Dr. Kale graduated with a PhD from the University of Maryland in 2003 majoring in Logistics and Transportation, with a minor in Operations Management. Dr. Kale's major teaching responsibilities so far have involved the undergraduate, required operations management course and the undergraduate management science course. Dr. Kale's research is forthcoming or has been published in leading journals in Logistics and Transportation such as Journal of Business Logistics, Transportation Research E: Logistics and Transportation Review, and Transportation Journal. His major research emphasis is on improving the efficiency of the physical distribution process.