劉立方教授為康乃爾大學土木及環境工程學系系主任及1912級工學講座教授，日前獲選為美國國家工程學院院士¹，以表彰肯定其於海岸工程研究、教育、電腦模擬、及海嘯及波浪災害的領導貢獻。

劉立方教授是於1968年取得台灣大學學士學位，之後分別於1971年及1974年完成麻省理工學院之碩士及博士學位，並於1974年開始在康乃爾大學土木及環境工程學系任教。

日前美國國家工程學院依例選出劉立方教授等傑出成員頒與院士殊榮，此一殊榮為工程師之最高榮譽。除此一榮譽之外，劉立方教授過去也已獲選為美國地球物理聯盟會士及美國土木工程師學會的傑出會員，並於1980年被頒與古根漢基金獎²以及2008年獲頒宏博研究獎等多項榮譽。

頒與劉立方教授院士資格的美國國家工程學院，成立於1964年，為非營利的獨立單位，領導協助美國工程界的研究發展。其宗旨為藉由促進多樣豐富的工程專業、及整合傑出工程人員的專業及見解，以提供聯邦政府工程科技領域相關問題的專業意見，以促進美國國家整體的安寧福祉之目標。

註1：美國國家工程學院， National Academy of Engineering
註2：古根漢基金獎，Guggenheim Fellowship
註3：宏博研究獎，Humboldt research award

Liu Elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)

Professor Philip Liu, Class of 1912 Professor of Engineering and Director of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell, has been elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in recognition of his coastal engineering research, education, computer modeling, and leadership in the area of tsunami and wave damage.

Founded in 1964, the NAE is a private, independent, nonprofit institution that provides engineering leadership in service to the nation. The mission of the NAE is to advance the well-being of the nation by promoting a vibrant engineering profession and by marshaling the expertise and insights of eminent engineers to provide independent advice to the federal government on matters involving engineering and technology.

Current NAE members elect honorees to NAE membership. Election to membership is one of the highest professional honors accorded an engineer. Professor Liu is already a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He also received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1980 and a Humboldt research award in 2008.

Liu received a BS degree in Civil Engineering from National Taiwan University in 1968. He was awarded both MS and ScD degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1971 and 1974, respectively. Liu has been on the faculty of CEE at Cornell since 1974.