Kui Liu

Dr. Kui Liu received his BEng and MEng degrees from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), China in 1989 and 1996 respectively, and PhD degree from National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2002. He worked as a lecturer at NUAA from 1989 to 1998 and was a postdoctoral fellow at NUS from 2002 to 2004.

Currently he is a Team Leader and Scientist at Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology. His research interests include ultra-precision machining, nano/micro machining, ductile machining of brittle materials, ultrasonic vibration assisted machining, high speed machining and tool development. He has authored and co-authored more than 100 technical papers published in international journals and conferences. He is a member of SME, euspen and JSPE.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) National University of Singapore (1998 — 2001)
• Master of Engineering (MEng) Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (1993 — 1996)
• Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (1985 — 1989)

Companies

• Senior Scientist, Group Head and Team Lead Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (2015)
• Co Director SIMTech-NUS Joint Lab on Large Format Machining, Singapaore Instotute of Manufacturing Technology (2013)
• Adjunct Assistant / Associate Professor National University of Singapore (2005)
• Research Engineer/Senior Research Engineer/Associate Scientist/Scientist, Team Lead Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (2004 — 2015)
• Research Associate/Postdoctoral Fellow National University of Singapore (2002 — 2004)
• Teaching Assistant/Lecturer Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (1989 — 1998)