Welcome to the Materials & Mechanics & Manufacturing (MMM) Lab
The MMM lab is part of the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. Research in the MMM lab focus on the nanostructured materials and multiscale mechanics with scalable manufacturing.
Principal Investigator:
Tian Li
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
Email:
Address:
1034 Ray W. Herrick Laboratories,
177 S Russell St, West Lafayette, IN 47907
Selected Awards
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R&D 100 Finalist 2020
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MRS Postdoctoral Award 2020
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Forbes 30 under 30 (US) in energy category 2018
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Finalist in "Energy Ideas to Change the World" Pitching Competition in ARPA-E 2016
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ECE (Electrical and Computer Engineering) Distinguished Dissertation Fellowship 2015
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Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award in University of Maryland 2015
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Dean’s Doctoral Research Award Finalist 2015
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Distinguished Summer Research Scholarship 2013
NEWS
Grant
02/01, 2021
We are grateful for the seed funding from Center for High Performance Buildings.
Grant
11/01, 2020
We are grateful for the 2020 Haythornthwaite Foundation Research Initiation Grant from ASME.
Publication
10/06, 2020
Our perspective paper titled as "Developing Fibrillated Cellulose as a Sustainable Technological Material" was accepted by Nature
R&D 100 Finalist
09/21, 2020
Our Radiative Cooling Wood was selected as R&D 100 finalist 2020!
Welcome new student
08/11, 2020
The group welcomes Wenhui as Ph.D. student. Wenhui obtained his master's degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University.
Welcome new student
07/28, 2020
The group welcomes Kevin Zhu as Ph.D. student. Kevin obtained his master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Welcome new student
07/28, 2020
The group welcomes Rohan to join the group. Rohan obtained his bachelor's degree from Vishwakarma Institute of Technology.
Welcome new student
07/28, 2020
The group welcomes Xuan Li as Ph.D. student. Xuan obtained his master's and bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University.
Welcome new student
07/28, 2020
The group welcomes Pengfei Deng as Ph.D. student. Pengfei obtained his bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
Welcome new student
07/28, 2020
The group welcomes Xiwei Shan to join the group. Xiwei obtained his bachelor's degree in Materials Science Engineering from UIUC.
Welcome new student
07/28, 2020
The group welcomes Dr. Cheng Cai to join the group. Cheng is graduating with Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from South China University of Technology & USDA.
Welcome new student
07/28, 2020
The group welcomes Dr. Yun Zhang to join the group. Yun obtained her Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Tian Li Group opens
07/28, 2020
Tian Li starts in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. Students and scholars who are interested in joining, please find more information here.
MRS Postdoc Award
March, 2020
Tian was selected for Materials Research Society MRS Postdoc Award.
Tian's talk
@Berkeley MSE
03/09, 2020
Tian gave an invited talk at UC Berkeley, Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Thank everyone for meeting with me.
Tian's talk
@CMU CEE
03/02, 2020
Tian gave an invited talk at Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Civil and Environment Engineering. Thank everyone for meeting with me.
Tian's talk
@Yale CEE
02/05, 2020
Tian gave an invited talk at Yale University, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering (CEE). Thank everyone for meeting with me.
Tian's talk
@Purdue ME
01/16, 2020
Tian gave an invited talk at Purdue University, Department of Mechanical Engineering. Thank everyone for meeting with me.
Tian's Interview on Nature index
12/11, 2019
Tian was interviewed by Nature index "Energy harvesters pick up power".
Tian's paper "Cellulose ionic conductors with high differential thermal voltage for low-grade heat harvesting" on Nature Materials was highlighted.
Tian's Interview on Science Podcasts
05/23, 2019
Tian was interviewed by Science Podcast.
Tian's paper "A radiative cooling structural material" on Science was highlighted.
Tian's talk
@UMich MSE
05/02, 2019
Tian gave an invited talk at University of Michigan, Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Thank everyone for meeting with me.
Tian's talk
@Princeton ME
03/04, 2019
Tian gave an invited talk at Princeton University, Department of Mechanical Engineering. Thank everyone for meeting with me.
Tian's talk
@Stanford
ME
01/17, 2019
Tian gave an invited talk at Stanford University, Department of Mechanical Engineering. Thank everyone for meeting with me.
Tian's talk
@TEDx
01/09, 2019
Tian gave a talk at TEDx.
Forbes 30 under 30
Oct, 2018
Tian was selected as Forbes 30 under 30 in energy category.
CONTACT US
1034 Ray W. Herrick Laboratories
177 S Russell St West Lafayette IN 47907