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Xiaodong (Chris) Li

CEC Distinguished Professor

Dr. Li's research and interests include nanofabrication, nanostructure, nanostructured materials/devices, reliability of nanostructures/devices and nanomechanical characterization.

Dr. Li joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering in August 2002 and initiated a unique nanotechnology program with a systems-level focus spanning synthesis of nanomaterials, structural, mechanical and tribological characterization, nanomechanics, integration and manufacturing of nanostructures and nanodevices, biomechanics, and imaging and mechanical testing of cells and tissues. The Nanostructures and Reliability Laboratory is well equipped with state of the art nano instruments such as an atomic force microscope, a nanoindenter, a nanomanipulator, a nanomechanical tester, and a nanomaterials synthesis furnace. The research and education activities have been heavily sponsored by National Science Foundation, Army Research Office, NASA, DOE/National Laboratories, Petroleum Research Fund, Intel, GE Energy, General Motors Cooperation, Westinghouse, South Carolina Space Consortium, and South Carolina EPSCoR office. His publications have been cited over 2,000 times. His publication H-index factor is 23. Nanotechnology concept and research advances have been introduced to graduate and undergraduate students through existing courses such as Engineering Materials - EMCH 371 and Manufacturing Processes - EMCH 377, and developing a new course such as Nanomaterials EMCH 778.  The Nanostructures and Reliability Laboratory has been actively sponsoring graduate and undergraduate students to work on research projects in nanotechnology.  For more information about the nanotechnology program in the Mechanical Engineering, please visit www.me.sc.edu/research/nano/

Education
  • Ph.D., Harbin Institute of Technology, 1993, China
  • M.S., Harbin Institute of Technology, 1988, China
  • B.S., Harbin Shipbuilding Engineering Institute, 1985, China
Selected Publications
  • Xiaodong Li and Zaiwang Huang, "Unveiling the Formation Mechanism of Pseudo-Single-Crystal Aragonite Platelets in Nacre," Physical Review Letters, 102 (2009) 075502.
  • Xinyong Tao and Xiaodong Li, "Catalyst-free Synthesis, Structural, and Mechanical Characterization of Twinned Mg2B2O5 Nanowires," Nano Letters, 8 (2008) 505-510.
  • Xinyong Tao, Jie Liu, Goutam Koley, and Xiaodong Li, "B/SiOx Nanonecklace Reinforced Nanocomposites by Unique Mechanical Interlocking Mechanism," Advanced Materials, 20 (2008) 4091-4096.
  • Zhi-Hui Xu and Xiaodong Li, "Effects of Indenter Geometry and Material Properties on the Correction Factor of Sneddon's Relationship for Nanoindentation of Elastic and Elastic-plastic Materials," Acta Materialia, 56 (2008) 1399-1405.
  • Xinyong Tao, Xinnan Wang, and Xiaodong Li, "Nanomechanical Characterization of One-step, Combustion-synthesized Al4B2O9 and Al18B4O33 Nanowires," Nano Letters, 7 (2007) 3172-3176.
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