Xiaogang Liu

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Angewandte Chemie International EditionVolume 55, Issue 50 p. 15468-15468 Author ProfileFree Access Xiaogang Liu First published: 23 June 2016 https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201605390Citations: 2AboutSectionsPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Graphical Abstract “I can never resist seafood and fresh fruits. My favorite quote is ‘Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I'm possible’!’ (Audrey Hepburn) ...” This and more about Xiaogang Liu can be found on page 15468. Xiaogang Liu The author presented on this page has recently published his 10th article in Angewandte Chemie in the last 10 years: “Unraveling Epitaxial Habits in the NaLnF4 System for Color Multiplexing at the Single-Particle Level”: Y. Zhang, L. Huang, X. Liu, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 5718; Angew. Chem. 2016, 128, 5812. Date of birth: August 14, 1974 Position: Associate Professor of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, and Senior Scientist, Institute of Materials Research Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) E-mail: chmlx@nus.edu.sg Homepage: http://www.chemistry.nus.edu.sg/people/academic_staff/liuxg.htm Education: 1996 Bachelor's degree, Beijing Technology and Business University 1999 Master's degree with Professor John Sibert, East Carolina University 2004 PhD with Professor Chad A. Mirkin, Northwestern University 2004–2006 Postdoctoral research with Professor Francesco Stellacci, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Awards: 2011 BASF–Singapore National Institute of Chemistry (SNIC) Award in Materials Chemistry; 2012 Chem. Soc. Rev. Emerging Investigator Lectureship Award Research: Supramolecular coordination chemistry, catalysis, nanophotonics Hobbies: Playing the guitar and harmonica, reading, swimming, and hiking I can never resist seafood and fresh fruits. My favorite quote is “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I'm possible’!” (Audrey Hepburn). If I could have dinner with three famous scientists from history, they would be James Clerk Maxwell, Michael Faraday, and Richard Feynman. I chose chemistry as a career because I love making new compounds and materials. My best investment was my education, because I know the difference it made to my life. My biggest motivation is seeing intellectual growth in my students. I celebrate success by sharing the news with my students and family. My top three films of all time are The Godfather trilogy, Braveheart, and Legends of the Fall. My favorite food is stir-fried tomato and scrambled eggs. My favorite piece of music is The Ludlows from Legends of the Fall composed and conducted by James Horner and played by the London Symphony Orchestra. The most significant scientific advance of the last 100 years has been automated and parallelized DNA sequencing. My favorite piece of research is creating materials that emit light. If I won the lottery, I would probably spend more time doing research work. My 5 top papers: References 1“Simultaneous phase and size control of upconversion nanocrystals through lanthanide doping”: F. Wang et al., Nature 2010, 463, 1061. (Crystal structure, size, and emission spectra of the nanocrystals could be simultaneously controlled.) 2“Direct Evidence of a Surface Quenching Effect on Size-Dependent Luminescence of Upconversion Nanoparticles”: F. Wang, J. Wang, X. Liu, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 7456; Angew. Chem. 2010, 122, 7618. (Characteristic optical features of upconversion nanoparticles can be largely retained by core–shell engineering.) 3“Mechanistic Investigation of Photon Upconversion in Nd3+-Sensitized Core–Shell Nanoparticles”: X. Xie, N. Gao, R. Deng, Q. Sun, Q.-H. Xu, X. Liu, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 12608. (Photon upconversion could be achieved with significantly minimized overheating issues.) 4“Enhancing multiphoton upconversion through energy clustering at sublattice level”: J. Wang et al., Nat. Mater. 2014, 13, 157. (Nanocrystals with lanthanide ions distributed in arrays of tetrad clusters can promote violet upconversion emission from Er3+ ions.) 5“Temporal full-color tuning through non-steady-state upconversion”: R. Deng, F. Qin, R. Chen, W. Huang, M. Hong, X. Liu, Nat. Nanotechnol. 2015, 10, 237. (Remote full-color tuning of an emissive material without structural or compositional reconstruction.) Citing Literature Volume55, Issue50December 12, 2016Pages 15468-15468 ReferencesRelatedInformation