| Principle Investigator |
 | Dr. Xinhua Liang Pronouns: He/him/his Professor Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering Phone 314-935-4664 Office Green Hall, Room 3120D Lab location Green Hall, Room 3159 xinhua.liang@wustl.edu Google Scholar Download CV |
| Education 2008 Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder 2003 M.S. Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, China 2001 B.S. Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, China |
| Professional Experience 08/2022 – present Professor, Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis 04/2021 – 08/2022 Linda and Bipin Doshi Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Missouri S&T 09/2017 – 03/2021 Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Missouri S&T 01/2012 – 08/2017 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Missouri S&T 01/2009 – 12/2011 Research Associate, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder 08/2003 – 06/2004 Director of R&D Department, Neo-Dankong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, China |
| Selected Awards and Honors Linda and Bipin Doshi Endowed Professorship, Missouri S&T, 2021 Faculty Research Award, Missouri S&T, 2021, 2019, and 2015 (awarded three times) Research Exergy Award, College of Engineering and Computing, Missouri S&T, May 2019 Faculty Excellence Award, Missouri S&T, 2018 Dean’s Scholar Title, College of Engineering and Computing, Missouri S&T, 2016-2018 ACS-PRF DNI Award, 2015 |
| Research Areas Gas-phase synthesis, Surface science and catalysis, Nanostructured films and devices, Energy and environmental applications |
| Representative Publications Han Yu, Michael Walsh, and Xinhua Liang*, Improving the comprehensive performance of Na0.7MnO2 based sodium-ion batteries by ZrO2 atomic layer deposition, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 13 (46), 54884–54893, 2021 Xiaofeng Wang, Baitang Jin, Ye Jin, Tianpin Wu, Lu Ma, and Xinhua Liang*, Supported single Fe atoms prepared via atomic layer deposition for catalytic reactions, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 3, 3, 2867-2874, 2020 Shoujie Ren, Xiao Fan, Zeyu Shang, Weston R. Shoemaker, Lu Ma, Tianpin Wu, Shiguang Li, Naomi Klinghoffer, Miao Yu, and Xinhua Liang*, Enhanced catalytic performance of Zr modified CuO/ZnO/Al2O3 catalyst for methanol and DME synthesis via CO2 hydrogenation, Journal of CO2 Utilization, 36, 82-95, 2020 Yan Gao, Michael Walsh, and Xinhua Liang*, Atomic layer deposited conformal ceramic coatings for anti-corrosion of Ag nanoparticles, Applied Surface Science, 532, 147374, 2020 Xiaofeng Wang, Yuzi Liu, and Xinhua Liang*, Hydrogenolysis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-dimethylfuran over supported Pt-Co bimetallic catalysts under mild conditions, Green Chemistry, 20, 2894-2902, 2018 Xiaofeng Wang, Ye Jin, and Xinhua Liang*, Significant photocatalytic performance enhancement of TiO2 by CeO2 atomic layer deposition, Nanotechnology, 28 (50), 505709, 2017 Zeyu Shang, Shiguang Li, Ling Li, Guozhu Liu, and Xinhua Liang*, Highly active alumina supported nickel nanoparticle catalysts for dry reforming of methane, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 201, 302-309, 2017 Zeyu Shang, and Xinhua Liang*, “Core-Shell” nanostructured supported size-selective catalysts with high catalytic activity, Nano Letters, 17 (1), 104-109, 2017 Rajankumar L. Patel, Ying-Bing Jiang, Amitava Choudhury, and Xinhua Liang*, Employing synergetic effect of doping and thin film coating to boost the performance of lithium-ion battery cathode particles, Scientific Reports, 6, 25293, 2016 Chengjun Jiang1, Zeyu Shang1, and Xinhua Liang*, Chemoselective transfer hydrogenation of nitroarenes catalyzed by highly dispersed, supported nickel nanoparticles, ACS Catalysis, 5 (8) 4814-4818, 2015 (1 Both authors contributed equally to this work) Rajankumar L. Patel, Hui Xie, Jonghyun Park, Hooman Yaghoobnejad Asl, Amitava Choudhury, and Xinhua Liang*, Significant capacity and cycle-life improvement of lithium-ion batteries through ultrathin conductive film stabilized cathode particles, Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2 (8) 1500046, 2015 (featured article) * indicates the corresponding author. |