The host
Rui Liu, PhD
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow
Stamatakis Research Group · University of Oxford
Department of Chemistry
My work connects computational methods with the behaviour of chemical systems. I develop kinetic Monte Carlo approaches for polymer processes, with a current focus on polymer upcycling and plastic waste valorisation.
My journey
Across disciplines
- Computer
Science - Control Science
& Engineering - Chemical
Engineering - Chemistry
- 2019
First bearings
Bachelor’s Degree · Central South University
I began in Computer Science at Central South University (China), majoring in Internet of Things Engineering.
- 2024
Between languages
PhD · Zhejiang University, with joint supervision at the University of Patras
Between control science and chemical engineering, I learned to describe polymerisation one reaction at a time—and to make those molecular stories faster to compute. My doctoral research connected kinetic Monte Carlo modelling with the prediction of polymer microstructure.
Supervised by Prof. Xi Chen and Prof. Antonios Armaou (University of Patras profile).
- 2025–present
Setting sail into chemistry
Postdoctoral Research · University of Oxford
Marie Skłodowska-Curie FellowAt the Stamatakis Research Group at the University of Oxford, I set sail into chemistry, particularly the world of catalysis. My work now connects molecular reaction mechanisms with kinetic modelling to understand how catalysts can transform plastic waste into valuable products.
