
Jia-Ming Liu
Associate Dean for Academic Personnel
Professor Liu has published more than 250 scientific papers, 14 book chapters and holds 12 U.S. patents. He co-edited the book “Digital Communications Using Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamics” and has authored two books: “Photonic Devices” and “Principles of Photonics.” He has delivered more than 180 conference presentations and technical seminars, including more than 90 invited talks.
Professor Liu is a pioneering researcher in ultrafast lasers, ultrafast laser-material interactions, and laser dynamics. His research interests and experiences include nonlinear optics, ultrafast optics, solid-state lasers, semiconductor lasers, fiber lasers, photonic devices, optical wave propagation, nonlinear laser dynamics, chaotic communications, chaotic radar, chaotic lidar, nanophotonic imaging, neurophotonics, and graphene photonics. He has worked extensively with many government agencies and professional societies and has consulted for various private companies. He has previously served on the UCLA Academic Senate’s Council on Academic Personnel.
Professor Liu is a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the American Physical Society, the Optical Society of America and the Guggenheim Foundation.