Liping Huang
Assistant Professor
Contact & Personal Information
Phone: 276-2174
Fax: 276-8554
Email: huangl5@rpi.edu 
Mailing Address:
Materials Research Center
rm: 202
110 8th Street
Troy, New York
12180
Education
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Materials Science and Engineering
M.S., Zhejiang University, China
Materials Science and Engineering
B.S., Zhejiang University, China
Materials Science and Engineering
Professional Background
Professional Background
Dr. Huang received her B.E. and M.E. degrees from Zhejiang University, China in 1996 and 1999, and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Materials Science and Engineering in 2004. She did her postdoctoral work at the University of Michigan and North Carolina State University before joining the faculty at RPI in 2008. She has won Norbert J. Kreidl Award, The highest honor bestowed upon a student by the Glass and Optical Materials Division of the American Ceramic Society in 2003.
Research
Glass Materials
Energy
Computational Modeling
Ceramic Materials
Nanotechnology
Nanomaterials
Research Bio
Utilizing a combination of computational and experimental techniques to investigate the structure-property relationship at the atomic level. The goal is to develop a basic understanding for the rational design of traditional materials like oxide glasses and ceramics with superior properties, as well as newly emerged nanostructured materials for energy, environment and biology-related applications.
Awards
- RAMP-UP Career Campaign Award, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2009
- Outstanding Mentor Award, University of Michigan, 2006
- Norbert J. Kreidl Award, the American Ceramic Society, 2003
- Zhu Kezhen Scholarship, Zhejiang University, China, 1995
Publications
- Polyamorphic transitions in vitreous B2O3 under pressure (2008)
Type: Article
Topic: Advanced Materials - Catalytic role of carbons in methane decomposition for CO- and CO2-free hydrogen generation (2008)
Type: Article
Topic: Energy - New B2O3 crystals predicted from concurrent molecular dynamics simulations and first-principles calculations (2007)
Type: Article
Topic: Simulation - Thermo-mechanical anomalies and polyamorphism in B2O3 glass: A molecular dynamics simulation study (2006)
Type: Article
Topic: Simulation - Transformation Pathways of Silica under High Pressure (2006)
Type: Article
Topic: Advanced Materials
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