Tsu-Jae King Liu

Dean of the College of Engineering

Dean Tsu-Jae King Liu is internationally recognized in academia and industry for her innovations in semiconductor devices and technology, and is highly regarded for her achievements as an instructor, mentor and administrator. Liu joined the UC Berkeley faculty in 1996 in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS). She went on to hold numerous leadership roles on campus prior to becoming the College of Engineering’s 13th dean in 2018. Liu is a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering, a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, and a board member at Intel Corp and at MaxLinear, Inc. She has authored or co-authored more than 500 publications and holds 95 patents in the field of integrated-circuit devices and technologies. Among her awards are the DARPA Significant Technical Achievement Award for her role in the development of the FinFET, an advanced transistor design used in high-end computer chips.