Yangyang Liu

About

Dr. Yangyang Liu is currently a research scientist at Virginia Tech in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering. He received his Ph.D. degree from Fudan University. To date, he has published 25 papers as the first or corresponding author in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Chem, Science Advances, Journal of the American Chemical Society (4), Angewandte Chemie, etc. The cumulative publication record comprises 67 publications, with 57 papers indexed in the first quartile by Journal Citation Reports. The publications have garnered above 3000 citations (h-index = 30, Google Scholar). His research interests encompass heterogeneous/multiphase chemistry, interface mechanisms, and artificial intelligence/machine learning applied to atmospheric chemistry and aerosol science. He serves on the editorial boards of Aerobiology, Earth, and Reactions, and reviews manuscripts for leading journals, including the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Communications Earth & Environment, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Environmental Science & Technology, Geophysical Research Letters, Analytical Chemistry, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, and ACS ES&T Air. To date, he has completed more than 90 peer reviews and was recognized as an Outstanding Reviewer for the RSC journal Environmental Science: Advances in 2023.

Employment

• Virginia Tech Research Scientist
  2025 - 2027
• Virginia Tech Postdoc
  2024 - 2025
• Fudan University Postdoctor
  2021 - 2024
• City University of Hong Kong Postdoctor
  2020 - 2021

Education

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Projects & Funding

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Publications (79)

• Interfacial Electric Fields Drive Fast Hydroxyl Radical Production in Black-Carbon-Bearing Microdroplets
  Journal of the American Chemical Society 2026 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c04030
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• Frustrated Interfacial Solvation Enhances Reaction Rates at Acidified Ice Grain Boundaries in Frozen Microdroplets
  Journal of the American Chemical Society 2026 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c11450
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• Microdroplet technology for green chemistry and sustainable energy systems
  Greenverse Science 2026 DOI: 10.20517/greenvsci.2026.06
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• Interfacial electric fields create hyperalkaline shells on fatty acid–coated microdroplet aerosols
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2026 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2604717123
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• Machine-learning-enhanced understanding of haze formation: Rapid sulfate formation driven by abnormal aerosol interfacial effects
  Cell Reports Sustainability 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.crsus.2025.100581
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• Interfacial Electric Fields Transform Brown Carbon Formation: Accelerate Radical Coupling toward Strong Light-Absorbing Products
  Journal of the American Chemical Society 2025 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c08398
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• Substantially improved efficiency and selectivity of carbon dioxide reduction by superior hydrated electron in microdroplet
  Science Advances 2025 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adx5714
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• MPs Entering Human Circulation through Infusions: A Significant Pathway and Health Concern
  Environment & Health 2025 DOI: 10.1021/envhealth.4c00210
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• Carbonate radical ion as a key driver of rapid atmospheric sulfate formation
  npj Climate and Atmospheric Science 2025 DOI: 10.1038/s41612-025-00905-4
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• Atmospheric Hydroxyl Radical Route Revealed: Interface-Mediated Effects of Mineral-Bearing Microdroplet Aerosol
  Journal of the American Chemical Society 2025 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c14149
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