Chen Liu, Ph.D. (Florida)
Assistant Professor – Environmental Science (Chemistry)
Phone: (709) 639-2550
Email:
cliu@grenfell.mun.ca
Office: AS236
Research interests/expertise
My research interest is in the field of chemistry of materials and its environmental and energy applications.
Teaching
General chemistry, physical chemistry, analytical chemistry, environmental science.
Representative scholarly contributions
- Ali, M. H.; Sobze, J. M.; Pham, T. H.; Nadeem, M.; Liu, C.; Galagedara, L.; Cheema, M.; and Thomas, R., Carbon nanoparticles functionalized with carboxylic acid improved the germination and seedling vigor in upland boreal forest species,
Nanomaterials, 2020, 10, 176.
- C. Liu, A. C. Felts, D. Takahashi, W. S. Kinden, K. A. Abboud, Crystal structure of aqua-trans-bis(dimethyl sulfoxide-κO)(pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylato-κ3O2,N,O6)nickel(II),
ActaCryst. 2017, E73, 777.
- C. Liu, A. E. Thuijs, K.A. Abboud, Crystal structure of
catena-poly[bis(tetraethylammonium) [tetraaquatris(μ-dicyanamido-κ2N1:N5)bis(dicyanamido-κN1)dicobaltate(II)] dicyanamide],
ActaCryst. 2016, E72, 1603.
- C. Liu, A. E. Thuijs, A. C. Felts, H. F. Ballouk, K. A. Abboud, Crystal structure of
catena-poly[[(dimethylsulfoxide-κO)(pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylato-κ3O,N,O’)nickel(II)]-μ-pyrazine-κ2N:N’],
ActaCryst. 2016, E72, 768. (highlighted article).
Current research projects and grants
My current projects focus on the preparation and characterization of novel coordination polymers, and using surface enhanced Raman scattering to characterize environmental samples.