Mei Han (Ph. D.), Professor of Music and Director of MTSU Center for Chinese Music and Culture. Han is an internationally acclaimed zheng artist. Han studied with a number of zheng masters and took the top zheng performance position at the prestigious Beijing Zhan You Ensemble at the age of 20. 

Moving onto international stages, she has been exploring new directions for solo zheng and unique combinations of zheng with other instruments in a contemporary experimental aesthetic. She has performed with leading artists in many musical genres, from symphonic, chamber, New Music, World music, and Creative Improvisation to electroacoustic. Han has performed in many prestigious venues worldwide and recorded eight albums.