Na Liu

nzl5265@psu.edu

(814) 441-8869

141 EEL Building
University Park, PA 16802

IEE Research Themes

Integrated Energy Systems

Equitable Communities and the Built Environment

Affiliate Researcher

Postdoctoral Scholar

Na Liu is a materials scientist with comprehensive expertise in alloy synthesis, 3D metal printing, energy harvesting and conversion, thermal management, phase change materials, and advanced material characterization.

In the News

Podcast

Jun 1, 2025

Growing Impact: Cooling high-performance buildings

Podcast graphic for Penn State’s Growing Impact episode titled “Cooling High Performance Buildings,” featuring Wenjie Li, Assistant Research Professor of Materials Science and Engineering. Background shows a modern office interior.

May 16, 2025 | youtu.be

Growing Impact: Cooling high-performance buildings (Preview)

Apr 15, 2025 | psu.edu

Materials Research Institute announces 2025 seed grant recipients

Sep 24, 2024 | psu.edu

Waste heat to green energy: Approach boosts thermoelectric generator efficiency

Jul 13, 2023 | psu.edu

New high-power thermoelectric device may provide cooling in next-gen electronics

May 2, 2023 | psu.edu

Energy, environmental seed grants awarded to interdisciplinary research teams

Projects

Cooling tower HVAC equipment on the roof of a building

Additive Manufacturing of Elastocaloric Cooling Shape Memory Alloy: From Materials and Device Fabrication to System-Level Analysis for High-Performance Buildings