He received his Ph.D. degree in Applied Physics from Cornell University in 2012. He spent three years as a Research Staff Member at the IBM Watson Research Center before joining the MIT faculty. Luqiao’s current research focus is on advancing new materials and novel device structures for spintronics, including spin-based memory, logic and communication applications. Luqiao Liu is the recipient of William L. McMillan Award, NSF Career Award and International Union of Pure and Applied Physics Young Scientist Award.