Jian Liu
Assistant Professor
Jian Liu
Assistant Professor
Bio
Dr. Jian (Ken) Liu is an Assistant Professor in the School of Chemistry and Materials Science at RIT since Jan. 2023. His research group is focused on studying small molecule capture and catalytic transformations via thermal or photo- catalytic pathways using a wide range of porous composites. Prior to his current position, Dr. Liu gained his postdoctoral training of gas capture and conversions via MOF chemistry at Northwestern University in Hupp/Farha groups. Dr. Liu holds his Ph.D. degree in Materials Chemistry from Binghamton University - SUNY, where he worked with Prof. Wayne Jones on photocatalytic detoxification of environmental pollutants using electrospun TiO2 nanofibrous materials.
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1, A Nanocavitation Approach to Understanding Water Capture, Water Release, and Framework Physical Stability in Hierarchically Porous MOFs. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023, 145, 27975-27983.
2, MOF-Enabled Confinement and Related Effects for Chemical Catalyst Presentation and Utilization. Chem. Soc. Rev., 2022, 51, 1045-1097.
3, Ammonia Capture with Zirconium Metal-organic Framework: Reversible and Irreversible Uptake. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13, 20081-20093.
4, Introducing Nonstructural Ligands to Zirconia-like Metal–Organic Framework Nodes To Tune the Activity of Node-Supported Nickel Catalysts for Ethylene Hydrogenation. ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 3198-3207.
5, Beyond the Active Site: Tuning the Activity and Selectivity of a Metal−Organic Framework-Supported Ni Catalyst for Ethylene Dimerization, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 11174-11178.