Education background

2003-2008          Ph.D. (2008) Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

2005.9-2005.12  Visiting study, Environmental Management, Venice International University, Venice. Italy

1999-2003          Bachelor of Engineering. (2003) Environmental Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing. China

Experience

2008-2011     Postdoctral, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing,  China
Research theme: Corrosion and odour control in sewer system, Integrated management of sewer system and wastewater treatment plants, Optimal operation and control of WWTP

2011-2014     Assistant Professor, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Research theme: Sewer monitoring and intelligent sewer system , CFD in drainage system and fault diagnosis, Corrosion and odour control in sewer system, novel sewer technology

2015-2022    Associate Professor, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

2022.12 to now  Professor, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Research theme: Sewer monitoring and intelligent sewer system , CFD in drainage system and fault diagnosis, Corrosion and odour control in sewer system, novel sewer technology

2015-2016     Visiting Scholar, Department of Civil and Environment, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Research theme: Sustainable and intelligent city water infrastructure

Concurrent Academic

Ininternational Water Association (Member, 2009-ongoing)

Water Environment Federation (Member, 2010-ongoing)

Academic Achievement

Qian Dong, Yanchen Liu, Hanchang Shi. Microbial character related sulfur cycle under dynamic environmental factors based on the microbial population analysis in sewerage system. Frontiers in Microbiology.2017,8(64): 1-11.

Zhang M., Jing H., Liu YC., Shi HC. Estimation and optimization operation in dealing with inflow and infiltration of a hybrid sewerage system in limited infrastructure facility data. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng.. 2017, 11: 7. doi:10.1007/s11783-017-0912-z.

Yanchen Liu, Xiaohong Zhou, Hanchang Shi. Sulfur cycle by in-situ analysis in the sediment biofilm of a sewer system. Journal of Environmental Engineering-ASCE, 2016, 142(9): C4015011.

M. Zheng, Y. C. Liu, J. Xin, H. Zuo, C.W. Wang, W.M. Wu. Ultrasonic Treatment Enhanced Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacterial (AOB) Activity for Nitritation Process. Environmental Science and Technology. 2016, 50:864-871.

Yanchen Liu, X-Q Wang, H. Wu. High-Performance Wastewater Treatment Based on Reusable Functional Photoabsorbers. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016.

Yanchen Liu, X-Q Wang, H. Wu.Reusable DNA-Functionalized-Graphene for Ultrasensitive Mercury (II) Detection and Removal. Biosensors and Bioelectronic, 2017, 87:129-135.

Yanchen Liu, Qian Dong, Hanchang Shi. Distribution and population structure characteristics of microorganisms in urban sewage system. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2015, 99(18): 7723-7734.

Yanchen Liu, Chen Wu, Xiaohong Zhou, Tuanjie Zhang, Lei Mu, Hanchang Shi. Effect of variation of liquid condition on transformation of sulfur and carbon in the sediment of sanitary sewer. Journal of Environmental Management, 2015，154: 65-69.

Yanchen Liu, ChenWu, Xiaohong Zhou, Hanchang Shi, D. Z. Zhu . Stulfide elimination by intermittent nitrate dosing in sediments. Journal of Environmental Science, 2015，27: 259-265.

Yanchen Liu, Qian Dong, Chen Wu, Xiaohong Zhou, Hanchang Shi. Study of the succession of microbial communities for sulfur cycle response to ecological factors change in sediment of sewage system. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2015, 22: 9250-9259.

J. Zhang, Q. Dong, Y. C. Liu, X. H. Zhou, H. C. Shi. Response to shock load of engineered nanoparticles in an activated sludge treatment system: Insight into microbial community succession. Chemosphere. 2015, 144: 1837-1844.

M. Zheng, Y. C. Liu, C. W. Wang. Modeling of enhanced denitrification capacity with microbial storage product in MBR systems. Saparation and Purification Technology, 2014,126: 1-6. (SCI, IF: 2.89),

Song L., Zhu L., Liu Yan-chen, Zhou X-H, Shi H-C. A disposable cobalt-based phosphate sensor based on screen printing technology. Science China Chemistry. 2014,57(9):1283-1290. (SCI, IF: 1.516)

X. H. Zhou, B. C. Huang, T. Zhou, Y. C. Liu, H.C. Shi. Aggregation behaviour of engineered nanoparticles and their impact on activated sludge in wastewater treatment. Chemosphere. 119 (2015) 568–576. (SCI, IF=3.499)

Yanchen Liu, Han chang Shi , Zhi qiang Wang, Long Fan, Hui ming Shi. Approach to enhancing nitrogen removal performance with fluctuation of influent in an oxidation ditch system. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2013, 219:520-526. （SCI, IF 3.473 ）

M. Zheng, Y. C. Liu, K. Xu, C. Wang, Hui He, Wei Zhu, Qian Dong. Use of low frequency and density ultrasound to stimulate partial nitrification and simultaneous nitrification and denitrification. Bioresource Technology, 2013, 146: 537-542. (SCI, IF 4.253)

M. Zheng, Y. C. Liu, C. Wang, K. Xu. Study on enhanced denitrification using particulate organic matter in membrane bioreactor by mechanism modeling. Chemosphere. 2013,93: 2669-2674. (SCI, IF 3.634)

X. H. Zhou, M. K. Zhang, T. Yu, Y. C. Liu, H.C. Shi. Oxygen profiles in biofilms undergoing endogenous respiration. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2013, 220: 452-458. （SCI, IF 3.473 ）

Yanchen Liu, Hanchang Shi, Wenlin Li, Yanling Hou, Miao He. Inhibition of chemical dose in biological phosphorus and nitrogen removal in simultaneous chemical precipitation for phosphorus removal. Bioresource Technology, 2011, 102(5): 4008-4012. (SCI, IF 4.253)

Yanchen Liu, Shi Hanchang, Xia Lan, Shi Huiming, Shen Tonggang, Wang Zhiqiang, Wang Gan, Wang Yingzhe. Study of operational conditions of simultaneous nitrification and denitrification in a Carrousel oxidation ditch for domestic wastewater treatment. Bioresource Technology, 2010, 101(3): 901-905. (SCI, IF 4.253)

Yanchen Liu, Hanchang Shi, Huiming Shi, Zhiqiang Wang. Study on a discrete-time dynamic control model to enhance nitrogen removal with fluctuation of influent in oxidation ditches. Water Research, 2010. 44(18): 5150-5157. (SCI, IF 4.655)

Yanchen Liu, Long Fan, Zhiqiang Wang, Hanchang Shi. Simulation and control strategy for the variational influent of WWTP. Journal of Environmental Science, 2006, 18(1): 62-68. (SCI, IF  1.412)

Xun Cheng, Mingkai Zhang, Yanchen Liu, Hanchang Shi. Wastewater Quantity and Quatity Fluctuation Characters of Typical Area of Hybrid Sewage System. Environment Science, 2016. 37(5): 1845-1851. (EI, China)

Y. Wang, Y. C.Liu, H. C. Shi. Study on the optimal operation strategy of sewer system of beixiaohe district in Beijing city. China Water and Wastewater, 2014.30(23):1-3 (China)

T. J. Zhang, C. Wu, Y. C. Liu, X. H. Zhou, T. Wang. H. C. Shi. Study on the influence of oxygen aeration as a means of controlling sulfide accumulation of sewer system. China Environmental Science, 2013, 33(11): 1953-1957. (China)

R. J. He, Y. C. Liu, L.A. Wu, W. Wu, Y. Xu, D. P. Qian, J. Li.  Construction and Application of Information Management System for Sewer System in Wuxi City. China Water and Wastewater, 2013, 29(11): 18-21. (China)

Yanchen Liu, Shujun Zhang, Peng Liang, Xia Huang, Hanchang Shi. Thinking and prospect of technology for operation and management of drainage system during fast urbanization.China Water and Wastewater, 2011, 27(14): 1-4. (China)

Yanchen Liu, Hanchang Shi, Zhiqiang Wang, Gan Wang, Xianliang Dai, Yingzhe Wang. Study on the distribution of dissolved oxygen and optimal operational condition in Carrousel oxidation ditch. China Environmental Science, 2008, 28(9): 843-846. (China)

Yanchen Liu, Long Fan, Dafang Chen, Hanchang Shi, Bin Luo, Yingzhe Wang. The distribution of key parameters in Carrousel oxidation ditch. China Environmental Science, 2007, 27(6): 792-796. (China)

Chen Qian, Yanchen Liu, Chengwen Wang. Study on danamic characteristics and optimal design method of vacuum drainage system. China Water and Wastewater, 2012, 03:110-113. (China)

Yanling Hou, Yanchen Liu, Yong Qiu, Miao He, Hanchang Shi. Effects of Fe3 + and Al3 + in the chemical-aid phosphorus removal drug on the activated sludge of the biological treatment system. Water and Wastewater. 2010, 31(6): 38-41. (China)

Huiming Shi, Yanchen Liu, Hanchang Shi, Yingzhe Wang, Gan Wang. CFD simulation and performance comparison of surface aerator for deep aeration. Chinese Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2008, 2(2): 154-159. (China)

Hanchang Shi, Ji Li, Li Chen, Yanchen Liu, Xianghua Wen, Renjie He, Dongquan Zhao, Qinxue Wen. The study on the optimal operation technology of wastewater treatment and drainage pipe network of Taihu lake basin. Water and Wastewater, 2012,10:21-24. (China)

Lan Xia, Shuquan Zhu, Yanchen Liu, Hanchang Shi. Effect of different operational conditions on simultaneous nitrogen and phosphorus removal in carrousel oxidation ditch. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2012, 6(1): 73-76. (China)

Long Fan, Dafang Chen, Yanchen Liu, Zhiqiang Wang, Hanchang Shi. Model Test and Comparative Analysis of Flow in a Carrousel Oxidation Ditch with One Aerator. Research of Environmental Sciences. 2007,20(4): 97-101. (China)

Long Fan, Zhiqiang Wang, Yanchen Liu, Dafang Chen, Hanchang Shi. Experimental study of the flow in a Carrousel oxidation ditch equipped with two aerators by PDA. Journal of Hefei University of Technology. 2007, 30(11): 1454-1457. (China)

Long Fan, Dafang Chen, Zhiqiang Wang, Yanchen Liu, Hanchang Shi. Study on flow character istic of Carrousel ox ida tion ditch. Techniques and Equipment for Environmental Pollution Control. 2006, 7(12):36-41. (China)

Long Fan, Zhiqiang Wang, Yingzhe Wang, Dafang Chen, Yanchen Liu, Hanchang Shi. Analysis of dissolved oxygen and velocity for the Carrousel oxidation ditch in a wastewater treatment plant. Chinese Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2007, 1(1): 19-22. (China)

Long Fan, Zhiqiang Wang, Yingzhe Wang, Dafang Chen, Bin Luo, Yanchen Liu, Hanchang Shi.  Analysis of the removal of nitrogen and characteristic of operation parameters in a wastewater treatment plant. Chinese Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2007,1(6):1-5. (China)
Conference Publications:

Yanchen Liu, Hanchang Shi. Study on the strategy of dynamic control for SND in Oxidation Ditch, The Croucher Foundation Advanced Study Institute (ASI) 2006-Leading-Edge Strategies and Technologies For Sustainable Urban Water Mannagement, In Hongkong, 2006, 8.

Yanchen Liu, Hanchang Shi. Study on a dynamic control model to enhance nitrogen removal in oxidation ditches. 10th IWA Conference on Instrumentation Control and Automation 14-17 June 2009 Cairns, Australia.

Yanchen Liu, Shi Hanchang, Wang Zhiqiang. Study the effect of influent fluctuation on operation of WWTP by simulation， 4th Leading Edge Conference and Exhibion on Water and Wastewater Technologies,In Singapore, 2007, 6.

Yanchen Liu, Hanchang Shi, Zhiqiang Wang. Study on the process control to reducing the influence of influent change, The 2nd IWA Conference on Instrumentation, Control and Automation for water and wastewater treatment and transport systems, In Busan, 2005, 5.

Yanchen Liu, Hanchang Shi. The application of WEST in the dynamic control to enhance nitrogen removal with fluctuation of influent. WWWEST 2009  Copenhagen, April 27-28 2009.

Yanchen Liu, Hanchang Shi, Zhiqiang Wang. Study on the influence and control for the uncertainty variational in influent of WWTP, International workshop on Monitoring and Sensor, In Beijing, 2007, 6.

Yanchen Liu, He Jing, Yong Qiu, Hanchang Shi. Study on the variation character and forecasting method of flow between pump stations in sewer and WWTP. 6th international conference on sewer processes and networks, In Australia, 2010, 11.

Yanchen Liu, Xiaohong zhou, Hanchang Shi, Chen Wu. The sulfur cycle of biofilm and sediments in sewer system. 7th International Conference on Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, In Beijing, 2011.11.

Mingkai Zhang, Yanchen Liu, He Jing, Yong Qiu, Zhiqiang Wang, Hanchang Shi. The method of recognition of regional feature and prediction of the flow data in drainage pipe network. 7th International Conference on Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, In Beijing, 2011.11.

Yanchen Liu, Chen Wu, Hanchang Shi. Study on the optimal control condition of nitrate dosing for sulfide control in sediment of sewer system. 2nd International Conference on Water Research,in Singapore Expo, 20-23 January 2013.

Mingkai Zhang, Yanchen Liu, Hanchang Shi, Yong Qiu, He Jing. Study on the evaluation method of sewer operation performance by the recognizing region feature based on the wastewater quantity and quality monitoring, in Singapore Expo, 20-23 January 2013.

Yanchen Liu, Yong Qiu, He Jing, Hanchang Shi, Ji Li, Renjie He. The Estimate of Influence of Drainage Pipe Network Operation on Influent of WWTP. International conference on pipelines and trenchless technology, ASCE, Xi’an. 2013, 10.

Yanchen Liu, Chen Wu, Qian Dong, Xiaohong Zhou, Hanchang Shi. Estimate the sulfide accumulation and control in sediment of sewer system. 7th international conference on sewer processes and networks, United Kingdom, the edge conference centre Sheffield, 2013.8.

He Jing, Yanchen Liu, Mingkai Zhang, Yong Qiu, Hanchang Shi. Integrated operation strategy of sewer system and WWTP based on the flow control coupled with the evaluation of wastewater quality variation. 7th international conference on sewer processes and networks, United Kingdom, the edge conference centre Sheffield, 2013.8.

Mingkai Zhang, Yanchen Liu, Hanchang Shi. Assessing infiltration and inflow based on quantity and quality in sewer system. 8th International Conference on Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, In Beijing, 2013.11.

Mingkai Zhang, Yanchen Liu, Hanchang Shi. Model development to identify the inflow and infiltration hydrograph in sanitary sewer systems. 9th IWA Symposium on system analysis and integrated assessment, 14-17 June 2015.Gold Coast, Austrailia.

Qian Dong, Yanchen Liu, Hanchang Shi. Characterization of sulfur functional microbial population in drainage system. 8th international conference on sewer processes and networks.2016,8. Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Qian Dong, Huiju Fan, Shuang Wu, Hanchang Shi, Yanchen Liu, Xia Huang. Distribution of antibiotics and antibiotic resistant genes in the municipal sewage systems. MEWE and Biofilm specialist conference. 2016,9. Copenhagen, Denmark.

Mingkai Zhang, Xun Cheng, Yanchen Liu, Hanchang Shi. Inflow and infiltration estimation in sewerage system. Australia-China Science, Technology, Commercialisation and Innovation Forum. 2016,11. Brisbane, Australia.

Zhiqiang Zuo, Min Zheng, Yanchen Liu, Hanchang Shi, Xia Huang, Zhiguo Yuan. FNA produced by separated-urine for the sulfide control in sewer system. Australia-China Science, Technology, Commercialisation and Innovation Forum. 2016,11. Brisbane, Australia.

Shuang Wu, Min Zheng, Yanchen Liu, Hanchang Shi, Zhiguo Yuan, Xia Huang. Nitritation with municipal wastewater by ultrasonic control. Australia-China Science, Technology, Commercialisation and Innovation Forum. 2016,11. Brisbane, Australia.