CURRICULUM VITAE
CHEN-CHING LIU
American Electric Power ProfessorDirector, Center for Power and EnergyBradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VEducational Record:
College or University Dates Degree
Univ. of California, Berkeley Sept. 1980-Sept. 1983 Ph.D.
National Taiwan University
Taipei, Taiwan Sept. 1976-June 1978 MSEE
National Taiwan University
Taipei, Taiwan Sept. 1972-June 1976 BSEE
Academic Positions:
Boeing Distinguished Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Sept. 1, 2011-Jan 9, 2018)
Director, WSU Energy Systems Innovation (ESI) Center, Feb. 2012-Sept. 2017.
Professor of Power Systems, College of Engineering, Mathematical and Physical Sciences (EMPS), University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland, June 2008-2015. Acting/Deputy Principal, College of EMPS, UCD, July 2008 – Aug 2011, Visiting Professor, 2015-Present.
Palmer Chair Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University (ISU), USA, Jan 2006-June 2008.
Professor (1991-2005), Associate Dean of Engineering (2000-2005), Associate Professor (1987-1991), Assistant Professor (1983-1987), Electrical Engineering, University of Washington (UW), Seattle, USA, Sept. 1983-Dec 2005.
Program Director for Power Systems, National Science Foundation, USA, Sept 1994-Sept 1995. (IPA from UW)
Short-Term Visiting Professorships: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, 1989 and 1992; The University of Tokyo, Japan 1991 (Tokyo Electric Power Chair), 1991; Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, (Tokyo Electric Power Chair) 1996; National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan, 2005; National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan, 2008.
Honor Recognition and Award:
1. Elected Member, National Academy of Engineering, Feb. 2020.
2. Anjan Bose Outstanding Researcher Award, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture, Washington State University, April 2016.
3. Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Power and Energy Society, 2015.
4. Elected Member of Washington State Academy of Sciences, June 2014.
5. Honorary Doctoral Degree (Doctor Honoris Causa), University "Politehnica" of Bucharest, Romania, Jan 29, 2013.
6. Warren B. Boast Undergraduate Teaching Award, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University, “for student recognition of outstanding classroom performance,” April 2007.
7. Attwood Associate Award, Given by US National Committee of CIGRE to an individual who has made notable contributions to CIGRE over an extended period of time, June 2006.
8. IEEE Power Engineering Society Outstanding Power Engineering Educator Award, for “Integration of advanced concepts in power engineering educational curricula and the mentoring of students,” June 2004.
9. Appointed Member, Board of Directors, Washington Technology Center, by Governor G. Locke, State of Washington, 2002-2005.
10. Technical Committee Distinguished Service Award, Power System Analysis, Computing and Economics Committee, IEEE Power Engineering Society, 2002.
11. IEEE Third Millennium Medal, in recognition and appreciation of valued services and outstanding contributions, IEEE Power Engineering Society, 2000.
12. Elected to Fellow of the IEEE, December 1993. Citation: For contributions to development of knowledge-based systems for power system applications.