Dr Yu Liu received his BSc and MSc from Beihang University, and PhD from the University of Cambridge. Prior to joining the Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) at SUSTech in 2016, he was a Research Associate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Cambridge, and then an Assistant Professor in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Surrey. Dr Liu serves as the Director of the “Advanced Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics Laboratory” (A3 Lab) since 2017, the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs of Zhicheng College since 2019, and the Deputy Head for Teaching of the MAE Department since 2024.
Dr Liu was awarded the Gates Cambridge Scholarship and the Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Students Abroad. He was elected to Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS, UK) and of the Higher Education Academy (HEA, UK). He was featured among the “World’s Top 2% Scientists” (2020 – 2024) by Stanford University & Elsevier in the field of Aerospace and Aeronautics. Dr Liu is also a recipient of the Overseas High-Calibre Personnel of Shenzhen and the Young Elite of Science and Technology Innovation, Special Support Program of Guangdong.
10/2022 – Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), US
10/2020 – Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), US
06/2020 – Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), UK
12/2014 – Fellow, Higher Education Academy (HEA), UK
03/2022 – Committee Member, Committee of Sub-, Tran- and Super-Sonic Aerodynamics, Chinese Aerodynamics Research Society
09/2021 – Board Member, Guangdong Provincial Aeronautical Society, China
10/2020 – Committee Member, Division of Industrial Fluid Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics Committee, Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
08/2019 – Committee Member, Aerodynamics Technology Committee of Aero-Engine Internal Flow, Chinese Society of Aerospace Propulsion Technology
2004 – 2008 PhD in Aeronautical Engineering, University of Cambridge
2001 – 2004 MSc in Aerospace Engineering, Beihang University
1997 – 2001 BSc in Aerospace Engineering, Beihang University
Aerodynamic noise mechanism: Airfoil tonal noise, noise reduction of porous medium, rotor aerodynamics and noise modelling
Aerodynamic noise control: Structured porous material, flow and noise control of bluff body and airfoil, low-noise rotor and fan
Aeroacoustic testing technique: phased microphone array design, deep learning acoustic imaging, aeroacoustic wind tunnel, flexible micro pressure sensors
2020 – 2022 World's Top 2% Scientists - Aerospace & Aeronautics, Stanford University & Elsevier
2022 Spark Award of Technical Challenge, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
2021 Research Excellence Award of MAE, SUSTech
2021 Outstanding Mentor of Zhicheng College, SUSTech
2020 Teaching Excellence Award of SUSTech
2020 Outstanding College Mentor of SUSTech
2020 Outstanding Individual in Undergraduate Recruitment & Admission
2020 Two Best Student Papers, The 11th National Congress on Fluid Mechanics of China
2019 Young Elite of Science and Technology Innovation, Special Support Program of Guangdong
2018 Pilot High-Level Talent, Nanshan District, Shenzhen
2017 Peakcock Program of Overseas High-Calibre Personnel, Shenzhen Municipality
2016 Best Student Paper Finalist, The 23rd International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV)
2008 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Students Abroad
2004 – 2008 Gates Cambridge Scholarship (GCS)
2004 – 2007 Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme (ORSAS)
