EDUCATION AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
- 1992, Bachelor in Physics, Wuhan University, China
- 1998, Ph. D., Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 1999-2002, Postdoctoral, Fritz-Haber-Institute der MPG, Berlin, Germany (M. Scheffler)
- 2002-2004, Postdoctoral, University of Aarhus, Denmark, (B. Hammer)
- 2004-2005, Associate Professor, Dalian Inst. Chem. Phys. (DICP)
- 2005-, Full Professor
- 2005- Head of Theoretical Catalysis Group, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, DICP
- 2006- Present Head of the MPG-CAS Partner Group (Fritz-Haber-Institute der MPG, M. Scheffler)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
The goals of the computational and theoretical study are aiming for the mechanistic understanding, development of the general theoretical recipes, and ultimately for prediction of the catalysts with desired performance. Using a variety of computational modeling approaches including first-principles density functional theory and multi-scaling techniques, the current research topics focus on but not limit to:
- Metal and thin oxide film catalysis
- Size, morphology and crystallographic effect of nanoparticle for catalysis
- Stability of supported nanoparticle under reaction conditions
- Catalytic reactions: syngas chemistry, water gas shift, reforming of methanol
HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2012, National Outstanding Youth Science Fund
- 2012, "Technology Innovation Award", DICP
- 2004, Chinese Academy of Sciences "Hundred Talents" merit-based support
- 1999-2002, Max-Planck Society Fellowship
- 1990 and 1991, National Scholarship (Wuhan University)
SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC SERVICES
- 2013, Advisory Editorial Board, “Surface Science” (Elsevier)
- 2010, Editorial Board, “Chinese Journal of Catalysis”
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
- R. H. Ouyang, J. X. Liu, W. X. Li*, Atomistic Theory of Ostwald Ripening and Disintegration of Supported Metal Particles under Reaction Conditions, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 135 (2013) 1760
- J. X. Liu, H. Y. Su, D. P. Sun, B. Y. Zhang, and W. X. Li*, Crystallographic Dependence of CO Activation on Cobalt Catalysts: HCP versus FCC, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2013) DOI: /10.1021/ja408521w
- H. Wang, W. Zhou, J. X. Liu, R. Si, G. Sun, M. Q. Zhong, H. Y. Su, J. A. Rodriguez , S. J. Pennycook, J. C. Idrobo,W. X. Li*, Y. Kou*, and D. Ma*, Platinum-modulated Cobalt NanoCatalysts for Low Temperature Aqueous Phase Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 135 (2013) 4149
- Y. H. Zhao, K. J. Sun, X. F. Ma, J. X. Liu, D. P. Sun, H. Y. Su, W. X. Li*, Carbon Chain Growth via Formyl Insertion on Rh and Co Catalysts in Syngas Conversion, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 50 (2011) 5335
- D. R. Butcher, M. E. Grass, Z. H. Zeng, F. Aksoy, H. Bluhm, W. X. Li*, B. S. Mun*, G. A. Somorjai, Z. Liu*, In-situ Oxidation Study of Pt(110) and its Interaction with CO, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 133 (2011) 20319
- Q. Fu, W. X. Li, Y. Yao, H. Liu, H. Y. Su, D. Ma, X. K. Gu, L. Chen, Z. Wang, H. Zhang, B. Wang, X. H. Bao*, Interface-Confined Ferrous Centers for Catalytic Oxidation, Science 328 (2010) 1141
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