Dr. Jianbo Liu
Professor and Acting EO of ChemistryCUNY Graduate Center and Queens College
News
2024. 03.
Congrats to Jessie (Wenjing) for receiving CUNY Dissertation Fellowship, each winning $25k for FY25.
2024. 02.
She Left Myanmar to Attend Community College and Found Her Passion as a Chemistry Ph.D. Student
Two-time CUNY alumna May Myat Moe has published 11 articles and received several research awards.
2023. 03.
Jonathan and May were selected for the Graduate Center Dissertation Fellowship, each winning $25k for FY24.
2022. 08.
Liu Lab has partnered with the Air Force Research Laboratory via Education Partnership Agreement (EPA).
2022. 03.
Jessie and Jonathan are both awarded CUNY Doctoral Student Research Grant DSRG17.
2021. 12.
Congrats to Wenjing on winning a CUNY ERI Catalyst Award.
2021. 08.
Our work on OG oxidation by May, Midas, and Liu is cover featured in ChemPlusChem
2021. 06.
May is selected for the Eastern Analytical Symposium Graduate Student Award!
2021. 03.
May is awarded CUNY Doctoral Student Research Grant DSRG16. Congrats!
2021. 03.
Jonathan received a CUNY ERI Catalyst Grant. Congrats!
2020. 05.
Wenjing received MS Graduate Honor!
2020. 02.
Congrats to Wenjing, recipient of George Axelrad Research Award!
2019. 10.
Yan graduated and started postdoc at Einstein. Congrats!
2019. 04.
Wenjing received Air Force Research Lab Summer Fellowship with Dr Liu.
2019.03.
Congrats to Yan Sun, the winner of CUNY Mina Rees Dissertation Fellowship!
2018. 05.
Wenjing received Trudy Rothman Chemistry Award!
2017.12.
Andy defended his Ph.D. thesis. Congrats!
2017.03.
Congrats to Andy, winner of the Mina Rees Dissertation Fellowship!
2017.02.
Congrats to Andy and Yan, the recipients of Doctoral Student Research Grants!
2015.04.
Fangwei successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis!
2015.03.
Congrats to Andy for receiving Doctoral Student Research Award!
2013.01.
Yigang defended his Ph.D. thesis!
2012.01.
Congrats to Fangwei and Yigang for receiving Doctoral Student Research Awards!
2011.04.
Yigang was awarded the Mina Rees Dissertation Fellowship!
Contact Information
Jianbo Liu
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
Physical & Biophyiscal Chemistry, Instrumental Analysis, Ionic Liquid Energetic Materials, and Computational Chemistry
Our research focuses on using various instrumental analysis approaches (e.g., mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, and guided-ion beam scattering) to probe biologically relevant processes in a spectrum of systems ranging from isolated, single biomolecules and radicals, through micelles and aerosols containing biomolecules, to biomolecule solution. We are also interested in reaction dynamics, kinetics and aerospace applications of energetic ionic liquids and nanomaterials. In addition, we have interests in computational chemistry including classical and quasi-classical molecular dynamics simulations, and kinetics modeling.
Awards
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.
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