Hong Liu | College of Agricultural Sciences

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Office: 541-737-6309

Gilmore Hall

Gilmore Hall 228

124 SW 26th Street

124 SW 26th Street

Corvallis, OR 97331

Sustainable bioenergy production
Environmental biotechnology
Waste and wastewater treatment
Microbial fuel cell technology
Biohydrogen production

Current Research:

Investigate high current-producing biofilms capable of sustainable bioenergy/bioproduct production and waste treatment.
Develop low-cost and high-performance electrode and separator materials for microbial electrochemical systems.
Scale-up microbial electrochemical systems for electricity generation and wastewater treatment.

At OSU

Affiliated with:

Biological and Ecological Engineering

Headquarters:

OSU Main Campus

Career Links:

Hong Liu's Wastewater Energy Lab

Courses Taught:

BEE 468/568 - Bioremeditation Engineering
BEE 458/558- Nonpoint Source Pollution Assessment and Control

Biography

Professional Accomplishments

Curriculum Vitae:

Employment:

2011-present Associate Professor, Biological & Ecological Engineering, Oregon State University
2005-2011 Assistant Professor, Biological & Ecological Engineering, Oregon State University
2003-2005 Postdoctoral Researcher, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
2002-2003 Research Assistant, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Hong Kong
1999-2002 Teaching Assistant, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Hong Kong

Education:

B.E. Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China. - 1996
M.E. Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China - 1998
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, The University of Hong Kong - 2003

My Awards

Honors and Awards:

NSF CAREER Award (2010)
Excellence in Review Award for “Environmental Science and Technology” (2010)
Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award (2005)
“Enhanced Coulombic efficiency and power density of air-cathode microbial fuel cells with an improved cell configuration” by Fan, Y., Hu, H., Liu, H. Top 10 Cited Papers in Journal of Power Sources published in 2007.
“Effect of pH on hydrogen production from glucose by a mixed culture.” by Fang, H .H.P. and Liu, H. Top 10 Cited Papers in Bioresource Technology.
“Electrochemically Assisted Microbial Production of Hydrogen from Acetate” by Liu H, Grot S. and Logan B.E. Most-Accessed Articles for Environmental Science and Technology. 2005 (No. 9) and 2006 (No. 13)
“Production of Electricity during Wastewater Treatment Using a Single Chamber Microbial Fuel Cell” by Liu, H. Ramnarayanan, R. and Logan B.E. Most-Accessed Articles for Environmental Science and Technology. 2004 (No.7)

My Publications