Trinh Trinh

Dr. Wenyu Liu

  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
    Institute for Advanced Membrane Technology
    Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1
    76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
    Germany

Membrane technology is one of the state-of-the-art technologies for water treatment, capable of removing a wide spectrum of contaminants from water. I am typically interested in the membrane fabrication and filtration process. By understanding the fabrication-property-performance relationship, we are able to design better membranes, and the knowledge of solute-membrane interaction provides guidance to optimize filtration process. I am eager to dissect the black box of membrane science, making it a cost-effective approach to alleviate water scarcity.

 

Employment

 

Since March 2026

Postdoctoral researcher, Institute for Advanced Membrane Technology (IAMT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany

08.2025-02.2026

Postdoctoral researcher, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

08.2019-04.2021

Assistant engineer, Beijing Shenzhou Ruilin Environ Tech Institute Ltd, China

Education

 

07.2021-07.2025

PhD, Water and Environmental Engineering, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

09.2018-05.2019

MSc, Environmental Engineering, the University of California, Berkeley, USA

09.2014-06.2018

BEng, Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, China

 

 

Research Projects

 
 

 

Membrane integrity

 

Publications

Liu, W.; Wu, C.; Sarkar, P.; Guo, H.; Long, L.; Zhou, S.; Sun, P-F.; Mei, Y.; Peng, L. E.; Tang, C. Y. Direct effects of interlayer on organic micropollutants removal by thin-film nanocomposite membranes. Journal of Membrane Science 2025, 124649, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2025.124649 
Liu, W.; Long, L.; Yang, Z.; Wang, L.; Gan, Q.; Zhou, S.; Sarkar, P.; Guo, H.; Tang, C. Y. Enhancing the removal of organic micropollutants by nanofiltration membrane with Fe (III)–tannic acid interlayer: Mechanisms and environmental implications. Water Research 2023, 120623, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.120623