2026 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

1. Dr. Yucheng Liu South Dakota State University [biography]

   Dr. Yucheng Liu (PhD, PE, FASME, FSAE) is the Department Head of Mechanical Engineering (ME) Department at South Dakota State University (SDSU) and holds the Duane Sander Professor of Entrepreneurial Engineering in the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering at SDSU. Prior to joining SDSU in 2021, Dr. Liu was a faculty member in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Mississippi State University (MSU), where he served as Graduate Coordinator (2016 – 2021) and held the Jack Hatcher Chair in Engineering Entrepreneurship in the Bagley College of Engineering (2018 – 2021). Prior to MSU, Dr. Liu was an Assistant Professor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette). Dr. Liu earned his PhD degree from the University of Louisville in 2005 and a bachelor’s degree from Hefei University of Technology in 1997, both in Mechanical Engineering. His research spans multiscale material modeling and simulation, high-strain-rate material performance, vehicle systems design, and renewable energy technologies. His current research focus is on understanding the process-structure-property-performance relationships of structural materials through advanced multiscale theoretical frameworks and integrated computational, experimental, AI, and machine learning methods. To date, Dr. Liu has authored over 260 peer reviewed publications, including 148 peer reviewed journal articles, holds 2 patents, and has over 3,800 citations with an H-index of 31. Ranked among the top 2% of researchers globally and top 1% in mechanical engineering by ResearchGate, he has secured and managed over $15.5 million in extramural funding across 40 grants from various private, state, and federal agencies. He has also served on review panels for many NSF, DOD, NASA, and DOE programs. Since becoming a faculty member in 2009, Dr. Liu has received numerous awards, including the Junior Faculty Researcher of the Year of the College of Engineering at UL Lafayette in 2013, the Outstanding Senior Faculty Research Award from the ME Department in 2016, MSU and BCOE Faculty Research Award in 2018, and the BCOE Service Award in 2021. Dr. Liu was named to the Jack Hatcher Chair in Engineering Entrepreneurship in 2018 and promoted to Full Professor in 2019. Dr. Liu’s professional honors include being named an ASME Fellow (2017), SAE Fellow (2019), ASEE Distinguished Member (2024), and recipient of the SAE Forest R. McFarland Award (2020). He is a registered Professional Engineer in Ohio and a member of AAAS.

2. Louis Liu

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