Dr. Peter Ping Liu
Professor
Office: 4032 - Klehm Hall
Phone: 217-581-6267
Email: pliu@eiu.edu
Education
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering (Materials/Manufacturing), Iowa State University, Ames, 1991.
M. S. Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, China, 1984.
B. S. Electro-mechanical Engineering, Nanchang University, China, 1982.
Professional Organizations
Professional Engineer (PE) in Mechanical Engineering, Illinois.Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) Oracle 8i DBA.
Certified quality engineer (CQE) by American Society of Quality Control.
Certified senior technology manager (CSTM) by National Association of Industrial Technology.
Research
Materials Recycling, Failure Analysis, Renewable Energy, Biomedical Materials and Devices.Publications
Book: L. D. Helsel and P. P. Liu, Industrial Materials, The Goodheart-Wilcox, c2001, ISBN 1-56637-815-X
Patent: P. Bonutti, M. Cremens and P. Liu, Method for Implanting a Flowable Fastener, (United States Patent 7879072, Released Feb. 2011)
Funding & Grants
Charleston Area Charitable Foundation: Equipment for Center for Clean Energy Research and Education (CENCERE) at Eastern Illinois University.Community
Served on Charleston Excellence in Education Foundation for 6 years.
Spoke to Charleston High School Physical Sciences class on renewable energy and climatic change.
