Biography

Prof. Jing Li received her Ph.D degree in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering from City University of Hong Kong in 2018, after which she worked as a postdoc researcher in Department of Materials Science and Engineering at University of Pennsylvania. In 2021-2023, she was an Associate Professor in China-UK Low Carbon College at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Prof. Li’s research focuses on the design and synthesis of multiscale and multifunctional materials for efficient water management and energy conversion in complex environments. In particular, by harnessing the synergetic effect of external aerodynamics, interfacial interactions and internal material properties, she explores the fundamental mechanisms underlying the water-energy-environment nexus, and blazes the transformation from delicate structures to large-scale solutions for water harvesting, evaporative cooling, deicing, underwater adhesion, etc.

Research Expertise

Soft matter
Interfacial heat and mass transfer
Bioinspired engineering
Metamaterial design
Multiphase flow

Honors and Awards

Materials Research Society (MRS) Graduate Student Gold Award (2016)
Hiwin Doctoral Dissertation Silver Award (2019)
Hong Kong Young Scientist Award (2020)
Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies Outstanding Doctoral Research Award (2018)

Selected publications

1. Jing Li, Youmin Hou, Yahua Liu, Chonglei Hao, Minfei Li, Manoj K. Chaudhury, Shuhuai Yao, and Zuankai Wang. Directional transport of high-temperature Janus droplets mediated by structural topography. Nature Physics, 12, 606-612 (2016).
2. Huanxi Zheng#, Jing Li^#, Yongsen Zhou, Chao Zhang, Wanghuai Xu, Yajun Deng, Jiaqian Li, Shile Feng, Zhiran Yi, Xiaofeng Zhou, Xianglin Ji, Peng Shi and Zuankai Wang. Electrically-switched underwater capillary adhesion. Nature Communications, 13, 4584 (2022).
3. Jing Li, Ranjiangshang Ran, Haihuan Wang, Yuchen Wang, You Chen, Shichao Niu, Paulo E. Arratia and Shu Yang. Aerodynamics-assisted, efficient and scalable kirigami fog collectors. Nature Communications, 12, 5484 (2021).
4. Minjie Liu^#, Jing Li^#, Xiaofeng Zhou, Jiaqian Li, Shile Feng, Yaqi Cheng, Steven Wang and Zuankai Wang. Inhibiting random droplet motion on hot surfaces by engineering symmetry-breaking Janus-mushroom structure. Advanced Materials, 32, 1907999 (2020).
5. Jing Li^#, Xiaofeng Zhou^#, Yujie Zhang, Chonglei Hao, Fuwang Zhao, Minfei Li, Hui Tang, Wenjing Ye and Zuankai Wang. Rectification of mobile Leidenfrost droplets by planar ratchets. Small, 16, 1901751 (2020).
6. Lei Wang^#, Jing Li^#,Bo Zhang, Shile Feng, Mei Zhang, Dong Wu, Yang Lu, Ji Jung Kai, Jing Liu, Zuankai Wang and Lei Jiang. Counterintuitive ballistic and directional liquid transport on a flexible droplet rectifier. Research, 2020, 6472313 (2020).
7. Jing Li, Jiaqian Li, Jing Sun, Shile Feng and Zuankai Wang. Biological and engineered topological droplet rectifiers. Advanced Materials, 31, 1806501 (2019).
8. Jiaqian Li, Xiaofeng Zhou, Jing Li, Lufeng Che, Jun Yao, Glen McHale, Manoj K. Chaudhury and Zuankai Wang. Topological liquid diode. Science Advances, 3, eaao3530 (2017).
9. Chonglei Hao,Jing Li, Yuan Liu, Xiaofeng Zhou, Yahua Liu, Rong Liu, Lufeng Che, Wenzhong Zhou, Dong Sun, Lawrence Li, Lei Xu and Zuankai Wang. Superhydrophobic-like tunable droplet bouncing on slippery liquid interfaces. Nature Communications, 6, 7986 (2015).
10. Yahua Liu, Matthew Andrew, Jing Li, Julia M. Yeomans and Zuankai Wang. Symmetry breaking in drop bouncing on curved surfaces, Nature Communications, 6, 10034 (2015).