Prof. Dr. Qing Liu has been the Chair and juniorprofessor for Maritime Economics at the University of Hamburg since May 2016. Prior to her appointment to the University of Hamburg, she has been the Director of Transportation Economics/Transportation Economist at Nick J. Rahall Transportation Institute (RTI) in West Virginia, U.S. for two years, and before that a Research Assistant at the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute (UGPTI) in North Dakota, U.S. After working on various topics of transportation and logistics in the early years, she determined to focus on Maritime Economics and Global Logistics, for which her passion has lasted over ten years since she first studied in International Shipping Management for her bachelor study in Dalian Maritime University in China.
Prof. Liu had worked closely with United States federal agencies and state governments in the past, and obtained external research funding and led transportation economics studies as the Principal Investigator for multiple projects. Her successful experiences in working with public agencies, private practitioners, and international collaborators, as well as her in-depth knowledge and research skills in maritime shipping industry are the core elements that she brings into the Maritime Economics Research Center (MERC) as the director. In the Mission Statement of the center, she shares her vision, strategic plan, and passion, about the maritime shipping industry and maritime economics research. And she is looking forward to leading the center to become a local think-tank in the field of maritime economics and an internationally recognized research center to facilitate knowledge transfer, research collaboration, and industry training and consulting.
Dr. Liu obtained her doctorate degree in Transportation & Logistics at North Dakota State University, U.S. under the supervision of Dr. William Wilson. Since 2012, Dr. Qing Liu has been a committee member of the Standing Committee on Transportation and Economics Development (ADD10) for the U.S. Transportation Research Board (TRB), and is currently serving on the Europe Board of Directors for the Chinese Oversees Transportation Association (COTA).