The initial stage of lab setup. A, Schematic of the initial reaction in the Liu lab. Optical images of the initial idle state (Lab0,idle, B), the transition state (Lab≠, C), and the first intermediate (Lab1, D). (Unpublished results)
Chong gave an invited talk at the annual user meeting of Molecular Foundry, LBNL. It was always fun to visit Berkeley and discuss science!
Dr. Chong Liu officially starts at UCLA this week! Exciting!
The concept of coupling microbes with inorganic catalysts for artificial photosynthesis is recognized as one of the “Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2017“. This was announced by the World Economic Forum recently in collaboration with Scientific American. Chong’s work published in Science, 2016 is highlighted in the detailed report from Scientific American.
The “bionic leaf” device that Chong was developing in Prof. Dan Nocera’s lab at Harvard extends the range of molecules that it can handle. Beyond the efficient CO2-fixing device that was reported last year in Science, now we applied a diazotrophic bacterium to fix N2 and demonstrated the use of bio-fertilizer generated by electricity. This work is published online in PNAS this week, of which Chong and Kelsey are co-first authors.
Chong gave a talk in the Solar Meeting at Department of Chemistry, Yale University. It was fun to discuss science with students, postdocs, and professors! We thank Prof. Hailiang Wang for offering such an opportunity!
At May 9~10th, 2017, Chong gave an invited talk at Connaught Global Challenge Symposium, University of Toronto, Canada. Thanks Prof. Geoffrey Ozin for the kind invitation!
