Lu Liu is currently a postdoctoral research associate at Rice University, Houston, TX. Lu’s research areas include integrated water resources management, systems analysis for integrated water and energy systems, climate change impacts on water-energy nexus, and urban environmental sustainability. Her current primary focus is understanding the impacts of decentralized urban water system via direct potable water reuse, and developing decision-making tools for enhancing urban water system sustainability. Lu received her Ph.D. in Water Resources Engineering from University of Maryland in 2017. Prior to her Ph.D., she worked as a researcher for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.