Educations and Work Experiences：

PhD., Shaanxi Normal University, (2005.09-2008.12）

JSPS Scholar, Kyushu University (Japan), (2009.10-2011.10)

Associate Professor, Shaanxi Normal University (2011.11-2015.12)

Professor, Shaanxi Normal University (2016.01-present)

Research interests:

Excited-state processes and emission control in molecular fluorophores

Controlled assembly and emission modulation of platinum complexes

Solvent-free fluorescent materials for vapor sensing

Awards and Honors:

2024 Shaanxi Provincial Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars

2023 Second Prize, National Teaching Achievement Award for Graduate Education (third contributor)

2022 Special Prize, Shaanxi Provincial Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award (third contributor)

2019 First Prize in Science and Technology of Shaanxi Province (second contributor)

2013 Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University, MOE

2011 National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award

Research Projects as Principal Investigator:

1. NSFC General Program, Grant No. 22472091, “Entropy-Driven Self-Assembly for Enhancing the Circularly Polarized Luminescence Dissymmetry, Emission Efficiency, and Resistance to Thermal Quenching of Chiral Materials”, 2025/01-2028/12, RMB 500,000.

2. Shaanxi Provincial Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, Grant No. 2024JC-JCQN-16, “Fabrication of High-Performance Fluorescent Self-Assembled Films for Efficient Sensing of Gaseous Pollutants”, 2024/01-2026/12, RMB 500,000.

3. NSFC General Program, Grant No. 21972087, “Ordered Assembly of Amphiphilic Fluorescent Molecules at Microdroplet Surfaces and Regulation of Their Aggregate Structures and Sensing Properties”, 2020/01-2023/12, RMB 660,000.

4. NSFC General Program, Grant No. 21573141, “Construction of Monolayer Fluorescent Films Based on Ionic-Liquid Microarrays and Their Applications in Vapor Sensing”, 2016/01-2019/12, RMB 782,000.

5. NSFC General Program, Grant No. 21273143, “Construction of Supramolecular Sensing Interfaces Based on Amphiphilic Lanthanide Complexes for Efficient Detection of Phosphate Derivatives”, 2013/01-2016/12, RMB 820,000.

6. NSFC Young Scientists Fund, Grant No. 20902055, “Development of Highly Stable Small-Molecule Organogel Electrolytes and Their Applications in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”, 2010/01-2012/12, RMB 190,000.

Representative Publications:

1. Nan An, Luwen Zhang, Zhiyuan Yin, Mengxuan Xing, Yifan Xue, Ruijuan Wen, Junlin Yan, Jing Liu*, Yu Fang. Molecular engineering of excited-state dynamics via ICT toward a cross-reactive single-fluorophore array for discriminative sensing of VOCs. Chem. Commun. 2026, 62, 6536.

2. Yijun Zhang, Yihuan Sun, Huajing Li, Huanhuan Dong, Min Dou, Ting Li, Jing Liu*, Jian Kong, Yuangang Li*. Chiral competition reflected by circularly polarized luminescence signal inversion in supramolecular assembly of pyrene-amino acid derivatives and γ-cyclodextrin. Chem. Eur. J. 2025, e202500804.

3. Yanqing Wang, Na Li, Liangwen Chu, Zelin Hao, Junyu Chen, Jiang Huang Junlin Yan, Hongtao Bian, Pengfei Duan*, Jing Liu*, Yu Fang. Dual enhancement of phosphorescence and circularly polarized luminescence through entropically driven self-assembly of a platinum(II) complex. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202403898.

4. Miaomiao Zhang, Yuting Gao, Lanya Fu, Yimin Bai, Somnath Mukherjee, Cheng-Lung Chen, Jing Liu*, Hongtao Bian*, Yu Fang. Chain-like structures facilitate Li⁺ transport in concentrated aqueous electrolytes: insights from ultrafast infrared spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulations. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2023, 14, 6968.

5. Hao Chen, Nan An, Yanqing Wang, Gang Wang, Somnath Mukherjee, Hongtao Bian, Jiani Ma*,Jing Liu*, Yu Fang. Tracking the intramolecular charge transfer process of 2,6-substituted D-A BODIPY derivatives. J. Phys. Chem. B 2023, 127, 2044.

6. Dexia Zhou, Boxu Zhao, Yimin Bai, Somnath Mukherjee, Jing Liu*, Hongtao Bian*, Yu Fang. Exploring the structure and complexation dynamics of azide anion recognition by calix[4]pyrroles in solution. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2022, 13, 669.

7. Hairui Lei, Huimin Han, Gang Wang, Somnath Mukherjee, Hongtao Bian, Jing Liu*, Chuan Zhao, Yu Fang. Self-assembly of amphiphilic BODIPY derivative on micropatterned ionic liquid surface for fluorescent films with excellent stability and sensing performance. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, 14, 13962.