The 11th International Conference on Water Resource and Environment (WRE 2025)

Biography: Dr. Chao Liu is a full Professor of Environmental Engineering and group leader at the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences (RCEES), Chinese Academy of Sciences. He also holds adjunct appointments with University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS). Prof. Liu received his Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from UCAS in 2009. After his Ph.D, he had worked at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag). Before joining RCEES in 2020, he was a faculty at Clemson University. Dr. Liu’s research focuses on the development of innovative hybrid water treatment processes for the provision of safe and clean drinking water from non-conventional source waters. His primary research is on the removal of undesired constituents and mitigating the formation of toxic by-products in water treatment. His research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Ministry of Science and Technology of China, U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), U.S. Water Research Foundation, and industry. His findings have been published in the premier journals of his field – Nature Water, Environmental Science and Technology, and Water Research. Professor Liu is a recipient of the National Overseas High-level Talent Program. He is an Associate Editor of the journal of Water Research. He also serves various Advisory Committees both nationally and internationally.