Yanwen Li

Dr. Yanwen Li is a Researcher affiliated with the Professorship for Food and Soft Materials Science at ETH Zürich's Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health. Her work focuses on advanced materials science, particularly magnetic fluids and their applications in damping, sealing, and energy harvesting systems. She explores bioinspired designs, smart materials, and multiphase fluid dynamics, with notable contributions to magnetic fluid shock absorbers and triboelectric nanogenerators. Her research bridges mechanical engineering, computational modeling, and industrial applications.

Key research areas include magnetic fluid behavior under varying conditions, optimization of sealing systems, and development of adaptive damping technologies. She has pioneered lattice Boltzmann models for high-viscosity fluid flows and investigated bioinspired hexagonal structures for enhanced damping efficiency. Her work frequently integrates machine learning approaches, such as physics-informed neural networks for hydrodynamic lubrication analysis.

Publications span 2018–2024, emphasizing energy conversion, vibration control, and material characterization. Notable trends include exploration of biomimetic principles, improvement of sealing technologies, and application of magnetic fluids in automotive and industrial systems.

No scientific awards or student advisement records are explicitly mentioned in the provided data. Her contributions highlight interdisciplinary innovation in soft materials science and mechanical systems.