Liwei Song, aged 62, died on Monday, September 14, 2020 after a long battle with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. He was born October 29, 1957 in Shanghai, China. He completed his Bachelor’s degree at the University of Shanghai for Sciences and Technology in 1982. Later that year, Liwei came to the US to continue his education at the University of Missouri, Kansas City where he received his Master’s degree in Physics, then received his PhD in Physics from Lehigh University in 1988. He did his post-doctoral work for the NY State Institute on Superconductivity in Buffalo, hosted by the State Universities at Stony Brook and Buffalo.
Liwei moved to San Jose, California in 1993 to establish his engineering career in flash memory storage products. He joined Western Digital Corporation and worked there for 14 years before taking medical retirement in 2011. At his career’s height, he held the position of Senior Engineering Manager, overseeing production needs for multiple products and directing a team of 14 engineers. Liwei held 2 US patents and co-authored more than 40 journal publications on applied physical methods of building better superconductive materials. When he was not working, Liwei liked to spend his time traveling, tinkering in his garage, and sampling any good seafood he could get his hands on. He was fortunate to enjoy all three for several years during his retirement.
Liwei is survived by his loving wife, children, sister, nephew, his parents, and a multitude of extended family members. The family will have a gathering of remembrance for him on September 28.
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