Group News 2020
201206 Jian's paper entitled "Nickel Catalyzed Electrochemical C(sp3)−C(sp2) Cross-Coupling Reactions of Benzyl Trifluoroborate and Organic Halide" was accepted by ACIE! It has been such a long review process. Huge congratulations and very proud of this work! [Link]
201112 Cam was offered a lab director position to lead a production supporting lab at Amalgamated Sugar Inc. Huge congratulations and look forward to seeing your new accomplishments!
201105 Kevin was offered a battery scientist position at Moses Lake, Inc. to continue his endeavor in battery research. Huge congratulations and Look forward to seeing your new accomplishments!
201101 Bo was offered a postdoc position at Nanyang Technological University to continue his endeavor in electrocatalysis! Huge congratulations and Look forward to seeing your new accomplishments!
200722 Leo was selected as a Scialog Fellow on Negative Emissions Science by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement and the Sloan Foundation! Thanks very much for this great opportunity! [Link]
200720 Yujin's (now postdoc with Battery 500 at PNNL) paper entitled "A Robust Ionic Liquid Magnesium Electrolyte Enabling Mg/S Batteries", was published as a communication in J. Mater. Chem. A. Congratulations for this hard project! [Link]
200713 Bo and Maowei's paper entitled "High-performance solar flow battery powered by a perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell", was published in Nat. Mater. This is a collaboration with Song Jin's group at UW-M and other two groups. Congratulations! [Link]
200417 Cam gave a terrific presentation for his PhD defense and became PhD 2 of Liu's group! Congratulations for the success of a long journey!
200317 Kevin's (PhD 3 to be) invited paper entitled "Optimizing Calcium Electrolytes by Solvent Manipulation for Ca Batteries" was accepted by Batteries & Supercaps. Keep up good work and congratulations!
200316 Cam's (PhD 2 to be) paper entitled "Integrated Saltwater Desalination and Energy Storage through A pH Neutral Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Battery" was accepted by Advanced Functional Materials. Well done and congratulations!
200302 Leo had a highly enjoyable, fruitful seminar trip in Texas duding the spring break. Leo shared our research on organic redox flow batteries and electrosynthesis in his home chemistry department at his alma mater Texas A&M University, University of Texas-Austin, and University of Houston. Met up many old friends and new ones! Thanks very much for the invitations and hosting by Marcetta Darensbourg (Leo's PhD advisor, TAMU), Michale Rose (UT-Austin), and Loi Do (UH).
200211 Bo gave a great defense talk and became the 1st PhD of Liu group. Congratulations! Extremely proud of Bo's accomplishments!
200126 Jenny and Yujing's paper entitled "In-Situ Sulfurized Carbon-confined Cobalt for Long-Life Mg/S Batteries" was accepted by ACS AEM. [Link] Congratulations!
200121 Our 2020 1st paper entitled "Dawn of Calcium Batteries" was just online in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. [Link]. Congratulations to Kevin!
200101 Look forward to 20s!
201112 Cam was offered a lab director position to lead a production supporting lab at Amalgamated Sugar Inc. Huge congratulations and look forward to seeing your new accomplishments!
201105 Kevin was offered a battery scientist position at Moses Lake, Inc. to continue his endeavor in battery research. Huge congratulations and Look forward to seeing your new accomplishments!
201101 Bo was offered a postdoc position at Nanyang Technological University to continue his endeavor in electrocatalysis! Huge congratulations and Look forward to seeing your new accomplishments!
200722 Leo was selected as a Scialog Fellow on Negative Emissions Science by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement and the Sloan Foundation! Thanks very much for this great opportunity! [Link]
200720 Yujin's (now postdoc with Battery 500 at PNNL) paper entitled "A Robust Ionic Liquid Magnesium Electrolyte Enabling Mg/S Batteries", was published as a communication in J. Mater. Chem. A. Congratulations for this hard project! [Link]
200713 Bo and Maowei's paper entitled "High-performance solar flow battery powered by a perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell", was published in Nat. Mater. This is a collaboration with Song Jin's group at UW-M and other two groups. Congratulations! [Link]
200417 Cam gave a terrific presentation for his PhD defense and became PhD 2 of Liu's group! Congratulations for the success of a long journey!
200317 Kevin's (PhD 3 to be) invited paper entitled "Optimizing Calcium Electrolytes by Solvent Manipulation for Ca Batteries" was accepted by Batteries & Supercaps. Keep up good work and congratulations!
200316 Cam's (PhD 2 to be) paper entitled "Integrated Saltwater Desalination and Energy Storage through A pH Neutral Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Battery" was accepted by Advanced Functional Materials. Well done and congratulations!
200302 Leo had a highly enjoyable, fruitful seminar trip in Texas duding the spring break. Leo shared our research on organic redox flow batteries and electrosynthesis in his home chemistry department at his alma mater Texas A&M University, University of Texas-Austin, and University of Houston. Met up many old friends and new ones! Thanks very much for the invitations and hosting by Marcetta Darensbourg (Leo's PhD advisor, TAMU), Michale Rose (UT-Austin), and Loi Do (UH).
200211 Bo gave a great defense talk and became the 1st PhD of Liu group. Congratulations! Extremely proud of Bo's accomplishments!
200126 Jenny and Yujing's paper entitled "In-Situ Sulfurized Carbon-confined Cobalt for Long-Life Mg/S Batteries" was accepted by ACS AEM. [Link] Congratulations!
200121 Our 2020 1st paper entitled "Dawn of Calcium Batteries" was just online in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. [Link]. Congratulations to Kevin!
200101 Look forward to 20s!
