Dr. Lingyu Liu | Material science | Best Researcher Award 

Dr. Lingyu Liu, Xihua University, China

Liu Lingyu is a researcher from Miluo City, Hunan Province, and a member of the Communist Party. She earned her Ph.D. in Materials Science from Yanshan University, where she also completed her undergraduate studies in Metallurgical Materials Engineering. Currently serving as a postdoctoral researcher at Guangdong University of Technology in joint collaboration with Tsinghua University, she works under the guidance of Professors Dong Huafeng and Xu Yong. Her research focuses on the theoretical design and fabrication of new materials, particularly novel carbon polymorphs and microporous structures. Liu has published 15 research papers, including 12 indexed by SCI, with several first-author contributions in high-impact journals such as Carbon and Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.. Her work has contributed significantly to the understanding of superhard and mechanically ductile carbon materials.

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Summary of Suitability for Best Researcher Award: Liu Lingyu

Liu Lingyu is a highly qualified candidate for the Best Researcher Award, with a strong track record in the theoretical design and fabrication of new materials. His pioneering research in materials science, particularly in the areas of carbon polymorphs and microporous structures, has demonstrated significant advancements in the field of materials engineering.

Education Background 🎓

• Undergraduate (2008.09 – 2012.07): Yanshan University, Major: Metallurgical Materials Engineering

• Doctoral (2012.09 – 2018.07): Yanshan University, Major: Materials Science

• Postdoctoral (2018.07 – Present): Guangdong University of Technology (Joint Training with Tsinghua University)
  Co-supervisors: Prof. Dong Huafeng, Prof. Xu Yong

Work Experience 💼

• Postdoctoral Researcher (2018.07 – Present)
  Guangdong University of Technology, Joint Training with Tsinghua University
  Research Focus: New material design, synthesis, and characterization.

Research Achievements 📚

Published Papers (15 papers total, 12 indexed by SCI, 4 first-author papers, 1 in Q1, 2 in Q2 Top, 1 in Q3):

• 1️⃣ Lingyu Liu, Meng Hu, Zhisheng Zhao, Yilong Pan, Huafeng Dong. “Superhard conductive orthorhombic carbon polymorphs,” Carbon, 2020, 158, 546-552 (Q1, IF 9.594)

• 2️⃣ Lingyu Liu, Meng Hu, Chao Liu, Yilong Pan, Pan Ying, Zhisheng Zhao, Guoying Gao, Julong He, Yongjun Tian. “New Whorl Carbon Polymorphs with Cumulative Double Bonds in three-dimensional sp-sp2 Hybrid Framework,” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018, 20, 15022-15029 (Q2 Top, IF 4.123)

Awards and Honors 🏆

• National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Grants:

  • Research on high-pressure synthesis of carbon materials with high strength, hardness, and elasticity.

  • Theoretical research and high-pressure synthesis of carbon, silicon, and germanium polymorphs.

  • Study of hydrogenated superconductors under high pressure.

  • Design, experimental synthesis, and structural regulation of novel metastable materials.

  • Microstructural design and experimental synthesis of nanostructured superhard materials.

  • Funding under the Distinguished Young Scholar category for novel, high-performance metastable materials.

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