Yun Liu

Yun Liu
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Center for Neutron Research
University of Delaware
Department of Chemical & Biomolecular
Engineering
100 Bureau Drive MS 6102
150 Academy Street, Colburn Lab
Gaithersburg, MD, 20899 USA
Newark, DE, 19716, USA
Phone: (301) 975-6235, Fax: (301) 921-9847
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
Website: http://www.nist.gov/ncnr/yunliu.cfm
ResearchID at Web of Science: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/F-6516-2012
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
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Neutron and X-ray scattering techniques.
Structure and dynamics of colloidal systems, such as nucleation/clusterization in colloidal
and biological molecular assembly systems, ion/counterion association in polyelectrolyte
solution, colloidal interactions, structure and viscosity relation, gelation and glass
transitions.
Interaction of small molecules on the surface or in porous media, such as hydrogen
storage, green-house gas capture, molecular recognition based on surface selection,
molecular sieving, small molecule dynamics on functionalized surfaces.
EDUCATION:
Sep. 1999Aug. 2005
Ph. D. of Nuclear Science and Engineering, M.S. in Nuclear Engineering
Nuclear Science and Engineering Department, MIT, USA
Cumulative Graduate GPA: 4.9/5.0
Sep. 1997Jul. 1999
Master of Nuclear Technology & Application
Engineering Physics Department, Tsinghua University, P. R. China
Sep. 1993Jul. 1997
Bachelor of Engineering Physics
Engineering Physics Department, Tsinghua University, P. R. China
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:
2009201420142011-2014
2010-2011
2009-2010
2005-2008
2005-2008
1999-2005
Staff Scientist in SANS/USANS team, NIST Center for Neutron Research.
Research Associate Professor at Department of Chemical & Biomolecular
Engineering, University of Delaware.
Affiliated faculty in Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware
Research Assistant Professor at Department of Chemical & Biomolecular
Engineering, University of Delaware.
Senior Scientist at Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware.
Research Scientist at Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware.
Guest Researcher, NIST Center for Neutron Research.
Research Associate, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, University of
Maryland, College Park.
Research Assistant, Nuclear Science and Engineering Department, MIT
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SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS:
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Neutron Scattering Society of America Science Prize for “the discovery of dynamic cluster
ordering in complex colloidal and protein systems using neutron scattering” (2016).
Distinguished referee of The European Physical Journal (2015).
Katharine B. Gebbie Young Scientist Award by NIST-Sigma Xi for “the contributions to the
field of soft matter, in particular, to fundamental colloid science and its application to
biopharmaceutical science” (2014).
NIST chapter of Sigma Xi’s 2008 outstanding poster award (2008).
Shanghai Laser Award for Research Achievement, Nuclear Science and Engineering
Department, MIT (2005).
Presidential Fellowship, MIT (Summer, 2002).
Graduate Fellowship, MIT (Summer, 2001 – Summer, 2002).
Outstanding Performance Graduate Student, Nuclear Science and Engineering Department,
MIT (2000).
Title of “Excellent Graduate”, Tsinghua University (1997).
Highest Scholarship Award, Tsinghua University (1996-1997). This award is regarded as the
most honorable university-wide award and is awarded to less than ten out of about ten
thousand students each year.
Excellent Student of Beijing’s Universities and “Sonny” Scholarship (1995-1996).
“Nanxiang Jiang” Scholarship, Tsinghua University (1994-1995).
First Class Prize of “Excellent Student of Tsinghua University” (1993-1994).
GRANTS:
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Developing Measurements of Structure-Property Relationships in Complex Fluids in Extreme
Environments, IMS grant approved by NIST, PI on the flow of complex fluid in porous media
which is one of three proposed directions, 2014-2019, (total budget of this IMS grant is about
≈$5,000,000).
In-Situ Visualization of Water Transport & Distribution in Photovoltaic Modules using
Neutron Imaging, PI, Project with NIST, 2014-2015 ($50,000)
Neutron Scattering Studies of monoclonal antibody and surfactant solutions, PI, Project with
Genentech Inc., 2014-present. ($25,000/year)
Neutron Scattering Investigation of Unconventional Shale Gas; PI; Project with Aramco
Service Company; 2014-2017. ($450,000)
Investigation of protein cluster formation; Project with Genentech Inc., PI: Yun Liu and
Norman J. Wagner, 2010-2014 ($260,000)
A Study of Real-Space Neutron Scattering Methods; LDRD Director’s Fund of Oak Ridge
National Laboratory; co-PI. PI: J. Lee Robertson. 2009-2010 ($500,000)
An Experimental, Theoretical and Molecular Modeling Approach to Characterize the
Structure and Dynamics of Charged PAMAM Dendrimers in Solution; LDRD Director’s Fund
of Oak Ridge National Laboratory; co-PI. PI: Wei-Ren Chen. 2008-2009 ($600,000)
SERVICE:
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Advisory Board Member for 4th Protein-Protein Interaction Conference, October, 2016
Co-organizer for the focus session on “Clustering and gelation with competing interactions”
in APS National March Meeting at Baltimore, 2016.
Session chair of MRS meeting on “Glassy Soft Materials”, Boston, December, 2015.
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Co-organizer for a workshop at MIT about “Topics in Soft Condensed Matter”, Boston,
November, 2015.
Discussion leader of “Dynamics in soft matter, glasses, gels, transport in soft matter, and
active soft matter” session for the Second Target Station (STS) workshop at Spallation
Neutron Source (SNS), ORNL, October, 2015
Session Chair/Moderator for 3rd Protein-Protein Interaction Conference at Boston in October,
2015.
Co-organizer of the workshop on “Structure and Dynamics of Soft Matter Systems” at CNMS
in ORNL in September, 2015
Member of International Advisory Committee for the workshop on “Applications and the
Future Directions of Neutron Spin-Echo in Soft/Hard Condensed Matter” at Oak Ridge
National Laboratory in May, 2015.
Co-Chair of the Summer School on Methods and Applications of Neutron Spectroscopy at
NIST in June, 2015.
Member of “Soft Matter” program committee for 7th ACNS (American Conference on
Neutron Scattering), Knoxville, Tennessee, 2014.
Member of the Editorial Board for the journal, “Chemical Engineering & Process
Techniques” since 2013.
Organizer for “Frontier of selective-structure characterization in complex soft matter
materials” at Annual Meeting for American Crystallographic Association (ACA) at
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA in 2014.
Lead organizer and session chair for the symposium of “Charged Colloids with Short-range
Attractions” for American Physical Society National March Meeting at Baltimore, MD in
2013.
Session chair for Complex Fluids and Gels for American Conference on Neutron Scattering,
June 24-28, Georgetown University, Washington DC, 2012
Session chair for Biocolloids V for 86th ACS Colloid & Surface Science Symposium at Johns
Hopkins University, June 10-13, 2012
Lead organizer for the 8th Middle Atlantic Soft Matter Workshop at National Institute of
Standards and Technology, Maryland on December 9, 2011
Reviewer for the Neutron Scattering Section of CPHS at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China,
in June, 2011
Member of the international advisory committee of Compact Pulsed Hadron Sources (CPHS)
at Tsinghua University, China, June, 2009.
Organizer of a tutorial session of American Conference on Neutron Scattering, Santa Fe, NM,
May 11-15, 2008.
Symposium co-organizer and session chair of the HH Symposium entitled “The Hydrogen
Economy” at the Materials Research Society National Meeting in San Francisco, Mar. 24-28,
2008.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Spring 2016
Oct. 2010
Principle instructor for a graduate course of the spring semester at the Engineering
School of University of Maryland at College Park. ENMA633: Advanced
Characterization of Soft Matter Materials
Lecture in a course at Chemical Engineering Department, University of Delaware
CHEG 867: Scattering Methods for Characterizing Soft Condensed Matter
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May 2010
May 2008
Spring 2004
Spring 2003
Spring 2000
Lecture in NCNR/NSF Summer School on the Fundamentals of Neutron Scattering,
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland
Tutorial session lecture for 2008 ACNS, Santa Fe, NM.
Colloidal Interaction in Solution
Teaching Assistant, Nuclear Science and Engineering Department, MIT, USA
Statistical thermodynamics of complex liquids. (Course 10.44J, 22.52J, 8.575J)
Teaching Assistant, Nuclear Science and Engineering Department, MIT, USA
Interaction of radiation with matter. (Course 22.51)
Teaching Assistant, Nuclear Science and Engineering Department, MIT, USA
A hands-on introduction to nuclear magnetic resonance. (Course 22.920)
JOURNAL/GRANT REVIEWER:
Journal of American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B, Physical Review
E, Langmuir, Soft Matter, Journal of Physical Chemistry, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters,
Chemical Physics Letters, Chemistry of Materials, Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, Journal of
Alloys and Compounds, International Journal of Thermophysics, Materials Science and Engineering
C, International Journal of Modern Physics B., Reviewer for National Science Foundation and Basic
Energy of Science of DOE.
MEMBERSHIP:
Neutron Scattering Society of America, American Physical Society, Material Research Society,
American Chemical Society
UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE AND POSTDOC ADVISEES:
Graduate:
• Jannatun Nayem, University of Delaware, (2014-present)
• Zhiyuan Wang, Tsinghua University, China, (2015-present)
• Jie Chen, Tsinghua University, China (2012-2016)
• Douglas Godfrin, University of Delaware, (2010-2015)
• Dr. Nestor E. Valadez Perez, University of Guanajuato, Mexico (2012-2014)
• Dr. Jung Min Kim, University of Delaware, (2009-2012)
• Dr. Tianfu Li, Chinese Institute of Atomic Energy, China (2007-2011)
• Dr. Xin Li, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, (2008 – 2011)
Postdoc:
• Dr. Zhenhuan Zhang, University of Delaware (2016-present)
• Dr. Hongyu Guo, University of Delaware (2015-present)
• Dr. Wei-Shan Chiang, University of Delaware (2014-present)
• Dr. Christopher E. Bertrand, National Institute of Standards and Technology (2013-2015)
• Dr. Eric Yearley, University of Delaware, (2010 – 2012)
• Dr. Jiang Du, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, China (2008-2009)
Undergraduate:
• Katherine E. Borner, Chemistry Department, University of Texas at Dallas, USA (Summer,
2013)
• Michelle Reele, Chemical Engineering Department, SUNY Buffalo, USA (Summer, 2012)
• Navjot Kaur, The City College of New York, NY, USA (Summer, 2010)
• Aaron Aziz, Chemical Engineering Department, University of Maryland, USA (Summer,
2009)
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TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Expert in neutron scattering, inelastic X-ray scattering instrument, X-ray photon correlation
spectroscopy, Dynamic light scattering, small angle X-ray scattering.
Expert in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometers (NMR)
Experienced with wide range of volumetric gas loading and treatment apparatus
Experienced programmer (C, C++, Matlab, Python, Java, FORTRAN, UNIX scripting)
Lab computer administrator for over 20 computers (Linux, Unix, DOS/Windows) from 2001 to 2002.
Maintained computer networks, 7 SGI stations controlling NMR machines, two file servers, and two
gateways.
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS:
(ISI Web of Science. Total citations: 3654. Citations in 2014 alone: 580. H-index=27.)
(Google scholar search. Total citations: 4253. H-index=28.)
(Data taken as of Oct. 29, 2015)
Ph.D. Dissertation, MIT
Studies of Structure and Dynamics of Biological Macro-molecular Assemblies by Low Angle Neutron
Diffraction and Inelastic X-ray Scattering, MIT, Defended on August 3, 2005.
M. S. Thesis, MIT
Characterizing Porous Media by Diffusive-MASS NMR
Journal Papers Published and in Press (*: corresponding author, total 97 peer-reviewed
publications.)
1) V. L. Dharmaraj, P. Douglas Godfrin, Yun Liu, Steven D. Hudson, “Rheology of Clustering
Protein Solutions”, Biomicrofluidics, 10(4), 043509(2016).
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2) Clinton G. Wiener, Madhusudan Tyagi, Yun Liu, R. A. Weiss, Bryan D. Vogt, “Spramolecular
Hydrophobic Aggregates in Hydrogels Partially Inhibit Ice Formation”, J. of Phys. Chem. B,
accepted, (2016)
3) Carlos R. López-Barrón, Peter J. Beltramo, Yun Liu, Sung-Min Choi, Min-Jae Lee, “Mechanical,
Dielectric and Structural Characterization of Cross-Linked PEG-Diacrylate/Ethylammonium
Nitrate Ionogels”, Polymer, 87, 300-307 (2016).
4) Wei-Shan Chiang, Emiliano Fratini, Piero Baglioni, Daniel Georgi, Jin-hong Chen*, Yun Liu*,
“Methane Adsorption in Model Mesoporous Material, SBA-15, Studied by Small Angle Neutron
Scattering”, J. Physical Chemistry C, 120,4354-4363 (2016).
5) P. Douglas Godfrin, Jonathan Zarzar, Isidro Zarraga*, Lionel Porcar, Peter Falus, Norman J.
Wagner, Yun Liu*, “The Effect of Hierarchical Cluster Formation on the Viscosity of
Concentrated Monoclonal Antibody Formulations Studied by Neutron Scattering”, J. Phys. Chem.
B, 120, 278-291 (2016)
6) Gregory Barnett, Wei Qi, Samiul Amin, Edgar Lewis, Vladimir Razinkov, Bruce Kerwin, Yun
Liu, Christopher Roberts, “Structure Changes and Aggregation Mechanisms for Anti-streptavidin
IgG1 at Elevated Concentration”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 119,15150-15163 (2015).
7) P. Douglas Godfrin, Steven D. Hudson, Kunlun Hong, Lionel Porcar, Peter Falus, Norman J.
Wagner*, Yun Liu*, “Short-time glassy dynamics in viscous protein solutions with competing
interactions”, Phys. Rev. Lett., 115, 228302 (2015).
8) Christopher E. Bertrand, P. Douglas Godfrin, Yun Liu*, “Direct observation of critical
adsorption on colloidal particles”, J. of Chem. Phys.143, 084704 (2015).
9) Zhe Wang, Kanae Ito, Juscelino Leao, Leland Harriger, Yun Liu, Sow-Hsin Chen, “The liquidliquid phase transition and its phase diagram in deeply-cooled heavy water confined in a
nanoporous silica matrix”, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 6, 2009-2014(2015)
10) Jie Chen, Steven Kline, Yun Liu*, “From the depletion attraction to the bridging attraction: the
effect of solvent molecules on the effective colloidal interactions”, J. of Chem. Phys., 142,
084904 (2015).
11) Junhua Luo, Guangcui Yuan, Chuanzhuang Zhao, Charles C. Han, Jie Chen, Yun Liu, “Gelation
of large hard particles with short-range attraction induced by bridging of small soft microgels”,
Soft Matter, 11,2494-2503(2015)
12) Christopher E. Bertrand, Yun Liu*, “Molecular dynamics of a model dimerizing fluid”, J.
Chemical Physics, 142, 044503(2015).
13) Hao Shen, Néstor E. Valadez_Pérez, Brett Guralnick, Yun Liu, and Michael E. Mackay,
“Performance enhancement of polymer-based solar cells by induced phase-separation with silica
particles”, J. of Materials Chemistry, 2,10087-10110 (2014)
14) Xin Li, Changwoo Do, Yun Liu, Luis Sánchez-Diáz, Gregory Smith, Wei-Ren Chen, “A
scattering function of star polymers including excluded volume effects”, J. of Applied
Cyrstallography 47, 1-25(2014).
15) Rachel Pollock, Jae-Hyuk Her, Craig Brown, Yun Liu, Anne Dailly, “Kinetic Trapping of D2 in
MIL-53(AL) Observed using Neutron Scattering”, J. Physical Chemistry C, 118, 1819718206(2014).
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16) P. Douglas Godfrin, Néstor E. Valadez-Pérez, Ramón Castañeda-Priego, Norman J. Wagner*,
Yun Liu*, “Generalized phase behavior of cluster formation in colloidal dispersions with
competing interactions”, Soft Matter, 10(28), 5061-5071(2014).
17) Xin Li, Lionel Porcar, Luis E. Sanchez-Diaz, Changwoo Do, Yun Liu, Tae-Hwan Kim, Gregory
S. Smith, William A. Hamilton, Kunlun Hong, Wei-Ren Chen, “Influence of Molecular Solvation
on the Conformation of Star Polymers”, ACS Macro. Lett., 3, 458-461(2014)
18) Eric J. Yearley, Paul D. Godfrin, Tatiana Perevozchikova, Hailiang Zhang, Peter Falus, Lionel
Porcar, Michihiro Nagao, Joseph E. Curtis, Pradad Gawande, Rosalynn Taing, Isidro E. Zarraga*,
Norman J. Wagner, Yun Liu*, “Observation of small cluster formation in concentrated
monoclonal antibody solutions and its implications to solution viscosity” Biophysical Journal,
106(8), 1763-1770 (2014)
Ranked in the top 1% of highly cited paper in the academic field of Biology & Biochemistry from
the ISI Web of Science as of February 2015.
Press report by Chemical & Engineering News “Why Monoclonal Antibody Drugs Get Sticky”
Press report by the Department of Commerce, USA “NIST Research Offers Guide in
Formulating Cancer Treatment Drugs”
Press report by National Institute of Standards and Technology “NIST Helps Cancer
Treatment Drugs Get Past Their Sticking Point”
Press report by Institut Laue-Langevin in France “Neutron beams reveal how antibodies cluster
in solution”
Selected to Scientific Highlight at NIST Center for Neutron Research “Direct observation of
small reversible clusters in concentrated monoclonal antibody solutions”
Selected to Scientific Highlight at Institut Laue-Langevin in France, “Observing protein cluster
phase in concentrated monoclonal antibody solutions”
19) Néstor E. Valadez-Pérez, Yun Liu, Aaron P. R. Eberle, Norman J. Wagner, Ramón CastañedaPriego, “Dynamical arrest in adhesive hard-sphere dispersions driven by rigidity percolation”,
Physical Review E, 88, 060302 (2013).
20) Yun Liu*, “Colloidal systems with both a short-range attraction and a long-range repulsion”,
Chemical Engineering & Process Techniques 1(2), 1010 (2013).
(An invited perspective article about colloidal systems with competing interactions.)
21) Néstor E. Valadez-Pérez, Ramón Castañeda-Priego, Yun Liu*, “Percolation in colloidal systems
with competing interactions: the role of long-range repulsion”, RSC Advances 3, 25110-25119
(2013).
22) Paul Douglas Godfrin, Ramón Castañeda-Priego, Yun Liu, Norman J. Wagner, “Intermediate
range order and structure in colloidal dispersions with competing interactions”, J. Chem. Phys.
139, 154904 (2013).
23) Eric J. Yearley, Isidro E. Zarraga*, Steven J. Shire, Thomas M. Scherer, Yatin Gokarn, Norman J.
Wagner, Yun Liu*, “Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Characterization of Monoclonal Antibody
Conformations and Interactions at High Concentrations”, Biophysical Journal, 105, 720731(2013).
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24) Ali Qajar, Maryam Peer, Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan, Yun Liu, Craig Brown, Henry C. Foley,
“Surface compression of light adsorbates inside microporous PFA-derived carbons” Carbon, 60,
538-549(2013).
25) Bin Wu, Yun Liu*, Xin Li, Eugene Mamontov, Alexander I. Kolesnikov, Souleymane O. Diallo,
Changwoo Do, Lionel Porcar, Kunlun Hong, Sean C. Smith, Li Liu, Gregory S. Smith, Takeshi
Egami, Wei-Ren Chen*, “Charge-Dependent Dynamics of a Polyelectrolyte Dendrimer and Its
Correlation with Invasive Water”, J. of the American Chemistry Society 135(13), 5111-5117
(2013).
26) Baoshan Huang, Yang Zhang, Xiang Shu, Yun Liu, Dayakar Penumadu, X. Philip Ye, “Neutron
Scattering for Moisture Detection in Foamed Asphalt”, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering,
25(7), 932-938 (2013).
27) Y. Liu*, C. M. Brown, D. A. Neumann, D. B. Geohegan, A. A. Puretzky, C. M. Rouleau, H. Hu,
D. Styers-Barnett, P. O. Krasnov, B. I. Yakobson, “Metal-assisted hydrogen storage on Ptdecorated single-walled carbon nanohorns”, Carbon 50, 4953-4964(2012).
28) C. Y. Shew, C. Do, K. Hong, Y. Liu, L. Porcar, G. Smith, W. R. Chen, “Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of interacting polyelectrolyte solutions: a perspective of
integral equation theory”, J. Chem. Phys. 137, 024907(2012).
29) B. Wu, W. R. Chen, T. Egami, X. Li, Y. Liu, Y. Wang, C. Do, L. Porcar, K. Hong, L. Liu, G.
Smith, S. Smith, “Molecular dynamics and neutron scattering study of the dependence of
polyeletrolyte dendrimer conformation on counterion behavior”, J. Chem. Phys. 137, 064902
(2012).
30) B. Wu, B. Kerkeni, T. Egami, C. Do, Y. Liu, Y.M. Wang, L. Porcar, K. L. Hong, S. C. Smith, E.
L. Liu, G. S. Smith, W. R. Chen, “Structured water in polyelectrolyte dendrimers: Understanding
small angle neutron scattering results through atomistic simulation”, J. Chem. Phys. 136, 144901
(2012).
31) P. Falus, L. Porcar, E. Fratini, W. R. Chen, A. Faraone, K. Hong, P. Baglioni, Y. Liu*,
“Distinguishing the monomer to cluster phase transition in concentrated lysozyme solutions by
studying the temperature dependence of the short-time dynamics”, J. Phys. Condensed Matter 24,
064114(2012).
32) Xin Li, Bin Wu, Yun Liu, Roger Pynn, Chwen-Yang Shew, Gregory S. Smith, Kenneth W.
Herwig, J. Lee Robertson, Wei-Ren Chen, Li, Liu, “Contrast variation in spin-echo small angle
neutron scattering”, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 24, 064115(2012).
33) Kunlun Hong, Yun Liu, Lionel Porcar, Dazhi Liu, Carrie Y. Gao, Gregory S. Smith, Kenneth W.
Herwig, Sheng Cai, Xin Li, Bin Wu, Wei-Ren Chen, Li Liu , “Structural response of
polyelectrolyte dendrimer towards molecular protonation: the inconsistency revealed by SANS
and NMR”, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 24, 064116 (2012).
34) Bin Wu, Xin Li, Changwoo Do, Tae-Hwan Kim, Chwen-Yang Shew, Yun Liu, Jun Yang,
Kunlun Hong, Lionel Porcar, Chun-Yu Chen, Emily L. Liu, Gregory S. Smith, Kenneth W.
Herwig, Wei-Ren Chen, “Spatial distribution of intra-molecular water and polymeric components
in polyelectrolyte dendrimers revaled by small angle scattering investigations”, J. Chem. Phys.
135, 144903 (2011).
35) Cheng-Si Tsao, Yun Liu, Haw-Yeu Chuang, Huan-Hsiung Tseng, Tsan-Yao Chen, Chien-Hung
Chen, Ming-Sheng Yu, Qixiu Li, Angela Lueking, Sow-Hsin Chen, “Hydrogen Spillover Effect of
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Pt-Doped Activated Carbon Studied by Inelastic Neutron Scattering”, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2, 2322
(2011).
(Highlighted by MIT News: “Findings could lead to better hydrogen storage” on Sep. 19, 2011.
The link: http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/better-hydrogen-storage-0919.html )
36) W. Chen, T. Xu, F. He, W. Wang, C. Wang, J. Strzalka, Y. Liu, J. Wen, D. Miller, J. Chen, K.
Hong, L. Yu, S. Darling, “Hierarchical Nanomorphologies Promote Exciton Dissociation in
Polymer: Fullerene Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells”, Nano 11, 3707-3713 (2011).
(Highlighted by Argonne National Laboratory of DOE in an article titled as “rethinking the idealized
morphology in high-performance organic photovoltaics” in September, 2011.
The link is http://www.anl.gov/solar/research/photovoltaic/ideal_morphology.html)
37) E. W. Huang, Y. Liu, Y. Ren, L. Porcar, J. J. Kai, P. K. Liaw, G. S. Smith, W. R. Chen,
“Evolution of microstructure in a nickel-based superalloy as a function of aging time”,
Philosophical Magazine Letters 91(7), 483-490 (2011).
38) A. G. Richter, S. A. Dergunov, B. Ganus, Z. Thomas, S. V. Pingali, V. Urban, Y. Liu, L. Porcar,
E. Pinkhassik, “Scattering Studies of Hydrophobic Monomers in Liposomal Bilayers: An
Expanding Shell Model of Monomer Distribution”, Langmuir 27, 3792-3797 (2011).
39) V. Peterson, C. M. Brown, Y. Liu, K. J. Cameron, “Structural Study of D2 within the Trimodal
Pore System of a Metal Organic Framework”, J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 8851-8857 (2011).
40) A. Chuang, Y. Liu, T. J. Udovic, P. K. Liaw, G. P. Yu, J. H. Huang, “Inelastic neutron scattering
study of hydrogenated (Zr55Cu30Ni5Al10)99Y1 bulk metallic glass”, Phys. Rev. B. 83(17), 174206
(2011).
41) F. He, W. Wang, W. Chen, T. Xu, S. B. Darling, J. Strzalka, Y. Liu, L. Yu,
“Tetrathienoanthracene-based Copolymers for Efficient Solar Cells”, J. of the American
Chemical Society 133, 3284-3287 (2011).
42) J. M. Kim, R. Castaneda-Priego, Y. Liu, N. J. Wagner “On the importance of thermodynamic
self-consistency for calculating stable clusters in hard-core double Yukawa fluids” J. Chem. Phys.
134, 064904 (2011).
43) X. Li, C. Y. Shew, Y. Liu, R. Pynn, L. Liu, K. Herwig, G. Smith, L. Robertson, W. R. Chen,
“Prospect for characterizing interacting soft colloidal structures using spin-echo small angle
neutron scattering”, J. Chem. Phys. 134, 094504 (2011).
44) Y. Liu*, L. Porcar, J. Chen, W. R. Chen, P. Falus, A. Faraone, E. Fratini, K. Hong, P.
Baglioni, “Lysozyme Protein Solution with an Intermediate Range Order Structure” J. Phys.
Chem. B 115, 7238-7247(2011).
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An invited article for the special issue, “Clusters in Complex Fluids”, in J. Phys. Chem.
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Selected to Scientific Highlights of Institut Laue-Langevin, France.
45) Y. Yang, C. M. Brown, C. Zhao, A. L. Chaffee, B. Nick, D. Zhao, P. A. Webley, J. Schalch, J. M.
Simmons, Y. Liu, J. H. Her, C. E. Buckley, D. A. Sheppard, “Micro-Channel Development and
Hydrogen Adsorption Properties in Templated Microporous Carbons Containing Platinum
Nanoparticles” Carbon 49, 1305 (2011).
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46) X. Li, M. Zamponi, K. Hong, L. Porcar, C. Y. Shew, T. Jenkins, E. Liu, G. S. Smith, K. W.
Herwig, Y. Liu*, W. R. Chen*, “pH Responsiveness of Polyelectrolyte Dendrimers: A Dynamical
Perspective” Soft Matter 7, 618(2011).
47) X. Li, K. L. Hong, Y. Liu, C. Y. Shew, E. Liu, K. W. Herwig, G. S. Smith, J. P. Zhao, G. Z.
Zhang, S. Pispas, W. R. Chen, “Water distributions in polystyrene-block-poly[Styrenepoly(ethylene oxide)] block grafted copolymer system in aqueous solutions revealed by contrast
variation small angle neutron scattering study”, J. of Chem. Phys. 133, 144912 (2010).
48) C. S. Tsao, Y. Liu, M. D. Li, Y. Zhang, J. B. Leao, H. W. Chang, M. S. Yu, S. H. Chen, “Neutron
Scattering Methodology for Absolute Measurement of room-Temperature Hydrogen Storage
Capacity and Evidence for Spillover Effect in a Pt-Doped Activated Carbon” J. of Physical
Chemistry Letters 1, 1569 (2010).
49) X. Li, C. Y. Shew, Y. Liu, R. Pynn, E. Liu, K. W. Herwig, G. S. Smith, J. L. Robertson, W. R.
Chen, “Theoretical Studies on the Structure of Interacting Colloidal Suspensions by Spin-echo
Small Angle Neutron Scattering”, J. Chem. Phys. 132, 174509 (2010).
50) Y. Liu, C. Y. Chen, H. L. Chen, K. L. Hong, C. Y. Shew, X. Li, L. Liu, Y. B. Melnichenko, G. S.
Smith, K. W. Herwig, L. Porcar, W. R. Chen, “Electrostatic Swelling and Conformational
Variation Observed in High-Generation Polyelectrolyte Dendrimers”, J. of Physical Chemistry
Letters 1, 2020 (2010).
51) S. Xiang, W. Zhou, Z. Zhang, M. A. Green, Y. Liu*, B. Chen*, “Open Metal Sites within
Isostructural Metal-Organic Frameworks for Differential Recongnition of Acetylene and
Extraordinarily High Acetylene Storage at Room Temperature” Angewandte Chemie
International Edition 49, 4615 (2010).
52) Y. Liu, L. Porcar, K. Hong, C. Y. Shew, X. Li, E. Liu, P. D. Butler, K. W. Herwig, G. S. Smith,
W. R. Chen, “Effect of Counterion Valence on the pH Responsiveness of Polyamidomaine
Dendrimer Structure” J. Chem. Phys. 132, 124901 (2010).
53) H. Wu, J. M. Simmons, Y. Liu, C. M. Brown, X. S. Wang, S. Ma, V. K. Peterson, P. D. Southon,
C. J. Kepert, H. C. Zhou, T. Yildirim, W. Zhou, “Metal-Organic Frameworks with Exceptionally
High Methane Uptake: Where and How is Methane Stored?” Chemistry: A European Journal 16,
5205(2010).
54) L. Porcar, K. Hong, P. D. Butler, K. W. Herwig, G. S. Smith, Y. Liu*, W. R. Chen*,
“Intramolecular Structural Change of PAMAM Dendrimers in Aqueous Solutions Revealed by
Small-Angle Neutron Scattering” J. Phys. Chem. B 114, 1751-1756 (2010).
55) L. Porcar, P. Falus, W. R. Chen, A. Faraone, E. Fratini, K. Hong, P. Baglioni, Y. Liu*,
“Formation of the Dynamic Clusters in Concentrated Lysozyme Protein Solutions”, J. of Physical
Chemistry Letters 1, 126-129 (2010).
Selected to Scientific Highlights of Institut Laue-Langevin, France
56) S. Xiang, W. Zhou, J. M. Gallegos, Y. Liu*, B. Chen*, “Exceptionally High Acetylene Uptake in a
Microporous Metal-Organic Framework with Open Metal Sites”, J. of the American Chemical
Society 131, 12415-12419 (2009).
(Highlighted by NIST Tech Beat, Aug. 25, 2009. Reported by many websites worldwide.
http://www.nist.gov/ncnr/acetylene_082509.cfmHH. “Safer, Denser Acetylene Storage in an Organic
Framework”)
10/18
57) M. Xue, Y. Liu, R. M. Schaffino, S. Xiang, X. Zhao, G. S. Zhu, B. Chen, “New Prototype
IRMOF Zn4O(FMA)3 Exhibiting High Gas Storage”, Inorg. Chem. 48 (11), 4649-4651 (2009).
58) C. I. Contescu, C. M. Brown, Y. Liu, V. V. Bhat, N. C. Gallego, “Detection of Hydrogen
Spillover in Palladium-modified Activated Carbon Fibers During Hydrogen Adsorption”, J. Phys.
Chem. C 113, 5886-5890 (2009).
59) C. M. Brown, Y. Liu, T. Yildirim, V. K. Peterson, C. J. Kepert, “Hydrogen Adsorption in
HKUST-1: a Combined Inelastic Neutron Scattering and First-principle Study”, Nanotechnology,
20, 204025, (2009).
60) E. W. Huang, P. K. Liaw, L. Porcar, Y. Liu, Y. L. Liu, J. J. Kai, W. R. Chen, “Study NanoPrecipitates Using Small Angle Neutron Scattering”, Applied Physics Letters 93, 161904 (2008).
61) T. Li, K. Hong, L. Porcar, R. Verduzco, P. D. Butler, G. S. Smith, Y. Liu*, W. R. Chen*,
“Assessing the Intra-molecular Cavity of a PAMAM Dendrimer in Aqueous Solutions by Small
Angle Neutron Scattering”, Macromolecules 41(22), 8916-8920 (2008).
62) L. Porcar, Y. Liu, R. Verduzco, K. Hong, P. D. Butler, L. J. Magid, W. R. Chen, “Structural
Investigation of PAMAM Dendrimers in Aqueous Solutions Using Small-Angle Neutron
Scattering: Effect of Generation”, J. of Physical Chemistry B 112(47), 14772-14778 (2008).
63) Y. Liu*, J. Her, A. Dailly, A. J. Ramirez-Cuesta, D. A. Neumann, C. M. Brown*, “Reversible
Structure Transition in MIL-53 with Large Temperature Hysteresis”, J. of the American Chemical
Society 130, 11813-11818 (2008).
64) J. Luo, H. Xu, Y. Liu, Y. Zhao, L. L. Daemen, C. M. Brown, T. V. Timofeeva, S. Ma, H. C.
Zhou, “Hydrogen Adsorption in a Highly Stable Porous Rare-Earth Metal-Organic Framework:
Sorption Properties and Neutron Diffraction Studies”, J. of the American Chemical Society 130,
9626 (2008).
65) Y. Liu, H. Kabbour, C. M. Brown, D. A. Neumann, C. C. Ahn, “Increasing the Density of
Adsorbed Hydrogen with Coordinatively Unsaturated Metal Centers in Metal-organic
Frameworks”, Langmuir 24, 4772 (2008).
• Highlighted by NIST Tech Beat, Apr. 1, 2008. Reported by numerous websites
worldwide. http://www.nist.gov/ncnr/hydrogen_040108.cfm . “More Solid than Solid: A
Potential Hydrogen-Storage Compound”.)
•
One of five most cited papers published by Langmuir in 2008 (citations till July, 2009).
•
Selected to NCNR Accomplishments and Opportunities of 2008.
66) D. Liu, Y. Zhang, Y. Liu, J. Wu, C. C. Chen, C. Y. Mou, S. H. Chen, “Density Measurement of
1-D Confined Water by Small Angle Neutron Scattering Method – Pore Size and Hydration Level
Dependences”, submitted to J. of Physical Chemistry B 112, 4309 (2008).
67) V. K. Peterson, Y. Liu, C. M. Brown, C. J. Kepert, “Structure Characterization of D2 in
Cu3(1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate)2 Using Neutron Powder Diffraction”, Materials Science Forum
561-565, 1601-1604 (2007).
68) W. R. Chen, L. Porcar, Y. Liu, P. D. Butler, L. J. Magid, “Study the Counterion Effect on the
Structural Properties of Charged G4 PAMAM Dendrimer Aqueous Solutions by Small Angle
Neutron Scattering”, Macromolecules 40, 5887 (2007).
11/18
69) S. H. Chen, M. Broccio, Y. Liu, E. Fratini, P. Baglioni, “The 2Y Model and its Applications: the
Cases of Charged Proteins and Copolymer Micellar Solutions”, J. of Applied Crystallography 40,
S321 (2007).
70) Y. Liu, C. M. Brown, J. L. Blackburn, D. A. Neumann, T. Gennett, L. Simpson, P. Parilla, A. C.
Dillon, M. J. Heben, “Inelastic Neutron Scattering of H2 Adsorbed in Boron Substituted Single
Wall Carbon Nanotubes”, J. of Alloys and Compounds 446-447, 368 (2007).
71) Y. Liu, C. M. Brown, D. A. Neumann, V. K. Peterson, C. Kepert, “Inelastic Neutron Scattering of
H2 Adsorbed in HKUST-1”, J. of Alloys and Compounds 446-447, 385 (2007).
72) M. Dinca, W. S. Han, Y. Liu, A. Dailly, C. M. Brown, D. A. Neumann, J. R. Long, “Observation
of CuII-H2 Interactions in a Fully-Desolvated, Sodalite-Type Metal-Organic Framework”,
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 46, 1419 (2007).
73) M. Dinca, A. Dailly, Y. Liu, C. M. Brown, D. A. Neumann, J. R. Long, “Hydrogen Storage in a
Microporous Metal-Organic Framework with Exposed Mn2+ Coordination Sites”, J. of the
American Chemical Society 128, 16876 (2006).
• Highlighted by Chemical & Engineering News, Vol. 85, 11 (2007). HIt has been cited as
“significant milestone in hydrogen storage”.
• Ranked as one of Journal of the American Chemical Society’s Hot Papers: Nov. 2007,
January, March, and May 2008.
•
Selected to NCNR Accomplishments and Opportunities of 2006.
74) V. K. Peterson, Y. Liu, C. M. Brown, C. J. Kepert, “Neutron Powder Diffraction Study of D2
Sorption in Cu3(1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate)2”, J. of the American Chemical Society 128, 15578
(2006).
• Highlighted by Chemical & Engineering News, Vol. 85, 11 (2007) HIt has been cited as
“significant milestone in hydrogen storage”.
75) M. R. Hartman, V. K. Peterson, Y. Liu, S. S. Kaye, J. R. Long, “Neutron Diffraction and Neutron
Vibrational Spectroscopy Studies of Hydrogen Adsorption in the Prussian Blue Analogue
Cu3[Co(CN)6]2”, Chemistry of Materials 18 (14), 3321 (2006).
76) Y. Liu, E. Fratini, P. Baglioni, W. R. Chen, L. Porcar, S. H. Chen, “Liu et al. Reply”, Physical
Review Letters 96, 219802 (2006).
77) M. Broccio, D. Costa, Y. Liu, and S. H. Chen, “The Structural Properties of a Two-Yukawa
Fluid: Simulation and Analytical Results”, J. of Chemical Physics 124, 084501 (2006).
78) Y. Liu, S. H. Chen, D. Berti, P. Baglioni, A. Alatas, H. Sinn, E. Alp, A. Said, “Effects of
Counterion Valency on the Damping of Phonons Propagating Along the Axial Direction of
Liquid-crystalline DNA”, J. of Chemical Physics 123, 214909 (2005).
(Selected for the December 15, 2005 issue of Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research)
79) Y. Liu, E. Fratini, P. Baglioni, W. R. Chen, S. H. Chen, “An Effective Long-range Attraction
Between Protein Molecules in Solutions Studied by Small Angle Neutron Scattering”, Physical
Review Letters 95, 118102, (2005).
(Selected for the September 15, 2005 issue of Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research)
80) Y. Liu, D. Berti, P. Baglioni, S. H. Chen, A. Alatas, H. Sinn, A. Said, E. Alp, “Inelastic X-ray
Scattering Studies of Phonons Propagating along the Axial Direction of a DNA Molecule Having
Different Counter-ion Atmosphere ”, J. of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 66, 2235 (2005).
12/18
81) Y. Liu*, W. R. Chen, S. H. Chen, “Cluster Formation in Two Yukawa Fluids”, J. of Chemical
Physics 122, 044507 (2005).
(Selected for the January 15, 2005 issue of Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research)
82) J. Wu, Y. Liu, W. R. Chen, J. Cao, S. H. Chen, “Structural Arrest Transitions in Fluids Described
by Two Yukawa Potentials”, Physical Review E 70, 050401 (2004).
83) W. R. Chen, Y. Liu, F. Mallamace, P. Thiyagarajan, S. H. Chen, “Studies of Structural Arrest
Transition in L64/D2O Micellar Solutions”, J. Physics: Condensed Matter 16, S4951 (2004).
84) Y. Liu, D. Berti, A. Faraone, W. R. Chen, A. Alatas, H. Sinn, E. Alp, P. Baglioni, S. H. Chen,
“Inelastic X-ray Scattering Studies of Phonons in Liquid Crystalline DNA”, Physical Chemistry
Chemical Physics 6 (7), 1499 (2004).
85) G. Leu, Y. Liu, D. D. Werstler, D. G. Cory, “NMR Characterization of Elastomer-Carbon Black
Interactions”, Macromolecules 37, 6883 (2004).
86) P. J. Chen, Y. Liu, T. A. Weiss, H. W. Huang, H. Sinn, E. Alp, A. Said, S. H. Chen, “Studies of
Short-Wavelength Collective Molecular Motions in Lipid Bilayers Using High Resolution
Inelastic X-ray Scattering”, Biophysical Chemistry 105, 721 (2003).
87) P. N. Sen, Y. Liu, G. Leu, D. G. Cory, “A New Probe of Pore Geometry: Diffusive MASS
NMR”, Magnetic Resonance Imaging 21, 257, (2003).
88) Y. Liu, G. Leu, S. Singer, P. N. Sen, D. G. Cory, “Selectively Observing the Amplitude
Modulation under Magic Angle Sample Spinning”, J. of Chemical Physics 119, 2663, (2003).
89) P. N. Sen, Y. Liu, G. Leu, D. G. Cory, “Detection of Motion through Susceptibility Fields in
Two-Dimensional Exchange Diffusive-MASS experiments”, Chemical Physics Letters 366, 588,
(2002).
90) Y. Liu, G. Leu, S. Singer, D. G. Cory, P. N. Sen, “Manipulation of Phase and Amplitude
Modulation of Spin Magnetization in Magic Angle Spinning Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in the
Presence of Molecular Diffusion”, J. Chemical Physics 114, 5729 (2001).
Conference Proceedings:
91) L. Porcar, Y. Liu, K. Hong, P. D. butler, E. W. Huang, W. R. Chen, “Counterion Association and
Structural Conformation Change of Charged PAMAM Dendrimer in Aqueous Solutions Revealed
by Small Angle Neutron Scattering” Macromol. Symp. 279, 65-71 (2009).
92) C. M. Brown, Y. Liu, D. A. Neumann, “Neutron Powder Diffraction of Metal-Organic
Frameworks for Hydrogen Storage” PRAMANA Physics Journal 71, 755-760 (2008).
93) C. M. Brown, Y. Liu, W. R. Chen, S. P. Tung, and B. J. Hwang, “Dynamics of Water in a Porous
Phosphate Glass”, Proceedings for the 8th International Conference on Quasi-Elastic Neutron
Scattering 2006, page 45-50, Published by Materials Research Society, 2007.
94) Y. Liu, C. M. Brown, D. A. Neumann, H. Kabbour, C. C. Ahn, “Hydrogen adsorption in MOF-74
studied by inelastic neutron scattering”, in Life Cycle Analysis for New Energy Conversion and
Storage Systems, edited by V. M. Fthenakis, A. C. Dillon, and N. Savage, Materials Research
Society Symposium Proceeding 1041E, 1040-R2_03 (2007). (invited)
95) C. M. Brown, Y. Liu, H. Hui, A. A. Puretzky, B. Zhao, C. M. rouleau, D. Styers-Barnett, D. B.
Geohegan, “Inelastic Neutron Scattering as a Probe of the States of Hydrogen in Carbon
Materials”, 2007 Carbon Conference Proceedings, Seattle (2007).
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96) H. Hu, B. Zhao, A. A. Puretzky, C. M. Rouleau, D. Styers-Barnett, D. B. Geohegan, C. M. Brown,
Y. Liu, W. Zhou, H. Kabbour, D. A. Neumann, C. C. Ahn, “Tailoring of Single Carbon
Nanohorns for Hydrogen Storage and Catalyst Supports”, 2007 Carbon Conference Proceedings,
Seattle (2007).
97) Y. Liu, C. M. Brown, T. B. Baumann, D. A. Neumann, “Applications of Neutron Scattering
Techniques to Hydrogen Storage Materials”, Transactions of the American Nuclear Society 97,
319 (2007). (invited)
Other publications:
98) E. J. Yearley, P. D.Godfrin, T. Perevozchikova, H. Zhang, P. Falus, L. Porcar, M. Nagao, J.
Curtis, P. Gawande, R. Taing, I. E. Zarraga, N. J. Wagner, Y. Liu*, “Direct observation of small
reversible clusters in concentrated monoclonal antibody solutions”, Scientific highlights in Annual
Report of NCNR (2013).
99) E. J. Yearley, P. D. Godfrin, T. Perevozchikova, H. Zhang, P. Falus, L. Porcar, M. Nagao, J.
Curtis, P. Gawande, R. Taing, I. E. Zarraga, N. J. Wagner, Y. Liu*, “Observing protein cluster
phase in concentrated monoclonal antibody solutions”, Scientific highlights in Annual Report of
ILL (2013)
100) L. Porcar, Y. Liu*, W.R. Chen, K. Hong, P. Falus, A. Faraone, E. Fratini, P. Baglioni,
“Dynamic clusters in lysozyme solution” Scientific highlights in Annual Report of ILL, (2010).
101) C. M. Brown, Y. Liu, H. Kabbour, D. A. Neumann, C. C. Ahn, “Denser than solid hydrogen:
improving hydrogen storage”, Scientific highlights in Annual Report of NCNR, (2008).
102) M. Dinca, A. Dailly, Y. Liu, C. M. Brown, D. A. Neumann, J. R. Long, “Enhanced hydrogen
storage in a microporous metal-organic framework” Scientific highlights in Annual Report of
NCNR, (2006).
Invited Talks: (48 invited talks at national and international meetings and organizations.)
Sep. 2016
German Conference on Neutron Scattering, Kiel, Germany
Bridging attraction colloidal system: a model system for some ion specific effects in protein
solution
Aug. 2016
2nd International Workshop on Matter Out of Equilibrium, Guanajuato, Mexico
From the depletion attraction to the bridging attraction: the effect of solvent molecules on the
colloidal gelation transition
Jul. 2016
American Conference on Neutron Scattering, Los Angeles, CA. (Award winning talk
for the Science Prize of Neutron Scattering Society of America)
Understanding proteins in solution: Opportunities and challenges for colloidal science and
neutron scattering
Mar. 2016
Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA
Applications of neutron scattering techniques to study protein structures and dynamics
Feb. 2016
CASSS DC Area Discussion group, Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
Research, Rockville, MD
Studying protein structures in solution by neutron scattering
Dec. 2015
Symposium on Liquids and Glassy Soft Materials: Theoretical and Neutron
Scattering Studies, MRS Fall Meeting, 2015, Boston, MA
The effect of competing interactions on the colloidal glass transition
Nov. 2015
The 3rd national conference on neutron scattering and workshop on applications on
national neutron facilities, Beijing, China, 2015
14/18
Understanding structure and dynamics of monoclonal antibody solutions at the molecular
level using neutron scattering techniques
Oct. 2015
Global Technology Community, 3rd Protein-Protein Interaction Conference, Boston,
MA
Protein-protein interactions and protein clustering in concentrated solutions
Oct. 2015
International workshop on the Structure and Dynamics of Supercooled Water and
Other Glassy Materials, University of Palermo, Italy.
Phase behaviors of colloidal systems with the competing interactions
Aug. 2015
7th annual Bioprocessing summit and 4th annual high-concentration protein
formulation in Boston, MA
Cluster formation in dense protein solutions and its implications to solution viscosity
May. 2015
The workshop on “Applications and the Future Directions of Neutron Spin-Echo in
Soft/Hard Condensed Matter” at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in May, 2015.
Studying dynamics and structures of concentrated protein solutions using neutron
spin echo
Dec. 2014
1st Advanced Workshop on Out-of-Equilibrium Matter, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
(Invited overview lecture)
Investigating the structure and dynamics of soft and biological materials using neutron
scattering techniques
Dec. 2014
1st Advanced Workshop on Out-of-Equilibrium Matter, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
(Invited scientific talk by Prof. Magdaleno Medina-Noyola)
Excess viscous response of protein solutions with glass-like dynamics due to competing
potential features
Oct. 2014
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. (Award winning
lecture for Katharine B. Gebbie Young Scientist Award of NIST-Sigma Xi)
Cluster formation in colloidal and protein solutions with applications in biopharmaceuticals
Aug. 2014
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Kenilworth, New Jersey. (Invited by Dr. Ramesh
Kashi)
Relationship between the cluster formation and the viscosity of concentrated protein solutions
Jun. 2014
International Symposium on Frontiers of Technology for the Future: Low Carbon
Energy and Life (FoTEL 2014), National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu Taiwan
Solving industrial challenges with neutron scattering techniques
Apr. 2014
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University at
University Park, PA. (Invited by Prof. Ralph Colby)
Understanding protein clusters in concentrated solutions
Apr. 2014
Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Delaware. (Invited by Prof.
Edmund Nowak)
Protein clusters in concentrated solutions: the concept, the characterization, and the
consequence
Mar. 2014
Workshop on Neutron Day at University of Delaware, Newark, USA
Cluster formation in concentrated protein solutions: implications for protein formulation
Jan. 2014
Bimolecular Interaction Technologies Center (BITC) Workshop on Concentrated
mAb solutions at Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, USA
Observation of reversible cluster formation in concentrated protein solutions and its effect on
solution viscosity
Aug. 2013
International Materials Research Congress at Cancun, Mexico
Understanding concentrated protein solutions with competing potential features
Jul. 2013
National Academies NCNR Review, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
15/18
Microstructural origin of anomalously high viscosity in concentrated monoclonal antibody
solutions revealed by neutron spin echo.
May 2013
European Spallation Source at Lund, Sweden. (Invited by Dr. Andrew Jackson)
Adsorption of small molecules in porous materials: from metal-organic frameworks to
colloidal particles with open structure
May 2013
Neutrons and Life Science, at Lund, Sweden (Co-organized by European Spallation
Sources)
Neutron Scattering Studies of Concentrated Protein Solutions
Oct. 2012
QENS & WINS 2012 at Nikko, Japan
(10th International Conference on Quasielastic Neutron Scattering & 5th Workshop on
Inelastic Neutron Spectrometer from Sep. 30 to Oct. 4, 2012)
Probing reversible clusters in concentrated protein solutions
Feb. 2012
Department of Nuclear Science & Engineering, MIT. (Invited by Prof. Sow-Hsin,
Chen)
Relation between cluster formation and intermediate-range order in colloidal systems
Oct. 2011
Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, USA
Cluster Formation in Concentrated Lysozyme Protein Solutions
Jun. 2011
HANARO, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, Korea. (Invited by
Prof. Sung-Min Choi)
Applications of neutron scattering for soft-condensed matter and hydrogen storage materials
Jun. 2011
Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, China. (Invited by Prof.
Xuewu Wang)
Neutron Scattering Studies of Soft-condensed Matter Materials at Modern Facilities
Mar 2011
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware
Studying structure and dynamics of concentrated colloidal solutions under equilibrium and
non-equilibrium conditions using neutron scattering techniques
Nov 2010
Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France
Intermediate range order structure in lysozyme solutions
Nov 2010
International workshop on dynamic crossover phenomena in water and other glass
forming liquids, Fiesole, Florence, Italy
Intermediate range order structure in lysozyme solutions
Aug 2010
Colloquium talk at Department of Physics, Temple University
Application of Neutron Scattering to Biological and Hydrogen Storage Materials
Jun. 2009
Workshop on Compact Pulsed Hadron Sources (CPHS09), Tsinghua University,
Beijing, China
Structural characterization of nanoscale materials using small angle neutron scattering
Feb. 2009
Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Hydrogen adsorption properties in metal-organic frameworks
Nov. 2008
The 2nd US-China Workshop on Scientific & Industrial Applications Using Neutron,
Muons & Protons, 2008, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China
Probing Hydrogen in Storage Materials Using Neutron Scattering Techniques
Nov. 2008
Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, China.
Applications of Neutron Scattering Techniques for Materials Science Research
May 2008
American Conference on Neutron Scattering, 2008, Santa Fe, NM
(For the tutorial session of SANS and Reflectometry for Soft Condensed Matter
Research)
Colloidal Interactions in Solutions
Apr. 2008
Canadian Neutron Beam Centre, Ontario, Canada
Hydrogen Storage in Metal-Organic Frameworks
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Apr. 2008
Department of Physics & Astronomy, McMaster University, Canada
Improving Hydrogen Storage in Metal-organic Frameworks Using Exposed Metal
Sites
Feb. 2008
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Uni. Of Pennsylvania
Improving Hydrogen Storage in Metal-organic Frameworks Using Exposed Metal
Sites
Dec. 2007
Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
Storing H2 in Nano-porous Materials
Nov. 2007
Material Research Society, 2007 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA
Impact of Coordinatively Unsaturated Metal Sites of MOFs on H2 Affinity
and Surface Packing Density
Nov. 2007
ANS/ENS International Meeting and Nuclear Technology Expo, Washington D. C.
Application of Neutron Scattering Techniques to Hydrogen Storage Materials
Feb. 2007
SNS at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Applications of Neutron Scattering to Biological and Hydrogen Storage Materials
Nov. 2006
Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, MIT, Boston, MA
Characterization of Hydrogen Structure and Dynamics by Neutron Scattering
Apr. 2005
Squishy Physics Seminar at Harvard University
An effective long-range attraction between protein molecules in solutions studied by small
angle neutron scattering.
Contributed Talks:
Mar. 2016
APS Annual March Meeting, Baltimore, MD
Morphology of small sized clusters in a system with the competing interactions
Jun. 2015
89th ACS Colloidal & Surface Science Symposium, Carnegie Mellon University, PA
Effect of the cluster formation on the viscosity of concentrated monoclonal antibody solutions
Jun. 2015
89th ACS Colloidal & Surface Science Symposium, Carnegie Mellon University, PA
Short-time glassy-like dynamics observed in concentrated viscosity protein solutions with
competing potential features
Mar. 2015
Aug. 2014
APS March Meeting at San Antonio, Texas.
Reversible cluster formation in concentrated monoclonal antibody solutions
ECI Biological and Pharaceutical Complex Fluid, Durham, North Carolina
Reversible cluster formation in protein solutions
Mar. 2013
American Physical Society National March Meeting, 2013 at Baltimore, MD
Session J34: Charged Colloids with Short-Range Attractions II
Transition from monomeric state to dynamic cluster state in lysozyme protein solutions
Oct. 2012
AICHE 2012 at Pittsburgh, PA
Characterization of Monoclonal Antibody Conformations and Self-Associations at High
Concentrations Using Neutron Scattering Techniques
Jun. 2012
American Conference on Neutron Scattering
Intermediate-Range Order in Charge Colloidal Systems with a Short-range Attraction
Feb. 2012
American Physical Society National Meeting, Boston, MA
Intermediate-range order in protein suspensions
Jun. 2010
84th Colloid and Surface Science Symposium
Dynamic Clusters in Lysozyme Protein Solution
May 2010
Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Dynamic Clusters in Lysozyme Protein Solution
Aug. 2009
238th ACS National Meeting and Exposition, Washington D. C.
Equilibrium protein cluster in solutions: Dynamic or Static?
17/18
Jun. 2009
13th International Conference on Surface and Colloid Science and the 83rd ACS
Colloid & Surface Science Symposium, New York, NY
Study of the Short-Range Attraction of Globular Proteins in Solution
May 2008
American Conference on Neutron Scattering, 2008, Santa Fe, NM
Investigating Dihydrogen Binding to Coordinatively Unsaturated Metal Centers in
Metal-organic Frameworks
Mar. 2008
Materials Research Society, 2008 Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA
Reversible Structural Transition of MIL-53 and its Effect on Hydrogen Storage
Dec. 2007
NIST Center for Neutron Research, Gaithersburg, MD
Hydrogen Storage in Nano-porous Materials
Nov. 2007
Material Research Society, 2007 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA
Improving the Packing Density of Adsorbed Hydrogen and a Novel Configuration of
Hydrogen Molecules in MOF-74
Mar. 2007
233rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Chicago, IL
SANS Studies of the Molecular Conformation and Structure of Charged G4 PAMAM
Dendrimers in Aqueous Solutions
Mar. 2007
American Physical Society March Meeting, Denver, CO
Direct H2 binding to Unsaturated Metal Sites in Metal-organic Frameworks
Mar. 2007
American Physical Society March Meeting, Denver, CO
SANS Studies of the Molecular Conformation and Structure of Charged G4 PAMAM
Dendrimers in Aqueous Solutions
Nov. 2006
Material Research Society, 2006 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA
Direct Observation of Hydrogen Binding to Unsaturated Metal Sites in Metal-organic
Frameworks
Apr. 2006
Material Research Society, 2006 Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA
Quantum Dynamics of H2 in MOF5 Studied by Inelastic Neutron Scattering
Oct. 2005
Symposium on Bio-Materials and Neutron, AVS meeting, Boston, MA
Effective Protein-Protein Interaction and Clustering Phenomenon in Solution Studied by
SANS.
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