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Laboratory for Low Carbon Energy and Environmental Sustainability

Texas A&M University College of Engineering

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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
James J. Cain ’51 Professor 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
  • Pioneer Natural Resources Faculty Fellow, 2014 – 2026
  • Texas Water Resources Institute Faculty Fellow, 2023.
  • Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry, 2022
  • Mechanical Engineering IAC Faculty Mentoring Award, 2021.
  • 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.
Professional Services and Activities
  • Co-Editor-in-Chief, ES Materials and Manufacturing, December 2020 – present
  • Co-Editor-in-Chief, ES Energy and Environment, December 2020 – present
  • Associate Editor, Engineered Science, 2018 – present
  • Editorial Board: Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials (Springer), 2017 – 2025
  • Panelist/Reviewer for NSF, DOE, ACS-PRF, and other funding agences.
  • Reviewer for more than 40 international journals
  • 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.
  • Organizer and session chair for ACS and ECS conferences.
  • Programming Committee member, American Chemical Society (ACS) Energy & Fuels Division, 2023 – present
  • Technical program committee member and session organizer, International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Utilization (ICCDU XII), Washington D.C., June 2013.
  • Professional membership: American Chemical Society (ACS), Electrochemical Society (ECS), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

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