B.Sc. degree: (1982) Materials Physics, University of Science & Technology Beijing, China.
Ph. D. degree: (1990) Condensed Matter Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA. (Advisor: Regent Professor John M. Cowley).

   

2006- Director of the Center for Nanoscience, Professor of Physics and Chemistry, University of Missouri-St. Louis
2004-06 Senior Science Fellow and Senior Research Manager, Monsanto Company
2003-04 Senior Science Fellow and Research Manager, Monsanto Company
2000-03 Science Fellow and Group Leader, Monsanto Company
1996-00 Senior Research Specialist and Group Leader, Monsanto Company
1994-96 Research Specialist and Group Leader, Monsanto Company
1992-94 Research Scientist, Center for Solid State Science, Arizona State University
1990-92 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Solid State Science, Arizona State University
1985-90 Research Assistant, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Arizona State University

MAJOR AWARDS & HONORS:
2005 “Above and Beyond Award” for “significant technical breakthrough in developing and commercializing a Monsanto proprietary non-noble metal nanocatalysts”. Monsanto Company
2004 Appointed as Senior Science Fellow of Monsanto Company for “extremely productive research contributions, superior scientific expertise and strategic leadership in broad technical areas, sustained high level of performance, and significant economic impact on Monsanto businesses”.
2002 Inducted to the Monsanto's Hall of Fame of Science and Technology for “significant contribution to development of industrial catalysts”. Monsanto Company
2002 Prestigious Monsanto Edgar M. Queeny Award for advancing the science of industrial catalysis, significantly reducing the cost of manufacturing Monsanto products, and having had substantial economic impact on Monsanto; Citation: “discovery, development and commercialization of Monsanto’s proprietary bimetallic bifunctional catalyst technology for the production of glyphosate”. The Edgar M. Queeny Award is the highest award that can be bestowed to an outstanding scientist of Monsanto. Monsanto Company
2001 “Above and Beyond Award” for “extraordinary performance and significant breakthrough contributions to developing Monsanto Catalyst Technologies”. Monsanto Company
2000 Appointed as Corporate Science Fellow of Monsanto Corporate Research for “sustained record of significant technical achievements of value to Monsanto, superior strategic technical leadership, and significant influence across Monsanto business units”. Monsanto Company
1999 Monsanto Excellence Award for discovering, developing, and commercializing a proprietary industrial catalyst that significantly reduces the amount of waste products in manufacturing Monsanto products, Monsanto Company
1998 Second Prize in Physical Sciences, 57th Annual Meeting of the Microscopy Society of America, for outstanding contribution to the development of high-resolution secondary electron microscopy
1997 “Reach Award”, Monsanto Corporate Research; citation: “in recognition of outstanding contributions in developing novel SEM imaging technology and applying it in glyphosate research studies”
1996 “Reach Award”, Monsanto Corporate Research; citation: “in recognition of outstanding contributions to the successful commercial scale-up of the Monsanto new DEA/DSIDA catalyst”
1994 Young Scientist Award, 13th International Congress for Electron Microscopy, Paris, France, for developing high-resolution surface spectroscopy and microscopy techniques
1993 Scholarship Award, International Union of Crystallography
1990 Presidential Award, 12th International Congress for Electron Microscopy, Seattle, USA, for significant contribution to the development of atomic resolution high-angle annular dark-field electron microscopy and application of this technique to the study of quantum-well structures
1984 Scholarship Award for pursuing advanced degrees abroad, Chinese Education Ministry, China

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES:
1992 Member, Program Committee, 23rd Intl Meeting of the Fine Particle Society
1993 Member, Organizing Committee, Scanning Microscopy International Meeting; Symposium Chair on “Secondary Electron Emission and Imaging”
1993 Member, Program Committee, 24th Intl Meeting of the Fine Particle Society; Symposium Chair on “Characterization of Nanoparticles and Catalysts”
1996- Member of the Advisory Board, Industrial Associate Program, Arizona State University 
05-06 Member of the Board, Monsanto Asian Community Network
2005- Editorial Board Member, Journal of Nanomaterials
2006- Editorial Board Member, Synthesis and Reactivity In Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry
2007- Member of the Proposal Review Committee for the Shared Research Equipment (SHaRE) User Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
2006- Member of the Committee on Conflict of Interest, UM-St. Louis
2006- Member of the Committee on Patent and Technology Transfer, University of Missouri System
2008- Member-At-Large, the Prairie Section of the American Physical Society
2007- Member of the Academic and Industrial Advisory Committee of the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona
MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES:
American Chemical Society
Microscopy Society of America
American Physical Society
Materials Research Society
North American Catalysis Society

7 “Widening the Impact: Informal, Introductory, and Industry Nanochallenges”, P. Fraundorf and Jingyue Liu, Book Chapter in Nanoscale Science and Engineering Education, edited by Aldrin E. Sweeney and Sudipta Seal. (Publisher: American Scientific Publishers, 2008).
6 “Advanced Electron Microscopy in Developing Nanostructured Heterogeneous Catalysts”, Jingyue Liu, Book Chapter in Nanotechnology in Catalysis, edited by B Zhou, S. Hermans and G. A. Somorjai. (Publisher: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2005).
5 “High Resolution Scanning Electron Microscopy”, Jingyue Liu, Book Chapter in Microscopy for Nanotechnology, edited by N Yao and Z. L. Wang. (Publisher: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2005).
4 “Nanophase metal oxide materials for electrochromic displays”, Jingyue Liu and J. P. Coleman, book chapter in: Handbook of Nanophase and Nanostructured Materials: Synthesis / Characterization / Materials Systems and Applications I / Materials Systems and Applications II, edited by Zhong Lin Wang, Yi Liu, and Ze Zhang (Publisher: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2003).
3 “Scanning electron and Auger microscopy of surfaces and small particles”, J. A. Venables and Jingyue Liu, chapter in: “Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science”, edited by Arthur T. Hubbard (Publisher: Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 2002)
2 “Atomic-scale characterization of metal-support interactions in supported metal catalysts”, K, Sun, J. Liu, N. K. Nag, and N. D. Browning, book chapter in: Recent Developments in Materials Science, (Publisher: Research Signpost, 2003)
1 “Atomic scale studies of heterogeneous catalysts”, R. F. Klie, K. Sun, M. M. Disko, J. Liu, and N. D. Browning, book chapter in: Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, (Publisher: Marcel Dekker, 2004)

Shaji, S A Arato, J J O'Brien, J Liu, G Alan Castillo, M I Mendivil Palma, T K Das Roy and B KrishnanChemically deposited Sb2S3 thin films for optical recording, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. , Vol. 43, 2010, pp. 075404 (7pp), 2010.
Lim, Byungkwon Hirokazu Kobayashi, Pedro H. C. Camargo, Lawrence F. Allard, Jingyue Liu and Younan XiaNew Insights into the Growth Mechanism and Surface Structure of Palladium Nanocrystals, Nano research, 2010, pp. DOI 10.1007/s12274-0, 2010.
Allard, Lawrence F. Wilbur C. Bigelow, Steven A. Bradley and Jingyue(Jimmy) Liu. A Novel Heating Technology for Ultra-High Resolution Imaging in Electron Microscopes. , Microscopy Today, Vol. 17, 2009, pp. 50-55, 2009.
Li, Peng Jingyue Liu, Peter CrozierIn situ preparation of Ni–Cu/TiO2 bimetallic catalysts, Journal of Catalysis , Vol. 262, 2009, pp. 73-82, 2009.
Arato. A E. Cárdenas, S. Shaji, J.J. O'Brien, J. Liu, G. Alan Castillo, T.K. Das Roy and B. KrishnanSb2S3:CCdS p-n junction by laser irradiation, Thin Solid Films , Vol. 517, 2009, pp. 2493-2496 , 2008.
Shulga, Olga V Kenise Jefferson, Abdul R Khan, Valerian T D'Souza, Jingyue Liu, Alexei V. Demchenko, Keith J. StinePreparation and Characterization of Porous Gold and Its Application as a Platform for Immobilization of Acetylcholinene Esterase, Chemistry of Materials , Vol. 19, 2007, pp. pp3902-3911, 2007.
“Dynamic nucleation and growth of Ni nanoparticles on high-surface area titania”, P. Li, J. Liu, N. Nag and P. A. Crozier, Surface Science 600, pp693-702 (2006)
“Nanoscale Study of the Ru-Promoted Co/Al2O3 Catalysts by in situ STEM and ETEM”, P. Li, J. Liu, N. Nag and P. A. Crozier, Applied Catalysis A: General 307, pp212-221 (2006)
“Scanning transmission electron microscopy and its application to the study of nanoparticles and nanoparticle systems”, Jingyue Liu, Journal of Electron Microscopy 54, pp251-278 (2005)
“High spatial resolution studies of surfaces and small particles using electron beam techniques”, John Venables and Jingyue Liu, Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena 143, pp205-218 (2005)
“Study of the interfacial structure of a Pt/？ -Al2O3 model catalyst under high-temperature hydrogen reduction”, Xiaoyan Zhong, Jing Zhu and Jingyue Liu, Journal of Catalysis 236, pp9-13 (2005)
“Atomic scale study on in-situ synthesis: Ni/TiO2 system”, Peng Li, Jingyue Liu, Nabin Nag and Peter. A. Crozier, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 109, pp13883-13890 (2005)
“Cell cycle specific isopentenyl transferase expression led to coordinated enhancement of cell division, cell growth and plant development in transgenic Arabidopsis”, Steve S. He, Angel Hoelscher, Jingyue Liu, Dennis O’Neill, Jeanne Layton, Robert McCarroll and Stanton Dotson, Plant Biotechnology 22, pp 261-270 (2005)
“Arabidopsis E2Fa plays a bimodal role in regulating cell division and cell growth”, Steve He, Jimmy Liu, Zhidong Xie, Dennis O’Neill and Stanton Dotson, Plant Molecular Biology 56, pp171-184 (2004).
“Advanced electron microscopy characterization of nanostructured heterogeneous catalysts”, Jingyue Liu, Journal of Microscopy and Microanalysis 10, pp55-76 (2004).
“Lattice measurement and alloy compositions in metal and bimetallic nanoparticles”, Tsen, S.-C. Y., Crozier, P. A. & Liu, J. Ultramicroscopy 98, pp63-72 (2003)
“Low-Voltage and Ultra-Low-Voltage Scanning Electron Microscopy of Semiconductor Surfaces and Devices”, Jingyue Liu, International Journal of Modern Physics B16, pp4387-4394 (2003)
“Direct observation of metal-oxide interactions in nanoscale systems”, Klie, Robert F.; Sun, Kai; Disko, Mark M.; Liu, J.; Browning, N. D, Proceedings of SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering 4807 (Physical Chemistry of Interfaces and Nanomaterials), pp59-70 (2002)
“Studying the Metal-Support Interaction in Pd/？-Al2O3 Catalysts by Atomic-Resolution Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy”, Sun, K.; Liu, J.; Nag, N.; Browning, N. D, Catalysis Letters 84, pp193-199 (2002)
“Atomic Scale Characterization of Supported Pd-Cu/？-Al2O3 Bimetallic Catalysts”, Sun, K.; Liu, J.; Nag, N. K.; Browning, N. D., Journal of Physical Chemistry B 106, pp12239-12246 (2002)
“Direct atomic scale analysis of the distribution of Cu valence states in Cu/？-Al2O3 catalysts”, Sun, Kai; Liu, Jingyue; Browning, Nigel D., Applied Catalysis, B: Environmental 38, pp271-281 (2002)
“Correlated Atomic Resolution Microscopy and Spectroscopy Studies of Sn(Sb)O2 Nanophase Catalysts”, Sun, K.; Liu, J.; Browning, N. D., Journal of Catalysis 205, pp266-277 (2002)
“Contrast of Highly Dispersed Metal Nanoparticles in High-Resolution Secondary Electron and Backscattered Electron Images of Supported Metal Catalysts”, J. Liu, J. Microscopy and Microanalysis 6, pp388-399 (2000)
“Nanostructured Metal Oxides for Printed Electrochromic Dispalys”, J. Liu and J. P. Coleman, J. Materials Science & Engineering –structural Materials Properties, Microstructure and Processing 286, pp144-148 (2000)

Research Interests
Nanoscience refers to the ability to manipulate individual atoms and molecules, making it possible to build machines on the scale of human cells or create materials and structures from the bottom up with novel properties. Nanoscience could change the way almost everything is designed and made, from automobile tires to vaccines to objects not yet imagined (from National Science Foundation website).
Our research focuses on nanoscience, specifically on two platforms: 1) nanoparticles/nanoparticle systems and 2) advanced nanocharacterization techniques. Nanoparticles are very broadly defined: metal/alloy clusters, semiconductor quantum dots, oxide nanocrystals as well as proteins, viruses and other nanoscale components of biological and non-biological systems. Nanoparticle systems include catalysts, displays, solar panels, chemical and biological sensors, drug/gene delivery vehicles, imaging agents, etc. Advanced nanocharacterization techniques here refer to electron microscopy, X-ray scattering/diffraction as well as a variety of spectroscopy techniques for characterization of nanoscale materials and devices. We highlight below some of the recent research programs.
Nanostructured Catalysts: Breakthroughs in developing nanostructured catalysts can reduce the use of raw materials, eliminate toxic/waste byproducts, lower the energy consumption of industrial processes, provide alternative energy resources and clean the environment. We synthesize and study model as well as practical catalysts to understand their atomic structures and their structural evolution during catalytic reactions. Catalysis involves molecules interacting with solid surfaces on an atomic or nanometer scale; atomic level characterization is critical to understanding the nature of nanostructured catalysts and their catalytic processes. The insights, gained via nanocharacterization, into the nature of active sites and the synthesis parameters leading to the formation of these active sites not only provide information on the fundamental understanding of nanocatalysis and nanocatalysts but also help develop industrial catalysts with significant impact on economy and environment. Determining the active sites of a catalyst and elucidating the related reaction mechanisms remain to be an intellectual challenge. Our goal is to develop and utilize the most advanced surface and nanoscale characterization techniques and innovative testing protocols to understand the synthesis-structure-performance relationships of nanostructured catalysts.
Nanostructures for Chemical and Biological Sensing: Because of their high surface area, unique physicochemical properties, and controllability of size and shape, nanostructures are ideal components for developing chemical or biological sensors with significantly improved sensitivity and selectivity. The fact that nanostructures are similar in size to common biomolecules also makes them suitable for intracellular tagging or as imaging contrast agents. Functionalization/modification of nanostructures by chemical linkers makes them biocompatible and significantly expands their versatility. We synthesize nanostructures, functionalize them, and develop integrated devices for detection of toxic gases, pathogens, bio-hazards, biomarkers for disease diagnostics, etc. Our goal is to control the nanostructures and their architectures at the nanoscale dimensions in order to tailor their functions to meet the needs of specific sensing applications.
Nanostructures for Energy Applications: Nanostructured materials and systems are considered to be able to address the challenges in energy and natural resources. In particular, nanoarchitectures demonstrate promising properties for improved energy harvesting, conversion, and storage. Our group synthesizes and studies various kinds of nanostructures for applications in hydrogen production, fuel cells, photovoltaics, batteries, capacitors, and other energy systems. A fundamental challenge is to understand the electron capture and transfer processes and how the atomic structures affect these processes. Our goal is to develop novel nanostructures and integrated nanoarchitectures to significantly improve the efficiency of energy production and storage systems.
Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques: The focus of this research is to develop quantitative high-resolution imaging, diffraction and spectroscopy techniques to determine the atomic structure of nanometer-sized clusters, surfaces, and interfaces. In situ experiments and integrative approach are critical to understanding the surface structure and chemistry of nanoclusters, nanoparticles, and other nanoscale systems. The goal of this research is to develop quantitative and statistically meaningful nanostructure characterization technologies, which is one of the grand challenges in nanoscience and nanotechnology research.

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吕银花  博士研究生  070304-物理化学