Lin Li

Biography

Professor Lin Li, a Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering, holds a chair of laser engineering, Director of Laser Processing Research Centre at The University of Manchester UK. He has over 560 publications in peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings and 47 patents related to laser processing and photonic science. He was elected to Fellow of International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP), Fellow of Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), and Fellow of Laser Institute of America (LIA). He serves on the editorial boards of 11 international journals and is a director of Laser Institute of America, President of International Academy of Photonics and Laser Engineering (IAPLE), Chairman of Process and Product Innovation Group of Association of Laser Users (AILU), and a member of UK Advanced Design and Manufacturing National Technical Committee. He has been the chairman of 36th and 37th MATADOR international conferences on advanced manufacturing. Professor Li received Arthur Charles Main Award from the Institute of Mechanical Engineers in 2001 for work in laser based nuclear decommissioning technology, and received Sir Frank Whittle Medal from the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2013 for his outstanding and sustained achievements in engineering innovations in manufacturing that has led to wide commercial applications. Professor Lin Li, a Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering, holds a chair of laser engineering, Director of Laser Processing Research Centre at The University of Manchester UK. He has over 560 publications in peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings and 47 patents related to laser processing and photonic science. He was elected to Fellow of International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP), Fellow of Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), and Fellow of Laser Institute of America (LIA). He serves on the editorial boards of 11 international journals and is a director of Laser Institute of America, President of International Academy of Photonics and Laser Engineering (IAPLE), Chairman of Process and Product Innovation Group of Association of Laser Users (AILU), and a member of UK Advanced Design and Manufacturing National Technical Committee. He has been the chairman of 36th and 37th MATADOR international conferences on advanced manufacturing. Professor Li received Arthur Charles Main Award from the Institute of Mechanical Engineers in 2001 for work in laser based nuclear decommissioning technology, and received Sir Frank Whittle Medal from the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2013 for his outstanding and sustained achievements in engineering innovations in manufacturing that has led to wide commercial applications.

Research Interest

Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering