Bin Liu

Dr. Bin Liu is a Distinguished Professor and Senior Vice Provost of the National University of Singapore (NUS). She is also a Fellow of the Singapore National Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Engineering Singapore, and an international member of the US National Academy of Engineering. She received her B.S. degree from Nanjing University and Ph.D. degree from NUS before her postdoctoral training at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She joined NUS in late 2005 and was promoted to Professor in 2016.

Liu’s research is focused on organic nanomaterials for energy and biomedical applications.  She is among the World’s Most Influential Minds and Top 1% Highly Cited Researchers in Materials Science and Chemistry 2014-2022. Liu has received many prestigious awards, and recent ones include the RSC Centenary Prize 2021, the Kabiller Young Investigator's Award 2021 and IUPAC Distinguished Women in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Liu is passionate about nurturing the next generation of research leaders and encouraging more women to pursue careers in science, engineering, and nanotechnology.