Tsu-Jae King Liu

Dean Emerita, College of Engineering
Distinguished Professor Emerita, Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Member, Kavli Energy NanoSciences Institute at Berkeley

Contact Information: 
E-mail: tking at eecs dot berkeley dot edu

Administrative Assistant:
Charlotte Jones
Phone: (510) 664-4203
E-mail: charlotte_jones at berkeley dot edu

Grant Administrator:
Stephanie Bratton 
Phone: (510) 664-7800
E-mail: sbratton at berkeley dot edu

Research

Research Areas:

• Nanometer-scale semiconductor devices and technology
• Novel non-volatile memory devices and technology
• M/NEMS technology for ultra-low-power integrated circuits

Research Laboratories:

• Device Characterization Laboratory (355 Cory)
• Marvell Nanofabrication Laboratory

• Berkeley Emerging Technologies Research Center

Education

• B.S. Electrical Engineering, Stanford University (1984)
• M.S. Electrical Engineering, Stanford University (1986)
• Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Stanford University (1994)

Awards and Honors

• American Institute of Mechatronic Engineers (AIME) Ross M. Tucker Electronics Materials Award, 1992
• National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 1998
• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Significant Technical Achievement Award, 2000
• Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) Inventor Recognition Award, 2000, 2003, 2005
• Outstanding Teaching Award, EE Division, EECS Department, 2003
• SRC Focus Center Research Program Inventor Recognition Award, 2006, 2007
• National Academy of Engineering Lillian M. Gilbreth Lectureship, 2006
• Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2007
• IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award, 2010
• UC Berkeley Distinguished Faculty Mentoring Award, 2010
• The Electrochemical Society Thomas D. Callinan Award, 2011
• Intel Outstanding Researcher Award in Nanotechnology, 2012
• Semiconductor Industry Association University Research Award, 2014
• SRC Aristotle Award, 2016
• CITRIS Athena Award for Academic Leadership, 2016
• International Semiconductor Device Research Symposium Aldert Van Der Ziel Award, 2016
• Elected Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, 2017
• Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, 2018
• Member of the Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame, 2019
• Asian American Distinguished Science and Technology Award, Asian American Engineer of the Year, 2019
• Chang-Lin Tien Leadership in Education Award, 2020
• Asia Game Changer West Award, 2021
• IEEE Electron Devices Society Education Award, 2021
• IEEE Founder's Medal, 2024

Graduate Students

• Collin Finnan
• Dasom Lee

Visiting Industrial Fellows

• Dr. Tahir Ghani
• Dr. Choongho Rhee