Chunqing Liu

I am currently the R&D Sr. Fellow and Sr. Manager of Green H2 Growth Vector Group. I am leading a multi-disciplinary research group for the development of breakthrough water electrolysis technologies to produce green hydrogen from water.

The best I like about my current work at UOP is the innovative and dynamic R&D environment that promotes technology innovation. Inventing, synthesizing, and commercializing new materials and membranes for energy transition is fun and most rewarding to me. 

I received my PhD degree in Polymer Science and Engineering from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China and worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Northwestern University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in US. 

My day at Honeywell UOP involves leading and managing a group of engineers and scientists in the fields of membrane technology, electrochemistry, catalysis, and materials science for the development of innovative technologies for separations and reactions; designing and conducting lab experiments to prove new ideas ad new concepts; interacting and collaborating with other R&D groups, business, marketing, sales support, technical support, and commercialization teams.

The best part I like as an engineer at Honeywell UOP is the innovative and dynamic R&D environment that promotes technology innovation. Inventing new materials and new membranes and supporting their commercialization for industrial applications is fun and most rewarding to me. 

I am proudest of the commercialization of a number of new membranes for CO2 removal from natural gas from my inventions. Today, we have more than 120 membrane systems in operation around the world.

Balancing my engineering research career and life had been a big challenge for me for at least five years since my husband developed advanced colon cancer. I did not give up my career and learned how to balance my work and life during that tough time. I continued to advance my career, my husband survived from the fatal disease, and became a mom of a lovely girl.

I have a lovely daughter of 14 in high school and my husband who is also an engineer. 

My short-term goal is to commercialize our breakthrough catalyst-coated membrane technology to support the energy transition and net-zero global initiative. My long-term goal is to initiate and develop more disruptive technologies and innovative engineering solutions to decarbonize the world.

I have always had the greatest advisors who all have been very successful in their own research career both in China and here in US. They inspired me the most. 

I would say being innovative, being passionate about the work, willing to take risks and make changes, and balancing work and life are the key factors for a young woman engineer who is coming up in her career.

I enjoy cooking, biking, and watching TV shows.