Thrilled to share a career update: I will join the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering @nusingapore.bsky.social as a tenure-track Presidential Fellow in Spring 2026. Extremely grateful to my mentors and colleagues who have supported me throughout my career.

Excited to share my new blog with the @rooseveltinstitute.org : “Can China Break Nuclear Power’s Cost Curse—And What Can the US Learn?” Grateful to @toddntucker.com for the invitation and to the Roosevelt Institute editorial team for their terrific support.

NEW from @shangwei-liu.bsky.social @rooseveltinstitute.org: Can China Break Nuclear Power’s Cost Curse—and What Can the US Learn? This is part of a new series on how various countries and industries are approaching thorny tradeoffs in energy transitions. rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/can-chi...

🚨 Climate Week NYC 2025🚨 Can nuclear power help us reach net-zero and power the AI era? Join us Sept 23 (10–11:30 AM ET, online) with Dr. @dankammen.bsky.social Dr. @shangwei-liu.bsky.social Dr. @lovering.bsky.social Dr. Nicolas Zweibaum 👉 Register: baruch.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

In this paper out in @nature.com, we documented a surprising trend in nuclear power plant construction costs: China and South Korea showed declines in the cost over time, showing potential for breaking the 'cost curse' of nuclear power. led by Shangwei Liu, Gang He, and @dankammen.bsky.social

Out today in @nature.com with Shangwei Liu, Gang He, and Minghao Qin our paper on nuclear power construction and (early) plant lifetime operation costs. @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social @stonybrooku.bsky.social @harvard.edu @baruch.cuny.edu Nature 643, 1186-1188 (2025) doi: doi.org/10.1038/d415...