Announcement
Position Announcement
2010/06: Ellen D. Williams Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship is available in our group. Apply now for immediate consideration.
Call for Papers
2010/06: Prof. Li is co-editting a Journal of Nanomaterials special issue on Low Dimensional Carbon Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications. Call for papers is available here.
Call for Papers
2010/06: Prof. Li is co-organizing MRS 2010 Fall Meeting Symposium V: Harnessing Instabilities in Soft Material Films and Interfaces. Call for papers is available here.
What's New
- 2010/09: Our recent paper on carbon nanoscrolls (CNSs) published in Appl. Phys. Lett. is highlighted in the Sept. 6, 2010 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.
- 2010/09: We welcome two new group members aboard: Mrs. Shuze Zhu and Andy Fox.
- 2010/08: A hearty sendoff for Ed, who received a fellowship from UCSD and will start his Ph.D program there in fall 2010.
- 2010/06: Our recent paper on graphene morphology regulated by patterned nanowires is selected to appear in the June 7, 2010 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.
- 2010/06: Prof. Li receives NSF International Travel Fellowship
- 2010/05: Zhao receives 2010 George R. Irwin Centennial Research Award. Congrats!
- 2010/05: Prof. Li receives NSF Summer Institute Fellowship
- 2010/02: A paper on substrate-regulated morphology of graphene published in J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys.
- 2010/01: Zhao is selected to be a 2010 AJC Future Faculty Fellow, Congrats!
- 2010/01: Zhao's paper on snap-through instability of graphene published in Nanoscale Research Letters.
- 2009/12: Zhao receives ASME AMD travel grant. Congratulations!
- 2009/11: Our recent paper on nano-transfer printing is selected to appear in the Nov. 30, 2009 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology
- 2009/11: Matt successfully defensed his thesis and graduated. Congratulations!
- 2009/08: Zhao is selected as a ASME AMD student paper competition finalist. Congratulations and good luck in final competition!
- 2009/08: Prof. Li receives NSF collaborative research grant
- 2009/06: Prof. Li receives NSF summer institute fellowship
- 2009/05: Prof. Li receives NSF GOALI grant
- 2009/01: Prof. Li receives UMD General Research Board Summer Research award
Research
- Mechanics of flexible electronics
- Mechanics of nanoelectronics
- Mechanics of low-dimensional carbon (graphene, CNTs, CNSs)
- Thin films and multilayered structures
- Mechanics of organic/inorganic hybrids
- Biomechanics of cells and subcellular structures
Selected Publications
Recent Awards
- NSF International Travel Fellowship, 2010
- NSF Summer Institute Fellowship, 2009, 2010
- General Research Board Summer Research Award (UMD), 2009
- Ralph E. Powe Jr. Faculty Award (ORAU), 2007
- The 1st UMD Sci/Terp Video Competition, Runner-up, 2007 (video)
- Gordon Research Conference (GRC) Best Poster Award, 2006
on Thin film & Small Scale Mechanical Behavior, Waterville, ME
- Gordon Research Conference (GRC) Poster Award, 2005
on Ceramics, Solid State Studies In, Tilton, NH
- Materials Research Society (MRS) Outstanding Poster Award, 2004
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