Richard Liu

Materials Scientist  ·  Mechanical Engineer  ·  Builder

Wow! You want to learn more about me! I'm honoured! Most things that I've been actively working on in my life are scattered around this website, but this page is really good for a nice high-level overview. Feel free to scroll and learn more, and try to break my website. I'll learn from it :p

Faith

Faith & Foundation

I wanted to include this because it's a pretty fundamental part of our lives and identities. Like R.C. Sproul said, "everyone is a theologian". That is, everyone has an idea of God - whether it be some "spiritual force" or the wants and desires of the world, everything counts. I am Protestant Christian, and my knowledge of Christ and His sacrifice leads me to work diligently. Diligent work done in proper heart posture glorifies God - working as an end in and of itself rather than as a means to survival or status. Similarly, Christians are actively called to better the world and support the efforts of the local church. In my time in Los Angeles, I was a member at Community Christian Alliance Church. I would love to share my testimony or discuss other aspects of faith, feel free to contact me! (fair warning, my apologetics is not currently very good).

How I Think

Personal Philosophy

Of course, staying consistent with the aforementioned motifs of faith, a theme that I've been focusing on is the model of our lives as rich stories. All things are woven in our lives for good (and, through that, God's glory) - Rom. 8:28. Every instance in your life contributes in some unknown-to-us way towards your current state. I love this model of thinking because it draws on the inherent complexity of human nature, and really sets a precedent for constant gospel joy. Each day, every new person I interact with, every job I find myself in - is all a culmination of this story. And so, I seek to live in a way that doesn't leave that woven story in vain.

UCLA  ·  UC Berkeley

Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering

I achieved my B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from UCLA, Summa Cum Laude. I was the Suspension & Driver Interface Lead for Baja SAE, held internships at MOOG and PPG Aerospace, and am currently pursuing an M.Eng degree in Mechanical Engineering at Berkeley. Check out the technical work section on the main page for more information!

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Studio Ritch

Off the Clock

I love my dinosaur comics, videos, and whatever else doesn't fit cookie-cutter on a resume. Iny my spare time, I love keeping busy with all sorts of hobbies, the more prominent of those being featured around the website. I find staying creative and whimsical augments technical work, and makes for a more well-rounded character. Yes, you can apply quantum models to develop new computing materials, but can you juggle? (I can't either).

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