an ▁who ▁grew ▁up ▁near ▁Bright on , ▁Colorado . ▁He ▁earned ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁soci ology ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Colorado , ▁B ould er , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁He ▁has ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wy oming ▁in ▁Lar am ie ▁at ▁IT ▁University ▁of ▁C open hagen ▁and ▁most ▁recently ▁at ▁N any ang ▁Techn ological ▁University ▁in ▁Singapore . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁a ▁research er ▁for ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁tele communic ations ▁company ▁T elen or . ▁ ▁L ing ▁has ▁lived ▁in ▁Sc and in avia , ▁specifically ▁Norway , ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁two ▁dec ades . ▁He ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Gru ppen ▁for ▁Ress urs stud ier ▁(" the ▁resource ▁study ▁group ") ▁established ▁by ▁J ør gen ▁Rand ers ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁consult ing ▁firm ▁Ress ur sk ons ult , ▁foc using ▁on ▁interactions ▁between ▁energy , ▁technology , ▁and ▁society . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁T elen or ▁R & D ▁team ▁where ▁he ▁continues ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁connection . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁the ▁P oh s ▁visit ing ▁Professor ▁of ▁Communic ation ▁Studies ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁in ▁Ann ▁Ar bor , ▁where ▁he ▁continues ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁adj unct ▁position . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁L ing ▁was ▁a ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁journal , ▁Mobile ▁Media ▁and ▁Communic ation , ▁published ▁by ▁S age . ▁He ▁currently ▁co - ed its ▁the ▁journal