Yangyang Liu

Yangyang Liu is a Senior Professor at California State University, Los Angeles. She holds expertise in materials chemistry and inorganic chemistry, with a focus on advanced materials, transition metal chemistry, and metal-organic polyhedra. Her research centers on the design and synthesis of zirconium-based metal-organic frameworks (Zr-MOFs) for applications in proton conduction, organophosphate detoxification, and hydrogen storage. Recent breakthroughs include developing Zr-MOF-derived nanozyme hydrogel composite membranes for ambient organophosphate degradation and enhancing dihydrogen interactions via metal doping. She has secured major funding, including a $637,500 award for photoresponsive nanosponges for carbon dioxide capture and a $600,000 grant for MOF-based chemical warfare agent degradation.