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{{short description|American nanoscientist}}
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{{Orphan|date=October 2023}}
{{Undisclosed paid|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox scientist
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Jun Li
| name = Jun Li
| native_name = 李军
| native_name = 李钧
| alma_mater = [[Wuhan University]]<br>[[Princeton University]]<br>[[Cornell University]]
| alma_mater = [[Wuhan University]]<br>[[Princeton University]]<br>[[Cornell University]]
| known_for = Nanomaterials<br>Electrochemistry<br>Sustainability
| known_for = Nanomaterials<br>Electrochemistry<br>Sustainability
| birth_place =
| birth_place =
| awards = Fellow of National Academy of Inventors (2019)<br>Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (2021)<br>Fellow of International Association of Advanced Materials (2022)<br>Distinguished Professor, Kansas State University (2023)<br>NASA Ames Honor Award
| awards = Fellow of National Academy of Inventors (2019)<br>Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (2021)<br>Fellow of International Association of Advanced Materials (2022)<br>Distinguished Professor, Kansas State University (2023)<br>NASA Ames Honor Award
| doctoral_advisor = [[Héctor D. Abruña]]
| doctoral_advisor = [[Giacinto Scoles]]<br>Keng S. Liang
| academic_advisors = [[Giacinto Scoles]]
| academic_advisors = [[Héctor D. Abruña]]
| fields = Nanomaterials<br>Batteries<br>Electrocatalysis<br>2D Materials<br>Electrochemistry
| fields = Nanomaterials<br>Batteries<br>Electrocatalysis<br>2D Materials<br>Electrochemistry
| website = {{URL|https://www.k-state.edu/chem/about/people/faculty/jli/}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.k-state.edu/chem/about/people/faculty/jli/| Jun Li}}
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'''Jun Li''' (born 1966) is a [[distinguished professor]] of [[chemistry]] at [[Kansas State University]] known for his research in [[nanoscience]] and [[nanomaterials]]. He is a [[fellow]] of the [[Royal Society of Chemistry]], the [[National Academy of Inventors]], and the International Association of Advanced Materials.<ref name="one">{{cite web |title=Dr. Jun Li |url=https://www.k-state.edu/chem/about/people/faculty/jli/ |website=[[Kansas State University]]}}</ref><ref name="two">{{cite web |title=K-State names newest university distinguished professors |url=https://littleapplepost.com/posts/12cb355e-cdd5-4c5d-b855-6329bfadd30d |website=Little Apple Post |date=26 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Fellows |url=https://academyofinventors.org/search-fellows/ |website=National Academy of Inventors}}</ref>
'''Jun Li''' (born 1966) is a [[distinguished professor]] of [[chemistry]] at [[Kansas State University]] known for his research in [[nanoscience]] and [[nanomaterials]].<ref name="one">{{cite web |title=Dr. Jun Li |url=https://www.k-state.edu/chem/about/people/faculty/jli/ |website=[[Kansas State University]]}}</ref><ref name="two">{{cite web |title=K-State names newest university distinguished professors |url=https://littleapplepost.com/posts/12cb355e-cdd5-4c5d-b855-6329bfadd30d |website=Little Apple Post |date=26 April 2023}}</ref> He is a [[fellow]] of the [[Royal Society of Chemistry]], the [[National Academy of Inventors]], and the International Association of Advanced Materials.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fellows |url=https://academyofinventors.org/search-fellows/ |website=National Academy of Inventors}}</ref>


He has published over 180 journal articles with h-index 59, proceeding papers, and book chapters, and is the co-inventor of over 30 nanotechnology patent applications. He co-edited a book on ''Biosensors based on Nanomaterials and Devices'' in 2014. He is a recipient of the 2005 Nano 50 Innovator Awards by Nanotech Briefs.<ref name="three">{{cite web |title=Jun Li |url=https://research.com/u/jun-li-6 |website=Research.com}}</ref><ref name="four">{{cite web |title=Jun Li |url=https://tnano.org/editorial-board/jun-li/ |website=IEEE TNANO}}</ref>
He has published over 200 journal articles with h-index 59, proceeding papers, and book chapters, and is the co-inventor of over 30 nanotechnology patent applications.<ref name="three">{{cite web |title=Jun Li Laboratory |url=https://www.k-state.edu/chem/about/people/faculty/jli/lab/junli-group/ |website=[[Kansas State University]]}}</ref> He co-edited a book on ''Biosensors based on Nanomaterials and Devices'' in 2014. He is a senior editor of ''[[IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology]]''.<ref name="nine">{{cite journal |title=IEEE Transactions On Nanotechnology |url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7466421 |website=[[IEEE Xplore]] | doi=10.1109/TNANO.2016.2558260 |language=en}}</ref> He is also a recipient of the 2005 Nano 50 Innovator Awards by Nanotech Briefs.<ref name="four">{{cite web |title=Jun Li |url=https://tnano.org/editorial-board/jun-li/ |website=IEEE TNANO}}</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
Li completed his [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in chemistry at [[Wuhan University]] in [[China]].<ref name="one" />
Li completed his [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in chemistry at [[Wuhan University]] in [[China]].<ref name="one" />


He pursued a [[Master of Science]] degree in chemistry at [[Princeton University]].<ref name="two" />
He pursued a [[Master of Science]] degree in chemistry at [[Princeton University]].<ref name="three" />


He completed his [[Ph.D.]] in [[Physical Chemistry]] from Princeton University, under the guidance of his co-advisors, [[Giacinto Scoles]] and Keng S. Liang.<ref name="three" />
He completed his [[Ph.D.]] in [[Physical Chemistry]] from Princeton University, under the guidance of his co-advisors, [[Giacinto Scoles]] and Keng S. Liang.<ref name="three" />


He carried out his postdoctoral research in electrochemistry under the guidance of [[Héctor D. Abruña]] at [[Cornell University]].<ref name="one" /><ref name="two" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Abruña Electrochemistry |url=https://abruna.chem.cornell.edu/publications/ |website=[[Cornell University]]}}</ref>
He carried out his postdoctoral research in electrochemistry under the guidance of [[Héctor D. Abruña]] at [[Cornell University]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Abruña Electrochemistry |url=https://abruna.chem.cornell.edu/publications/ |website=[[Cornell University]]}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Li held the position ofa senior scientist at [[NASA Ames Research Center]] from September 2000 – June 2007.<ref name="five">{{cite web |title=Carbon nanofibre forest cuts thermal resistance |url=https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/research-news/materials-rd/carbon-nanofibre-forest-cuts-thermal-resistance-2005-11/ |website=[[Electronics Weekly]] |language=en |date=23 November 2005}}</ref><ref name="six">{{cite web |title=Astrogram - NASA |url=https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/138636main_05_11astrogram.pdf |website=[[Ames Research Center]]}}</ref>
Li held the position of a senior scientist at [[NASA Ames Research Center]] from September 2000 – June 2007.<ref name="five">{{cite web |title=Carbon nanofibre forest cuts thermal resistance |url=https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/research-news/materials-rd/carbon-nanofibre-forest-cuts-thermal-resistance-2005-11/ |website=[[Electronics Weekly]] |language=en |date=23 November 2005}}</ref><ref name="six">{{cite web |title=Astrogram - NASA |url=https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/138636main_05_11astrogram.pdf |website=[[Ames Research Center]]}}</ref>


He served as a tenured associate professor at [[Kansas State University]] from July 1, 2007 to June 2012 and a full professor from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2023 at Kansas State University.<ref name="two" /><ref name="seven">{{cite web |title=Dr. Jun Li |url=https://cancer.k-state.edu/research/faculty/li_jun.html |website=Johnson Cancer Research Center}}</ref>
He served as a tenured associate professor at [[Kansas State University]] from July 1, 2007, to June 2012 and a full professor from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2023, at Kansas State University.<ref name="one" /><ref name="three" />


Since July 1, 2023, Li has held the position of University Distinguished Professor at Kansas State University.<ref name="one" /><ref name="eight">{{cite web |title=Fourteen Kansas State University graduate students receive cancer research awards totaling $95,439 |url=https://www.wibw.com/2021/05/03/fourteen-kansas-state-university-graduate-students-receive-cancer-research-awards-totaling-95439/ |website=[[WIBW-TV]] |language=en |date=3 May 2021}}</ref>
Since July 1, 2023, Li has held the position of University Distinguished Professor at Kansas State University.<ref name="one" /><ref name="two" />


==Research==
==Research==
Li's research is primarily centered on [[nanomaterials]], [[renewable energy]], and [[electrochemistry]]. His research in nanoscience and nanotechnology focuses on exploring uses of micro- and nano-scale devices across diverse areas such as chemical and biochemical analysis, biomedical applications, energy transformation and storage, environmental surveillance, and electronics. A large set of his research is focused on a special type of [[nanostructured]] carbon materials, i.e., vertically aligned carbon nanofibers (VACNFs).<ref name="one" /><ref name="two" /><ref name="three" /><ref name="nine">{{cite web |title=Editors {{!}} Scientific Reports |url=https://www.nature.com/srep/about/editors |website=[[Nature (journal)]] |language=en}}</ref>
Li's research is primarily centered on [[nanomaterials]], [[renewable energy]], and [[electrochemistry]]. His research in nanoscience and nanotechnology focuses on exploring uses of micro- and nano-scale devices across diverse areas such as chemical and biochemical analysis, biomedical applications, energy transformation and storage, environmental surveillance, and electronics. A large set of his research is focused on a special type of [[nanostructured]] carbon materials, i.e., vertically aligned carbon nanofibers (VACNFs).<ref name="one" /><ref name="two" /><ref name="three" />


===Nanomaterials and composite materials===
# Focusing on slender 1D nanofibers (such as [[carbon nanotubes]], [[nanofibers]], and inorganic [[nanowires]]), as well as flat 2D nanomaterials (like graphene and graphene oxide).<ref name="one" />
# Constructing 3D hybrid structures using these nanomaterials.
# Giving particular attention to the core of nanocarbon and the functional outer layers of nanomaterials.
===Development of biosensors===
# Crafting nanostructured electrodes for the detection of specific nucleic acids and protease activities.<ref name="two" />
# Employing nanoscale dielectrophoresis for the capture and identification of viruses and bacteria.
===Energy conversion and storage===
# Designing three-dimensional structures using hybrid materials with core and shell components.<ref name="four" />
# Applying these materials in [[lithium-ion]] batteries, [[supercapacitors]], electrocatalysts, and dye-sensitized solar cells.
==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==
* Member of the carbon nanotube logic circuit team of NASA Turning Goals Into Reality (TGIR) Award (2005)
* Member of the carbon nanotube logic circuit team of NASA Turning Goals Into Reality (TGIR) Award (2005)
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* The Segebrecht Award by Kansas State University (2018)<ref>{{cite web |title=Chemistry professor receives 2018 Segebrecht award |url=https://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement/?id=40270 |website=[[Kansas State University]]}}</ref>
* The Segebrecht Award by Kansas State University (2018)<ref>{{cite web |title=Chemistry professor receives 2018 Segebrecht award |url=https://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement/?id=40270 |website=[[Kansas State University]]}}</ref>
* Fellow of National Academy of Inventors (Since 2019)
* Fellow of National Academy of Inventors (Since 2019)
* Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (Since 2021)
* Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (Since 2021)<ref name="eight">{{cite web |title=Researchers invent novel materials for better batteries |url=https://phys.org/news/2016-08-materials-batteries.html |website=[[Phys.org]] |language=en}}</ref>
* Fellow of International Association of Advanced Materials (Since 2022)
* Fellow of International Association of Advanced Materials (Since 2022)
* Elected as University Distinguished Professor, Kansas State University (2023)
* Elected as University Distinguished Professor, Kansas State University (2023)<ref name="seven">{{cite web |title=Dr. Jun Li |url=https://cancer.k-state.edu/research/faculty/li_jun.html |website=Johnson Cancer Research Center}}</ref>

==Selected publications==
==Selected publications==
*{{cite journal |last1=Li |first1=Jun |last2=Ng |first2=Hou Tee |last3=Cassell |first3=Alan |last4=Fan |first4=Wendy |last5=Chen |first5=Hua |last6=Ye |first6=Qi |last7=Koehne |first7=Jessica |last8=Han |first8=Jie |last9=Meyyappan |first9=M. |title=Carbon Nanotube Nanoelectrode Array for Ultrasensitive DNA Detection |journal=[[Nano Letters]] |date=1 May 2003 |volume=3 |issue=5 |pages=597–602 |doi=10.1021/nl0340677}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Li |first1=Jun |last2=Ng |first2=Hou Tee |last3=Cassell |first3=Alan |last4=Fan |first4=Wendy |last5=Chen |first5=Hua |last6=Ye |first6=Qi |last7=Koehne |first7=Jessica |last8=Han |first8=Jie |last9=Meyyappan |first9=M. |title=Carbon Nanotube Nanoelectrode Array for Ultrasensitive DNA Detection |journal=[[Nano Letters]] |date=1 May 2003 |volume=3 |issue=5 |pages=597–602 |doi=10.1021/nl0340677|bibcode=2003NanoL...3..597L }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Li |first1=Jun |last2=Ye |first2=Qi |last3=Cassell |first3=Alan |last4=Ng |first4=Hou Tee |last5=Stevens |first5=Ramsey |last6=Han |first6=Jie |last7=Meyyappan |first7=M. |title=Bottom-up approach for carbon nanotube interconnects |journal=[[Applied Physics Letters]] |date=14 April 2003 |volume=82 |issue=15 |pages=2491–2493 |doi=10.1063/1.1566791}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Li |first1=Jun |last2=Ye |first2=Qi |last3=Cassell |first3=Alan |last4=Ng |first4=Hou Tee |last5=Stevens |first5=Ramsey |last6=Han |first6=Jie |last7=Meyyappan |first7=M. |title=Bottom-up approach for carbon nanotube interconnects |journal=[[Applied Physics Letters]] |date=14 April 2003 |volume=82 |issue=15 |pages=2491–2493 |doi=10.1063/1.1566791|bibcode=2003ApPhL..82.2491L |url=https://zenodo.org/record/1231870 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ngo |first1=Quoc |last2=Cruden |first2=Brett A. |last3=Cassell |first3=Alan M. |last4=Sims |first4=Gerard |last5=Meyyappan |first5=M. |last6=Li |first6=Jun |last7=Yang |first7=Cary Y. |title=Thermal Interface Properties of Cu-filled Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofiber Arrays |journal=[[Nano Letters]] |date=1 December 2004 |volume=4 |issue=12 |pages=2403–2407 |doi=10.1021/nl048506t}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ngo |first1=Quoc |last2=Cruden |first2=Brett A. |last3=Cassell |first3=Alan M. |last4=Sims |first4=Gerard |last5=Meyyappan |first5=M. |last6=Li |first6=Jun |last7=Yang |first7=Cary Y. |title=Thermal Interface Properties of Cu-filled Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofiber Arrays |journal=[[Nano Letters]] |date=1 December 2004 |volume=4 |issue=12 |pages=2403–2407 |doi=10.1021/nl048506t|bibcode=2004NanoL...4.2403N }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ng |first1=Hou T. |last2=Li |first2=Jun |last3=Smith |first3=Michael K. |last4=Nguyen |first4=Pho |last5=Cassell |first5=Alan |last6=Han |first6=Jie |last7=Meyyappan |first7=M. |title=Growth of Epitaxial Nanowires at the Junctions of Nanowalls |journal=[[Science (journal)]] |date=23 May 2003 |volume=300 |issue=5623 |pages=1249–1249 |doi=10.1126/science.1082542}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ng |first1=Hou T. |last2=Li |first2=Jun |last3=Smith |first3=Michael K. |last4=Nguyen |first4=Pho |last5=Cassell |first5=Alan |last6=Han |first6=Jie |last7=Meyyappan |first7=M. |title=Growth of Epitaxial Nanowires at the Junctions of Nanowalls |journal=[[Science (journal)|Science]] |date=23 May 2003 |volume=300 |issue=5623 |pages=1249 |doi=10.1126/science.1082542|pmid=12764187 |s2cid=12841919 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Nguyen‐Vu |first1=T. D. Barbara |last2=Chen |first2=Hua |last3=Cassell |first3=Alan M. |last4=Andrews |first4=Russell |last5=Meyyappan |first5=Meyya |last6=Li |first6=Jun |title=Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofiber Arrays: An Advance toward Electrical–Neural Interfaces |journal=[[Small (journal)]] |date=January 2006 |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=89–94 |doi=10.1002/smll.200500175}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Nguyen-Vu |first1=T. D. Barbara |last2=Chen |first2=Hua |last3=Cassell |first3=Alan M. |last4=Andrews |first4=Russell |last5=Meyyappan |first5=Meyya |last6=Li |first6=Jun |title=Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofiber Arrays: An Advance toward Electrical–Neural Interfaces |journal=[[Small (journal)|Small]] |date=January 2006 |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=89–94 |doi=10.1002/smll.200500175|pmid=17193561 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Klankowski |first1=Steven A. |last2=Rojeski |first2=Ronald A. |last3=Cruden |first3=Brett A. |last4=Liu |first4=Jianwei |last5=Wu |first5=Judy |last6=Li |first6=Jun |title=A high-performance lithium-ion battery anode based on the core–shell heterostructure of silicon-coated vertically aligned carbon nanofibers |journal=[[Journal of Materials Chemistry A]] |date=2013 |volume=1 |issue=4 |pages=1055–1064 |doi=10.1039/C2TA00057A}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Klankowski |first1=Steven A. |last2=Rojeski |first2=Ronald A. |last3=Cruden |first3=Brett A. |last4=Liu |first4=Jianwei |last5=Wu |first5=Judy |last6=Li |first6=Jun |title=A high-performance lithium-ion battery anode based on the core–shell heterostructure of silicon-coated vertically aligned carbon nanofibers |journal=[[Journal of Materials Chemistry A]] |date=2013 |volume=1 |issue=4 |pages=1055–1064 |doi=10.1039/C2TA00057A}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Swisher |first1=Luxi Z. |last2=Syed |first2=Lateef U. |last3=Prior |first3=Allan M. |last4=Madiyar |first4=Foram R. |last5=Carlson |first5=Kyle R. |last6=Nguyen |first6=Thu A. |last7=Hua |first7=Duy H. |last8=Li |first8=Jun |title=Electrochemical Protease Biosensor Based on Enhanced AC Voltammetry Using Carbon Nanofiber Nanoelectrode Arrays |journal=[[The Journal of Physical Chemistry C]] |date=28 February 2013 |volume=117 |issue=8 |pages=4268–4277 |doi=10.1021/jp312031u|pmid=23814632 |pmc=3694732 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Madiyar |first1=Foram Ranjeet |last2=Bhana |first2=Saheel |last3=Swisher |first3=Luxi Z. |last4=Culbertson |first4=Christopher T. |last5=Huang |first5=Xiaohua |last6=Li |first6=Jun |title=Integration of a nanostructured dielectrophoretic device and a surface-enhanced Raman probe for highly sensitive rapid bacteria detection |journal=[[Nanoscale (journal)|Nanoscale]] |date=2015 |volume=7 |issue=8 |pages=3726–3736 |doi=10.1039/C4NR07183B|pmid=25641315 |bibcode=2015Nanos...7.3726M }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Li |first1=Jun |last2=Pandey |first2=Gaind P. |title=Advanced Physical Chemistry of Carbon Nanotubes |journal=[[Annual Review of Physical Chemistry]] |date=1 April 2015 |volume=66 |issue=1 |pages=331–356 |doi=10.1146/annurev-physchem-040214-121535|pmid=25580625 |bibcode=2015ARPC...66..331L }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Chen |first1=Yazhou |last2=Elangovan |first2=Ayyappan |last3=Zeng |first3=Danli |last4=Zhang |first4=Yunfeng |last5=Ke |first5=Hanzhong |last6=Li |first6=Jun |last7=Sun |first7=Yubao |last8=Cheng |first8=Hansong |title=Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers on Cu Foil as a 3D Current Collector for Reversible Li Plating/Stripping toward High-Performance Li–S Batteries |journal=[[Advanced Functional Materials]] |date=January 2020 |volume=30 |issue=4 |doi=10.1002/adfm.201906444|s2cid=209717212 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sekar |first1=Archana |last2=Metzger |first2=Nathaniel |last3=Rajendran |first3=Sabari |last4=Elangovan |first4=Ayyappan |last5=Cao |first5=Yonghai |last6=Peng |first6=Feng |last7=Li |first7=Xianglin |last8=Li |first8=Jun |title=PtRu Catalysts on Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes with Conformal Hydrogenated TiO "2" Shells for Methanol Oxidation |journal=ACS Applied Nano Materials |date=25 March 2022 |volume=5 |issue=3 |pages=3275–3288 |doi=10.1021/acsanm.1c03742|osti=1865176 }}

==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2w396zoAAAAJ&hl=en Jun Li - Google Scholar]

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Jun Li
李钧
Alma materWuhan University
Princeton University
Cornell University
Known forNanomaterials
Electrochemistry
Sustainability
AwardsFellow of National Academy of Inventors (2019)
Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (2021)
Fellow of International Association of Advanced Materials (2022)
Distinguished Professor, Kansas State University (2023)
NASA Ames Honor Award
Scientific career
FieldsNanomaterials
Batteries
Electrocatalysis
2D Materials
Electrochemistry
Doctoral advisorGiacinto Scoles
Keng S. Liang
Other academic advisorsHéctor D. Abruña
WebsiteJun Li

Jun Li (born 1966) is a distinguished professor of chemistry at Kansas State University known for his research in nanoscience and nanomaterials.[1][2] He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, the National Academy of Inventors, and the International Association of Advanced Materials.[3]

He has published over 200 journal articles with h-index 59, proceeding papers, and book chapters, and is the co-inventor of over 30 nanotechnology patent applications.[4] He co-edited a book on Biosensors based on Nanomaterials and Devices in 2014. He is a senior editor of IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology.[5] He is also a recipient of the 2005 Nano 50 Innovator Awards by Nanotech Briefs.[6]

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Li completed his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry at Wuhan University in China.[1]

He pursued a Master of Science degree in chemistry at Princeton University.[4]

He completed his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Princeton University, under the guidance of his co-advisors, Giacinto Scoles and Keng S. Liang.[4]

He carried out his postdoctoral research in electrochemistry under the guidance of Héctor D. Abruña at Cornell University.[7]

Career

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Li held the position of a senior scientist at NASA Ames Research Center from September 2000 – June 2007.[8][9]

He served as a tenured associate professor at Kansas State University from July 1, 2007, to June 2012 and a full professor from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2023, at Kansas State University.[1][4]

Since July 1, 2023, Li has held the position of University Distinguished Professor at Kansas State University.[1][2]

Forschung

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Li's research is primarily centered on nanomaterials, renewable energy, and electrochemistry. His research in nanoscience and nanotechnology focuses on exploring uses of micro- and nano-scale devices across diverse areas such as chemical and biochemical analysis, biomedical applications, energy transformation and storage, environmental surveillance, and electronics. A large set of his research is focused on a special type of nanostructured carbon materials, i.e., vertically aligned carbon nanofibers (VACNFs).[1][2][4]

Awards and honors

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  • Member of the carbon nanotube logic circuit team of NASA Turning Goals Into Reality (TGIR) Award (2005)
  • NASA Ames Honor Award for excellence in Commercialization and Technology Transfer (2005)[10]
  • Nano 50 Innovator Awards by Nanotech Briefs for pioneering achievements in advancing the state of the art in nanotechnology (2005)[11]
  • Professorial Performance Award, Kansas State University (2018)
  • The Segebrecht Award by Kansas State University (2018)[12]
  • Fellow of National Academy of Inventors (Since 2019)
  • Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (Since 2021)[13]
  • Fellow of International Association of Advanced Materials (Since 2022)
  • Elected as University Distinguished Professor, Kansas State University (2023)[14]

Selected publications

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  • Li, Jun; Ng, Hou Tee; Cassell, Alan; Fan, Wendy; Chen, Hua; Ye, Qi; Koehne, Jessica; Han, Jie; Meyyappan, M. (1 May 2003). "Carbon Nanotube Nanoelectrode Array for Ultrasensitive DNA Detection". Nano Letters. 3 (5): 597–602. Bibcode:2003NanoL...3..597L. doi:10.1021/nl0340677.
  • Li, Jun; Ye, Qi; Cassell, Alan; Ng, Hou Tee; Stevens, Ramsey; Han, Jie; Meyyappan, M. (14 April 2003). "Bottom-up approach for carbon nanotube interconnects". Applied Physics Letters. 82 (15): 2491–2493. Bibcode:2003ApPhL..82.2491L. doi:10.1063/1.1566791.
  • Ngo, Quoc; Cruden, Brett A.; Cassell, Alan M.; Sims, Gerard; Meyyappan, M.; Li, Jun; Yang, Cary Y. (1 December 2004). "Thermal Interface Properties of Cu-filled Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofiber Arrays". Nano Letters. 4 (12): 2403–2407. Bibcode:2004NanoL...4.2403N. doi:10.1021/nl048506t.
  • Ng, Hou T.; Li, Jun; Smith, Michael K.; Nguyen, Pho; Cassell, Alan; Han, Jie; Meyyappan, M. (23 May 2003). "Growth of Epitaxial Nanowires at the Junctions of Nanowalls". Science. 300 (5623): 1249. doi:10.1126/science.1082542. PMID 12764187. S2CID 12841919.
  • Nguyen-Vu, T. D. Barbara; Chen, Hua; Cassell, Alan M.; Andrews, Russell; Meyyappan, Meyya; Li, Jun (January 2006). "Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofiber Arrays: An Advance toward Electrical–Neural Interfaces". Small. 2 (1): 89–94. doi:10.1002/smll.200500175. PMID 17193561.
  • Klankowski, Steven A.; Rojeski, Ronald A.; Cruden, Brett A.; Liu, Jianwei; Wu, Judy; Li, Jun (2013). "A high-performance lithium-ion battery anode based on the core–shell heterostructure of silicon-coated vertically aligned carbon nanofibers". Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 1 (4): 1055–1064. doi:10.1039/C2TA00057A.
  • Swisher, Luxi Z.; Syed, Lateef U.; Prior, Allan M.; Madiyar, Foram R.; Carlson, Kyle R.; Nguyen, Thu A.; Hua, Duy H.; Li, Jun (28 February 2013). "Electrochemical Protease Biosensor Based on Enhanced AC Voltammetry Using Carbon Nanofiber Nanoelectrode Arrays". The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 117 (8): 4268–4277. doi:10.1021/jp312031u. PMC 3694732. PMID 23814632.
  • Madiyar, Foram Ranjeet; Bhana, Saheel; Swisher, Luxi Z.; Culbertson, Christopher T.; Huang, Xiaohua; Li, Jun (2015). "Integration of a nanostructured dielectrophoretic device and a surface-enhanced Raman probe for highly sensitive rapid bacteria detection". Nanoscale. 7 (8): 3726–3736. Bibcode:2015Nanos...7.3726M. doi:10.1039/C4NR07183B. PMID 25641315.
  • Li, Jun; Pandey, Gaind P. (1 April 2015). "Advanced Physical Chemistry of Carbon Nanotubes". Annual Review of Physical Chemistry. 66 (1): 331–356. Bibcode:2015ARPC...66..331L. doi:10.1146/annurev-physchem-040214-121535. PMID 25580625.
  • Chen, Yazhou; Elangovan, Ayyappan; Zeng, Danli; Zhang, Yunfeng; Ke, Hanzhong; Li, Jun; Sun, Yubao; Cheng, Hansong (January 2020). "Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers on Cu Foil as a 3D Current Collector for Reversible Li Plating/Stripping toward High-Performance Li–S Batteries". Advanced Functional Materials. 30 (4). doi:10.1002/adfm.201906444. S2CID 209717212.
  • Sekar, Archana; Metzger, Nathaniel; Rajendran, Sabari; Elangovan, Ayyappan; Cao, Yonghai; Peng, Feng; Li, Xianglin; Li, Jun (25 March 2022). "PtRu Catalysts on Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes with Conformal Hydrogenated TiO "2" Shells for Methanol Oxidation". ACS Applied Nano Materials. 5 (3): 3275–3288. doi:10.1021/acsanm.1c03742. OSTI 1865176.

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