Keynote Addresses and Plenary Lectures

1. “Exploring the Remarkable Properties of Niobium Oxide-Based Electrodes for Energy Storage Devices” Keynote Address, POSTECH Signature Conferences, South Korea, November 18-20.
2. “Recent Progress in the Development of Materials for Reversible Solid Oxide Cells”, Keynote Address (online), The 5th International Conference on Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Athens, Greece, October 21-23, 2024.
3. “Nb-based Electrode Materials for a New Generation of High-Power Batteries”, Keynote talk to The International Conference on Nb Batteries, Shenzhen, China, October 19-21, 2023.
4. “Materials design for high-performance and durable reversible protonic ceramic electrochemical cells”, American Chemical Society Fall Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, August 25, 2021
5. “Recent Developments in Intermediate-Temperature Reversible Fuel Cells”, Keynote Talk, The 236^th Electrochemical Society Meeting, Atlanta, USA, October 12-16, 2019.
6. “The Role of Niobium in Enabling the Next-Generation of High-Performance Batteries for Electric Vehicles”, Plenary Talk, The International Conference on Nb-Based Materials for Energy Storage, Beijing, China, December 4, 2019
7. “Surface Modification and In Situ/Operando Characterization of Electrodes for Energy Storage and Conversion”, Keynote Talk, The International Conference on Fuel Cells, Xu-Zhou, China, May 29 – June 1, 2019
8. “Surface Modification and in Situ Characterization of Electrodes in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells”, Nature Conference on Electrochemical Energy Materials, Keynote Talk, Shenzhen, China, January 13, 2018
9. “Design of highly-efficient and durable catalysts for fuel cells”, Keynote Talk, The 2018 Chinese Chemical Society, Hangzhou, China, May 15, 2018
10. “Electro-catalysts for High-Temperature Electrochemical Chemical and Energy Transformation Processes”, Keynote Talk, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, June 22-23, 2018
11. “Fast Ionic Transport in t-Nb₂O₅ Electrode for Li-Ion Batteries”, Plenary Talk, International Conference on Nb-Based Materials for Energy Storage, Beijing, China, October 17-18, 2018
12. “Recent Advances in Intermediate-Temperature Energy Storage and Conversion Systems”, Plenary Talk, International Meeting on Clean Energy, Nanning, China, December 1-4, 2018
13. “Recent Advances in Intermediate-Temperature Fuel Cells: Surface Modification and In Situ/Operando Characterization”, HTM Outstanding Achievement Award address, The Electrochemical Society (ECS) Meeting, Cancun, Mexico, October 1-4, 2018
14. “Toward a New Generation of Intermediate-Temperature Energy Storage and Conversion Systems” Huake Fuel Cells, Wuhan, China, October 23, 2018.
15. “Nanomaterials for clean energy: Challenges and Opportunities” (Plenary Lecture), Opening Ceramony, The 1^st World Congress on Advanced Materials, Beijing, June 6, 2012.
16. “Rational Design of Surfaces and Interfaces for Energy Storage and Conversion (Keynote Lecture), The 1^st World Congress on Advanced Materials, Beijing, China, June 8, 2012
17. “Rational Design of SOFC Materials”, Plenary Lecture presented to The Annual Meeting of Korean Ceramic Society, Gwangju, South Korea, October 24-25, 2011.
18. “Determination of Catalytic Properties of SOFC Electrode Materials”, Plenary Lecture presented to The Annual Meeting of the Korean Electrochemical Society (KECS), Jeju Island, South Korea, April 22-24, 2010.
19. “Toward a New Generation of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Recent Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities”, A 4-Hour Educational Lecture presented to the graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the Canadian SOFC Strategic Research Network, Calgary, Canada, May 27-28, 2010.
20. “Introduction to Fuel Cells and Other Energy Technologies”, A 3-hour lecture to US Naval War College (USNWC), New Port, RI, October 27-28, 2010.
21. “Nano-structured Porous Metal Electrodes for Batteries and Fuel Cells”, Plenary Lecture, The 4th International Conference on Porous Metals and Metal Foaming Technology, Japan, September 21-23, 2005.
22. “Power Sources for the Future: Fuel Cells”, Public lecture delivered to University of Hong Kong, August 5, 2002

Invited Conference and Workshop Presentations

23. “Accelerating the Development of Oxygen Electrodes for Solid Oxide Cells using Two-Stage Machine Learning”, by X Hu, Y Zhou, Z Luo, M Liu, The 245th Electrochemical Society Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 26-30, 2024.
24. “Recent Advancements in Materials for Proton-Conducting Reversible Solid Oxide Cells”, by Z Luo, M Liu, The 245th Electrochemical Society Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 26-30, 2024.
25. “Durable and High-Performance SOECs Based on Proton Conductors for hydrogen Production”, 2023 FECM Spring R&D Project Review Meeting, Pittsburgh, April 18-20, 2023
26. “Recent Advances in Solid Oxide Cells for Co-geneation of Green Hydrogen and Electricity’, Planary lecture to the 2023 International Conference on Solid State Chemistry and Inorganic Synthesis, Gilin, China, July 14-16, 2023.
27. “Wastewater Derived Cathode Materials for Aqueous Zn-Batteries”, G Nam, M Liu, Invited Presentation, The 242^nd Electrochemical Society Meeting, Atlanta, October 9-13,
28. “Novel Air Electrode and Catalyst Materials for High-Performance and Durable Regenerative Proton-Conducting Solid Oxide Cells”, Y Zhou, W Zhang, Z Luo, N Kane, M Liu, Invited Presentation, The 242^nd Electrochemical Society Meeting, Atlanta, October 9-13,
29. “Durable and High-Performance SOECs Based on Proton Conductors for H₂ Production”, The 23^rd Annual SOFC Project Review Meeting, Pittsburgh, Oct 25-27, 2022
30. “Durable, High-Performance Unitized Reversible Fuel Cells Based on Proton Conductors”, DOE Hydrogen Program 2021 Annual Merit Review Meeting, Washington DC, June 10, 2021
31. “Durable and High-Performance SOECs Based on Proton Conductors for Hydrogen Production”, 22^nd Annual Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Meeting, Pittsbugh, November 18, 2021
32. “Highly-Active and Contaminant-Tolerant Cathodes for Durable Solid Oxide Fuel Cells”, DOE Annual Fuel Cell Conference, Washington DC, April 29, 2019.
33. “Unitized Reversible Fuel Cells for Energy Storage”, 2019 Annual Merit Review (AMR), Crystal City, Virginia, USA, April 29-May 1, 2019
34. “Recent Progress in Reversible Fuel Cells for Energy Storage”, DOE Review Meeting, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA, December 16-17, 2019.
35. “Design and Characterization of Electrode Materials for High-Performance Supercapacitors”, Materials Day, Boston University, October 25, 2018
36. “Highly-Active and Contaminant-Tolerant Cathodes for Durable Solid Oxide Fuel Cells”, The 19^th Annual Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) Workshop, Pittsburgh, USA, June 13, 2018
37. “Nb₂O₅ –based Electrode Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion”, CBMM, Brazil, August 5-8, 2018
38. “Low-Cost, Durable, Contaminant-Tolerant Cathodes for solid oxide fuel cells, The 18^th Annual Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) Workshop, Pittsburgh, USA, June 12-14, 2017
39. “Intermediate-temperature Fuel Cells Tailored for Efficient Utilization of Methane”, The 18th Annual Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) Workshop, Pittsburgh, USA, June 12-14, 2017
40. “Toward a New Generation of Intermediate-temperature Fuel Cells, The Electrochemical Society Meeting and The 15^th International Conference on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Hollywood, Florida July 18-24, 2017.
41. “Robust and active mixed-conducting electrodes for intermediate-temperature fuel cells”, The Electrochemical Society Meeting, Washington DC, October 2017.
42. “Nano-Ionic Effect on Ionic Transport along Heterogeneous Interfaces”, Ling-Nan Symposium on Clean Energy, November 16, 2017.
43. “Surface modification and in situ characterization of electrode materials for energy storage and conversion”, International Conference on Electrochemistry and Energy Storage, Sanya, China, December 1-3, 2017.
44. “Critical Challenges Facing the Development of Intermediate-Temperature Fuel Cells Powered by Methane”, ARPA-E Review, Chicago, IL, April 6-8, 2016
45. “Enhancing the performance and durability of electrodes through surface modification”, The 229^th Electrochemical Society meeting in San Diego, CA, May 29-June 2, 2016
46. “Enhancing the performance and durability of electrodes through surface modification”, The 229^th Electrochemical Society meeting in San Diego, CA, May 29-June 2, 2016
47. Mingfei Liu and Meilin Liu, “Membranes of Mixed Ionic and Electronic Conductors for Gas Separation: Effect of Surface and Interfaces”, Symposium on Membrane-based Electrochemical Separations, The 229^th Electrochemical Society Meeting, May 29-June 2, 2016.
48. “Understanding the effect of contaminants on LSCF cathode performance”, presented to the 17^th Annual Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) Workshop, Pittsburgh, USA, July 19-21, 2016
49. “A Novel Methane-Fueled Intermediate Temperature Fuel Cell”, presented to the 17^th Annual Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) Workshop, Pittsburgh, USA, July 19-21, 2016
50. “Nano-Ionics and Intermediate-Temperature Fuel Cells: Recent Progress, Challenges, and Future Perspectives”, International Conferences of Solid State Ionics, Guilin, China, November 5-8, 2016
51. “Intermediate Temperature SOFCs Powered by Natural Gas”, ARPA-E 2015 Energy Summit, February 8-11, 2015; Washington DC.
52. “Solid Ion Conductors for Energy Applications”, ARPA-E Workshop, February 18-19, 2015; Austin, TX.
53. “Strategies to mitigate the degradation of cathodes against contaminants”, The 16^th DOE Fuel Cell Workshop, July 22, 2015; Pittsburgh, PA
54. “Intermediate-Temperature Fuel Cells Tailored for Efficient Utilization of Methane”, The 16^th DOE Fuel Cell Workshop, July 23, 2015; Pittsburgh, PA
55. “Surface Modification and In Situ Characterization of Electrodes for Energy Storage and Conversion”, Green Energy Conference, November 6-8, Guangzhou, China
56. “Recent Progress in Operando Characterization of Electrode Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion”, Australia-China Workshop on Green Energy, November 9, 2015, Guangzhou, China
57. “Toward a new generation of fuel cells: Intermediate-temperature fuel cells powered by natural gas”, International Conference on Innovative Electrochemical Energy Materials and Technologies (EEMT2015), November 10-12, 2015; Nanning, China
58. “Enhancing SOFC Electrode Performance by Surface Modification”, presented to International Conference on Clean Energy, Taiyuan, China, May 12-14, 2014.
59. “In Operando surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy study of energy materials”, presented to the Symposium on In Situ Studies of Fuel Cell Materials and Devices, the 247th ACS National Meeting, Dallas, TX, March 16-19, 2014.
60. “Recent Advances in Materials Development for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells”, TOPSOE Fuel Cells, June 28, 2014.
61. “Strategies to mitigate the degradation of LSCF cathodes against contaminants (Cr, H2O, and CO2)”, The 15th DOE-SECA Workshop, Pittsburgh, PA, July 21-23, 2014.
62. “An Innovative Intermediate Temperature Fuel Cells Tailored for Efficient Utilization of Methane”, presented to DOE ARPA-E REBELS Kickoff Meeting, New Orleans, LA, October 28-29, 2014.
63. “Operando Study of Electrode Materials Using Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy and Synchrotron-Enabled X-Ray Analysis”, Beijing China, the First International Conference on Nanoenergy and Nanosystems (NENS2014), Beijing, China, December 8-10, 2014
64. Liu, “Recent advances in modeling and characterization of surfaces and interfaces in SOFCs”, American Ceramic Society (ACerS) Meeting, Daytona Beach, Florida, January 28-30, 2013.
65. Liu, “Multiscale modeling and in situ characterization of surfaces and interfaces in electrochemical systems”, Fuel Cell Review Meeting, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China, May 15-16, 2013.
66. Liu, “Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion: Challenges and Opportunities”, International Symposium on Fuel Cells and Clean Energy, DICP, Chinese Academy of Science, Dalian, China, June 13-15, 2013.
67. Liu, “Critical Needs for Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells”, NSF Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Arlington, VA, July 10-12, 2013.
68. Liu, “Recent Advances in Raman Spectroscopy Study of Surfaces and Interfaces”, DOE-EFRC Review Meeting, Washington DC, July 17-19, 2013.
69. Liu, “Enhancing Fuel Cell Performance through Infiltration”, the 14^th DOE-SECA Workshop, Pittsburgh, PA, July 22-24, 2013
70. Liu, “Challenges and Opportunities for a New Generation of Low-Temperature SOFCs”, International Symposium on SOFCs, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea, August 18-20, 2013.
71. Liu, “Challenges and Opportunities for a New Generation of Fuel Cells”, presented to the Georgia Section of the Electrochemical Society, October 8, 2013.
72. Liu, “Recent Progress in Enhancing Cathode Performance through Infiltration”, DOE Workshop on Cathode Development, University of Conn, November 13-14, 2013.
73. Liu, Xiaxi Li, Samson Lai, “Recent Progress in Enhancing Cathode Performance through Infiltration“, Southeast American Chemical Society Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 16, 2013.
74. “Rational Design of Functional Surfaces and Interfaces”, DOE EFRC Science Review, March 19-20, 2012
75. “Understanding surfaces and interfaces in electrochemical energy storage and conversion systems”, UNIST-UK Workshop, Seoul, South Korea, June 26, 2012.
76. “Enhancing Cathode Performance through Infiltration of Catalysts”, DOE SECA Workshop. July 24, 2012.
77. “Nanoporous Electrodes for Fuel Cells and Supercapacitors: Synthesis, In Situ Characterization, and Modeling”, Gordon Research Conference on Electrodeposition, University of New England, Aug.2, 2012.
78. “Rational Design of Electrode Materials for Fuel Cells”, Fuel Cell Review Meeting, Guangdong, China, December 15, 2012.
79. “Recent Progress in SECA Core Technology Programs”, Chinese Academy of Engineering, December 22, 2012.
80. “Microanalysis of Surface and Interfaces of LSM-Infiltrated LSCF Cathodes in SOFCs”, American Ceramic Society Meeting, Daytona Beach, FL, January 25, 2011
81. “LSM Infiltrated LSCF Cathodes: Performance and Stability”, DOE-SECA Review, Feb. 16-17, 2011.
82. “Modeling and Simulation of Energy Storage and Conversion: Challenges and Perspectives”, presented to National Computational Center, Taiwan, March 16, 2011
83. “In Situ Characterization and Multi-Scale Modeling of SOFC Electrodes”, DOE EFRC Scientific Advisory Board Meeting, Atlanta, GA, April 5, 2011.
84. “Understanding Surface and Interfaces in Energy Systems”, Energy Frontier Research Center Summit, Washington DC, May 26-27, 2011.
85. “Fundamental Investigations into the Mechanisms for Performance Enhancement by Surface Modification”, DOE SECA Annual Workshop, Pittsburgh, PA, July 26-27, 2011.
86. “Surfaces and Interfaces in Heterogeneous Electrodes for Chemical and Energy Transformations”, Symposium on Fuel Cells/Energy Conversion, MS&T2011, Columbus, OH, Oct. 18, 2011.
87. “Mixed-Valent Transition Metal Oxides for Supercapacitors”, Symposium on Materials for Energy Storage, MS&T2011, Columbus, OH, Oct. 19, 2011.
88. “Rational Design of Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion”, presented to The 4^th World Class University Symposium, Seoul National University, South Korea, December 5, 2011.
89. “Modeling, Simulation, and Characterization of LSM-Infiltrated LSCF Cathodes for SOFCs” Presented to SECA Cathode Review Meeting, Atlanta, GA, February 24-25, 2010.
90. “Raman Spectroscopy, Synchrotron-Based XRA, and Microscopy of Electrode Materials”, DOE EFRC Review Meeting, Atlanta, GA, April 10, 2010.
91. “Understanding the Surfaces and Interfaces in SOFCs”, presented to the Annual Meeting of the Canadian SOFC Strategic Research Network, Calgary, Canada, May 28, 2010.
92. “Modeling and Simulation of SOFC Electrode Processes” Presented to the CIMTEC Conference – 12th International Ceramics Congress, Florence, Italy, June 6-11, 2010.
93. “LSM-Infiltrated LSCF for Enhanced Activity and Stability”, DOE SECA 10^th Annual Workshop, Pittsburgh, PA, July 26-28, 2010.
94. “Recent Progress in Development of Sulfur and Coking Tolerant Anodes” Gordon Research Conference on Solid Studies, Colby College, New Hampshire, August 14-18, 2010.
95. “Understanding the Surface and Interfaces in Energy Conversion Systems”, 2010 MS&T Meeting in Houston, TX, October 18-21, 2010.
96. “Recent Progress in Probing and Mapping Electrode Properties”, DOE EFRC Review Meeting, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, Oct. 22-23, 2010.
97. Liu, “A Platform for Characterization of Surfaces of New Electrode Materials”, American Ceramic Society Meeting, Daytona Beach, FL, January 20-24, 2009.
98. Liu, “LSM Infiltrated LSCF Cathode” Carnegie Melon University, DOE-SECA Meeting, March 23-24, 2009
99. Liu, “In-Situ Characterization of Electrode Processes Using Raman Spectroscopy”, presented to International Conference on Advanced Materials For Energy Applications, Singapore, July 1, 2009
100. Liu, “Modeling and Simulation of Electrode Materials for SOFC”, Presented to International Conference on Clean Energy, NRC, Vancouver, Canada, March 15, 2008
101. Liu, “Recent Development in New Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells”, Presented to the International Symposium on Renewable Energies”, South Korea, December 2-6, 2008
102. “Functional Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion”, Presented to the First International Symposium on Functional Metal Oxides, Ningbo Materials Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China, December 16-20, 2008
103. Liu, “Modeling and Simulation of Composite Electrodes for SOFCs”, Presented to International Conference on Heterogeneous Materials, in Huang-Shan, China, June 3-4, 2008.
104. Liu, “Electronic and Catalytic Properties of Cathode Materials”, Presented to the Program Review Meeting, DoE University Coal Research, Pittsburgh, June 10-11, 2008.
105. Liu, “LSM Infiltrated LSCF cathodes for Improved Performance and Long-Term Stability”, DOE 8^th Annual SECA Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA, August 5-8, 2008.
106. Liu, “DFT Calculations of SOFC Materials”, DOE SECA Workshop on Cathode Materials for SOFCs, Boston, MA, August 23, 2008
107. Abernathy, Z. Cheng, X. Lou, M. Liu, “Probing and mapping SOFC anode reactions using in situ raman spectroscopy,” 233^rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, United States, March 25-29, 2007, 2007.
108. Liu, “Electronic and Catalytic Properties of Cathode Materials”, Presented to the Program Review Meeting, DoE University Coal Research, Pittsburgh, June 4-6, 2007.
109. Liu, “Characterization of Coal Gas Contaminants Using Raman Spectroscopy”, Presented to National Energy Technology Laboratory Workshop on SOFCs to be Powered by Coal Gas, August 30, 2007.
110. Abernathy and M. Liu, “In situ Characterization SOFC Reactions Using Raman Spectroscopy”, presented to Japan-US Frontier of Engineering, Palo Alto, California, November 5-6, 2007.
111. Liu, “Recent Developments in Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells”, Presented to International Conference on Advanced Materials for Energy”, Barcelona, Spain, December 17-19, 2007.
112. Liu, “Sulfur-Tolerant Anodes for SOFCs”, DOE-SECA 7^th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, September 12-14, 2006
113. Liu, “Understanding Interfacial Reactions in SOFCs – Modeling, Simulation, and In Situ Characterization”, Gordon Research Conference on “High Temperature Materials”, July 12-16, 2006.
114. UF-DOE High Temperature Electrochemistry Center (HiTEC) workshop: “Fundamental Mechanisms of SOFC Cathode Reactions”, February 28, 2006
115. Liu, H Abernathy, Y Choi, S Zha, Z Cheng, J Wang, R Das, E Koep, R Williams, and J Dong, “Recent Progress in Understanding Interfacial Reactions in SOFCs”, 30th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (American Ceramic Society), Cocoa Beach, FL, January 2006.
116. Liu, S. Li, Z. Zhou, and W. Li, “Recent development in Triazole-Based PEMs for High-Temperature Fuel Cells” 209th ECS Meeting, Denver, May 7-11, 2006.
117. “In-Situ Characterization of Surface Reactions in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells,” 2005 International Conference on Electro-ceramics (ICE-2005), South Korea, June 12-16, 2005.
118. “Materials for a Clean and Secure Energy Future”, Atlanta Chapter of ASM, April 12, 2005
119. “Triazole-Based Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for High Temperature Applications”, Gordon Research Conference on Fuel Cells, Colby College, NH, July 17-21, 2005.
120. “Fuel Cells for a Clean and Secure Energy Future”, Atlanta Chinese Professional Meeting, Atlanta, Oct. 8, 2005
121. “Nano-structured Gas Sensors Fabricated by Combustion CVD”, The 6th East Asia Conference on Chemical Sensors (EACCS-6), Guilin, China, November 6-11, 2005
122. “Development of Nano-structure Materials for high Capacity Li-ion Batteries” The 1st Motorola Li-Ion Technology Exchange Program, September, 2004, GA.
123. “Low Cost High Power Density SOFCs for Aerospace Power Generation” 2nd Annual URETI on UAPT NASA Conference, Columbus, OH, 2004
124. “Functionally Graded Electrodes for SOFCs”, DOE SECA Annual Workshop, Boston, MA, May 10, 2004
125. “Mixed Conductors for Hydrogen Production and Fuel Cells”, DOE-Meeting on a Clean and Secure Energy Future, July 2003
126. “The Power of the Future: Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells”, Southeast Regional Meeting of ACS at Atlanta, November 16-18, 2003
127. “Nanostructured Materials For Lithium Batteries”, The American Ceramic Society 105th Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 28-30, 2003
128. “Functionally Graded Electrodes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells” The American Ceramic Society 105th Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 28-30, 2003
129. “In-Situ Characterization of Electrode Reactions in SOFCs”, European Science Foundation/US Dept. of Energy Workshop on SOFCs, Strasbourg, France, December 9-11, 2002
130. “Monolithic and Hybrid Honeycomb SOFCs” , International Conference on Advanced Materials – Materials Processing for Properties and Performance, Singapore, August 1-3, 2002
131. “New Materials for Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells”, Hewlett-Packerd, Corvallis, Oregon, July 25, 2002
132. “Power of the Future: Solid Oxide Fuel Cells”, EMI, Power Quality and Safety Workshop, Co-Sponsored by Arizona State Univ., Iowa State Univ., U. of Wisconsin, Texas A&M, and Georgia Tech, April 18-19, 2002
133. “Recent Developments in Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells”, Georgia Tech, Imperial College, and Emory University Photovoltaic Workshop, April 15-17, 2002
134. “Research Activities at the Center for Innovative Fuel Cell and Battery Technologies at Georgia Tech”, United Technologies Research Lab, March 27, 2002
135. “Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells That Operate on Diesel Fuels” Office of Naval Research, March 22, 2002
136. “Mesoporous Electrotrodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries”, Symposium on Synthesis and Processing of Nanostructured Materials”, American Ceramic Society Annual Meeting, 2001
137. “Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells”, International Conference on Solid State Ionics, Cairns, Australia, July 8-14, 2001
138. “Nanomaterials for Advanced Power Sources”, The First International Chinese Workshop on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Beijing, July 16-18, 2001
139. “Preparation and Characterization of Mesoporous Electrodes for Electrochemical Applications”, The First Asian Conference on Solid State Ionic Devices, India, March 22-24, 2000
140. “Chemical Microsensors for Aerospace Applications” G. Hunter et al. andM. Liu, and G. Hall, The 198th Electrochemical Society Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, October 22-27, 2000
141. “Meso-porous Materials for Electrochemical and Catalytic Applications”, Materials Council, Georgia Tech, November 14, 2000
142. “Overview of Fuel Cell Technologies, Status, Challenges, and Opportunities”, National Science Foundation Workshop on Sustainable Energy, November 18, 2000
143. “Recent Developments in MIEC Membranes for Hydrogen Separation”, U. Balchandran et al. and M. Liu, The 195th Electrochemical Society Meeting, Seattle, Washington, May 2-6, 1999.
144. “Mesoporous and Nanostructured Electrodes for Lithium Batteries,” Polaroid, Boston, MA, June 11, 1999
145. “Transport and Catalytic Properties of Rare Earth Metal Oxide-containing Compounds for Solid State Ionic Devices”, International Conference on Rare Earth Metal and Oxides, Chicago, IL., July 1999.
146. “Misconceptions on Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conductors”, US-Japan Workshop on Electrically Active Interfaces, MIT, March 13-17, 1998
147. “Development of MIEC Electrodes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells”, DoE/EPRI/GRI Workshop on Fuel Cells, San Francisco, California, May 18-20, 1998
148. “Mixed-Conducting Ceramic Membranes for Gas Separation and Electrosynthesis,” Eltron Research, Inc., Boulder, Colorado, August 1998
149. “Recent Developments in Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries”, Kimberly-Clark, Roswell, Georgia, August 1998
150. “Semi-permeable Membranes for High-Selectivity Gas Sensors,” NASA Lewis Research Center and the Cleveland Chapter of the American Vacuum Society, February 28, 1996
151. “Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conductors for Solid State Ionic Devices,” Gorden Research Conference on Solid State Ionics, New London, New Hampshire, June 16-21, 1996
152. “Multifunctional Gas Sensors Based on Thin Films of Solid Electrolytes,” Annual Meeting of Georgia Section of the Electrochemical Society, September 1993
153. “Theoretical Consideration in Design and Characterization of Solid State Electrochemical Devices,” EPRI/GRI Workshop on Conducting Ceramics for Solid State Ionic Devices, Snowbird, Utah, May 14-16, 1991
154. “New Organosulfur Electrodes for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries”, Annual Meeting of International Battery Materials Association (IBA), Seattle, Washington, October 19-20, 1990.

Invited Seminar Presentations

155. “Toward a New Generation of Intermediate-Temperature Fuel Cells”, Seminar Talk, Institute of Materials for Energy Applications, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, September 30, 2019
156. “Surface Modification and In Situ/Operando Characterization of Electrodes for Energy Storage and Conversion”, Seminar Talk, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, April 20, 2018
157. “Toward a New Generation of Intermediate-Temperature Fuel Cells”, Seminar Talk, Materials Science and Engineering, Boston University, April 27, 2018
158. “Toward a New Generation of Intermediate-Temperature Energy Storage and Conversion Systems”, Seminar Talk, School of Chemical and Engineering, Xiamen University, June 24, 2018.
159. “Recent Progress in Intermediate-Temperature Fuel Cells”, Seminar Talk, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, June 26, 2018
160. “Toward a New Generation of Intermediate-Temperature Energy Storage and Conversion Systems”, Seminar Talk, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ohio State University, September 21, 2018
161. “Recent Advances in Intermediate-Temperature Fuel Cells: Surface Modification and In Situ/Operando Characterization”, Univeristy of Science and Technology of China, December 10, 2018
162. “Intermediate-Temperature Reversible Fuel Cells for Large-Scale Energy Storage and Conversion”, Fuzhou Materials Structure Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, June 27, 2018
163. “Fast Ionic Transport in t-Nb₂O₅ Electrode for Li-Ion Batteries”, Award Address to Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, London, UK, July 2-4, 2018
164. “Surface Modification and In Situ/Operando Characterization of Electrodes for Energy Storage and Conversion”, Tianjin University, November 27, 2017.
165. “Surface Modification and In Situ/Operando Characterization of Electrodes for Energy Storage and Conversion”, Zhengzhou University, December 29, 2017.
166. “Intermediate-temperature Fuel Cells Tailored for Efficient Utilization of Methane”, Henan University of Science and Technology, Lou-yang, December 30, 2017.
167. “Nano-Ionic Effect on Ionic Transport along Heterogeneous Interfaces”, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, April 21-22, 2016.
168. “Toward a New Generation of Intermediate-Temperature Fuel Cells”, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, December 26-27, 2016.
169. “Toward a Clean and Secure Energy Future: Challenges and Opportunities”, University of South Carolina, March 25-26, 2015; Columbia, South Carolina
170. “Surface Modification and In Situ Characterization of Electrodes in Energy Storage and Conversion Devices”, School of Materials Science and Technology, Hua-Zhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, May 19-20, 2015.
171. “In situ/operando Raman spectroscopy study of energy materials”, Zhong-Shan University, Guangzhou, China, May 23, 2015.
172. “Understanding Surface and Interfaces: Modeling, Simulation, and In Situ Characterization”, Guang-Xi University, Nanning, China, June 5-6, 2015.
173. “Surface Modification and In Situ Characterization of Electrodes for Energy Storage and Conversion”, Nanjing University of Technology; June15-16, 2015; Nanjing China.
174. “Toward a Clean and Secure Energy Future: Challenges and Opportunities”, Nanjing Technical University, June 17-18, 2015; Nanjing, China.
175. “Surface Modification and In Situ Characterization of Electrodes in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells”, MSE Colloquium Speaker, University of Texas at Austin, April 10, 2014.
176. “Toward a Clean and Secure Energy Future: Challenges and Opportunities”, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China, May 8, 2014.
177. “Probing and Mapping Electrode Properties Using in Situ/Operando Raman Spectroscopy”, presented to the Workshop on Challenges and Opportunities in In Situ Studies of Solid Oxide Electrodes, Technical University of Denmark (Risø Campus), Denmark, June 26-27, 2014.
178. “Recent advances in modeling and characterization of surfaces and interfaces in SOFCs”, MSE Colloquium Speaker, Clemson University, South Carolina, October 9-10, 2014.
179. “Government Commitment to Energy Science and Technology”, South China University of Technology, New Energy Research Institute, China, November 10, 2014.
180. “Surface Modification and In Situ/Operando Characterization of Electrodes in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells”, MSE Colloquium Speaker, Stanford University, December 5, 2014.
181. Liu, “In situ characterization and multi-scale simulation of electrode processes in fuel cells”, Xian Jiao Tong University, China, December 6-7, 2013.
182. “Understanding the Surfaces and Interfaces in Energy Storage and Conversion Systems”, MSE Seminar at Georgia Tech, January 9, 2012.
183. “Modeling and In Situ Characterization of Surfaces and Interfaces”, Seminar Talk to Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China, June 7, 2012.
184. “Recent Advances in Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells”, Seminar Talk to Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, June 16, 2012.
185. “Modeling, Simulation, and Characterization of Cermet Membranes and Catalysts for Hydrogen Separation”, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Siwen, South Korea, June 29, 2012.
186. “Novel Materials for a Clean and Secure Energy Future”, South China University of Technology, December 12, 2012.
187. “Modeling and In Situ Characterization of Electrode Processes”, Ningbo Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Science, Ningbo, China, December 17-19, 2012.
188. “Understanding Surface and Interfaces in Batteries and Fuel Cells”, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, December 20, 2012
189. “Rational Design of Electrode Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion”, Univeristy of Science and Technology of China, December 24, 2012.
190. “In Situ Characterization and Modeling of Porous Electrodes in Fuel Cells”, International Conference on Computational Chemistry, Wen-Hua University, Taiwan, March 15, 2011.
191. “Nano-structured Materials for Batteries, Fuel Cells, and Supercapacitors”, Shandong University, July 11, 2011.
192. “In Situ Characterization and Modeling of Surface and Interfaces in Fuel Cells”, Lehigh University, Sept 14, 2011.
193. “Understanding the Surfaces and Interfaces in Fuel Cells”, Xi’an Jiao Tong University, China, April 25-26, 2010.
194. “Novel Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion”, Presented to The Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), Daejeon, South Korea, May 19, 2010.3
195. “Ceramic Membranes for Hydrogen Separation”, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), Suwon, December 7, 2010.
196. “Sulfur-Tolerant Anodes for SOFCs”, Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), Changwon, South Korea, December 16, 2010
197. Liu, “Modeling and Simulation of Electrode Materials for SOFC” Boston University, February 26, 2009
198. Liu, “Novel Anode Materials with High Tolerance to Sulfur and Coking for SOFCs”, South China University of Technology, June 28, 2009.
199. Liu, “In-Situ Characterization of Electrode Processes Using Raman Spectroscopy”, Zhong-Shan University, Guang-Zhou, China, June 29, 2009
200. Liu, “Modeling and Simulation of New Electrode Materials for SOFCs”, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, June 27, 2009
201. Liu, “Rational Design of New Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion”, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea, November 11, 2009
202. Liu, “Modeling, Simulation, and In-Situ Characterization of Electrode Processes in SOFCs”, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAID), South Korea, November 12, 2009
203. Liu, “Modeling, Simulation, and In-situ Characterization of Electrode Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells”, Columbia University, New York, April 18, 2008
204. Liu, “Probing and Mapping Electrode Reactions using Raman Spectroscopy”, University of West Virginia, Morgantown, WV, July 8, 2008.
205. Liu, “International Conference on Fuel Cells”, in Dalian Institute of Physical Chemistry – Chinese Academy of Sciences, May 26-27, 2008.
206. Liu, “Raman Spectroscopy of Electrode Materials”, Dalian University of Science and Technology, Dalian, China, May 28, 2008.
207. Liu, “Recent Advancements in SOFCs”, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, May 29, 2008.
208. Liu, “New Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion”, Zhejiang University, China, June 2, 2008.
209. Liu, “Probing and Mapping Electrode Reactions using Raman Spectroscopy”, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China, June 5, 2008.
210. Liu, “Recent Advancements in SOFCs” Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Academy of Sciences, June 6, 2008.
211. “Recent Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells”, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, March 17-18, 2005
212. “Porous Mixed Conducting Electrodes for SOFCs”, Montana State University, April 27-28, 2005
213. “New Materials for Fuel Cells and Gas Sensors”, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, May 12, 2005
214. “New Electrode Materials for Low Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells”, Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Taiwan, China, May 31-June 4, 2005
215. “Fuel Cells – The Power of the Future”, Tianjin University, China, November 11, 2005
216. “Novel Materials for a Clean and Secure Energy Future”, University of Science and Technology–Beijing, China, November 14, 2005
217. “Materials for a Clean and Secure Energy Future”, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, November 15, 2005
218. “Fuel Cells: The Future of Energy”, Georgia Tech Homecoming Seminar, October 25, 2002
219. “Novel Electrode Materials for Low-Temperature SOFCs”, Department of Chemistry, University of Hong Kong, August 6, 2002
220. “Characterization of Fuel Cell Reactions Using in-situ FTIR Spectroscopy”, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, National University of Singapore, August 2, 2002
221. “Fundamental Issues in Modeling of Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conductors,” Department of Material Science and Mineral Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, September 4, 1998
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223. “Recent Developments in Solid State Gas Sensors,” Department of Material Science and Mineral Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, October 1994
224. “Outlook for Solid State Ionics in the 1990s,” School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, March 1992
225. “Outlook for Solid State Ionics in the 1990s”, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, June 1992
226. “Recent Advancements in Solid State Ionic Devices”, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah, July 1992
227. “Novel Redox Polymerization Electrodes for Energy Storage and Conversion”, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah, January 1991