Rate My Professor Hanli Liu

Liu's research specializations encompass medical instrumentation and imaging, minimally invasive and noninvasive spectroscopy and imaging of tissue, and optical diffuse imaging for cancer prognosis and brain activities, with key focuses on near-infrared spectroscopy for functional brain imaging, transcranial infrared laser stimulation for neuromodulation and cognition enhancement, and non-invasive detection methods for conditions like neonatal brain swelling and prostate cancer. She has received multiple NIH grants, including funding for transcranial light therapy, brain circuitry studies, and early detection of brain swelling in newborns. Notable publications include "Dependence of tissue optical properties on solute-induced changes in refractive index and osmolarity" (Journal of Biomedical Optics, 1996), "Interplay between up-regulation of cytochrome-c-oxidase and hemoglobin oxygenation induced by near-infrared laser" (Scientific Reports, 2016), "Determination of optical properties and blood oxygenation in tissue using continuous NIR light" (Physics in Medicine & Biology, 1995), and "Up-regulation of cerebral cytochrome-c-oxidase and hemodynamics by transcranial infrared laser stimulation" (Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism, 2017). Her scholarly impact is evidenced by over 9,100 citations. Liu is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors, recipient of the Dallas Business Journal Women in Technology Award in 2018, and holder of the College of Engineering Board of Advisors Endowed Professorship.