Kai Liu

Kai Liu is currently a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (2018-2022), followedby a post as an Assistant Researcher at Peking University’s School of Materials Science and Engineering (2022-2024). He assumed his current professorship at Qingdao University of Science and Technology in 2024. His research focuses on functionalized elastomers, flexible semiconductor materials, flexible sensors, thermoelectric conversion, and photodetection. He has authored/co-authored more than 30 publications as first or corresponding author in prestigious journals including Nature, Nature Communications, Advanced Materials, and Journal of the American Chemical Society. Additionally, he holds the position of Youth Editorial Board Member for Wearable Electronics and Chinese Chemical Letters.