Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland USA
Research Interests:
Mechanics of the micro/nano structures in flexible macroelectronics and nanoelectronics
Mechanics of low-dimensional carbon materials (graphene, CNTs, CNSs)
Deformation instability of thin films and multilayers
Biomechanics of membrane and cytoskeleton in cells
Education:
Ph.D., Harvard University, 2006
Honors and Awards:
Society of Engineering Science (SES) Young Investigator Medal, 2016
E. Robert Kent Outstanding Teaching Award, 2012
The Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, 2007
Professional Service:
1. Founder and Editor of www.macroelectronics.org, an interactive information platform for the emerging field of flexible macroelectronics
2. One of the two architects of www.imechanica.org, an online international community of Mechanics and Mechanicians
Member, Technical Committee on Integrated Structures, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Selected Publications:
Zheng Jia and Teng Li, “Failure Mechanics of a Wrinkling Thin Film Anode on a Substrate under Cyclic Charging and Discharging”, Extreme Mechanics Letters, accepted, 2016 (DOI:doi:10.1016/j.eml.2016.03.006)
T. Li, Z. Zhang, “Snap-through instability of grapheme on substrates”, Nanoscale Research Letters, DOI: 10.1007/s11671-009-9460-1 (2009).
T. Li, “ A mechanics model of microtubule buckling in living cells”, Journal of Biomechanics, 41, 1722-1729 (2008).
S.P. Lacour, T. Li, D. Chan, S. Wagner, and Z. Suo, “ Mechanisms of reversible stretchability of thin metal films on elastomeric substrates”, Applied Physics Letter, 88, 204103 (2006).
T. Li, Z. Suo, S.P. Lacour, S. Wagner, “Compliant thin film patterns of stiff materials as platforms for stretchable electronics”, Journal of Materials Research, 20, 3274-3277 (2005).
Sigurd Wagner, Stephanie P. Lacour, Joyelle Jones, Pai-hui I. Hsu, James C. Sturm, Teng Li and Zhigang Suo, “Electronic skin: architecture and components”, Physica E, Vol. 25, pp 326-334, 2004
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