Experiences and mindsets along the pathway of a early-career faculty in United States

Yangfan Liu received his Mechanical Engineering bachelor’s degree in China in 2009 and joined Purdue University in United States for Master and PhD degrees in Acoustics and Noise Control right after that. His PhD degree was earned in 2016, he continued to work as a post-doc researcher for two years at the same lab, Ray W. Herrick Lab, at Purdue. Dr. Liu was hired as an Assistant Professor by Purdue School of Mechanical Engineering in 2018 after his Post-doc. His research was focused on sound field reconstruction and room acoustics simulation during his graduate school study, he then established many other research areas later on, such as active noise control, multi-physics simulation, sound perception, vibroacoustic signal based fault diagnosis, etc. Dr. Liu is also very active in academic organizations, such as the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) and the Institute of Noise Control Engineering (INCE) USA, with multiple serving and leading roles. In this presentation, Dr. Liu will share his experiences in his career pathway, lessons he learned as well as opinions on the key skills and mindsets for an academic career preparation and development based on his personal experiences.