Guoliang (Greg) Liu
@GregLiu_VT
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Professor of Chemistry, Chemical engineering, Materials Science & Nanoscience, Virginia Tech; Entrepreneur; Interested in polymers for sustainability
Virginia, USA
Joined November 2017
A sad & shocking news! I don’t tweet often, but I felt such an urge to tweet today. It was @sirfrasersays brought me to tweeter and advocate science. The stories of his generosity and support for young are endless. Just his last days, he was still writing support letters for me.
With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Sir Fraser Stoddart, Nobel Laureate and cherished member of @NorthwesternU. His groundbreaking contributions transformed the field of #chemistry and inspired countless scientists worldwide. ➡️ https://t.co/S7e0nwfruD
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Excited to share our latest work in #MolecularStrainEngineering: π-Diamond, the first-ever 3D diamondoid superstructure driven solely by π-interactions, published in @angew_chem. So proud of the SOFA Lab @LLLLLJ57452613 @TzzzzB_ @Westlake_Uni! Read: https://t.co/zKDN2yYHAk
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Great thanks to the world economic forum for featuring our work! A way to turn plastic trash into soap https://t.co/VNEndsJIvN via @YouTube
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Thirteen years later, everything has changed, and yet nothing has changed. So fortunate to know both of you and look forward to the years to come.
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A new way to recycle plastics! Check out this discovery from a team led by MII's Guoliang "Greg" Liu, an associate professor of chemistry in the Virginia Tech College of Science. This work was recently published in the popular journal Science! https://t.co/l0u2UlKyIh
news.vt.edu
Guoliang “Greg” Liu of the Department of Chemistry has discovered a new method of recycling plastics — from milk cartons, food containers, and plastic bags — into soap. The method: Heat the long...
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Guoliang "Greg" Liu talks to @fox5dc about a novel idea: turning used plastic - bags, jugs, one-use food containers - into soap. 🫧 https://t.co/6fZ5BcJ1eu
@VTChemDept @VTresearch
fox5dc.com
Professor Guoliang "Greg" Liu talks turning plastic into soap,
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Super proud to host talented Casandrah Catterton as our REU this summer! I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw her self-designed and a dozen hand-made logos for our lab! And my group self-organized a farewell party for her. The Liu group always surprises me in such a great way!
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The bad news is that I will quarantine in a hotel for another unknown number of days so that the bug doesn’t reach my months-old at home. But the good news is that I will get an upgrade from a dorm bed to a regular bed. And oh yay! It comes with a bathroom!!!
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After the @GordonConf polymers, I have finally lost my COVID virgin. Although I was wearing a mask most of the time, those who had contact may want to check out too.
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What is @gregliu_vt's proudest invention? His next one! Holder of over a dozen patents, with companies like @westerndigital, @intel, and @Ford, his #VTresearch focuses on ways to integrate materials in order to solve energy and #environmental problems💻⚙️ https://t.co/1OZiKhYG7j
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Dr. Liu’s research focuses on materials integration in order to diversify access to energy sources, a more efficient energy usage, and a sustainable environment.
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Announcing a new REU Program @VTChemDept! Apply to work with @amorri28 @fenglinvt @SEE_adrian_figg @GregLiu_VT @santoslabVT @SchulzLabVT @ValerieWelborn @quan_lina and twitterless Lou Madsen and Diana Thornton!
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Better environment, better tomorrow♻️ @GregLiu_VT of @VT_Science has created a formula to convert "hard-to-recycle" materials into liquid chemicals and upcycle them into high-value chemicals! https://t.co/9DQDeOEfEf
news.vt.edu
Guoliang "Greg" Liu in the College of Science has developed a formula to upcycle polystyrene, a commonly used packaging material for food, electronics, and furniture. By converting these "hard-to-r...
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Congratulations Eric! Selectee of the Roundtable “Make a Difference” Scholarship! Inspiring story and work. @VTChemDept @GregLiu_VT
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Another year of radish harvest time. A radish from my garden greets its same breed friend from a grocery store.
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A pleasantly surprising email from Radio New Zealand telling me that they covered our new article about polystyrene recycling in their recent news. Thank you, RNZ and Kathryn and Laurie!
pnas.org
Plastic waste represents one of the most urgent environmental challenges facing humankind. Upcycling has been proposed to solve the low profitabili...
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Ein Forschungsteam um @GregLiu_VT (@virginia_tech) will mit einem chemischen Verfahren den #Kunststoff Polystyrol („Styropor“) upcyceln. Polystyrol ist der am viertmeisten hergestellte Kunststoff in Deutschland und ist darüber hinaus schlecht recycelbar.
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Like the quote “They suggest their process is scalable and even went so far as to calculate the cost of building a plant”. Never a big fan of quick papers. The idea came from UV-lithography experiments back in 2007. Thanks to my PhD advisor for allowing me work in WI synchrotron
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My dear colleague brought me to this tweet. After years of work, the findings are finally in the literature.
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A number of chefs surfaced from our group party! Go chemistry and go cooking!
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