Professor Tian Zheng develops novel methods for exploring and understanding patterns in complex data from different application domains. She is passionate about education and mentoring, and how they hold great potential in driving convergence and broadening participation. Professor Zheng’s research has been recognized by the 2008 Outstanding Statistical Application Award from the American Statistical Association (ASA), the Mitchell Prize from ISBA, and a Google research award. She became a Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA) in 2014, a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS) in 2022, and a Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2024. From 2017-2020, she was associate director for education at Columbia Data Science Institute. Professor Zheng is the recipient of the 2017 Columbia Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching. In 2021, she was recognized with a Lenfest Distinguished Columbia Faculty Award that recognizes the excellence of faculty as teachers and mentors of both undergraduate and graduate students.