XINYU LIU, PH.D. Assistant Professor Department of Industrial Engineering Lamar University P O Box 10032 Beaumont, TX 77710-0032 Phone: 409-880-8807 Fax: 409-880-8121 Email: xinyu.liu@lamar.edu

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

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Meso/Micro/Nano-scale manufacturing system and processes;
• Precision mechanical design, micro-metrology
• Design for manufacturing, CAD/CAE/CAM
• Design of experiments, Statistical quality control

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Liu, X., DeVor, R. E., and Kapoor, S. G., (2007) “A model-based analysis of the surface roughness in micro-endmilling, Part I: model development,” J. of Manuf. Sci. and Eng., v129, pp 453-460.
• Liu, X., DeVor, R. E., and Kapoor, S. G., (2007) “A model-based analysis of the surface roughness in micro-endmilling, Part II: experimental investigation,” J. of Manuf. Sci. and Eng., v129, pp 461-469.
• Liu, X., DeVor, R. E., and Kapoor, S. G., (2006) “An analytical model for the prediction of minimum chip thickness in micro-machining,” J. of Manuf. Sci. and Eng., v128, pp 474-481.
• Jun, M., Liu, X., DeVor, R. E., and Kapoor, S. G., (2006) “Investigation of the dynamics of micro-endmilling, Part 1: model development,” J. of Manuf. Sci. and Eng., v128, pp 893-900.
• Liu, X., DeVor, R. E., Kapoor, S. G. and Ehmann, K. F., (2004) “The mechanics of machining at the micro-scale: assessment of the current state of the science,” J. of Manuf. Sci. and Eng., v126, pp. 666-678.