Lin Liu is a Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas, USA. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Iowa State University of Science and Technology, where he developed new theoretical models to predict the electrochemical performance and the reliability of solid oxide fuel cells. While at Iowa State, he received the University Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award and the Iowa State Graduate Student Research Excellence Award. In 2011, he was named one of seven Iowa State graduate students who were made Wakonse Fellows, an honor that was given in recognition of being “models for the (national) community of teachers/scholars”. He also has industrial experience at General Motors and The Stanley Works.