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Ling Liu

  • College of Engineering

    • Mechanical Engineering

      • Associate Professor

Biography

Dr. Ling Liu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Temple University from Fall 2019. Prior to joining Temple, he was an Assistant Professor (2012-2018) and Associate Professor (2018-2019) in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Utah State University. He received PhD in Mechanics and Materials from Columbia University in 2010, and BS and MS in Engineering Mechanics from Dalian University of Technology, China.

Dr. Liu's current research focuses on the multiscale modeling and simulation of advanced materials for improved physical understanding and accelerated design. Examples include nanostructured materials for applications in energy storage and phase separation, novel nano/bio-materials with extraordinary mechanical and thermal properties, and advanced engineering composites for prolonged services in extreme environments. His research has been sponsored by NSF, DOE/NE, DOD and industry, leading to over 50 peer-refereed journal publications.

Dr. Liu received the NSF CAREER award in 2018. He was the chair of two Technical Committees of ASME including the Multifunctional Materials Technical Committee, and the Nanomaterials for Biology and Medicine Technical Committee.

Research Interests

  • Multi-scale computation for fundamental understanding and accelerated design of energy storage, healthcare, nuclear, and composite materials with extraordinary mechanical thermal, and electrochemical properties.

Courses Taught

Number

Name

Level

ENGR 2333

Mechanics of Solids

Undergraduate

ENGR 3201

Material Science for Engineers

Undergraduate

ENGR 5201

Multiscale Design of Materials and Structures

Graduate

Selected Publications

Recent

  • Liu, J., Cheng, Z., Li, B., Hu, J., Liu, L., Zhang, L., Zhang, W., & Yuan, H. (2026). Coupling and modeling of electrically charged forward osmosis and membrane distillation for energy-efficient recovery of water and nutrient. Separation and Purification Technology, 388, 136773-136773. Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2026.136773.

  • Islam, M.M. & Liu, L. (2025). Enhancing interfacial thermal transport by grafting H-bonded polymer Chains: The role of chain morphology. Applied Surface Science, 697, 163009-163009. Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.163009.

  • Hu, J., Islam, M.M., He, J., Zhang, L., & Liu, L. (2025). Tuning energy transport in helical protein nanotubes through side-chain modifications. Acta Biomater, 200, 390-399. England. 10.1016/j.actbio.2025.05.020

  • Ogawa, M., Shinozaki, A., Hosoya, Y., Hu, J., Yonezu, A., & Liu, L. (2025). Fatigue fracture mechanisms and strength improvement of epoxy adhesive joints with surface Treatment: An integrated experimental and molecular dynamics study. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 140, 104040-104040. Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2025.104040.

  • Khan, M.H.U., Islam, M.M., Deng, K., Khan, I.M., Liu, L., & Fu, K. (2025). Additive fiber tethering for 3D architected continuous fiber composites. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 192, 108763-108763. Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.108763.

  • Li, B., Zhao, L., Hu, J., Gong, C., Dyke, A., Cao, H., Wu, J., Bracaglia, L., Liu, L., & Xu, W. (2025). Molecule-Probed Raman Spectroscopy for Femtogram-per-Liter Level Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Detection. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5861495/v1.

  • Park, S., Shi, B., Islam, M.M., He, J., Sung, D.H., Zhang, C., Cao, Z., Shang, Y., Liu, L., & Fu, K. (2024). Universal Carbonizable Filaments for 3D Printing. Advanced Functional Materials, 34(51). Wiley. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202410164.

  • Zhao, L., Bi, L., Hu, J., Gao, G., Zhang, D., Li, Y., Flynn, A., Zhang, T., Wang, R., Cheng, X.M., Liu, L., Gogotsi, Y., & Li, B. (2024). Universal salt-assisted assembly of MXene from suspension on polymer substrates. Nat Commun, 15(1), 10027. England. 10.1038/s41467-024-53840-y

  • Islam, M.M. & Liu, L. (2024). Topology optimization of fiber-reinforced structures with discrete fiber orientations for additive manufacturing. Computers & Structures, 301, 107468-107468. Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2024.107468.

  • Smith, P., Hu, J., Griffin, A., Robertson, M., Obando, A.G., Bounds, E., Dunn, C.B., Ye, C., Liu, L., & Qiang, Z. (2024). Accurate additive manufacturing of lightweight and elastic carbons using plastic precursors. Nat Commun, 15(1), 838. England. 10.1038/s41467-024-45211-4

  • Zhang, C., Shi, B., He, J., Zhou, L., Park, S., Doshi, S., Shang, Y., Deng, K., Giordano, M., Qi, X., Cui, S., Liu, L., Ni, C., & Fu, K.K. (2023). Carbon Additive Manufacturing with a Near-Replica "Green-to-Brown" Transformation. Adv Mater, 35(38), e2208230. Germany. 10.1002/adma.202208230

  • He, J., Cui, X., Lua, J., & Liu, L. (2023). Interplay of manufacturing-induced thermal residual stresses and microvoids in damage and failure of fiber-reinforced composites. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 242, 108000-108000. Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2022.108000.

  • Li, T., Mao, Z., Du, J., Liu, L., & Wang, B. (2023). Shear-governed microstructural variation and evolution of PPTA in dry-jet-wet spinning process. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 240, 107950-107950. Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2022.107950.

  • Islam, M.M. & Liu, L. (2022). Deep learning accelerated topology optimization with inherent control of image quality. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 65(11). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi: 10.1007/s00158-022-03433-4.

  • He, J., Zhang, L., & Liu, L. (2021). The hydrogen-bond configuration modulates the energy transfer efficiency in helical protein nanotubes. Nanoscale, 13(2), 991-999. England. 10.1039/d0nr06031c