Principal Investigator:
Tian Li
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
1034 Ray W. Herrick Laboratories,
177 S Russell St, West Lafayette, IN 47907
(765)496-0858
Dr. Tian Li is recognized as a Packard Fellow for Science and Engineering and Kavli Fellow by National Academy of Sciences. She is the recipient many awards including Violet B. Haas Fellowship, Moore Inventor Fellowship finalist, Forbes 30 under 30, ASME Haythornthwaite Foundation Research Award, R&D 100 Finalist, Sony Research Innovation Award, MRS postdoc award, among others. As the leading author or corresponding author, she has published on Nature, Science, Nature Materials, Nature Energy, Science Advances, among others. Her research work has been covered in many medias including Science podcast, Nature index, New York Times and others.
Innovative solutions towards grand challenges require a multidisciplinary approach. By Redesigning Natural materials for Energy, Water, Environment and Devices (ReNEWED), the Li group aims to apply the fundamental science to establish a natural “toolbox” for sustainable solutions towards the carbon drawdown.
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Dr. Li is invited to the National Academy of Sciences' Kavli Frontiers of Science symposium
Jan 2024
Our work on ambient water harvesting is highlighted on Nature Outlook Water
Jan 2024
Dr. Li serves as guest editor for npj flexible electronics
Sustainable Flexible Electronics
Nov 2023
Awarded the Ag-Eng Fund
(Collaboration with Petrus Langenhoven and Lisa Mauer from Colleges of Agriculture)
PI: Tian Li
Nov 2023
Awarded NSF EFRI Engineered Living Systems
co-PI: Tian Li
Sept 2023
Dr. Li gives a keynote talk on Nature conference - flexible electronics.
Nov 2023
Dr. Li is selected as one of the ten Moore Inventor Fellow Finalist
May 2023
Finalist in Malott competition
Senior Design: TechStyles team
April 2023
Xiwei defended his Master Thesis! Congrats to Xiwei!
April 2023
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Bottomley Research Scholarship
Undergraduate: Tanya Sophia Masnyk
Feb 2023
Visit from ARPA E Program Manager
Jan 2023
Dr. Li receives the Violet B. Haas Fellowship
Jan 2023
Zijian defended his Master Thesis! Congrats to Zijian!
Dec 2022
Awarded Shah Family Innovation Seed Grant
Dec 2022.
Sony Innovation Research Award
Jun Liu & Tian Li
Oct 2022
Wenkai Zhu passed the PhD prelim! Congrats to Wenkai!
Aug 2021
Bottomley Research Scholarship
Undergraduate: Gabriella Schalm
Feb 2022
Sai Swapneel Aranke defended her Master Thesis! Congrats to Sai!
Time: Aug.2021.
