Background
Liu, Philip Li-Fan was born on December 11, 1946 in China.
Liu, Philip Li-Fan was born on December 11, 1946 in China.
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, 1968. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1971. Doctor of Science in Hydrodynamics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1974.
Assistant professor Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1974-1979, associate professor, 1979-1983, professor, 1983—2008, class 1912 professor, since 2008, director school civil & environmental engineering, since 2009. Associate dean College Engineering, Cornell University, 1986-1987. Visiting scientist Delft Hydraulics, Delft, The Netherlands, 1987, California Institute Technology, 1980.
Visiting professor Technology University, Denmark, Lyngby, 1988, National Taiwan University, 1994, University Sigapore, 2002, 2003-2006. Kwoh-Ting Li chair professor National Central University, since 2007.
Fellow. American Geophysical Union (Alexander Von Humboldt Research prize 2009-2010), American Society of Civil Engineers (chairman excom. of waterway division 1991-1995, Walter L. Huber prize 1978, Maffatt-Nichol Coastal Harbor Engineering award 1997, International Coastal Engineering award 2004).