Li, Tian

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Innovations

Innovation Title Categories Lead Inventor
Living Wood as Sustainable Building Material and Carbon Sequestration
2023-LI-70027
  1. Civil Engineering
  2. Green Technology
Li, Tian
Energy Efficient and Adaptive Space Cooling and Heating Rooftop Panel
2021-LI-69282
  1. Mechanical Engineering
  2. Green Technology
Li, Tian
Ambient Water Harvesting via Radiative Cooled Sorbent
2022-LI-69773
  1. Green Technology
  2. Mechanical Engineering
Li, Tian
High Resolution Microfluidic Channel Fabrication via Additive Manufacturing
2021-LI-69399
  1. Mechanical Engineering
  2. Materials and Manufacturing
Li, Tian

Details

Dr. Tian Li is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. Her resarch areas include: natural carbon solutions, energy-water nexus, and electron/ion regulation. She obtained her bachelor’s degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China. She carried out her PhD in the area of microelectronics and non-linear optics in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Maryland. Tian was recognized as a Packard Fellow, Violet B. Haas Fellow and is the recipient of many awards including Forbes 30 under 30, ASME Haythornthwaite Foundation Research Award, R&D 100 Finalist, Sony Research Innovation Award, MRS postdoc award, among others. Her research work has been covered in many medias including Science podcast, Nature index, New York Times and others.

For more information about Dr. Li, visit her personal webpage: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ME/People/ptProfile?resource_id=240680 or her research group website: https://www.tianliresearch.com/research