Liwei Lin

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Co-Director, Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center
5126 Etcheverry Hall MC#1740
University of California at Berkeley
Berkeley ,CA 94720-1740
Phone: (510) 643-5495
 Fax: (510) 643-5599
 E-mail: lwlin@me.berkeley.edu

Biography

2006 Vice Chair - Graduate Study, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of California at Berkeley
2004 Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of California at Berkeley
2001 Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of California at Berkeley
1999 Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of California at Berkeley
1996 Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Michigan
1994 Associate Professor, Institute of Applied Mechanics, National Taiwan University
1993 Senior Research Scientist, BEI Electronics Inc.
1993 PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley
1991 MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley
1986 BS, Power Mechanical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University

Honors and Awards

2007~2010 ChangJiang Scholar (China)
2006~2011 Chancellor's Professor
2005 Fellow, ASME
1999 Best Paper Award, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer
1998 NSF CAREER Award
1986 Graduation with High Honors (first in the class), Recipient of 16 Fellowship/Scholarship, National Tsing Hua University

Research Interests

MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems); NEMS (Nanoelectromechanical Systems); Nanotechnology; design and manufacturing of microsensors and microactuators; development of micromachining processes by silicon surface/bulk micromachining; micro moulding process; mechanical issues in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) including heat transfer, solid/fluid mechanics and dynamics.

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Students and Visitors

Short Courses & Invited Seminars

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Group Photos

Pressure Sensor Sensitivity and Linearity Simulation Program

Teaching

  • ME 102A, Mechanical Behavior and Processing of Materials, (Fall 1999) (Fall 2000) (Spring 2001)
  • ME 102B, Mechanical Engineering Design, (Fall 2001) (Fall 2002) (Spring 2003) (Spring 2004) (Fall 2004) (Fall 2006)
  • ME 118, Introduction to Nanotechnology and Nanosciences (Spring 2008)
  • ME 119, Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems (Spring 01,02) (Fall 02,03,05,07) (Fall 2008)
  • ME 128, Computer-Aided Mechanical Design, (Spring 2005) (Spring 2006)
  • ME 219, Microelectromechanical Systems, (Spring 2000)