, books and articles on transportation management, port operations, transportation education and marine environmental management. 

He is a consultant for law firms and transportation companies. Dr. Stewart is active in Boy and Girl Scouts, several professional societies and serves on public advisory committees and non-profit boards.

 

 

Dr. Mei Cao

Cao_T&LWebMei Cao is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. She earned her Ph.D. in Manufacturing Management and Engineering and her MBA degree in Information Systems at the College of Business in the University of Toledo. Dr. Cao teaches Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Air Transportation, and Business Statistics.

 

Before joining the University of Wisconsin-Superior, she had taught Operations Management, Business Statistics, Database Management, Management Information Systems, Advanced Database Management, and Microcomputer Applications for three years at Arkansas State University.

 

Dr. Cao’s research interests include Supply Chain Management, Transportation and Logistics, Flexibility, e-Commerce, and Inter-Organizational Information Systems. She has publications in various academic journals, book chapter, and conference proceedings. She received Distinguished Paper Award at the Midwest Business Administration Association Annual Meeting in Chicago in 2004. She is a member of Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), Association for Information Systems (AIS), and APICS.