Liwei Liu

Name:  Liwei Liu

Department: Economics 

What Award/ Scholarship did you receive?  Eileen Brooks Memorial Award

What year do you expect to graduate? 2022

Where do you call home?  I am from China.

With all of the choices for college, what made UC Santa Cruz stand out?  The faculty supports, close connection between students, good weather, and good location.

What is your field of focus?  Experimental and Behavioral Economics.

What do you hope to do once you graduate from UC Santa Cruz?  Work in industries.

What is one memorable moment that stands out for you as a student here?  Winning the Eileen Brooks Award, which makes me more confident about my ability to do research.

What is your one piece of advice for incoming students about life at UC Santa Cruz?  Better to make sure you want to go to academia or industries at the beginning, and prepare earlier.

How will this scholarship impact your academic life /research?  This scholarship is very helpful since I need to run human subject experiments which cost a lot money.