Yang Liu

Professor Yang Liu is the Chair of Sustainable Water Technologies at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), specifically within the Faculty of Engineering and School of Civil & Environmental Engineering. Holding a PhD and MSc in Environmental Engineering and Biological Sciences from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Dr. Liu is a leading researcher in bioreactor systems and microbial community dynamics for water treatment.

• Current academic rank: Professor
• Institutional affiliation: QUT, Australia
• Specializations: Anaerobic digestion, Biofilm reactors, Phosphorus recovery

Research interests focus on sustainable water technologies, including:

• Optimizing landfill leachate treatment with bioreactors
• Advanced biosolid treatment for volume reduction and PFAS mitigation
• Anaerobic granular sludge technology for wastewater transformation
• Machine learning applications in predicting biogas production

Recent publications highlight innovations in granular activated carbon (GAC) applications for biofilm reactors, nitrogen removal dynamics, and microbial community analysis in anaerobic systems. Supervision topics emphasize PFAS waste management, circular economy approaches for biosolids, and landfill leachate optimization.