Faculty | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Ling Liu

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Faculty
Contact Information
Go toOffice Location: ENGR 419H
DialPhone: 435-797-9149
SendEmail: ling.liu@usu.edu
Educational Background
Expertise
Dr. Ling Liu's research interests include high-performance multi-scale computation with applications to biological macromolecules, nanomaterials, composites, and energetic materials. This includes simulation and design of advanced materials for energy and environmental applications, modeling of nano/bio-materials for novel thermal applications, as well as fatigue and crack simulation of advanced nanomaterials, engineering composites, and structures.
Awards
Outstanding Teacher, 2016
MAETravel Award, 2010
16th US National Congress of Theoretical and Applied MechanicsFounder Prize and Grant, 2008
American Academy of MechanicsPresidential Distinguished Fellowship, 2006
Columbia UniversityQian Ling-Xi Prize for Outstanding Student Research, 2005
Dalian University of Technology, ChinaStudent Award, 2002
Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied MechanicsUniversity Fellowship, 1999
Dalian University of Technology, ChinaPublications - Abstracts
Publications - Books & Book Chapters
- Liu, L., Zhang, L., (2016). Nanofluidics in Graphene-based Material Systems: Graphene Science Handbook. CRC Press
Book Chapters
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Publications - Fact Sheets
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Publications - Curriculum
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Publications - Journal Articles
- Ikeshima, D., Yonezu, A., Liu, L., (2018). Molecular origins of elastoplastic behavior of polycarbonate under tension: A coarse-grained molecular dynamics approach. Computational Materials Science, 145, 306-319.
- Li, N., Wei, W., Xie, K., Tan, J., Zhang, L., Luo, X., Yuan, K., Song, Q., Li, H., Shen, C., Ryan, E., Liu, L., Wei, B., (2018). Suppressing Dendritic Lithium Formation Using Porous Media in Lithium Metal-Based Batteries. Nano letters, 18, 2067-2073.
- Zhang, L., Liu, L., (2017). Polymeric Self-Assembled Monolayers Anomalously Improve Thermal Transport across Graphene/Polymer Interfaces. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9, 28949–28958.
- Sun, Z., Chen, X., Xi, G., Liu, L., Chen, X., (2017). Mass transfer mechanisms of rotary atomization: A numerical study using the moving particle semi-implicit method. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 105, 90-101.
- Bai, Z., Zhang, L., Li, H., Liu, L., (2016). Nanopore Creation in Graphene by Ion Beam Irradiation: Geometry, Quality, and Efficiency.. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 8, 24803-24809.
- Chen, X., Sun, Z., Liu, L., Chen, X., (2016). Improved MPS method with variable-size particles. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 80, 358-374.
- Sadeghzadeh, S., Liu, L., (2016). Resistance and rupture analysis of single-and few-layer graphene nanosheets impacted by various projectiles. Superlattices and Microstructures, 97, 617–629.
- Zhang, L., Bai, Z., Liu, L., (2016). Exceptional Interfacial Thermal Conductance across Hydrogen-Bonded Graphene/Polymer Interfaces. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 3, 1600211.
- Zhu, L., Wu, J., Liu, L., Liu, Y., Yan, Y., Cui, Q., Chen, X., (2016). Gating mechanism of mechanosensitive channel of large conductance: a coupled continuum mechanical-continuum solvation approach. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 1-20.
- Bai, Z., Zhang, L., Liu, L., (2016). Improving Low-Energy Boron/Nitrogen Ion Implantation in Graphene by Ion Bombardment at Oblique Angles.. Nanoscale, 8, 8761-8772.
- Bai, Z., Zhang, L., Liu, L., (2015). Bombarding Graphene with Oxygen Ions: Combining Effects of Incident Angle and Ion Energy To Control Defect Generation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119, 26793.
- Zhang, L., Bai, Z., Ban, H., Liu, L., (2015). Effects of the Amino Acid Sequence on Thermal Conduction through β-sheet Crystals of Natural Silk Protein. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., doi: 10.1039/C5CP04621A
- Zhang, L., Ruesch, M., Zhang, X., Bai, Z., Liu, L., (2015). Tuning Thermal Conductivity of Crystalline Polymer Nanofibers by Interchain Hydrogen Bonding. RSC Advances, 87981-87986.
- Liang, Y., Sun, Z., Xi, G., Liu, L., (2015). Numerical models for heat conduction and natural convection with symmetry boundary condition based on particle method. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
- Li, D., Sun, Z., Chen, X., Xi, G., Liu, L., (2015). Analysis of wall boundary in moving particle semi-implicit method and a novel model of fluid–wall interaction. International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Li, T., Liu, L., Hu, D., Oloyede, A., Xiao, Y., Yarlagadda, P., Gu, Y., (2015). Comprehensive Contribution of Filament Thickness and Crosslinker Failure to the Rheological Property of F-actin Cytoskeleton. Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
- Xu, D., Jiang, L., Singh, A., Dustin, D., Yang, M., Liu, L., Lund, R., Sellati, T.J, Dong, H., (2015). Designed Supramolecular Filamentous Peptides: Balance of Nanostructure, Cytotoxicity and Antimicrobial Activity. Chemical Communications, 51, 1289-1292.
- Zhang, L., Chen, T., Ban, H., Liu, L., (2014). Hydrogen bonding-assisted thermal conduction in β-sheet crystals of spider silk protein. Nanoscale, doi: 10.1039/C4NR01195C
- Chen, X., Xu, B., Liu, L., (2014). Nanoscale Fluid Mechanics and Energy Conversion. Applied Mechanics Reviews, doi: 10.1115/1.4026913
- Yang, M., Xu, D., Jiang, L., Zhang, L., Dustin, D., Lund, R., Liu, L., Dong, H., (2014). Filamentous supramolecular peptide–drug conjugates as highly efficient drug delivery vehicles. Chemical Communications, 50, 4827-4830. doi: 10.1039/C4CC01568A
- Liu, L., Chen, X., (2013). Fast Ion Transport and Phase Separation in a Mechanically Driven Flow of Electrolytes through Tortuous Sub-Nanometer Nanochannels. ChemPhysChem, 11, 2413–2418.
- Liu, L., Lim, H., Lu, W., Qiao, Y., Chen, X., (2013). Mechanical-to-Electric Energy Conversion by Mechanically Driven Flow of Electrolytes Confined in Nanochannels. Applied Physics Express, 6, 015202.
- Xu, B., Liu, L., Lim, H., Qiao, Y., Chen, X., (2012). Harvesting Energy from Low-Grade Heat Based on Nanofluids. Nano Energy, 1, 805–811.
- Liu, L., Zhang, L., Lua, J., (2012). Bio-inspired Structured Carbon Nanotube Reinforcements for Improved Strength of Polyethylene Nanocomposites. Applied Physics Letters, 101, 161907.
- Liu, L., Zhang, L., Sun, Z., Xi, G., (2012). Graphene Nanoribbon-Guided Fluid Channel: A Fast Transporter of Nanofluids. Nanoscale, 4, 6279-6283.
Academic Journal
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Publications - Literary Journal
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Publications - MultiMedia
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Publications - Technical Reports
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Publications - Translations & Transcripts
Publications - Other
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