Educations and Work Experiences：

PhD., Shaanxi Normal University (2004.09-2007.12）

Postdoc, Shaanxi Normal University (2009.03-2012.08)

Visiting Scholar, Durham University (UK) (2012.09-2013.09)

Prof. Shaanxi Normal University (From 2021 to present)

Research interests:

Supramolecular Chemistry、Colloid and Interface Chemistry

Specialized Functional Molecular Gels

Interfacial Adhesion under Extreme Environments & Composite Materials

Awards and Honors:

1. Second Prize in Natural Science of Shaanxi Province, 2025.

2. Second Prize in National Teaching Achievement, 2023.

3. First Prize in Natural Science of Shaanxi Province, 2018.

4. First Prize in Science and Technology of Shaanxi Higher Education Institutions, 2013.

5. First Prize in Natural Science of Shaanxi Province, 2010.

Research Projects as Principal Investigator:

1. General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 22272100, “Dynamic Covalent Chemistry in the Construction of Reversible Shear-Stiffening Gels,” January 2023–December 2026, RMB 540,000.

2. General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 21872091, “A New Strategy for the Crystallization-Based Chiral Resolution of Molecular Gels,” January 2019–December 2022, RMB 660,000.

3. General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 21473110, “Crystallization Mechanisms of Organic Compounds in Molecular Gels,” January 2015–December 2018, RMB 900,000.

4. R&D Project of a Research Institute, Nos. 2024131/2026004, “Development and Performance Investigation of a Special Gel Material,” August 2024–April 2026, RMB 1.61 million.

5. R&D Project of a Research Institute, No. 2015050, “Failure Mechanisms of a Gelator in a Special Solvent,” January 2015–December 2017, RMB 480,000.

Representative Publications：

(1) Redefining interfacial adhesion of linear ionic polyurethanes through supramolecular combinatorial strategy for the restoration of cultural heritage materials.
Wenhe Jiang, Zhongwen Sun, Ruitong Wang, Xiaozhu Zhao, Xianshu Zhou, Yanlin Wei, Chaowen Shen, Yongsheng Fang, Li Niu, Xinling Deng, Xinai Guo, Hongtao Bian, Hua Xu, Pujun Jin, Hui Yang, Kaiqiang Liu*, Yu Fang. Materials Today, 2025, 91, 271–285.

(2) Supramolecular adhesives with extended tolerance to extreme conditions via water-modulated noncovalent interactions.
Wang Guan, Wenhe Jiang, Xinling Deng, Wansheng Tao, Jiaqi Tang, Yuangang Li, Jianhong Peng, Cheng-Lung Chen, Kaiqiang Liu,* Yu Fang. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023, 62, e202303506.

(3) Spatially confined face-selective growth of large-area 2D organic molecular crystals in a supramolecular gel for highly efficient flexible photodetection.
Chaowen Shen, Pan Han, Zhi Zheng, Wenhe Jiang, Sheng Gao, Chunxia Hua, Cheng-Lung Chen, Fan Xia, Tianyou Zhai*, Kaiqiang Liu*, Yu Fang. Advanced Science, 2022, 9, 2203662.

(4) Strong dynamic interfacial adhesion by polymeric ionic liquids under extreme conditions.
Xinling Deng, Jiaqi Tang, Wang Guan, Wenhe Jiang, Miaomiao Zhang, Yongkang Liu, Hsin-Lang Chen, Cheng-Lung Chen, Yuangang Li, Kaiqiang Liu,* Yu Fang. ACS Nano, 2022, 16, 5303–5315.

(5) Spatially confined growth of fullerene to super-long crystalline fibers in supramolecular gels for high-performance photodetector.
Kaiqiang Liu*, Sheng Gao, Zhi Zheng, Xinling Deng, Somnath Mukherjee, Suansuan Wang, Hua Xu, Jinqiang Wang, Jianfei Liu, Tianyou Zhai*, Yu Fang*. Advanced Materials, 2019, 31, 1808254.

(6) Ionic Reversible Adhesives Resistant to Extreme Conditions, Their Synthesis Method, and Two-Component Supramolecular Adhesives Kaiqiang Liu, Wenhe Jiang, Wang Guan, Yongkang Liu, Wansheng Tao, Yu Fang. Chinese Invention Patent, 2025, CN 116589962 B.

(7) Composite Supramolecular Adhesives Resistant to Both Ultralow Temperatures and Organic Solvents Kaiqiang Liu, Wang Guan, Wenhe Jiang, Xinling Deng, Yu Fang. Chinese Invention Patent, 2025, CN 116285829 B.

(8) Ionic Reversible Adhesives Applicable under Both Ultralow-Temperature and Organic-Solvent Conditions and Their Preparation Method Kaiqiang Liu, Wang Guan, Xinling Deng, Jiaqi Tang, Yu Fang. Chinese Invention Patent, 2023, CN 114231236 B.

(9) A Detachable Sealed Measuring Device for a Rheometer Kaiqiang Liu, Suansuan Wang, Jinqiang Wang, Sheng Gao, Yu Fang. Chinese Utility Model Patent, 2017, CN 206540792 U; Chinese Invention Patent, 2023, CN 106769668 B.

(10) Tetrahydroxy-Functionalized Bisurea Compounds, Their Gels, and a Gel-Based Method for Mercury-Ion Detection Kaiqiang Liu, Suansuan Wang, Jinqiang Wang, Sheng Gao, Yu Fang. Chinese Invention Patent, 2020, CN 107674003 B.