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Li Li Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Desired for a Post-Doctoral Research Position
LI LI, The University of Memphis
Abstract Number: 232
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I’m pursuing Ph.D. at The University of Memphis, advised by Dr. Ranga Gopalakrishnan and expected to graduate by April 2021. I have authored one article (J. Aerosol Sci. 140: 105481) comparing the predictions of Langevin dynamics simulations-based collision kernel models for diffusion charging of spherical aerosol particles to published experimental data. I have also extended this model to describe the charging of arbitrary shaped particles and validated the same by comparing with available experimental data. This work is currently being written up for publication and I will be happy to share the manuscript draft. Another facet of my current work involves the examination of ion-ion mutual recombination reactions that are mediated by interactions with neutral gas molecules. Lastly, using high length-to-diameter (>100) ratio cylindrical nanoparticles, I’m working on bipolar charging experiments to provide 1) unambiguous datasets for high aspect ratio cylinders that is currently unavailable in the literature and 2) test the charging model for nonspherical particles that I have developed.
In addition to these projects, I have also collaborated with my fellow graduate students and have been a co-author on two published articles. I am proficient in characterization techniques such as SEM, EDX, Raman and XRD and have ample experience in using aerosol experimental techniques such as electrospray aerosol generation, differential mobility analysis (DMA and Kanomax CPC) and aerosol spray coating processes. I have also mastered a variety of computational tools such as commercial CFD packages (ANSYS, COMSOL), Langevin Dynamics methods, Gaussian® computational chemistry package and molecular dynamics methods.
I'm interested in pursuing postdoctoral research with an intent to pursue a career in academia. Combining my background in materials science and aerosol physics, I am looking for opportunities that would allow me to contribute effectively and learn new experimental and computational tools.