Team | Tian Li ReNEWED Group

PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR

Tian Li

Associate Professor

Perry Academic Excellence Scholar

Schaefer Outstanding Faculty Scholar

Packard Fellow, Kavli Fellow

School of Mechanical Engineering

Purdue University

tianli@purdue.edu

(765)496-0858

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 “toolbox” of naturally occurred materials towards engineering solutions that are nanoscale facinating and geoscale feasible.

Dr. Tian Li is a Kavli Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences and a Packard Fellow for Science and Engineering. She has received numerous honors, including recognition as a Moore Inventor Fellowship Finalist, Violet B. Haas Fellow, Sony Research Innovation Awardee, R&D 100 Finalist, and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree. Her contributions have also been recognized by major professional societies through awards such as the ACS Kingfa Young Investigator Award, ASME Haythornthwaite Foundation Research Award, and MRS Postdoctoral Award.