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competitiveness. With funding from government agencies;<br />
national labs and various industries; Liang has<br />
maintained a very active research program.<br />
His research; with the involvement of a large number<br />
of academic advisees; has led to the publication of more<br />
than ; 00 archival articles including ; ; papers and two<br />
books in ;ust the last three years alone; and many of his<br />
undergraduate and graduate students have gone on to<br />
assume important and visible positions in industry and<br />
at peer institutions.<br />
Liang;s efforts to support the manufacturing research<br />
community have also included hosting the North<br />
American Manufacturing Research Conference; the<br />
International Symposium on ; lexible Automation and<br />
ASME;s Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference<br />
at ; eorgia Tech.<br />
An ASME ; ellow; Liang has served in various positions on the Manufacturing<br />
Engineering Division;s ;MED;s; Executive Committee ;2001–0; ;; including as chair.<br />
He received the Society;s ; lackall Machine Tool and ; age Award in 200; ; and MED;s<br />
; est Organizer of Symposium and Sessions Award in 1; ; ; and Dedicated Service<br />
Award in 201; .<br />
Liang is a member of SME and past president ;200; –0; ; of the North American<br />
Manufacturing Research Institution of SME. He is also a member of the American<br />
Society for Engineering Education.<br />
His honors include the Robert ; . Douglas Outstanding 1 oung Manufacturing Engineer<br />
Award ;1; ; 1; from SME; the Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award ;1; ; ; ; from SAE<br />
International and ; est Paper awards from the International ; orum on Systems and<br />
Mechatronics ;201; and 201; ;.<br />
Liang earned three degrees in mechanical engineering; his bachelor;s degree<br />
from the National Cheng-Kung - niversity; Taiwan; in 1; ; 0; his master;s degree from<br />
Michigan State - niversity; East Lansing; in 1; ; ; ; and his Ph.D. from the - niversity of<br />
California; ; erkeley in 1; ; ; .<br />
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