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Principle Investigator
Principle Investigator
Dr. Lijia Liu
Education experience:
B.Sc. University of Science and Technology of China, Chemical Physics
Ph. D. University of Western Ontario, Chemistry
Work experience:
Postdoctoral fellow (2012-2013) Chemistry department, University of Saskatchewan
Assoc. Professor (2013-2019) Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials, Soochow University
Group Mascot
Group Mascot
Dr. Sushi
Role:
Act Cute
Maintain Group Peace
Mental Support
Current Graduate Students
Current Graduate Students
Clement Lee
Ph.D. Student
Calcium Phosphate as a Coating on Light-Emitting Nanoparticles
Wai Tung (Ellie) Shiu
Ph.D. Student
Surface and Interfacial Surface Analysis of N-heterocyclic Carbene Thin Films on Metal Substrates
Yihong (Melody) Liu
Ph.D. Student
Local Structure and Persistent Luminescence Properties of Mn2+-doped Magnesium Germanate Nanoparticles and Co-doping of Rare Earth Metal
Rina Muhammad Faisal
Ph.D. Student
Understanding the Persistent Luminescence Properties of Zinc Germanate Nanoparticles via Density Functional Theory Simulations
Current Undergraduate Students
Current Undergraduate Students
Sherry Cao
The role of structural defect on the persistent luminescence duration using an in-house X-ray spectrometer
Hallie Gillman
Synthesis of dual-emissive composites for ion detections
Alice Deng
Surface modification on dual-emissive composite for ion detections
Thomas Wang
Synthesis and characterization of a bone-targeting persistent luminescent nanoparticle
Jacky Li
Effect of surface modification on red-emitting persistent luminescent nanoparticles
Recruitment
Recruitment
The Liu group is committed to providing an equal, diverse and inclusive training environment to all our trainees.
MSc and PhD positions are available for Fall 2026 entry.
We also offer research opportunities for highly motivated undergraduate students (not limited to ones enrolled in the Chemistry program).
If you are interested, please contact Dr. Liu for details.
Previous Members
Previous Members
Katie Buchel (Co-Op high school student, September 2024 - August 2025). Current position: U of Toronto, Undergraduate program in Engineering
David Park (Volunteer, September 2023 - December 2024) . Current position: UC Berkerley, MSc in Engineering
Simrit Sandhu (Volunteer, September 2024 - December 2024)
Guneet Khakh (Work student, September 2024 - December 2024)
Kyleigh Hilton (Summer student, WUSRI program, May 2024-August 2024)
Jade Sun (Volunteer and research assistant, September 2023-July 2024)
Zhiqiang Wang (Research Associate, September 2023-April 2024)
Kristin Goodger (Chem 4491 Student, September 2023-April 2024)
Christine Hoskin (Chem 4491 Student, September 2023-April 2024). Current position: Queens University, MSc program in Chemistry
Vania Yoo (Volunteer and summer student (WUSRI program), January 2023-August 2023)
Julia Barker (Summer student, May 2023-August 2023)
Sage Buchanan (Phys4999 Student, September 2022-April 2023)
Xiaoran Chen (Chem4491 Student, September 2022-April 2023)
Sylvia Li (Chem4491 Student, September 2022-April 2023). Current position: UBC, MSc program in chemistry
Benjamin Hulme (Summer student, WUSRI program, May 2022-August 2022)
Xincheng Li (M.Sc. student, September 2020-August 2022)
Siena Idoine (Summer student, WUSRI program and Chem4491 Student (Thesis project), May 2021-April 2022). Current position: Boston U, MSc program
Morgan Tamminga (Summer student, USRA program, May 2021-August 2021)
Hanxuan Cui (Chem4491 Student (Thesis project), September 2020 - April 2021)
Macgregor MacIntosh (Summer student, WUSRI program, May 2020-August 2020). Current position: Dalhousie University, MSc program
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