Shang Liu

About

Dr. Liu received his Ph.D. from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego. Following this, he conducted postdoctoral research at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the University of Colorado Boulder. He has worked as a scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and as a faculty member at the University of Science and Technology of China before joining the Research Division of the California Air Resources Board. Dr. Liu joined Northeastern University in January 2024.

Dr. Liu is an atmospheric chemist and air resources engineer. His work combines field observations, laboratory measurements, and model refinement to enhance the predictive understanding of how emissions affect air pollution and climate. His research interests focus on studying the impact of airborne particulate matter and trace gases on air quality and climate, using advanced techniques such as mass spectrometers and spectroscopy. Dr. Liu’s work has led to the development of analytical methods that have advanced our understanding of the sources and formation mechanisms of air pollutants.

Dr. Liu is committed to leveraging the best science and technology available to identify viable pathways to mitigate air pollution and climate change. His work aims to bridge the gap between scientific research and policy implementation, with the ultimate goal of improving public health and environmental sustainability.

Selected Publications

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• Liu S.*, Thornberry T. D., Yu P., Woods S., Rosenlof K. H., and Gao R. S.*: Enhanced aerosol mass in the tropical tropopause layer linked to ozone abundance, Geophysical Research Letters, 51, doi: 10.1029/2023GL107451, 2024.
• Liu S.*, Barletta B., Hornbrook R. S., Fried A., Peischl J., Meinardi S., Coggon M., Lamplugh A., Gilman J. B., Gkatzelis G. I., Warneke C., Apel E. C., Hills A. J., Bourgeois I., Walega J., Weibring P., Richter D., Kuwayama T., FitzGibbon M., and Blake D.: Composition and reactivity of volatile organic compounds in the South Coast Air Basin and San Joaquin Valley of California, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 22, 10937–10954, 2022.
• Liu C-C., Portmann R. W., Liu S.*, Rosenlof K. H., Peng Y., and Yu P.:  Significant effective radiative forcing of stratospheric wildfire smoke, Geophysical Research Letters, 49, e2022GL100175, 2022.
• Liu S.*, Liu C-C., Froyd K. D., Schill G. P., Murphy D. M., Bui T. P., Dean-Day J. M., Weinzierl B., Dollner M., Diskin G. S., Chen G., and Gao R.S.: Sea spray aerosol concentration modulated by sea surface temperature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118 (9), doi: 10.1073/pnas.2020583118, 2021.
• Liu S., Thompson S. L., Start H., Jimenez J. L., and Ziemann P. J.: Gas-phase carboxylic acids in a university classroom: abundance, variability, and sources, Environmental Science & Technology, doi: 10.1021/acs.est.7b01358, 2017.
• Liu S.*, Aiken A. C., Gorkowski K., Dubey M. K., Cappa C. D., Williams L. R., Herndon S. C., Massoli P., Fortner E. C., Chhabra P. S., Brooks W. A., Onasch T. B., Jayne J. T., Worsnop D. R., China S., Sharma N., Mazzoleni C., Xu L., Ng N. L, Liu D., Allan J. D., Lee J. D., Fleming Z. L., Mohr C., Zotter P., Szidat S., and Prévôt A. S. H.: Enhanced light absorption by mixed source black and brown carbon particles in UK winter, Nature Communications, 6, 8435, doi: 10.1038/ncomms9435, 2015.
• Liu S., Ahlm L., Day D. A., Russell L. M., Zhao Y., Gentner D. R., Weber R. J., Goldstein A. H., Jaoui M., Offenberg J. H., Kleindienst T. E., Rubitschun C., Surratt J. D, Sheesley R. J., and Scheller S.: Secondary organic aerosol formation from fossil fuel sources contribute majority of summertime organic mass at Bakersfield, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmosphere, 117, D00V26, doi:10.1029/2012JD018170, 2012.

Faculty

Dec 19, 2023

New Faculty Spotlight: Shang Liu

Shang Liu joins the Civil and Environmental Engineering department in January 2024 as an Assistant Professor.

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