Faculty/Researcher List

Teng Li

Assistant Professor
UMD - Faculty

Research

Biotech, Characterization, Devices, Materials, Modeling

-Mechanics of the micro/nano structures in flexible macroelectronics -Innovative micro/nanoscale patterns as general platforms for flexible macroelectronics -Mechanics of biomembrane and cytoskeleton of the cells

Prof. Teng Li received his Ph.D. from Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, and joined the faculty of Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland in 2006. He received his MA from Princeton University and his BS from Tsinghua University, China. His research interests include mechanics of the micro/nano structures in flexible macroelectronics, innovative micro/nano scale patterns as general platforms for flexible macroelectronics, deformation instability of thin films and multilayers, and mechanics of biomembrane and cytoskeleton in the cells. Among his many awards includes the Best Poster Award on Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Thin Film & Small Scale Mechanical Behavior (2004, 2006, twice in a row) and the Outstanding Poster Award on Materials Research Society (MRS) (2004, 16 out of 1700+ posters). Prof. Li is also interested in exploring innovative strategies to enhance communications and foster collaborations using Web2.0 technologies. He is the founder and the editor of www.macroelectronics.org, an interactive platform to exchange information and stimulate collaboration in the emerging field of flexible macroelectronics. He is also an active contributor of Applied Mechanics News and Applied Mechanics Research. He is one of the two architects of www.imechanica.org, a web platform for international community of Applied Mechanics.