Dr. Wing Liu

Professor

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Biography

Wing Kam Liu is the Walter P. Murphy Professor at Northwestern University, specializing in Mechanical Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineering. He also has a courtesy appointment in Materials Science Engineering. Liu holds a Ph.D. and M.S. from the California Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Engineering Science (Honors) from the University of Illinois at Chicago. His research interests focus on the mechanical properties and behavior of materials, and he has made significant contributions to mechanistic data science and its applications in STEM education and materials innovation. His notable works include the development of the HiDeNN-AI platform which integrates mechanistic modeling with artificial intelligence to enhance manufacturing processes. Liu has received numerous awards including the Gauss-Newton Medal from the International Association of Computational Mechanics and the John von Neumann Medal from the U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics. He has served as vice president and founding chair of various academic committees and has authored publications in leading engineering journals.

Research Interests

Awards

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Gauss-Newton Medal

2012-01-01
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Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award

2007-01-01
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John von Neumann Medal

2007-01-01

Requirements for Northwestern University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
U.S. Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Standard PhD requirements for TGS departments including Chemistry, Physics, and Sociology.