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Sze Chun Liu

Masters Student in Design, admitted Autumn 2025

BioWith a background in architecture from the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, and interdisciplinary research experience at the University of Hong Kong’s Healthy High-Density Cities Lab, Sze Chun works at the intersection of design and engineering to address complex human challenges. Current work focuses on the global issue of loneliness, emphasizing human-centered approaches that bridge disciplines, foster connection, and reimagine the role of technology in everyday life.

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szechun@stanford.edu

Tianying Liu

Postdoctoral Scholar, Mechanical Engineering

BioDr. Tianying Liu is currently a Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University, focusing on the development of scalable, low-Iridium loading catalysts for cost-effective and durable PEM water electrolyzers. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Boston College in 2025, where his dissertation research investigated water oxidation mechanisms on Iridium dinuclear heterogeneous catalysts. During his doctoral studies, he served as an ALS Doctoral Fellow at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, applying synchrotron-based ex situ and in situ soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy to uncover the structural dynamics of Iridium catalyst electrodes during water oxidation.

Before his doctoral work, Dr. Liu completed his M.S. and B.S. degrees in Materials Science and Engineering at Central South University. His earlier research experience includes developing Mo-based electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution, engineering lithium-ion battery cathodes via atomic layer deposition at ShanghaiTech University, and characterizing molybdenum carbide catalysts as a visiting researcher at Northwestern University. His research interests broadly cover electrocatalysis, photoelectrochemistry, energy conversion, and materials design, with a strong focus on renewable energy applications.