Weimin Liu

Assistant Professor、PI
Physical Science and Technology
Shanghai Tech University
China

Professor Materials Science
Biography

EDUCATIONS Ph.D. in Physics, 2006, Fudan University, China. M.S. in Physics, 2000, Northwest University, China. B.S. in Physics, 1998, Northwest University, China WORK EXPERIENCE 2016-present: Assistant professor、PI, Shanghaitech University, China 2014 – 2016: Research Associate, Oregon State University, US 2011 – 2014: Postdoctoral Researcher, Oregon State University, US 2010 – 2011: Postdoctoral Researcher, Emory University, US 2009 – 2010: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of South Carolina, US 2006 – 2009: Postdoctoral Researcher, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Research Intrest

To study ultrafast conformational dynamics in biological, chemical, and physical processes in the femtosecond to picosecond time regime using ultrafast spectroscopy Including time resolved fluorescence spectroscopy, transient absorption and femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy.

List of Publications
W. Wang, W.M. Liu, I-Y. Chang, L.A. Wills, L.N. Zakharov, S.W. Boettcher, P.H. Cheong, C. Fang and D.A. Keszler "Electrolytic synthesis of aqueous aluminum nanoclusters and in situ characterization by femtosecond Raman spectroscopy & computations", Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 110 (46), 18397, (2013). (Co-First Author)
B. G. Oscar, W.M. Liu, Y.X. Zhao, L.T Tang, Y.L Wang, R. E. Campbell, and C. Fang (2014) "Excited state structural dynamics of a dual-emission calmodulin-green fluorescent protein sensor for calcium ion imaging", Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 111 (28), 10191 (2014)(Co-First Author).
Liang Wang, Weimin Liu, and Chong Fang "Elucidating Low-Frequency Vibrational Dynamics in Calcite and Water with Time-Resolved Third-Harmonic Generation Spectroscopy", Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 17 (26), 17034 (2015) (Co-First Author).
W.M. Liu, Y.L. Wang, L.T. Tang, B. G. Oscar, L.D. Zhu, and C. Fang "Panoramic portrait of primary molecular events preceding excited state proton transfer in water", Chem. Sci. (2016) DOI:10.1039/C6SC00672H.
W.M. Liu, L.T. Tang, B.G. Oscar, Y.L. Wang, C. Chen, and C. Fang "Tracking Ultrafast Vibrational Cooling During Excited State Proton Transfer Reaction with Anti-Stokes and Stokes Femtosecond Stimulated Raman Spectroscopy", J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 8 (5), 997-1003,(2017).