Hong Liu

Hong Liu

Prof./PhD Supervisor

Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment

School of Environment

South China Normal University

Email: hongliu@m.scnu.edu.cn

ORCID: 0000-0002-7256-5751

Biography

Prof. Hong Liu’s research interest focuses on the mesoscopic behavior of the reactive polymer systems, as well as the topological regulation of mechanical interlocked polymers. Prof. Liu had developed a coarse-grained simulation strategy coupled with the polymerization reaction model, which had been applied by others including international renowned scholars for many times. His work has established the multi-scale theoretical and simulation study framework of the structure and dynamics of macromolecular systems mediated by microscopic molecular reactions. Till now, more than 100 peer-reviewed papers have been published on the journals like Science, Macromolecules, etc. Prof. Liu has undertaken 4 NSFC projects acting as the project leader, including a National Excellent Youth Fund of NSFC.

Research and Education Experience

  • 2018.12 - present: Professor, PhD Supervisor, Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment Ministry of Education, School of Environment, South China Normal University

  • 2012.9 - 2018.12: Associate Professor, State Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University

    • 2015.5 - 2016.8: Humboldt fellow, Technical University of Darmstadt(Germany). In cooperation with Prof. Florian Müller-Plathe.

  • 2010.7 - 2012.9: Lecturer, State Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University

  • 2005.9 - 2010.7: Ph.D. student, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University

  • 2001.9 - 2005.7: Undergraduate student, Department of Chemistry, Jilin University

Editor Position

  • 《Polymers》(JCR Q1, IF4.95) Editorial Board Member

  • 《Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences》(JCR Q1, IF6.113) Editorial Board Member

  • 《Materials Futures》 (SLAB，IOP CAS and IOP Publishing) Young Editorial Board Member

Selected Publications

  1. Wang, Y.; Lu, H.; Jia, X.-M.; Shi, A.-C.*; Zhou, J.*; Zhang, G.*; Liu, H.*,Entropy-Induced Localization and Sliding Dynamics of Rings on Polyrotaxane. Macromolecules 2024, 57(4), 1846-1858.

  2. Zhang, Z.; Zhao, W.; Cheng, Z.; Zhang, G.*; Liu, H.*, Olympic Gels Formed through Catenation of DNA Rings Regulated by Topoisomerase II: ACoarse-Grained Model. The Journal of Chemical Physics 2024, 160(5), 054906.

  3. Mao, J.; Zhou, J.*; Liu, H.*, One-pot strategy for the preparation of nanoparticles grafted with bimodal polymers: An in-silico insight. Composites Science and Technology 2024, 251, 110583.

  4. Liu, W.; Zhang, J.*; Liu, H.*,Morphology evolution and dynamics of sliding nanodroplets under external forces: Amolecular dynamics study. Physics of Fluids 2023, 35(8), 082010.

  5. Wang, Y.; Gan, H.-L.; Liang, C.-X.; Zhang, Z.-Y.; Xie, M.; Xing, J.-Y.; Xue, Y.-H.; Liu, H.*, Network structure and properties of crosslinked bio-based epoxy resin composite: An in-silico multiscale strategy with dynamic curing reaction process. Giant 2021, 7, 100063.

  6. Liu, H.; Xue, Y.-H.; Zhu, Y.-L.; Gu, F.-L.; Lu, Z.-Y.*, Inverse Design of Molecular Weight Distribution in ControlledPolymerization via a One-Pot Reaction Strategy. Macromolecules 2020, 53(15), 6409-6419.

  7. Yi, C.; Liu, H.; Zhang, S.; Yang, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Lu, Z.; Kumacheva, E.*; Nie, Z.*, Self-limiting directionalnanoparticle bonding governed by reaction stoichiometry. Science 2020, 369 (6509), 1369-1374.

  8. Yan, Y.-D.; Xue, Y.-H.; Zhao, H.-Y.; Liu, H.*; Lu, Z.-Y.; Gu, F.-L., Insight into the Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly via a Realistic Computer Simulation Strategy. Macromolecules 2019,52(16), 6169-6180.

  9. Xing, J.-Y.; Xue, Y.-H.; Lu, Z.-Y.*; Liu, H.*, In-Depth Analysis of Supramolecular Interfacial Polymerization via a Computer Simulation Strategy. Macromolecules 2019,52(17), 6393-6404.

  10. Liu, H.; Zhao, H.-Y.; Müller-Plathe, F.; Qian, H.-J.; Sun, Z.-Y.; Lu, Z.-Y.*, Distribution of the Number of Polymer Chains Grafted on Nanoparticles Fabricated by Grafting-to and Grafting-from Procedures. Macromolecules 2018,51(10), 3758-3766.

  11. Xue, Y.-H.; Quan, W.; Liu, X.-L.; Han, C.; Li, H.; Liu, H.*,Dependence of Grafted Polymer Property on the Initiator Site Distribution in Surface-Initiated Polymerization: A Computer Simulation Study. Macromolecules 2017,50(17), 6482-6488.

  12. Liu, H.*; Zhu, Y.-L.; Lu, Z.-Y.; Müller-Plathe, F., A kinetic chain growthalgorithm in coarse-grained simulations. Journal of Computational Chemistry 2016,37(30), 2634-2646.

  13. Liu, H.; Zhu, Y. L.; Zhang, J.; Lu, Z. Y.*; Sun, Z. Y.*, Influence of Grafting Surface Curvature on Chain Polydispersity and Molecular Weight in Concave Surface-Initiated Polymerization. ACS Macro Letters 2012,1(11), 1249-1253.

  14. Liu, H.; Li, M.*; Lu, Z. Y.*; Zhang, Z. G.; Sun, C. C.; Cui, T., Multiscale Simulation Study on the Curing Reaction and the Network Structure in a Typical Epoxy System. Macromolecules 2011,44(21), 8650-8660.

  15. Liu, H.; Li, M.; Lu, Z. Y.*; Zhang, Z. G.; Sun, C. C., Influence of Surface-Initiated Polymerization Rate and Initiator Density on the Properties of Polymer Brushes. Macromolecules 2009,42(7), 2863-2872.