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Professor Liu’s primary research interest is to innovate chemistry and materials with a focus on ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ design, synÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØsis and application of organic molecules and nanomaterials with optimised performance for biomedical applications. Her team has built a series of technology platforms (eg light-up molecular probes, multifunctional nanoparticle probes, and living materials) to advance biomedical research with practical applications in sensing, imaging and image-guided ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØrapy, as well as bacterial detection and ablation. ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØse have been achieved through precise molecular engineering and a thorough understanding of ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ photophysical properties of materials. Recently, her research group discovered that impurities can significantly contribute to ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ optical properties of many carbazole derivatives and oÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØr organic compounds. This opens up new opportunities to develop high performance luminescent materials.

Biography

Professor Bin Liu is Professor and Vice President for Research and Technology at ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ National University of Singapore (NUS). She is a Fellow of Singapore National Academy of Sciences, ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ Academy of Engineering Singapore, ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ Asia-Pacific Academy of Professor Bin Liu is Professor and Vice President for Research and Technology at ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ National University of Singapore (NUS). She is a Fellow of Singapore National Academy of Sciences, ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ Academy of Engineering Singapore, ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ Asia-Pacific Academy of Materials, and ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ Royal Society of Chemistry. Liu received her BSc degree from Nanjing University and PhD from ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ NUS before her postdoctoral training at ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ University of California in Santa Barbara. She joined ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ NUS in late 2005. In 2010, Dr Liu was promoted to Associated Professor, ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØn Dean’s Chair Professor in 2014 and Provost’s Chair Professor in 2017. Professor Liu’s research is focused on organic functional materials for biomedical and energy applications. She has received many prestigious awards, including ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ Singapore National Science and Technology Young Scientist Award 2008, ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ L’Oréal Singapore Women in Science National Fellowship 2011, Asia Rising Star 2013, ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ Singapore National Institute of Chemistry BASF-SNIC Award in Materials Chemistry 2014, Elsevier Materials In Society Lectureship 2015, ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ Singapore President’s Science and Technology Awards 2016, ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ ACS Nano Lectureship Award 2019, and ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ SNIC-AsCA2019 Distinguished Woman Chemist Award 2021. Liu has been named among ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ 'World’s Most Influential Minds' and 'Top 1% Highly Cited Researchers' in Materials Science and Chemistry by Thomson Reuters and Clarivate Analytics. She also serves as ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ Deputy Editor for ACS Materials Letters. Liu is passionate about nurturing ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ next generation of research leaders and encouraging more women to pursue careers in science, engineering and nanotechnology.

We face many complex scientific challenges today […] which require close collaborations among researchers from various disciplines in different countries to offer solutions.

Professor Bin Liu