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Kevin Liu

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Kevin (Shih-Hsien) Liu (劉士賢) is a research professional with chemical engineering background and experience in physical and computational chemistry for biological applications. His research interests include drug discovery, bioenergy, nanoscience, and molecular dynamics. 

 

Research

Love-hate relationship of solvent and water leads to better biomass breakup

4. Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility Director's Discretion Project (BIP197): "Molecular Modeling of Cellulose Nanofibers in Spray Drying Process," Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, December 2019

3. Distinguished Conscript, Taiwan Air Force, August 2010 - July 2011

2. Presidential Award (Honors), National Taiwan University, October 2008

1. Undergraduate Research Project (96-2815-C-002-020-E): "Preparation and Characterization of TiO2 Nanomaterials," Taiwan National Science and Technology Council, July 2007 - February 2008

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, the Pennsylvania State University, 2017

M.S., Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, 2010

B.S.E., Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, 2008

5. Liu, S.-H.; Fichthorn, K. A. Interaction of Alkylamines with Cu Surfaces: A Metal-Organic Many-Body Force Field. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2017, 121 (40), 22531-22541

4. Liu, S.-H.; Balankura, T.; Fichthorn, K. A. Self-Assembled Monolayer Structures of Hexadecylamine on Cu Surfaces: Density-Functional Theory. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2016, 18 (48), 32753-32761

3. Liu, S.-H.; Saidi, W. A.; Zhou, Y.; Fichthorn, K. A. Synthesis of {111}-Faceted Au Nanocrystals Mediated by Polyvinylpyrrolidone: Insights from Density-Functional Theory and Molecular Dynamics. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2015, 119 (21), 11982-11990

2. Liu, S.-H.; Chen, F.-S.; Lu, C.-H. Synthesis of CuInSe2 Films via Selenizing the Cu-In Alloy-Containing Nanopowders. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2012, 517, 14-19

1. Liu, S.-H.; Chen, F.-S.; Lu, C.-H. Preparation of Thin CuInSe2 Films Using Cu-In Alloy Nanoparticles. Chemistry Letters 2010, 39 (12), 1333-1335