Jingang Li

Jingang Li is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Engineering at Purdue University's School of Mechanical Engineering. His research focuses on light-matter interactions at multiscale, advanced optical materials processing, and characterization technologies for energy, electronics, biomedical, and sustainable systems. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin (2021) and a B.Sc. from the University of Science and Technology of China (2017).

Research Interests: Optical tweezers, nanophotonics, photothermal conversion, optical and optoelectronic materials, nanoscale energy transfer, and laser processing/diagnosis. His work bridges fundamental physics and applied technologies, with applications in sustainable energy, advanced materials, and biomedical diagnostics.

Recent Achievements:

• Selected as a 2024 Materials Science & Engineering Rising Star (Stanford/CMU/MIT/UIUC)
• 2023 Mechanical Engineering Rising Star (UC Berkeley/MIT/Stanford)
• Featured in Nature Communications, ACS Nano, and Nano Letters for breakthroughs in light-driven chemistry and nanomaterials.

Grants & Labs: Leads research on ultrafast nanoscopy and optothermal manipulation. His lab develops novel optical tools for material characterization and nanoscale fabrication. Collaborates with industry on sustainable energy and biomedical device technologies.