Luyi Sun

Professor

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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Education

Ph.D., The University of Alabama, 2004

Research Focus

• Multi-functional nanostructured materials for structural, functional, environmental, and energy related applications
• Polymeric materials and new polymer processing development
• Layered compounds
• Green science and engineering
• Hydrates and porous materials for energy storage and CO2 capture

Awards

• The Presidential M1 Mentorship Award, 2020
• Best Paper Award, Engineering Properties and Structure Division, Annual Technical Conference – Society of Plastics Engineers, 2012
• Runner-Up for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Service, Texas State University-San Marcos, 2012
• The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) P3–People, Prosperity, and the Planet Award, 2012
• Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, Texas State University-San Marcos, 2011
• Cottrell College Science Award, Research Corporation for Science Advancement, 2010
• Outstanding Dissertation Award of College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Alabama, 2005
• The DOW Chemical Company Fellowship; DuPont Fellowship, 1998

Publications

Zeng, S.; Yang, Z.; Hou, Z.; Park, C.; Jones, M. D.; Ding, H.; Shen, K.; Smith, A. T.; Jin, H. X.; Wang, B.; Jiang, H.; Sun, L. Dynamic multifunctional devices enabled by ultrathin metal nanocoatings with optical/photothermal and morphological versatility. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2022, 119 (4), e2118991119.

Zhang, B.; Liu, J.; Ren, M.; Wu, C.; Moran, T. J.; Zeng, S.; Chavez, S. E.; Hou, Z.; Li, Z.; LaChance, A. M.; Jow, T. R.; Huey, B. D.; Cao, Y.; Sun, L. Reviving the “Schottky” Barrier for Flexible Polymer Dielectrics with a Superior 2D Nanoassembly Coating. Advanced Materials 2021, 33 (34), 2101374.

Zeng, S.; Shen, K.; Liu, Y.; Chooi, A. P.; Smith, A. T.; Zhai, S.; Chen, Z.; Sun, L. Dynamic Thermal Radiation Modulators via Mechanically Tunable Surface Emissivity. Materials Today 2021, 45, 44-53.

Sun, Y.; Liu, S.; Sun, L.; Wu, S.; Hu, G.; Pang, X.; Smith, A. T.; Hu, C.; Zeng, S.; Wang, W.; Liu, Y.; Zheng, M. Ultralong Lifetime and Efficient Room Temperature Phosphorescent Carbon Dots through Multi-confinement Structure Design. Nature Communications 2020, 11(1), 5591.

Smith, A. T.; Ding, H.; Gorski, A.; Zhang, M.; Gitman, P. A.; Park, C.; Hao, Z.; Jiang, Y.; Williams, B. L.; Zeng, S.; Kokkula, A.; Yu, Q.; Ding, G.; Zeng, H.; Sun, L. Multi-color Reversible Photochromisms via Tunable Light-Dependent Responses. Matter 2020, 2, 680-696.

Laipan, M.; Xiang, L.; Yu, J.; Martin, B. R.; Zhu, R.; Zhu, J.; He, H.; Clearfield, A.; Sun, L. Layered Intercalation Compounds: Mechanisms, New Methodologies, and Advanced Applications. Progress in Materials Science 2019, 100631.

Huang, S.; Chen, D.; Meng, C.; Wang, S.; Ren, S.; Han, D.; Xiao, M.; Sun, L.; Meng, Y. CO2 Nanoenrichment and Nanoconfinement in Cage of Imine Covalent Organic Frameworks for High-Performance CO2 Cathodes in Li-CO2 Batteries. Small 2019, 15, 1904830.

Guo, M.; Wu, Y.; Xue, S.; Xia, Y.; Yang, X.; Dzenis, Y.; Li, Z.; Lei, W.; Smith, A. T.; Sun, L. A Highly Stretchable, Ultra-tough, Remarkably Tolerant, and Robust Self-healing Glycerolhydrogel for a Dual-responsive Soft Actuator. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2019, 7, 25969-25977.

Chen, S.; Zeng, S.; Liu, S.; Liu, H.; Zheng, R.; White, K. L.; Smith, A. T.; Liu, L.; Sun, L. A Biomimetic Interface with High Adhesion, Tailorable Modulus for On-Skin Sensors, and Low-Power Actuators. Chemistry of Materials 2019, 31, 8708-8716.

Ma, Z.; Zhou, J.; Zhang, J.; Zeng, S.; Zhou, H.; Smith, A. T.; Wang, W.; Sun, L.; Wang, Z. Mechanics-induced Triple-mode Anticounterfeiting and Moving Tactile Sensing by Simultaneously Utilizing Instantaneous and Persistent Mechanoluminescence. Materials Horizons 2019, 6, 2003-2008.

Zhou, Y.; Ding, H.; Smith, A. T.; Jia, X.; Chen, S.; Liu, L.; Chavez, S. E.; Hou, Z.; Liu, J.; Cheng, H.; Liu, Q.; Sun, L. Nanofluidic Energy Conversion and Molecular Separation through Highly Stable Clay-based Membranes. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2019, 7, 14089-14096.

Xu, Y.; Lin, L.; Zeng, S.; Liu, J.; Xiao, M.; Wang, S.; Meng, Y.; Sun, L. Synthesis of Polylactide Nanocomposites Using an α-Zirconium Phosphate Nanosheet-Supported Zinc Catalyst via in situ Polymerization. ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2019, 1, 1382-1389.

Lin, L.; Liang, J.; Xu, Y.; Wang, S.; Xiao, M.; Sun, L.; Meng, Y. Fully Alternating Sustainable Polyesters from Epoxides and Cyclic Anhydrides: Economical and Metal-free Dual Catalysis. Green Chemistry 2019, 21, 2469-2477.

Zhou, Y.; Ding, H.; Liu, J.; LaChance, A. M.; Xiao, M.; Meng, Y.; Sun, L. Gold Nanoparticles Immobilized on Single-layer α-Zirconium Phosphate Nanosheets as a Highly Effective Heterogeneous Catalyst. Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials 2019, 2, 520-529.

Wang, Z.; Zeng, S.; Joshi, G. N.; Smith, A. T.; Zeng, H.; Wei, Z.; Yu, X.; Pokhrel, M.; Mao, Y.; Wang, W.; Sun, L. Design and Fabrication of Highly Photoluminescent Carbon-Incorporated Silica from Rice Husk Biomass. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2019, 58, 4688-4694.