Dr. Li’s current research interests are multiscale modeling, computational materials design, mechanics and physics of polymers, and machine learning-accelerated polymer design. Dr. Li’s achievements in research have been widely recognized by fellowships and awards, including ACS Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) Young Investigator Award (2023), NSF CAREER Award (2021), Air Force’s Young Investigator Award (2020), 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award (2020), ASME Haythornthwaite Young Investigator Award (2019), NSF CISE Research Initiation Initiative Award (2018) and multiple best paper awards from major conferences. Dr. Li’s lab is supported by multi-million-dollar grants and contracts from NSF, AFOSR, AFRL, ONR, DOE/National Nuclear Security Administration, DOE/National Alliance for Water Innovation, and industries. Below are some of our ongoing research projects.
CAREER: Machine Learned Coarse-grained Modeling for Mechanics of Thermoplastic Elastomers
Funding Agency: NSF CMMI Division Of Civil, Mechanical, & Manufact Inn
Key Personnel: PI Ying Li
Collaborative Research: Multiscale Analysis and Simulation of Biofilm Mechanics
Funding Agency: NSF Division of Materials Research
Key Personnel: PI Ying Li
Collaborative Research: Using Anisotropic Surface Coating of Nanoparticles to Tune Their Antimicrobial Activity
Funding Agency: NSF CBET Division of Chem, Bioeng, Env, & Transp Systems
Key Personnel: PI Ying Li
Unraveling Mechanics of High Strength and Low Stiffness in Polymer Nanocomposites through Integrated Molecular Modeling and Nanomechanical Experiments
Funding Agency: NSF CMMI Division Of Civil, Mechanical, & Manufact Inn
Key Personnel: PI Ying Li
Graduate Assistants: Weikang Xian, Tianle Yue, You-shu Zhan
Integrated Multiscale Modeling and Experimental Approach to Understand Viscoelasticity of Filled Elastomers
Funding Agency: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Key Personnel: PI Ying Li
Graduate Assistants: Weikang Xian, You-shu Zhan
