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Welcome to the Laboratory of Low-Carbon Energy and Environmental Sustainability!

Our research interests include nanomaterials synthesis and characterization, catalysis (photocatalysis, thermocatalysis, and electrocatalysis), solar energy harvesting and conversion, carbon capture and utilization, water treatment and desalination, and air pollution control.

Ying Li

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Pioneer Natural Resources Faculty Fellow III
Affiliated Faculty, Chemical Engineering
Phone: 979-458-6672
Email: yingli@tamu.edu

Mechanical Engineering Office Building Room 322
3123 TAMU
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843

Education
Ph.D., Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, 2007
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University, 2004
M.S., Thermal Engineering, Zhejiang University, China, 2002
B.S., Thermal Engineering, Zhejiang University, China, 1999
Professional Experience
Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2020-present
Director of Graduate Programs, Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2018-2020
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2014-2020
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2009-2014
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, 2007-2009
Research Interests
Fuels from Sunlight (CO2 photoreduction with water; solar hydrogen; concentrated solar)
CO2 Capture and Catalytic Conversion (Photo, Electro, and Photo-Thermo-Chemical Conversion)
Industrial Decarbonization through Advanced Materials Manufacturing
Energy Storage Devices (lithium ion battery and lithium sulfur battery)
Nanomaterials Synthesis and Characterization
Water Treatment and Desalination
Air Pollution Control
Aerosol Science and Technology
Engineering Education (Web-Based Educational Modules)
Honors and Awards
  • Fellow of Royal Soceity of Chemistry (2022)
  • National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2013 (related news report and radio broadcast).
  • ACS-PRF New Direction Award, 2017.
  • ACS-PRF Doctoral New Investigator Award, 2011.
  • UWM College of Engineering and Applied Science Millionaires’ Club Award, 2013.
  • UWM Research Foundation Research Fellows Award, 2010.
  • Milton Feldstein Memorial Scholarship (1st Place) awarded by the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) in recognition of excellence in air quality research and study, 2006.
  • Clair Fancy Scholarship awarded by the Florida Section Air & Waste Management Association, 2006.
  • Axel Hendrickson Scholarship awarded by the Florida Section Air & Waste Management Association, 2005.
  • 1st Place in the Student Paper Poster Competition (doctoral level) in the 99th A&WMA Annual Conference & Exhibition, New Orleans, June 2006.
  • 1st Place in the Student Poster Competition (graduate level) in the 43rd Florida Section A&WMA Annual Conference, Jacksonville, October 2006.
  • President of the Student Chapter of A&WMA at the University of Florida, won the Best Student Chapter Award for the category of large-size institution, 2007.
Professional Services and Activities
  • Panelist for NSF CBET & CMMI
  • Reviewer for American Chemical Society – Petroleum Research Fund
  • Reviewer for more than 40 international journals
  • Associate Editor: Engineered Science (Engineered Science Publisher)
  • Editorial Board: Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials (Springer)
  • Guest editor: Special issue on CO2 Capture, Sequestration, Conversion and Utilization, for the journal of Aerosol and Air Quality Research, to be published in October 2013.
  • Technical program committee member and session organizer, International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Utilization (ICCDU XII), Washington D.C., June 2013.
  • Organizer, Symposium on CO2 Capture, Sequestration, Conversion and Utilization at 245th American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Aprial 2013.
  • Chair (2012) and Vice Chair (2011) of Combustion and Material Synthesis Working Group of American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR).
  • Session chair, American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR) Annual Meeting, 2011 & 2012.
  • Session chair, Air & Waste Management Association International Specialty Conference: Leapfrogging Opportunities in Air Quality Improvement, Xi’An, China, May 2010.
  • Co-organizer and session chair: Web-Based Aerosol Science & Technology Educational Resources Workshop, 27th Annual Conference of American Association for Aerosol Research, 2008.
  • Professional membership: American Chemical Society (ACS), Electrochemical Society (ECS), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).