1988.9-1992.7：Henan University (B. Sci.; Chemistry); 1992.9-1998.7：Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Ph.D.; Polymer Chemistry and Physics); 1998.7-1998.10：Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Assistant Professor); 1998.10-2000.9：University of Dortmund, Germany (Humboldt Research Fellow); 2000.9-2001.12：Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), National University of Singapore (Research Associate); 2002.1-2004.9：Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), National University of Singapore (Research Scientist); 2004.4-2006.2：Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University (Professor); 2005.11-2015.3：State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers (Professor); 2006.3-2015.3: Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University (Professor); 2007.7-2009.6: Nanyang Technological University, School of Materials Science and Engineering (Visiting Scientist Fellowship); 2009.3 - 2012.12: Vice-Chairman of Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University; 2015.4-: College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials.

2011.4 - : Editorial Board of Journal of Nanomaterials; 2013.7 - : Editorial Board of International Journal of Polymer Science; 2012.4 - : Editorial Board of Progresses in Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials; 2012 - : Editorial Board of Journal of Research Updates in Polymer Science.

Prof. Liu has published more than 190 peer-reviewed papers (which have been cited for more than 5300 times by the others) with an H-index of 40. His current research interests include polymer nanocomposites, organic / inorganic hybrid nanomaterials, electrospinning and nanofiber composites, new energy materials & environment-related materials, functional polymers, and the design – synthesis / preparation – processing – structure / morphology – properties / performance – applications of polymers and polymer-based materials.