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Jun Liu is the Washington Research Foundation Innovation Chair in Clean Energy, a Professor of Chemical Engineering, and Campbell Chair Professor at the University of Washington. He serves as the director of the Innovation Center Battery500 Consortium, a multi-institute program supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) focused on developing next-generation batteries. Before this, Liu was a senior researcher at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and he has held significant positions at Bell Laboratories and Sandia National Laboratories. His past roles include Department Manager of Chemical Synthesis for Nanomaterials at Sandia and Lead Scientist for the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR). Liu has authored over 400 peer-reviewed publications and holds more than 55 U.S. patents, earning recognition as one of the top percent of highly cited researchers in 2014 by Clarivate Analytics. His research interests lie in the development of fundamental principles for materials synthesis and characterization, targeting applications in energy, biomedicine, and environmental technology. He emphasizes the advancement of materials technology for electric vehicles and grid-scale energy storage systems.
University of Washington • Seattle, WA
Leading research in chemical engineering and directing the Innovation Center Battery500 Consortium.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory • Richland, WA
Conducted pioneering research in materials science.
Sandia National Laboratories • Albuquerque, NM
Managed chemical synthesis for nanomaterials.
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