Academic Qualification

Ph.D. in Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Bachelor in Xiangtan University

Teaching Area

• Earth Science

• Stone Culture and Mineralogy

• Mineralogy and Petrology

Research Area

• Mineral-water interface reactions to reveal the planet’s near-surface hydrological and habitability history

• Mineralogical and geochemical characterization of meteorites and Martian analogs to reconstruct ancient climate evolution

• Atomic- to nanoscale mechanisms of nanominerals nucleation, phase transformation, and crystallization, bridging molecular-level insights to planetary-scale biogeochemical cycles of bioessential elements

Professional Services

• Journal Reviewer: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Environmental Science & Technology, Inorganic Chemistry, Chemical Geology, Ore Geology Reviews, etc.

Working Experience

• 2026.07 ~ present Macau University of Science and Technology , State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planctary Science, Associate Professor.

• 2021.09 ~ 2026.06  Macau University of Science and Technology , State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planctary Science, Assistant Professor.

• 2019.07 ~ 2021.08 Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Postdoctoral

• 2017.11 ~ 2018.11 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Earth Science, Joint PhD training

Academic Publication (selected)

1. Liu, J.*, Wang, J., Tong, S., Luo, M., Zhou, J., Liu, JC., Wu, Z., Laipan M., Zhu R. (2026). Freeze-thaw cycling accelerated olivine weathering and water sequestration on icy Mars. Geophysical Research Letters, 53, e2025GL118467.

2. Yan, L., Liu, J.*, Ren, Z., Chen, Q., Wei, H., Zhu, J., Zhu, R.* (2025). Fast phase transformation of 2-line ferrihydrite to hematite as induced by the injection of photoelectrons. Chemical Geology, 690, 122887.

3. Tong, S., Wei, H., Zhou, J., Yang, Y., Zhu, R.*, Chen, Q., Xie, X., Hu, Q., Hochella, M.F.*, Liu, J.* (2025). Atomic Insights into the Heterogeneous Crystallization of Manganese (Oxyhydr) oxides on Typical Iron (Oxyhydr) oxides: from Adsorption to Oxidation to Crystallization. Environmental Science & Technology, 58(8), 3961-3971.

4. Wei, H., Wei, S., Chen, Q.*, Yang, Y., Liu, X., Long, S., Liu, J.*, Zhu, J., Zhu, R. (2025). Nano-Scale Insights into Clay Minerals Regulating the Fe(II)-Catalyzed Ferrihydrite Transformation under Anoxic Conditions. Environmental Science & Technology, 58(8), 3982-3991.

5. Liu, J., Zhou, J.*, Jiang, X., Wei, Z., Yang, S.* (2024). Formation of authigenic titania during the alteration of volcanic glasses in modern deep-sea environments. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 382, 1-12.

6. Wei, H., Liu, J.*, Chen, Q., Yang, Y., Xian, H., Liang, X., Zhu, R.* (2024). Coexisting hematite induces and accelerates the transformation of ferrihydrite: pathway and underlying mechanisms. American Mineralogist, 110(3), 430-445.

7. Han, B., Liu, J.*, Zhu, R., Chen, Q.* (2024). Clay minerals inhibit the release of Cd (II) during the phase transformation of Cd (II)-ferrihydrite coprecipitates. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 462, 132723.

8. Liu, J., Chen, Q., Yang, Y., Wei, H., Laipan, M., Zhu, R.*, He, H., Hochella Jr, M. F.* (2022). Coupled redox cycling of Fe and Mn in the environment: The complex interplay of solution species with Fe-and Mn-(oxyhydr) oxide crystallization and transformation. Earth-Science Reviews, 232, 104105.

9. Liu, J., Inoué, S., Zhu, R.*, He, H., Hochella, F. M.* (2021). Facet-specific oxidation of Mn(II) and heterogeneous growth of manganese (oxyhydr)oxides on hematite nanoparticles. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 307, 151-167.

10. Liu, J., Zhu, R.*, Ma, L., Fu, H., Lin, X., Parker, S.C., Molinari, M. (2021). Adsorption of phosphate and cadmium on iron (oxyhydr) oxides: A comparative study on ferrihydrite, goethite, and hematite. Geoderma, 383, 114799.

11. Liu, J., Zhu, R.*, Chen, Q., Zhou, H., Liang, X., Ma, L., Parker, S.C. (2019). The significant effect of photo-catalyzed redox reactions on the immobilization of chromium by hematite. Chemical Geology, 524, 228-236.

12. Liu, J., Zhu, R.*, Xu, T., Laipan, M., Zhu, Y., Zhou, Q., Zhu, J., He, H. (2018). Interaction of polyhydroxy fullerenes with ferrihydrite: adsorption and aggregation. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 64, 1-9.

13. Liu, J., Zhu, R.*, Liang, X., Ma, L., Lin, X., Zhu, J., He, H., Parker, S.C., Molinari, M. (2018). Synergistic adsorption of Cd(II) with sulfate/phosphate on ferrihydrite: An in situ ATR-FTIR/2D-COS study. Chemical Geology, 477, 12-21.

14. Liu, J., Zhu, R.*, Xu, T., Xu, Y., Ge, F., Xi, Y., Zhu, J., He, H. (2016). Co-adsorption of phosphate and zinc(II) on the surface of ferrihydrite. Chemosphere, 144, 1148-1155.

Research Grants

• 2025.12 - 2027.12, Research and Development of Cellulose-Based Environmentally Friendly Decorative Materials Derived from Chinese Medicinal Herb Residues (FDCT & Cooperative Enterprise), Co-PI

• 2025.01 - 2026.12, Structural Evolution of Vivianite in Coastal Environment and Its Phosphorus Release Mechanism (FDCT), PI

• 2024.01 - 2026.12, The Electron Transfer and Speciation of Manganese and Oxyhalogens Induced by Typical Martian Minerals (NSFC), PI

• 2023.01 - 2024.12, Coupled Redox Cycling and Speciation of Fe and Mn Under Anaerobic Conditions (FDCT), PI

• 2022.01 - 2023.12, Crystallization of Manganese Oxides and Its Implications for Martian Environment (MUST FRG), PI

• 2021.09 - 2023.08, Effects of Heterogeneous Crystallization of Mn(Ⅱ) on the Fate of Heavy Metals (Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Planning Project), PI

• 2019.11 - 2021.10, Influence of Different Hematite Crystal Faces on Manganese Oxide Growth and Its Constraining Mechanism (China Postdoctoral Science Foundation), PI

Patents

• Chinese Patent ZL 2021 1 0099151.7, A Micro/Nano Iron Oxide Mineral Color Developer, Its Preparation Method and Application. Liu, Jing, Zhu, Runliang, Chen, Qingze, He, Hongping, Zhu, Jianxi.

• Chinese Patent ZL 2021 1 0097448.X, A Clay Mineral-Based Integrated Makeup and Skincare Cosmetic Additive Material, Its Preparation Method and Application. Chen, Qingze, Zhu, Runliang, Liu, Jing, He, Hongping, Zhu, Jianxi.

• Chinese Patent CN 201710879813, A Composite Material of Silver/Silver Halide Loaded Iron Nano-Minerals and Its Preparation Method. Zhu, Runliang, Zhu, Yanping, Chen, Qingze, Liu, Jing, Zhu, Jianxi, He, Hongping.

• Chinese Patent CN 201910938324, An Adsorbent for Anionic and Cationic Adsorption and Its Preparation Method. Zhu, Runliang, Fu, Haoyang, Chen, Qingze, Liu, Jing, Zhu, Jianxi, He, Hongping.

• Chinese Patent ZL 2015 1 0152781.0, A Preparation Method of Bismuth Vanadate Intercalated Montmorillonite Visible-Light Photocatalytic Material. Zhu, Runliang, Xu, Tianyuan, He, Hongping, Zhu, Jianxi, Liang, Xiaoliang, Liu, Jing.

Professional Society Membership

• Lifetime Member, GSC

• Member, CSMPG

• Member, AIPEA