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Wei Liu, B.S., M.E., M.A., Ph.D.

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Physics, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

Associate Member, Department of Radiation Physics, Division of Radiation Oncology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX

Office Address

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard
Unit Number: 94
Houston, TX 77030
Room Number: Y2.5605

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

2007 Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, PHD, Plasma Physics
2004 Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, MA, Plasma Physics
2002 University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China, ME, EM Fields and Microwave Technology
1999 University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China, BS, Applied Physics

Postgraduate Training

10/2007-6/2010 Research Fellowship, Computational Physics, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, Dr. Hui Li

Experience/Service

Other Appointments/Responsibilities

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 10/2007-6/2010
Research Assistant, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ, 8/2002-9/2007
Research Assistant, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China, 9/1997-6/2002

Honors and Awards

2012-2016 NIH/NCI Career Award (K25) 1K25CA168984-01, NIH/NCI
2012-2014 NIH Early Career Reviewer, NIH
2012 Liu Limit, a scientific terminology named after me
2010 G.K. Walters Fellowship, Rice University
2004 Thomas Stix'54 Plasma Physics Prize, Princeton University
2002-2003 Princeton Science and Engineering Fellowship, Princeton University
2000 Guanghua Educational Foundation Scholarship, University of Science & Technology of China

Professional Memberships

American Physical Society
Member, 2002-present
the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)
Member, 2011-present

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Liu W, Frank SJ, Li X, Li Y, Park P., Dong L., Zhu XR, Mohan R. Effectiveness of Robust Optimization in Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy Planning for Head and Neck Cancers. Med. Phys. In Press.
2. Park PC, Cheung JP, Zhu XR, Lee AK, Sahoo N, Liu W, Mohan R, Tucker SL, Li H, Court LE, Dong L. Statistical Assessment of Proton Treatment Plans under Setup and Range Uncertainties. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. In Press.
3. Quan M, Liu W, Wu R, Li Y, Frank SJ, Zhang X, Zhu XR, Mohan R. Treatment planning for spot-scanning proton therapy of head and neck cancer: multi-field or single-field optimization? Med. Phys. In Press.
4. Liu W, Frank SJ, Li X, Li Y, Zhu RX, and Mohan R. PTV-based IMPT optimization incorporating planning risk volumes vs. robust optimization. Med. Phys. 40(2):021709, 2/2013.
5. Li H, Li Y., Zhang X., Li, X., Liu W., Gillin M., and Zhu X.R. Dynamically accumulated dose and 4D accumulated dose for moving tumors. Med. Phys. 39(12):7359-7367, 12/2012. e-Pub 12/2012.
6. Cao W, Lim G, Lee A, Li Y, Liu W, Zhu R, and Zhang X. Uncertainty incorporated beam angle optimization for IMPT treatment planning. Med. Phys. 39(8). e-Pub 8/2012.
7. Liu W, Li Y, Li X, Cao W, and Zhang X,. Influence of Robust optimization in intensity-modulated proton therapy with different dose delivery techniques. Med. Phys. 39(6):3089-4001, 6/2012.
8. Liu W, Zhang X, Li Y, and Mohan R. Robust Optimization of Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy. Med. Phys. 39(2):1079-1091, 2/2012.
9. Zhang X, Liu W, Li Y, Li X, Quan M, Mohan R, Anand A, Sahoo N, Gillin M, and Zhu R X. Parameterization of multiple Bragg curves for scanning proton beams using simultaneous fitting of multiple curves. Phys. Med. Biol. 56(24):7725-7735, 11/2011. e-Pub 11/2011.
10. Liu W and Hsu SC. Ideal magnetohydrodynamic simulations of unmagnetized dense plasma jet injection into a hot strongly magnetized plasma. Nuclear Fusion 51(7):073026, 6/2011. e-Pub 6/2011.
11. Liu W, Li H, Yin L, Albright B, Bowers K, Liang E. Particle Energization in 3D Magnetic Reconnection of Relativistic Pair Plasmas. Physics of Plasmas 18(5):052105, http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/18/052105, 5/2011.
12. Liu W, Hsu SC, Li H. Ideal magnetohydreodynamic simulations of low beta compact toroid injection into a hot strongly magnetized plasma. Nuclear Fusion 49:095008, 2009.
13. Liu W. Noise-sustained convective instability in a magnetized taylor-coette flow. Astrophys J 692:998, 2009.
14. Liu W, Hsu S, Li S, Li H and Lynn A. Ideal magnetohydrodynamical simulation of magnetic bubble expansion as a model for extragalactic radio lobes. Physics of Plasmas 15:072905, 2008.
15. Wang Z, Si J, Liu W and Li H. Initial results from a laboratory plasma experiment to study magneto-rotational instability. Physics of Plasmas 15:102109, 2008.
16. Liu W, Li H, Li S and Hsu SC. Long Term Evolution of Magnetized Bubbles in Galaxy Clusters. Astrophys. J. Lett 684:L57, 2008.
17. Liu W. Magnetized ekman and stewartson layer in a magnetized taylor-couette flow. Phys Rev E 77:056314, 2008.
18. Liu W. Numerical study of the magnetorotational instability in princeton mri experiment. Astrophys J 684:515, 2008.
19. Liu W, Goodman J and Ji H. Traveling waves in magnetized taylor-couette flow. Phys Rev E 76:016310, 2007.
20. Liu W, Goodman J, Herron I and Ji H. Helical magnetorotational instability in a magnetized taylor-couette flow. Phys Rev E 74:056302, 2006.
21. Ji H, Burin M, Schartman E, Goodman J and Liu W. Laboratory study of magnetorotational instability and hydrodynamic stability at large reynolds numbers. Proceedings of the NASA LAW:106, 2006.
22. Burin M, Schartman E, Ji H, Cutler R, Heitzenroeder P and Liu W. Reduction of ekman circulation within circular couette flow. Exp Fluids 40(6):962, 2006.
23. Liu W, Goodman J and Ji H. Simulation of magnetorotational instability in a magnetized couette flow. Astrophys J 643:306, 2006.
24. Ji H, Goodman J, Kageyama A, Burin M, Schartman E, Liu W. Magnetorotational Instability in a Short Couette Flow of Liquid Gallium. AIP Proceedings 733, "MHD Couette Flows: Experiments and Models":21, 2004.
25. Liu W, Wang D and Liu F. Calculation of down-link received signal level in mobile satellite communications. Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology:337-340, 2002.
26. Liu W, Zhou X, Zhang X, Yuan S, Li G, Du J. Positron Lifetime Study on the As-Prepared Y-Doped La2/3Ca1/3MnO3 Oxides. Chinese Journal of Low Temperature Physics 22:230, 2000.

Grant & Contract Support

Title: 4D Robust Optimization in Intersity-Modulated Proton Therapy
Funding Source: NIH/NCI
Role: Principal Investigator
Duration: 8/13/2012 - 7/31/2016
 
Title: Large-scale parallelized 4D worst-case robust optimization for intensity-modulated proton therapy
Funding Source: Institution Research Grant
Role: Principal Investigator
Duration: 9/1/2011 - 8/31/2013
 
Title: Intensity Modulated Particle Therapy
Funding Source: Sister Institution Network Fund
Role: Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Radhe Mohan
Duration: 4/1/2011 - 3/31/2013
 
Title: Optimizing Proton Radiation Therapy
Funding Source: NIH/NCI
Role: Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Radhe Mohan
Duration: 9/25/2008 - 7/31/2013

Last updated: 4/8/2013