Dr. Liu is working in Zhejiang University's College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, specializing in geotechnical engineering and energy-related applications. After earning his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 2010, he spent a decade as a research scientist at ExxonMobil. Since joining Zhejiang University in 2020, his research has centered on computational geomechanics, multi-scale finite element methods, and THMC coupling, with applications in unconventional energy extraction, geothermal systems, and CO₂ sequestration and so on.