Director, Syracuse University Infrastructure Institute
151 Link Hall
mliu92@syr.edu
Min Liu, PhD, is the Abdallah H. Yabroudi Endowed Professor and serves as the Director of the Syracuse University Infrastructure Institute at Syracuse University. Her research field is developing innovative approaches and generating knowledge on how to integrate the Human and Engineering aspects of construction planning to improve productivity and project performance.
She has been actively teaching and conducting research in Lean Construction and Productivity Improvement for over 20 years. In 2009, she co-founded the Carolinas Lean Community of Practice. Her research on using the Information Theory approach to quantify information exchange effectiveness in construction planning won the 2021 ASCE Thomas Fitch Rowland award.
Dr. Min Liu was the Chair of ASCE Construction Research Council from 2020 to 2021. She has been the Chair of the Street and Highway Operation Committee of ASCE since 2024. Dr. Liu has also served as the Associate Specialty Editor for ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering since 2016. She was the Assistant Specialty Editor in Labor and Personnel Issues for ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management from 2009 to 2024 and has been the Associate Specialty Editor since 2025.
Founder & Senior Fellow
Syracuse University Infrastructure Institute
With the vision of integrating all colleges and schools centered on advancing infrastructure delivery and policy, Steven M. Charney founded the Syracuse University Infrastructure Institute in 2018. He has been actively involved in the Institute’s development since then. He is also an alumnus of Syracuse University and serves on the Advisory Council of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management.
Steven M. Charney is the Chair of Peckar & Abramson, P.C., the firm and is regarded as one of the foremost construction lawyers in the United States of America. Steve’s practice includes ongoing representation of contractors that are among the top ten as reported by Engineering News Record. Steve’s background couples extensive academic and hands-on experience in the construction industry with decades of experience in litigating for and providing legal counsel to contractors and developers.