Background
Liu, Geoffrey H. W. was born on August 20, 1926 in Jiangyin, Jiangsu, China. Son of Yen Sun and Wei-En Liu.
Liu, Geoffrey H. W. was born on August 20, 1926 in Jiangyin, Jiangsu, China. Son of Yen Sun and Wei-En Liu.
Master of Business Administration, University Illinois, Urbana, 1952. Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanical, University Illinois, Urbana, 1954. Master of Science, University Illinois, Urbana, 1956.
Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Mechanics, University Illinois, Urbana, 1959.
Research assistant professor University Illinois, 1959—1961. Senior research fellow California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1961—1963. Professor materials science and engineering Syracuse University, 1963—1993, chairman solid state science and technical, 1977—1984.
Visiting senior researcher Cambridge University, 1976—1977. Visiting fellow Churchill College.
Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineering, Pi Tau Sigma, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi.
Married Lucille Yu-Nang Chang, August 19, 1955. Children: Nora Maria, Franklin Mark, Sandra Ann, Joyce Christine, Paul.