FENG LIU portrait
  • Adjunct Professor, Physics And Astronomy
  • Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
  • Distinguished Professpr, Materials Science and Engineering
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Professional Service

  • American Physical Society. Divisional Associate Editor, Physics Review Letters. 08/01/2015 - 11/30/2021

Internal Service

  • Chair. 11/18/2011 - present. Department service.

Honors & Awards

  • The Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics is an annual prize that has been awarded by the American Physical Society since 1965. The recipient is chosen for " outstanding work in atomic physics or surface physics ". Feng Liu was awarded this prize in 2023 for "For elucidating the influence of strain on epitaxy and nanostructure growth, and using these concepts to predict surface-based topological-insulator materials.". American Physical Soceity, 03/07/2023
  • Distinguished Professor. University of Utah, 07/01/2022
  • Ivan B. Cutler Professorship. College of Engineering, 07/2021
  • Outstanding Referee for Physical Review journals, American Physical Society. American Physical Soceity, 03/15/2021
  • Distinguished Scholarly & Creative Research Award, University of Utah: "for his original and significant contributions to the fields of surface science, nanomaterials and topological materials.". University of Utah, 03/08/2019
  • Fellow of American Physics Soceity. 11/2011
  • Humboldt Research Award in Computational Materials Science. der Alexander von Humboldt foundation, Germany, 04/15/2008

In the Media

  • DOE Office of Science Research highlight on the DOE web site. Below is the editor's quote “The SC tweet about the highlight (https://science.energy.gov/bes/highlights/2017/bes-2017-12-f/ ) on bending materials was the top tweet for the last week of December.”. 12/25/2017. https://science.energy.gov/bes/highlights/2017/bes...
  • KSL.com: Science & Innovation. 02/18/2013.
  • NorthIowaToday.com. 02/18/2013.
  • materialstoday: news. 02/18/2013.
  • National Science Foundation Web site Weekly Science Highlight. 02/13/2013.
  • DOE Web site Research News. 02/13/2013.
  • Science Daily --- Science News. 02/13/2013.
  • e! Science News. 02/13/2013.
  • University of Utah News Center. 02/13/2013.
  • Chemeurope.com: news. 02/2013.
  • Science Business. 02/2013.
  • SLAC Today. 02/2013.