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Ju Li

Ju Li

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Materials Science & Engineering

Active 1983–2026

h-index141
Citations82.7k
Papers1.2k487 last 5y
Funding$2.8M

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About

Professor Ju Li is the Carl Richard Soderberg Professor in Power Engineering and a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT. His research group investigates the mechanical, electrochemical, and transport behaviors of materials, focusing on novel means of energy storage and conversion. His work has led to advances in materials with applications in nuclear energy, batteries, and electrolyzers, contributing to the efforts to decarbonize the planet. Additionally, his group works on various aspects of computing, including the development of the first universal neural network interatomic potential, analog neuromorphic computing hardware, and quantum information processing. Professor Li earned a BS in physics from the University of Science and Technology of China in 1994 and a PhD in nuclear engineering from MIT in 2000. Before joining MIT's Department of Materials Science and Engineering as a faculty member in 2011, he spent nine years at Ohio State University and the University of Pennsylvania. He is the chief organizer of the MIT A+B Applied Energy Symposia, which aims to develop solutions to global climate change challenges. His contributions include developing programmable resistors for deep learning, creating rechargeable fiber batteries for wearable electronics, and advancing materials science with a focus on energy and sustainability.

Research topics

  • Materials science
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Physics
  • Nanotechnology
  • Composite material
  • Metallurgy
  • Chemical engineering
  • Chemical physics
  • Electrical engineering

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Frequent coauthors

  • Sidney Yip

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    135 shared

  • E. Ma

    Xi'an Jiaotong University

    116 shared

  • Zhiwei Shan

    University of Liverpool

    85 shared

  • Akihiro Kushima

    Materials Processing (United States)

    85 shared

  • Jianyu Huang

    Yanshan University

    67 shared

  • Shigenobu Ogata

    Kyoto University

    61 shared

  • Haowei Xu

    IIT@MIT

    61 shared

  • Jeng‐Kuei Chang

    National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

    56 shared

Labs

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Education

  • PhD

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    2000

  • BS

    University of Science and Technology of China

    1994

Awards & honors

  • 2022 Fellow, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
  • 2019 Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Sci…
  • 2017 Fellow, Materials Research Society
  • 2014 Fellow, American Physical Society
  • 2005 Presidential Career Award for Scientists & Engineers

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