Affiliation: University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Bioengineering, Tissue Biomechanics & Bioengineering Laboratory

Dr. Liao is an Associated Professor of Bioengineering in the Joint Biomedical Engineering Program between the University of Texas at Arlington and the UT Southwestern Medical Center. His research is focused on tissue biomechanics and bioengineering, which cover cardiac bioengineering, heart valve biomechanics, tissue regeneration, and computational simulations. Dr. Liao has published 96 peer-reviewed journal papers, 170 conference presentations/posters, 9 book chapters, and two books. Dr. Liao has also involved in ~$6 million support from funding agencies such as NIH, AHA, and DoD. Due to his research contributions and services, Dr. Liao was elected as a Fellow of AHA in 2014 and a Fellow of ASME in 2020.