Max Min Liu

Biography

B.S., Tongji University, Shanghai, China, 1995 M.S., Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China, 1998 M.S., University of California, Los Angeles, 2000 Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003. Dr. Liu has been with the Department of Civil Engineering as an assistant professor since Fall 2014. Prior to this appointment, he worked in the industry as a professional structural engineer with several firms across the U.S. Dr. Liu is the director of the Structural SOS (Safety, Optimization, and Sustainability) group at CUA. His research emphasizes novel analysis and optimal design of various types of structures toward enhanced resilience, energy efficiency, and environmental friendliness over their life cycle. At present, Dr. Liu's group is exploring innovative solutions to cost-effective mitigation of manmade hazards (e.g., progressive collapse) and natural hazards (e.g., earthquakes, strong wind), retrofit against structural damage and gradual deterioration, and design of green buildings.

Research Interest

His research emphasizes novel analysis and optimal design of various types of structures toward enhanced resilience, energy efficiency, and environmental friendliness over their life cycle. At present, Dr. Liu's group is exploring innovative solutions to cost-effective mitigation of manmade hazards (e.g., progressive collapse) and natural hazards (e.g., earthquakes, strong wind), retrofit against structural damage and gradual deterioration, and design of green buildings.