Professor Chun Liu’s research lies at the intersection of nonlinear partial differential equations, calculus of variations, multiscale modeling, with applications in complex fluids, soft matter and active materials, charge transport and electrokinetics, and various biophysical systems. He received his PhD from New York University and held faculty positions in many universities. He has also served for many years as an editor for numerous journals.
Awards and Achievements
- 2023 “Elected Fellow” American Mathematical Society. [AMS Fellows]
- 2025 “Elected Fellow” Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. [2025 Class of Fellows]
- 2019 “Householder Lecturer ” Oak Ridge National Laboratory. [The Householder Lecture Series]
Previous Experience
- 31 Jul 2017 - 31 Aug 2026, Chair and Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology.
- 1 Aug 2008 - 31 Jul 2010, Associate Director and Professor, Institute for Mathematics and Its Applications, University of Minnesota.
- 1 Aug 1997 - 30 Jun 2017, Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania State University.
Journal
- Wang, Yiwei. & Liu, Chun. (Summer 14 Aug 2026). Thermodynamically Consistent Modeling of ATP-Driven Cross-Bridge Dynamics in Muscle Contraction. Biophysical Journal. In Press, Journal Pre-proof. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2026.08.007
- Liu, Chun. , Sulzbach, Jan-Eric. & Wang, Yiwei. (20 Apr 2025). Nonisothermal Diffuse Interface Model for Phase Transition and Interface Evolution. SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics. 85(6). 2611 - 2635. doi:https://doi.org/10.1137/24M1685572
- De Anna, Francesco. , Liu, Chun. , Schloemerkemper, Anja. & Sulzbach, Jan-Eric. (Summer 15 Jun 2024). Temperature dependent extensions of the Cahn–Hilliard equation. Nonlinear Analysis: Real World Applications. 77. 104056-1 - 27. doi:10.1016/j.nonrwa.2023.104056
- Liu, Chun. , Wang, Yiwei. & Zhang, Teng-Fei. (Fall 27 Oct 2021). Global existence of classical solutions for a reactive polymeric fluid near equilibrium. Calculus of Variations. 61. 117-1 - 37. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00526-022-02218-3
- Knopf, Patrik. , Lam, Kei Fong. , Liu, Chun. & Metzger, Stefan. (30 May 2021). Phase-field dynamics with transfer of materials: The Cahn–Hillard equation with reaction rate dependent dynamic boundary conditions. ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis. 55. 229 - 282. doi:https://doi.org/10.1051/m2an/2020090
- Wang, Yiwei. , Liu, Chun. , Liu, Pei. & Eisenberg, Robert. (Winter 28 Dec 2020). Field theory of reaction-diffusion: Law of mass action with an energetic variational approach. Physical Review E. 102. 062147-1 - 9. doi:DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.102.062147
Book Chapter
- Giga, Mi-Ho. , Kirshtein, Arkadz. & Liu, Chun. (Spring 7 May 2018). Variational Modeling and Complex Fluids. Handbook of Mathematical Analysis in Mechanics of Viscous Fluids. (pp. 73 - 113). Springer Cham. 978-3-319-13343-0. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13344-7_2
Last update date :
04 Sep 2026
