Postgraduate Admission Notice (Entry in 2026)
The research group led by Professor Guo-Kun Liu is an interdisciplinary laboratory hosted at the College of the Environment and Ecology (Xiamen University Xiang’an Campus) and Tan Kah Kee Innovation Laboratory. We recruit doctoral and master’s students majoring in Environmental Science, Materials Engineering, Physical Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Electronic Information, Intelligent Instruments and Equipment, Artificial Intelligence and related disciplines. Prospective candidates with backgrounds in Environmental Science, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering or Instrumentation are warmly welcomed to join our team.
Supported by the College of the Environment and Ecology, the College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and the Institute of Artificial Intelligence of Xiamen University respectively, our group plans to admit one master’s student per school (three students in total). Applicants with relevant backgrounds in Environmental Science, Chemistry and Artificial Intelligence will conduct research on intelligent spectroscopy.
For inquiries, please contact Professor Guo-Kun Liu via email: guokunliu@xmu.edu.cn; Office: Room C308, Collge of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University.
We look forward to your application!
March 23, 2026
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Exchange information
Guo-Kun Liu's research group relies on the State Key Laboratory of Offshore Marine Environmental Science (Xiamen University) Marine Environmental Science Undergraduate Summer Scientific Research Scholarship Project (XMU-URF) every summer to recruit outstanding sophomores and juniors who are interested in studying and communicating with the research team. The project is released from April to May every year, and it will last for at least one month during the summer vacation. The project requires an oral presentation and an academic poster to be drawn. Project website: https://mel.xmu.edu.cn/education/urf.htm
Hosted Visiting Student Research Programs in Recent Years:
2026: Exploration on SERS Detection Methodology for Speciated Inorganic Arsenic in Environmental Water Samples, Aikaterini Chronopoulou (National Technical University of Athens, Greece)
2025: Rapid Determination of Cyanide in Metallurgical Wastewater Using SERS Technology, Xiaotong Xia (Hefei University of Technology)
2024: No open visiting student programs available
2023: Rapid Identification of Precious Marine Fish Gum Based on Raman Spectroscopy Technology, Tan Hong Ning (Xiamen University Malaysia, Malaysia)
2022: Feasibility Study on the Determination of Nanoplastics Based on Raman Spectroscopy Technology, Yirui Guo (Xiamen University)
2021: Feasibility Study on Seawater Salinity Measurement Based on Raman Spectroscopy Technology, Haoyu Guo (Ocean University of China; joined the group as a master’s student in 2023)
2020: Not carried out due to epidemic reasons
2019: Study on the adsorption behavior of antibiotics such as enrofloxacin on nanoscale plastic particles, Jing Xu (Lanzhou University; joined the group as a master’s student in 2020 and a doctoral student in 2022)
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship Projects for College Students and Graduation Designs
Welcome to contact Guo-Kun Liu, Email: guokunliu@xmu.edu.cn ; Office address: C308, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University.