Dr Tsu-Jae Liu
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Dr Tsu-Jae Liu is the President of the National Academy of Engineering and a distinguished engineer and academic leader. She earned her PhD in electrical engineering from Stanford University and joined the faculty of UC Berkeley’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences in 1996. During her time there she served in various administrative leadership positions, most recently as Dean of the College of Engineering from 2018 to 2025.
Liu is renowned for her contributions in the field of microelectronics, which includes co-developing the FinFET transistor design that is used in all cutting-edge computer chips and smartphones today. She has authored over 550 publications and holds 97 US patents. Her recognitions include the DARPA Significant Technical Achievement Award and the IEEE Electron Devices Society Education Award.
Liu is a Fellow of the IEEE and the National Academy of Inventors, and was inducted into the US National Academy of Engineering in 2017. She has served on the Boards of Directors for Intel Corporation and MaxLinear Inc., and has contributed nationally as an advocate for domestic microelectronics workforce development and as a member of advisory committees for NSF, NIST, and PCAST.