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About Frank W. Liou

Dr. Frank Liou, the Michael and Joyce Bytnar Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Missouri S&T, became Interim director of S&T's Intelligent Systems Center 01 Aug 2021. In addition to his work as director of the manufacturing engineering program, he is a senior research investigator with the Intelligent Systems Center and a faculty research investigator for both the Graduate Center for Materials Research and the Center for Research in Energy and Environment at S&T.

He was the co-founder and has served as the Director of the Manufacturing Engineering Program at Missouri S&T since year 1999, and has successfully received several curriculum development funds and set up two scholarship endowment programs. He has received over $20M in research funding and published a book on Rapid Prototyping along with over 350 technical papers. Dr. Liou's research excels in additive manufacturing (AM), including hybrid additive and subtractive processes, path planning, multiscale multiphysics process modeling, and AM process monitoring and control. His research has been funded by AFRL, DOE, NASA, NAVAIR, NSF, and industries. Dr. Liou has received several teaching, research, and service awards, including several best paper awards. He is a senior member SME and a Fellow of ASME.

Dr. Liou's research interests include metal additive manufacturing process design, modeling, integration, monitoring and control, as well as computer aided design (CAD) and computer aided manufacturing (CAM).

Technical Area:
Design and Manufacturing

Senior Investigator, Intelligent Systems Center
CREE Research Investigator

Positions

August 2021 - Present Interim Director, Missouri University of Science and Technology
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2011 - Present Michael and Joyce Bytnar Product Innovation and Creativity Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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2010 - Present Faculty Research Investigator, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Graduate Center for Materials Research
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2010 - Present Faculty Research Investigator, Energy Research and Development Center (ERDC), Missouri University of Science and Technology
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2002 - Present Co-founder, Product Innovation and Engineering (PINE), LLC
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2000 - Present Director, Interdisciplinary Manufacturing Engineering Program, Missouri University of Science and Technology
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1997 - Present Senior Research Investigator, Missouri University of Science and Technology
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Present Research Investigator, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Center for Research in Energy and Environment (CREE)
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1999 - 2011 Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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1998 - 2000 Interim Program Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Manufacturing Engineering Program, Missouri University of Science and Technology
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1993 - 1999 Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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1987 - 1993 Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Curriculum Vitae

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Professional Service and Affiliations

Present Member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
Present Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Present Member, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
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Honors and Awards

  • 2020 Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal from SME (formerly the Society of Manufacturing Engineers)
  • Distinguished Investigator Award, Intelligent Systems Center, Missouri S&T, 2015
  • “New materials, in 3-D” research is selected as 15 important innovations at Missouri S&T in 2015
  • Best Paper award, the 2015 Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, Austin, Texas, 2015 (with Yan, L., X. Chen, W. Li, and J. Newkirk)
  • “Manufacturing in 3-D” research is listed as one of the “13 Important Research Stories of 2013”, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 2013
  • Outstanding Faculty Research Award, Missouri S&T, 2011
  • Outstanding Chinese Scholar Award, Midwest Chinese–American Science and Technology Association (MCASTA), 2010
  • Keynote speech on “Rapid Manufacturing and Its Emerging Applications” in the 3rd International Forum on Systems and Mechatronics” (IFSM-2010, 2010, River View Hotel, Singapore)
  • Rapid Prototyping Journal Best Paper Award (poster presentation), 21st Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, (with Shyam Barua and T. Sparks) Austin, Texas, 2010
  • Top 10 Most Downloaded Articles -- April 2010, ASME Digital Library: Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering (with Lan Ren, Todd Sparks, and Jianzhong Ruan)
  • Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Dick Aubin Distinguished Paper Award (with Mary Kinsella), 2009 (The selected paper must have a significant impact on rapid prototyping or additive manufacturing and must have practical value beyond pure research)
  • Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008
  • Highly Commended Paper Award for Rapid Prototyping Journal, selected by Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2008
  • ASEE Manufacturing Division Leadership Award, 2007, Honolulu, HI
  • Outstanding Teacher Award, University of Missouri-Rolla, 2005-06
  • Excellence in Teaching, School of Engineering, UMR, 2006
  • SFF Best Poster Paper Award, Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, (with K. Eiamsa-ard, H. Nair, L. Ren, J. Ruan, and T. Sparks) Austin, Texas, 2005
  • Faculty Performance Shares, University of Missouri-Rolla, September 2001
  • Academy of Mechanical Engineers Faculty Excellence Service Award, University of Missouri-Rolla, October 2000
  • ASME Best Paper Award, Applicon Best Paper Award for CAD/CAM Theory and Applications, ASME Design Automation Conference, (with K. Srikanth and S. N. Balakrishnan), Sept 16, 1997
  • Boeing - A.D. Welliver Faculty Fellow, 1997
  • McDonnell Douglas Faculty Excellence Award, University of Missouri-Rolla, 1995-96
  • McDonnell Douglas Faculty Excellence Award, University of Missouri-Rolla, 1994-95
  • McDonnell Douglas Faculty Excellence Award, University of Missouri-Rolla, 1993-94
  • Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, Society of Automotive Engineering, 1994
  • Outstanding Teacher Award, University of Missouri-Rolla, 1992-93
  • Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award, Society of Automotive Engineering, 1990
  • Certified Professional Engineer, Taiwan, 1980

Education

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1987 Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota
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1984 M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University
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1980 B.S., N.A.& M.E., National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan
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Missouri University of Science and Technology
292B Toomey Hall
400 West 13th Street
Rolla, MO  65409-0050

Phone: 573-341-4603
Fax: 573-341-4607

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Research Works (358)