Prof. Jiaqi Liu is a Presidential Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK). Before joining CityUHK in 2025, she was a postdoctoral researcher in the Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics at Northwestern University, working with Prof. John A. Rogers. She received her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from University of Pennsylvania under the supervision of Prof. Shu Yang in 2021. She obtained her B.S. in Materials Science from Fudan University in 2016.

Professional Experience

2025-present, Presidential Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, CityUHK

2021-2025, Postdoctoral Scholar, Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics, Northwestern University

Education

2016-2021, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania

2012-2016, B.S. in Materials Science, Fudan University

Honors and Awards

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2022, The Sidney J. Stein Prize, University of Pennsylvania

2019, Geoffrey Belton Graduate Fellowship Award, University of Pennsylvania

2016, Outstanding Graduates, Fudan University