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Prof. WANG Liqiu 王立秋
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Prof. WANG Liqiu 王立秋

Director of PolyU-Zibo Technology and Innovation Research Institute, Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Professor in Smart and Sustainable Energy, Chair Professor of Thermal-Fluid and Energy Engineering

Area of Specialization: Nature-inspired and microfluidics-enabled engineering; Soft and smart manufacturing; Soft materials; Thermal-fluids; Energy

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Biography

PhD (UA); MEng (SDU); BEng (SDU)

Short Description

 

Professor Wang Liqiu holds the position of Chair Professor of Thermal-Fluid Science and Energy Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), where he also serves as the Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Endowed Professor in Smart and Sustainable Energy. In addition, he leads the PolyU–Zibo Technology and Innovation Research Institute as its Director.

With a distinguished academic career spanning over thirty years, Professor Wang has made systematic and influential contributions to thermal-fluid science and energy engineering. His scholarly output includes more than 580 publications in leading international journals and conference proceedings, 11 academic monographs, 5 book chapters, and over 40 patents. He has been invited to deliver keynote addresses at international conferences on more than 100 occasions.

Professor Wang has been consistently recognized as a Top 1% Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics and ranks among the World’s Top 2% Most-Cited Scientists according to Stanford University. His innovative work has earned several international awards, including: Gold Medal of Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions (2021), Global Technology Innovation Award (2018), Silver Medal of Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions (2018), and OSA Innovation Award (2017).

Beyond his research, Professor Wang is deeply engaged with the broader academic community. He serves on the editorial boards of over 30 international journals, has founded and organized major conference series, and chaired numerous academic committees. His expertise is regularly sought by government agencies, multinational corporations, and research institutions worldwide, underscoring his ongoing role in advancing the field of thermal-fluid engineering.

Selected Publications

 
  1. Zhu H. J. Deng Q. Y., Li J. Z., Yang L., Li H. G., Zhao Z. P., Wang Z. C., Pang C. L., Zhang Y. Y., Lui V. C. H., Li W., Yin X. B. and Wang L. Q. 2025, Sound-controlled fluidic processor, Science Advances 11, eadv6314.
  2. Deng Q. Y., Zhu H. J., Zhao Z. P., Li H. G., Yang L., Wu X. Y., Zhang Y. Y., Yu P., Tang X., Li W., Yin X. B. and Wang L. Q. 2025, Linear magnet with fluid-solid-switchable cells for flexible devices, Nature Communications 16, 4601. 
  3. Zhao Z. P., Li W., Hu X. T., Deng Q. Y., Zhang Y. Y., Jiang S. J., Sun P. C., Zhu H. J., Li H. G., Shi S. Y., Huang Z. D., Li A., Li H. Z., Su M., Li F. Y., Song Y. L., Wang S. and Wang L. Q. 2025, The limit of droplet rebound angle, Nature Communications 16, 5684.
  4. Hu Y., Xu Z. B., Shi H. T., Wang B. L., Wang L. Q. and Zhang L. W. 2025, Understanding ultrafast free-rising bubble capturing on nano/micro-structured superaerophilic surfaces, Nature Communications 16, 3682.
  5. Lian J. Y., Li W., Yang L., Li H. G., Deng Q. Y., Zhu H. J., Zhang Y. Y., Fang N. X. and Wang L. Q. 2025, Directional water navigation and reallocation in Tillandsia capitata, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 122, e2421589122.
  6. Wu S. M., Sun S. Q., Ye J., Wang L. Q. and Zhang Y. Y. 2025, Capillary-driven 3D open fluidic networks for versatile continuous flow manipulation, Advanced Materials 2025, 2503840.
  7. Zhu P. A. and Wang L. Q. 2025, Thermo-induced reversible nanoemulsification, Matter 8, 102103.
  8. Li H. G., Jiang S. J., Deng Q. Y., Li W., Zhang W. X., Zhu H. J., Zhao Z. P., Zhang Y. Y., Wang L. Q. and Xu L. Z. 2025, Programmable magnetic hydrogel robots with drug delivery and physiological sensing capabilities, Materials Today 87, 66-76.
  9. Deng Q. Y., Li H. G., Zhu H. J., Yang L., Li W., Yin X. B., Zhang Y. Y. and Wang L. Q. 2025, Spatiotemporal modulation of magnetization in magnetic soft materials, Advanced Materials 2025, e06342.
  10. Yang L., Li W., Lian J. Y., Zhu H. J., Deng Q. Y., Zhang Y. Y., Li J. Q., Yin X. B. and Wang L. Q. 2024, Selective directional liquid transport on shoot surfaces of Crassula muscosa, Science 384, 1344-1349.
  11. Zhang Y. Y., Huang Z. D., Qin F. F., Wang H. Z., Cui K., Guo K., Cai Z. R., Cai X. B., Xiao J. F., Carmeliet J., Wei J. J., Song Y. L., Yang J. and Wang L. Q. 2024, Connected three-dimensional polyhedral frames for programmable liquid processing, Nature Chemical Engineering 1, 472–482.
  12. Sun S. Q., Zhang Y. Y. Wu S. M. and Wang L. Q. 2024, In-situ multi-directional liquid manipulation enabled by three-dimensional asymmetric fang-structured surface, Advanced Materials 2024, 2407034. 
  13. Zhao H. B., Du H. W., Deng Q. Y., Li W., Guo M. L., Zhang Y. Y., Wang L. Q. and Yu P. 2024, Liquid springs for high-speed contamination-free manipulation of droplets and solid particles, Advanced Functional Materials 2024, 2407654.
  14. Liu L. M., Chen S. L., Hu Y., Pan W., Dong T. Y., Chen Y. F., Lin L. and Wang L. Q. 2024, Anti-/deicing membranes with damage detection and fast healing, Advanced Functional Materials 2024, 2404760.
  15. Jiang S. J., Li B., Zhao J., Wu D., Zhang Y. Y., Zhao Z. P., Zhang Y. Y., Yu H., Shao K. X., Zhang C., Li R., Chen C., Shen Z. J., Hu J., Dong B., Zhu L., Li J. W., Wang L. Q., Chu J. R. and Hu Y. L. 2023, Magnetic Janus origami robot for cross-scale droplet omni-manipulation, Nature Communications 14, 5455.
  16. Hou Y., Yuan S. A., Zhu G. D., You B. H., Ying X., Jiang W. X., Shum A. H. C., Pong P. W. T., Chen C. H. and Wang L. Q. 2023, Photonic crystal-integrated optoelectronic devices with naked-eye visualization and digital readout for high resolution detection of ultratrace analytes, Advanced Materials 35, 2209004.
  17. Li J. Q., Han X., Li W., Yang L., Li X. and Wang L. Q. 2023, Nature-inspired reentrant surfaces, Progress in Materials Science 133, 101064.
  18. Zhu P. A. and Wang L. Q. 2022, Microfluidics-enabled soft manufacture of materials with tailorable wettability, Chemical Reviews 122, 7010-7060 (cover featured).
  19. Zhu P. A. and Wang L. Q. 2022, Microfluidics-Enabled Soft Manufacture, Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland, 325p, ISBN 978-3-030-96461-0.
  20. Feng S. L., Zhu P. A., Zheng H. X., Zhan H. Y., Chen C., Li J. Q., Wang L. Q., Yao X., Liu Y. H. and Wang Z. K. 2021, Three-dimensional capillary ratchet-induced liquid directional steering, Science 373, 1344-1348.
  21. Tang X., Li W. and Wang L. Q. 2021, Furcated droplet motility on crystalline surfaces, Nature Nanotechnology 16, 1106-1112 (cover featured).
  22. Zhu P. A., Chen R. F., Zhou C. M., Aizenberg M., Aizenberg J. and Wang L. Q. 2021, Bioinspired soft microactuators, Advanced Materials 33, 2008558.
  23. Han X., Li W., Zhao H. B., Li J. Q., Tang X. and Wang L. Q. 2021, Slippery damper of an overlay for arresting and manipulating droplets on nonwetting surfaces, Nature Communications 12, 3154.
  24. Tang X., Tian Y., Tian X. W., Li W., Han X., Kong T. T. and Wang L. Q. 2021, Design of multi-scale textured surfaces for unconventional liquid harnessing, Materials Today 43, 62-83 (cover featured). 
  25. Aguilar M. et al. (AMS Collaboration) 2021, The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) on the international space station: part II – results from the first seven years, Physics Reports 894, 1-116.
  26. Li W., Tang X. and Wang L. Q. 2020, Photopyroelectric microfluidics, Science Advances 6, eabc1693.
  27. Kong T. T., Stone H. A., Wang L. Q., and Shum H. C. 2018, Dynamic regimes of electrified liquid filaments, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America 115, 6159-6164. 
  28. Tian Y., Zhu P. A., Tang X., Zhou C. M., Wang J. M., Kong T. T., Xu M. and Wang L. Q. 2017, Large-scale water collection of bioinspired cavity-microfibers, Nature Communications 8, 1080. 
  29. Zhu P. A., Kong T. T., Tang X. and Wang L. Q. 2017, Well-defined porous membranes for robust omniphobic surfaces via microfluidic emulsion templating, Nature Communications 8, 15823. 
  30. Tang X., Zhu P. A., Tian Y., Zhou X. C., Kong T. T. and Wang L. Q. 2017, Mechano-regulated surface for manipulating liquid droplets, Nature Communications 8, 14831. 
  31. Wang L. Q., Zhou X. S. and Wei X. H. 2008, Heat Conduction: Mathematical Models and Analytical Solutions, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 515p, ISBN 978-3-540-74028-5.
  32. Liao X. X., Wang L. Q. and Yu P. 2007, Stability of Dynamical Systems, Nonlinear Science and Complexity 5, Elsevier, London, 718p, ISBN 978-0-444-53110-0.
 

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