Meng Li

Meng Li is a Staff Scientist at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials within Brookhaven National Laboratory, specializing in in-situ environmental Transmission Electron Microscopy (E-TEM) and related applications. She holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Xi'an Jiaotong University, China, and a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from the same institution. Postdoctoral research at the University of Pittsburgh focused on in-situ ETEM studies of copper oxidation and catalytic mechanisms.

Research Interests: Meng Li's work centers on advancing atomic-scale understanding of gas-solid reactions in catalysts and corrosion processes. She develops

• MEMS-based holders for in-situ TEM
• Data analysis pipelines for operando studies
• Hardware/software for environmental TEM (gas-cell, liquid-cell, heating, electrical biasing)

targeting catalysis, corrosion, and energy materials.

Scientific Contributions: Her publications span 2016–2025 and emphasize operando TEM techniques for studying oxidation dynamics, alloy stability, nanowire growth, and battery materials. Key trends include

• Integration of machine learning with first-principles calculations
• Environmental cell applications for real-time reaction monitoring
• Thermal and mechanical behavior of nanomaterials
• Metal-semiconductor interface analysis

Laboratory Affiliations: Meng Li is affiliated with the Center for Functional Nanomaterials at Brookhaven National Laboratory, where she focuses on analytical (S)TEM techniques and MEMS device innovation for in-situ experiments.