Peter Ping Liu obtained his B.S. degree in electrical and mechanical engineering from Nanchang University, China in 1982. He earned an M.S. degree in materials science and engineering from Zhejiang University, China in 1984 and completed a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from Iowa State University in 1991. His major research interests rest on renewable energy, advanced web and database technology, biomedical polymers and implants, polymer recycling, polymer rheology, materials tribology, corrosion, and failure analysis. He is a registered professional engineer (PE) in the State of Illinois, an Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) of Oracle Database Administrator, a certified quality engineer (CQE) by American Society for Quality and a certified senior technology manager (CSTM) by Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering. He is currently a full professor and the coordinator of Graduate Programs in Technology and Master of Science in Sustainable Energy. He is the co-founder and serves as the director of the Center for Clean Energy Research and Education at Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL.