Dr. Jianbo Liu

Professor and Chair

Instrumental Analysis, Biophysics & Nanotechnology

News

2024. 03.
Congrats to Jessie (Wenjing) — the winner of FY25 Graduate Center Mina Rees Dissertation Fellowship.
2023. 03.
Jonathan and May were selected for the Graduate Center Dissertation Fellowship, winning $25k for FY24.
2022. 08.
Liu Lab has partnered with the Air Force Research Laboratory via the Education Partnership Agreement (EPA).
2022. 03.
Jessie and Jonathan are both awarded CUNY Doctoral Student Research Grant DSRG17.

Department Chair

Jianbo Liu

Instrumental Analysis, Biophysics, and Energetic Materials
Office: New Science Building B312
Phone: 718-997-3271
Jianbo.Liu@qc.cuny.edu

Labs:
NSB D333, 718-997-3270, Mass Spec (1)
NSB D319, 718-997-4106, Mass Spec (2)
NSB B309, 718-997-3274, Wet Chemistry Lab
NSB B308, 718-997-3178, Computer Cluster

Mail Address:
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
CUNY Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Queens, NY 11367

Education

B.S. and B.E. (1992), Tsinghua University
Ph.D. (1997), Tsinghua University
Postdoc., Chinese Academy of Sciences, and
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Res. Associate, University of Utah

Research Interests

Our research focuses on using various instrumental analysis approaches (e.g., mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, and ion-molecule reactions) to probe biologically relevant processes in a spectrum of systems ranging from isolated biomolecules, through micelles and aerosols containing biomolecules, to biomolecule solution. We are also interested in discovering and developing new analytical approaches. In addition, we have interests in computational chemistry (e.g. quasi-classical direct dynamics trajectory simulations) and nano-materials.

We are also interested in reaction dynamics, kinetics and aerospace applications of energetic ionic liquids and nano-materials. In addition, we have interests in computational chemistry including classical and quasi-classical molecular dynamics simulations, and kinetics modeling.

Awards

Air Force Research Lab Summer Faculty Fellowship, 2019
National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, 2010
CUNY “Salute to Scholars” Certificate of Recognition, 2008, 2010, 2016
QC President’s Grant for Innovative Teaching, presented at Faculty and Staff Assembly, 2008.

Research Funding

NSF Award, 2024-2027
NSF Award, 2019-2023
Air Force Research Lab/Jacobs Contract, 2021-2024
EPA with Air Force Research Lab, 2022-2023
Air Force Research Lab/ERC Contract, 2009-2010, 2012-2013, 2017-2020
NSF Award, 2015-2019
NSF CAREER Award, 2010-2015
ACS Petroleum Research Fund Type G Grant, 2008-2011
CUNY GRTI, 2014-2020
QC Research Enhancement Grant, 2007-2018
PSC-CUNY Research Awards, 2007-2024
QC UR/ME Grant, 2010-2014
QC President’s Innovative Teaching Grant
CUNY Collaborative Research Grant