OUR PEOPLE
Academic Credentials
- Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2020
- B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2014
Additional Education & Training
- Wyatt Light Scattering University (Santa Barbara, CA) July 2015
- An intensive training course focused on the theory, design, and use of light scattering experiments for materials characterization.
Professional Affiliations
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
Dr. Liu's is a skilled chemical engineer with research interests and expertise in formulation development, structure-property relationships, and end-use performance of adhesive material systems. She has extensive experience in the development, formulation, scale-up, quality testing, and large-scale industrial manufacturing of polymer/adhesive products. Her professional interests include material characterization, formulation analysis and failure analysis of polymeric materials.
Dr. Liu was trained as a chemical engineer with deep expertise in the characterization of polymers. She has extensive experience in techniques such as dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), rheology, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), gel permeation chromatography (GPC), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), ASTM mechanical testing (including adhesion, peel strength, and compression), as well as SEM and optical microscopy.
Prior to joining Ä¢¹½tv, Dr. Liu worked in the adhesives industry as a Senior Chemist. In this role, she developed and applied acrylic, epoxy, and polyurethane formulations for aerospace, medical, and general industrial applications. She also has extensive experience in optimizing processing parameters, scaling up production, and troubleshooting manufacturing challenges.
Dr. Liu earned her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her doctoral research focused on designing material properties in polyelectrolyte complexes. She systematically quantified their phase behavior and linear viscoelasticity to better understand the interplay between polymer chain length, backbone chemistry, polymer concentration, and salt concentration.