Di-Jia Liu

CASE Scientist at Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago

Di-Jia Liu is a Senior Chemist at Chemical Sciences & Engineering Division of Argonne National Laboratory and a Senior Scientist at Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago. His current research interests include nanomaterials for electrocatalysis, fuel cells, gas storage, water splitting, and electrocatalytic conversion of CO2 to chemicals and fuels. Before joining Argonne in 2002, he was a Senior Principal Scientist at Honeywell International. Liu received B. Sc. degree in Chemistry from Peking University in 1982, Ph. D. degree in Physical Chemistry from The University of Chicago in 1987 and postdoctoral training at The University of California at Berkeley from 1988 to 1990. He published numerous scientific articles, including 2 in Science and 4 in Nature family journals, received 34 granted US patents and four R&D 100 Awards. He received Argonne National Laboratory Board of Governors Distinguished Performance Award in 2023 and was elected as Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2024.