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Tsu-Jae King Liu, PhD

Dean and Roy W. Carlson Professor of Engineering, College of Engineering Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Computer Sciences Member, Kavli Energy NanoSciences Institute at Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA, United States

Tsu-Jae King Liu earned her B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering (EE) from Stanford University. From 1992-1996 she was a member of research staff at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, where she worked on thin-film transistor technology for large-area electronics applications. In 1996 she joined the faculty of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) at the University of California, Berkeley, where she has taught and conducted research on semiconductor devices and technology. She began her tenure as Dean of the College of Engineering in July 2018.

Liu has authored or co-authored over 550 publications and holds close to 100 patents. She is a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the National Academy of Inventors as well as an elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering. She also serves on the Board of Directors for Intel Corporation and for MaxLinear, Inc. Her research contributions have been recognized by many awards, including the DARPA Significant Technical Achievement Award for her role in the development of the FinFET, an advanced transistor design used in all leading-edge computer chips today.

In addition to excelling in research, Liu has demonstrated a strong commitment to enhancing the educational experience of students. As dean she has bolstered programs to support the academic success and well-being of both undergraduate and graduate engineering students, including supporting the success of women and students from underrepresented minority groups and first-generation college students. Liu most recent initiative is to renovate and expand the Berkeley engineering student center, to create more welcoming and inclusive spaces for students to learn, discover and innovate together; this construction project is slated to break ground in spring 2023. Liu also has been spearheading a nationwide effort, called the American Semiconductor Academy (ASA) initiative, to establish a collaborative and inclusive national network for microelectronics education, to meet the workforce development needs of the U.S. microelectronics industry. For her outstanding contributions in education, Liu was honored with the IEEE Electron Devices Society Education Award.

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