Chang Liu

Assistant Professor

School of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Manufacturing Engineering


Dr. Chang Liu is an assistant professor in the School of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Connecticut

Academic Employment

University of Connecticut 8/2023 – now
Assistant Professor in School of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Manufacturing Engineering

University of California, Berkeley 8/2021 – 7/2023
Postdoctoral Scholar in Department of Physics

Education

Johns Hopkins University 8/2017 – 8/2021
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering 8/2021
M.S.E. in Applied Mathematics and Statistics 5/2021
M.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering 8/2020

Shanghai Jiao Tong University 9/2013 – 7/2017
B.E. in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
B.E. in Computer Technology and Application

Teaching

University of Connecticut

ME3130 Advanced Engineering Mathematics (Spring 2026, Fall 2026)

ME5507 Engineering Analysis I (Fall 2025)

ME3253 Linear Systems Theory (Spring 2025)

ME 5895-001/ME 3295-001/ECE 6095-004 Nonlinear Systems (Fall 2024)

CE2120 Applied Mechanics II (Spring 2024)

Reviewer

Proposal Reviewer: National Science Foundation, Army Research Office

Journal Reviewer: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Computers and Fluids, Marine Structures, Ocean Engineering, Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, IEEE Control Systems Letters, Physica Scripta, Chaos, Solitons and Fractals

Awards and Honors

  • National Science Foundation CAREER Award 2026
  • Corrsin-Kovasznay Outstanding Paper Award ($500) 2021
  • Creel Family Teaching Assistant Award ($500) 2019
  • Outstanding Contribution Award of Chun-Tsung Foundation 2018
  • Excellent Bachelor Thesis (Top 1%) in Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2017
  • Hongyi Scholarship (¥25,000) 2016
  • Class NK Scholarship (¥5,000) 2016
  • Chun-Tsung Scholar (¥16,000) 2016
  • Fan, Xuji Scholarship (¥10,000 per year) 2015
  • National Scholarship (¥8000) 2014
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Contact Information
Emailchang_liu@uconn.edu