Education
B. A., Chemistry, Wuhan University, P. R. China (1987)
Ph. D., Physical Chemistry, Princeton University (1995), Advisor: Giacinto Scoles and Keng S. Liang (Exxon)
Postdoctoral Research, Electrochemistry, Cornell University (1994-1997), Advisor: Hector D. Abrunã
Experience
07/2012-present | Professor, Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University |
| 08/2007-06/2012 | Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University |
09/2000-07/2007 | Senior Research Scientist and Group Lead, NASA Ames Research Center, CA nanotechnology research in developing biosensors and novel electronics |
09/1998-09/2000 | Research Fellow & Principal Investigator, Institute of Materials Research & Engineering, Singapore Nanotechnology research on: (1) carbon nanotube growth and device/sensor fabrication, (2) scanning probe microscope development, (3) nanotechnology commercialization. |
03/1997-08/1998 | Applications Scientist, Molecular Imaging Co., Phoenix, AZ Development and applications of scanning probe microscope in studyingbiological systems, in-situ electrochemical interfaces, and polymer surfaces. |
Professional Achievements & Activities
About 157 technical publications: 1 edited book, 113 peer-reviewed journal articles, 23 proceeding papers, and 20 book chapters, with a total citation over 5300 and a H-index of 36.
Filed 29 patents / provisional patents (10 issued) w/ multiple patents licensed for commercialization.
Research highlighted in more than 40 public news reports includingScience,Nature,MIT Technology Review, etc.
Work art appeared on the cover of 10 technical journals and one workshop report of National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI).
Served in over 20 NIH, NSF, NASA review panels and reviewers for 8 foreign funding agencies.
Served in 11 journal editorial boards.
Serving as an associate editor (2007-2014) and senior editor (since 2015) forIEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology (TNANO).
At present, Prof.Li is mainly engaged in the synthesis and characterization of various nano-carbon materials,And its multi-level hybrid nanostructures with various other functional materials, and to study its applications in microelectronics, heat conduction, biosensors, power storage, and solar cells. Published more than 160 high-level papers and monographs in many internationally renowned publication, such as: Science, Annu. Rev. Phys. Chem., Nano Lett., ACS Nano, J. Am. Chem. Soc. the total number of cited more than 5500 times, The H-index is 36. Apply for 29 patents, 10 have been authorized.
