Joseph Bordogna Forum: 2026 Lecture
February 2 at 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Engineering Leadership in a World of Accelerating Change
Engineering bridges science and technology, driving innovation for the benefit of people and society. Today we live in an increasingly technology-dependent world shaped by engineers — and the pace of change is increasing exponentially. This calls for a reexamination of how we educate and empower engineers to advance technology for the long-term welfare of humanity and the planet. In this talk, I will share ideas for transforming engineering education, taken from relevant publications of the National Academies, and discuss ways the National Academy of Engineering can promote coordination and foster collaboration to build an engineering workforce that is fit to shape a brighter future for all.
Tsu-Jae King Liu
President, National Academy of Engineering (NAE); Professor Emerita, UC Berkeley
Tsu-Jae King Liu is President of the National Academy of Engineering. A distinguished engineer and academic leader, she earned her B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University. In 1996, she joined the faculty of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley, where she has served in various administrative leadership positions, most recently as Dean of the College of Engineering from July 2018 through June 2025.
Liu is renowned for her contributions in the field of microelectronics, which include co-developing the FinFET transistor design that is used in all leading-edge computer chips and smartphones today. She has authored over 550 publications and holds 97 U.S. patents. Her recognitions include the DARPA Significant Technical Achievement Award and the IEEE Electron Devices Society Education Award.
Liu is a Fellow of the IEEE and the National Academy of Inventors, and was inducted into the U.S. National Academy of Engineering in 2017. She has served on the Boards of Directors for Intel Corporation and MaxLinear Inc., and has contributed nationally as an advocate for domestic microelectronics workforce development and as a member of advisory committees for NSF, NIST and PCAST.