Tsu-Jae Liu

Portrait of Tsu Jae King Liu by Christopher Michel
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Tsu-Jae Liu
Engineer
President of the National Academy of Engineering
Doctor Honoris Causa 2026

November 16th, 2026 | Forum Rolex
In English

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Dr. Tsu-Jae Liu is President of the National Academy of Engineering as of July 1, 2025. A distinguished engineer and academic leader, she earned her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University. She joined the faculty of the University of California, Berkeley in 1996, and served as Dean of the College of Engineering from 2018-2024.

Liu is renowned for her research in microelectronics and for co-developing the FinFET transistor, now used in all leading-edge computer chips and smartphones. She has authored over 550 publications and holds 97 U.S. patents. Her recognitions include the DARPA Significant Technical Achievement Award and the IEEE Electron Devices Society Education Award.

She is a Fellow of the IEEE and the National Academy of Inventors, and a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering. Liu serves on the Boards of Directors for Intel Corporation and MaxLinear Inc., and has contributed nationally through leadership in microelectronics workforce development and service to advisory boards for NSF, NIST, and the White House PCAST.

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