Hi, my name is

Beichen Liu

PhD Chemical and Biological Engineering

University of Wisconsin – Madison | 2024

BS Chemical Engineering | Additional Major Biomedical Engineering

Carnegie Mellon University | 2019

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I am currently a postdoctoral scholar in Professor Kimberly See’s group at Caltech working on electrified solid-solid interfaces. During my graduate studies, I worked on developing a fundamental understanding of how electric double layers form in ionic liquid-containing electrolytes and how we can use the double layer to control electrocatalytic reactions like CO2 reduction. As an undergraduate student, I contributed to research projects ranging from olfaction in mice models to sustainable polymers for agricultural applications. My varied research background and engineering training has helped me become a flexible and creative problem solver who enjoys tackling challenging problems.

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Laboratory

  • Electrochemical methods (voltammetry, EIS, chronoamperometry/chronopotentiometry, etc.)
  • Gas chromatography (GC)
  • Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
  • Raman and IR spectroscopy
  • Scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM/EDS)
  • Atomic force microscopy (AFM)
  • X-ray diffraction (XRD)
  • X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)
  • Physical vapor deposition
  • Organic/polymer synthesis
  • Solid-state synthesis
  • Fluorescence microscopy
  • Electrochemical cell design and fabrication

Computer

  • MATLAB
  • Python
  • GAMS
  • Aspen PLUS
  • Arduino
  • Solidworks