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Disciplines
Materials and Nanotechnology
Energy and Sustainability

Nian Liu

Associate Professor and Robert G. Miller Faculty Fellow
Email Address
nian.liu@chbe.gatech.edu
Telephone
(404) 894-5103
Office Building
EST 1230
Office Room Number
1230
Research Interests
  • High-energy, low-cost, ultra-safe battery technologies
  • Application-driven nanoscale materials design and manufacturing
  • In-situ diagnosis and fundamental understanding of strategically important chemical and physical processes
 Dr. Liu designs nanomaterials for high-energy batteries and develops light microscopy to visualize battery reactions. Co-author of 60 published papers, Liu won the Young Investigator Award from the American Chemical Society’s Division of Inorganic Chemistry in 2015 as well as the Electrochemical Society’s Daniel Cubicciotti Award in 2014. He was selected to present at the 2015 Rising Stars in Chemistry Symposium organized by the University of Chicago. 
Teaching Interests

Professor Liu’s teaching interests encompass core chemical and biomolecular engineering principles at both undergraduate and graduate levels. These include reaction engineering, transport phenomena, and process design. Professor Liu aims to integrate quantitative analysis and problem-solving skills to prepare students for interdisciplinary challenges in engineering. His instruction often emphasizes conceptual understanding, practical applications, and the development of critical thinking abilities within chemical and biomolecular engineering education. 

Education

PhD, Stanford University, 2014

BS, Fudan University, 2009

Recent Publications

L Onua, A Filipas, TF Fuller, N Liu, On the mass transport in tubular vanadium redox flow batteries, Batteries & Supercaps, 2500263, 2025

N Liu, E Wilson, Z Chen, Host material for rechargeable zinc anodes in aqueous batteries, US Patent App. 18/834,435, 2025
CT Hsieh, W Wu, K Eeso, Z Chen, J Leisen, A Filippas, M Lehmann, ..., Unveiling the Reactivity of Fluoropolymers with Sodium Metal: Mechanistic Insights and Battery Implications, JACS Au, 2025

Y Wu, M Zhelyabovskiy, Z Chen, K Eeso, A Filippas, H Yang, G Yang, ..., Complexing Agent-Assisted Membraneless Zinc–Iodine Aqueous Batteries, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 16 (31), 8024-8028, 2025

F Mo, W Wang, S Wang, N Liu, X Xie, Scalable and Durable Brush Electrodes in Locally Enhanced Electric Field Treatment Systems for Water Disinfection, ACS ES&T Engineering, 2025

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