From the view of a laboratory manager,based on the own experience,this article expounded that a laboratory director should have some qualities such as pioneering,scientific management and personal charisma.

According to the characteristics of university laboratories in the new period,this paper expiates on a laboratory director s job in the experiment teaching innovation and laboratory management.

This article discussed about a laboratory director s essential abilities in the progress management, cooperation and communication, administration, leadership, appetency and etc.

, the qualifications in leadership, academic studies, and management, which suould be possessed by a director of laboratory in the management and construction of a laboratory in the new century.

The necessity of the information litercacy for director of laboratory was discussed.

This article introduced the constructive characteristics,development process and representative achievements of the engineering hydromechanics experimental teaching in the national representative center of mechanics of Zhejiang University under the guidance of lab director.

Besides the good initiative,innovation awareness and business capacity,outstanding communication skills are important for a good lab director.

This article discussed the basic managerial quality of a director of lab after reforming system of lab, analyzed the action and the position of a director of lab and recognized the work s importance for management of lab of university and college.