Dr. Liu, Yun

Yun was born and raised in Fuzhou, Fujian (福建福州市), known as the city of good fortune. Yun obtained his B.S. in Chemistry at Xiamen University where he was trained in both synthetic organic chemistry and supramolecular chemistry. Yun then moved across the Pacific Ocean to pursue his Ph.D. in the laboratory of Prof. Amar H. Flood at Indiana University, Bloomington. His doctoral research centered on host-guest chemistry of anions, leveraging the triazole-based CH hydrogen bond donors and was recognized by the 2018 IUPAC-Solvay International Award for Young Chemists with an honorable mention award. Yun stayed in the mid-west conducting his postdoctoral work with Prof. Jeffrey S. Moore at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign where he added mechanochemistry and dynamic covalent chemistry to his list of expertise. In September 2021, Yun joined the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering at PKU as an Assistant Professor of polymer chemistry and engineering.

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Education

2017                  Ph.D. in Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States

2011                  B.S. in Chemistry, Xiamen University, Xiamen, FJ, China

Professional Experience

2021–Present    Assistant Professor, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking                                        University, Beijing, China

2017–2021        Postdoctoral Fellow with Prof. Jeffrey S. Moore, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL,                           United States

2011–2017        Graduate student researcher with Prof. Amar H. Flood, Indiana University,                           Bloomington, IN, United States

Honors & Awards

2024                  International Leading Young Scientist of The Society of Polymer Science, Japan

2024                  Li Ge Zhao Ning Life Science Junior Fellow

2023                  Peking University Junior Faculty Teaching Award

2022                  NSFC Excellent Young Investigator Award

2019                  C.S. Marvel Postdoctoral Travel Award

2019                  ACS Polymeric Materials Science & Engineering Future Faculty Scholar

2018                  IUPAC-Solvay International Award for Young Chemists, Honorable Mention Award

2016                  ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Travel Award

2015                  College of Arts and Science Travel Award

2015                  David A. Rothrock Award

2014                  Raymond Siedle Graduate Fellowship

2014                  Felix Haurowitz Award

2011                  Distinguished Graduate Honor

2010                  National Scholarship, the Ministry of Education of China

2009                  China Construction Bank Scholarship

2008                  Wu Simin Scholarship

2008                  University Scholarship for Academic Excellence