Personal profile
Author IDs
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7888-9725
Scopus Author ID: 8690267700
Impact
Qualifications (Brief)
Univ Distinguished Professor | Senior Fellow
Qualifications/Experiences
- 1960 BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering,National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- 1964 MS Degree in Engineering and Materials Science, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
- 1967 PhD Degree in Materials Science and Engineering, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Previous Experience
- 2009 - 2011, Chair Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.
- 2009 - 2011, Distinguished Professor, Materials Engineering, Auburn University, USA.
- 2008 - Now, Adjunct Professor, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Japan.
- 2006 - 2008, Professor and Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, USA.
- 2005 - 2006, Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, USA.
- 1997 - 2005, Senior Corporate Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation, USA.
- 1985 - 1997, Corporate Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., USA.
- 1983 - 2005, Group Leader, Alloying Behavior and Design Group, Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA.
- 1967 - 1983, Research Staff Member / Senior Research Staff Member, Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA.
Achievement
- 2015 “Appointed as a member ”Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) Selection Panels.
- Nov 2015 “elected as 臺灣大學2015年學術類傑出校友”台湾大学傑出校友遴選委員會. National Taiwan University.
- Sep 2015 “跨越發展專家顧問”泰安國家高新區.
- 2015 “Identified as No. 4 among the 30 highly cited papers ”published in Journal of Applied Physics. "Effect of valence electron concentration on stability of fcc or bcc phase in high entropy alloys” by Sheng Guo, Chun Ng, Jian Lu, C. T. Liu (J. Appl. Phys. 109, 103505, 2011)).
- Jan 2015 “Reappointed as Distinguished Chair Professor ”Research at National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Nov 2014 “Honorary Professor”Xiamen University.
- Nov 2014 “Honorary Professor”Chongqing University.
- Jul 2014 “Elected as a member ”Academia Sinica Taiwan.
- Oct 2013 “Engineering Panel Member ”Hong Kong Research Grant Council, Hong Kong.
- Sep 2013 “Appointed as Adjunct Senior Researcher”Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, Ningbo, China.
- Jun 2013 “The keynote speaker”Sponsored by Scientific and Technological Department,Yunnan Province, China. For the Yunnan Scientific Forum (one speaker per month) in Celebration of 70th Anniversary of the National West-Southern United University, (西南联大).
Editor or Editorial Membership
- Jan 2015 “Appointed as the Editorial Board Member ”Progress in Natural Science: Materials International.
- Jan 2015 “Appointed as an editorial board member ”Engineering Journal, published by Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Research Interests/Areas
- Physical metallurgy and mechanical behaviour of metals, alloys, nanostructure materials, intermetallic compounds and bulk amorphous alloys
- Microstructure and phase transformation
- Alloy design of high-temperature structural materials, precious metal alloys, Ti-base alloys, metal-matrix composites
- Innovative material processing
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations from the last five years
Research output
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Strong and deformable high-Al/Ti medium entropy alloy with good thermal stability via multiple coherent-precipitation
Wen, D., Jiang, B., Zhang, T., Gao, M., Huang, Z., Kong, F., Zhu, Y., Wang, A., Wang, Q. & Liu, C.-T., Feb 2026, In: Materials Science and Engineering: A. 953, 16 p., 149770.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Achieving exceptionally high strength across a wide temperature range in a near-eutectic L12/B2 composite alloy via nano-sized η phase
Gao, M., Wen, D., Huang, Z., Kong, F., Kong, H., Song, W., Li, Q., Zhang, C., Wang, A. & Liu, C.-T., Oct 2025, In: Materials Characterization. 228, 11 p., 115358.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Breaking the paradox between glass-forming and α-Fe nanocrystallizing abilities in Fe-based alloys
Yue, S.-Q. (Co-first Author), Liu, T. (Co-first Author), Kong, F.-Y., Wen, D.-H., Song, W.-L., Wang, A.-D., Li, Q., Li, X.-Y., Luan, J.-H., Zhang, H. & Liu, C.-T., Oct 2025, In: Rare Metals. 44, 10, p. 7876–7888 13 p.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Bridging grain orientation and rotation behavior via sequential slip activation in CoCrNi alloys
Huang, Z., Liu, Z., Lin, N., Miao, Z., Wen, D., Wang, A., Hou, X., Song, W., Wang, B., Zhu, Y. & Liu, C.-T., Nov 2025, In: Materials Science and Engineering: A. 945, 12 p., 149060.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Effects of nanoprecipitates on mechanical properties in an ultra-high strength maraging stainless steel
Jiang, W., Li, J., Zhang, Y., Li, X., Luan, J., Jiao, Z., Liu, C. T. & Zhang, Z., Apr 2025, In: Materials Characterization. 222, 114837.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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JLFS: IHEP-CityU Joint Laboratory on Neutron Scattering
WANG, X.-L. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), BAO, W. (Co-Principal Investigator), CHU, X. (Co-Principal Investigator), JIANG, H. (Co-Principal Investigator), LIU, C. T. (Co-Principal Investigator), LIU, Q. (Co-Principal Investigator), Lu, X. (Co-Principal Investigator), REN, Y. (Co-Principal Investigator) & CHEN, H. (Co-Investigator)
1/01/24 → …
Project: Research
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CRF: Competing Deformation Mechanisms of Complex Alloys at Thermomechanical Extremes
WANG, X.-L. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), JIAO, Z. (Co-Principal Investigator), LIU, C. T. (Co-Principal Investigator) & YANG, T. (Co-Principal Investigator)
1/06/22 → …
Project: Research
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ResCtrs: College of Science Research Centre for Neutron Scattering (CNS)
WANG, X.-L. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), BAO, W. (Co-Investigator), CHU, X. (Co-Investigator), KAI, J.-J. (Co-Investigator), LIU, Q. (Co-Investigator), LIU, C. T. (Co-Investigator), PRAMANICK, A. (Co-Investigator) & REN, Y. (Co-Investigator)
1/05/19 → …
Project: Research
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ARD(Ctr): CityU Center on Neutron Scattering (CCNS)
WANG, X.-L. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), LIU, Q. (Co-Principal Investigator), BAO, W. (Co-Investigator), DAI, L. (Co-Investigator), KAI, J.-J. (Co-Investigator), LIU, C. T. (Co-Investigator), PRAMANICK, A. (Co-Investigator), WANG, X. S. (Co-Investigator) & ZHANG, R. (Co-Investigator)
8/03/17 → …
Project: Research
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CNERC: Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM)
LU, J. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), LI, Y. (Co-Principal Investigator), FAN, Z. (Co-Investigator), HE, X. (Co-Investigator), LEI, D. (Co-Investigator), LIU, C. T. (Co-Investigator), LU, Y. (Co-Investigator), WANG, X.-L. (Co-Investigator), WANG, X. (Co-Investigator), YANG, Y. (Co-Investigator), YANG, T. (Co-Investigator), ZHANG, K. (Co-Investigator), ZHANG, H. (Co-Investigator) & ZHANG, W. (Co-Investigator)
12/10/15 → …
Project: Research
Prizes
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Stanford's top 2% most highly cited scientists 2024
LIU, C. T. (Recipient), Sept 2024
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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Stanford's top 2% most highly cited scientists 2023
LIU, C. T. (Recipient), Oct 2023
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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Stanford's top 2% most highly cited scientists 2022
LIU, C. T. (Recipient), Nov 2022
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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Stanford's top 2% most highly cited scientists 2021
LIU, C. T. (Recipient), Oct 2021
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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Stanford's top 2% most highly cited scientists 2020
LIU, C. T. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
Press/Media
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17 MSE Faculty Members in Stanford’s List of World’s Top 2% Scientists
CHI, Y., CHUNG, C. Y., HE, J.-H., JEN, A., WU, L., LIU, C. T., ROGACH, A., SHEK, C. H., TU, K. N., WANG, F., YIP, H. L., ZENG, X., ZHANG, Q., ZHANG, W., ZHI, C. & ZHU, Y.
21/10/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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CityU achieves major breakthrough in developing new super alloys
LIU, C. T., YANG, T., KAI, J.-J., HU, A., ZHAO, Y., TONG, Y., WEI, J. & CHEN, D.
19/12/18 → 20/12/18
5 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Discovery of grain-boundary disordered nanolayers in intermetallic alloys
LIU, C. T., ZHAO, Y., KAI, J.-J., YANG, T., HUANG, C.-C. & LUAN, J.
29/07/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted US Patents: CityU ranks top in Hong Kong
17/06/21
5 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Activities
- 1 RGC 61 - Journal editor
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Intermetallics (Journal)
LIU, C. T. (Editor-in-Chief)
Jul 2011 → Jun 2012Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work (RGC: 61) › RGC 61 - Journal editor
Supervised Students
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Mr. Ziyang FAN, 范紫阳
- Department of Physics - Research Assistant
Person: Doctor of Philosophy (Student), Research Assistant