Xinyu Liu, Ph.D.
Dr. Xinyu Liu
Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Phone: 409-880-8807
Fax: 409-880-8180
Email: xinyu.liu@lamar.edu
Quality of Teaching
Dr. Liu consistently receives high student evaluations (average 4.5/5), indicating he is considered by students from a wide-variety of degree programs to be an outstanding instructor at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Specific comments include: "Dr. Liu is inspiring to me" ; "His complete mastery and fluency in the subject matter is obvious, but he also is a great teacher." "Great teacher, extremely involved, always there to help when needed." He was awarded the Lamar University Merit Award in 2011 for his outstanding classroom performance.
Education
- Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006
- M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, China, 1999
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, China, 1997
Teaching
Courses Taught
- Machine Design I
- Machine Design II
- Introduction to Probability and Statistics *
- Statistical Quality Design and Control *
- Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems *
- Automated Engineering Systems *
- Engineering Materials and Manufacturing Processes *
- Senior Capstone Design
- Statistical Principles in Engineering *
- Design of Experiments
- Advanced Manufacturing Process Analysis
- Statistical Decision Making
- Lean Six Sigma
- Lean Manufacturing