Dr. Liu is a University of Texas at Arlington bioengineering professor and nationally recognized expert in brain imaging. She joined the UTA College of Engineering in 1996 and has secured more than $11 million in research funding during her career. Her work is focused on medical instrumentation and imaging, minimally invasive and noninvasive spectroscopy and imaging of tissue, optical diffuse imaging for cancer prognosis, and brain activities. Dr. Liu has been named a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.