Institution/Organization: Michigan State University

Email Address: liaow@msu.edu

Committee(s): Collaborator

Dr. Liao, a registered professional engineer (PE), is a professor and director at Michigan State University (MSU). He obtained his Bachelor and Master degrees from Jiangnan University, China, and his Ph.D. degree from Washington State University. Dr. Liao is leading an active research program on developing integrated systems to utilize organic residues for energy and chemical production. Current research areas that Dr. Liao’s group is working on are: integrated farm-based biorefining, solar-bio-based solutions to convert organic wastes/wastewater into energy and clean (Liao continued) water, a one-carbon platform of food/fuel/chemical production, etc. Dr. Liao has been extensively involved in international research and education activities on renewable energy and environmental sustainability. His group is carrying out research projects in Latin America, Europe, and Asia.