Dr Dan Li

Qualifications:
BSc, MS - Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China Ph. D - University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Positions held:
ARC Queen Elizabeth II Fellow, University of Wollongong (2006-)
Research Fellow, University of Washington/Philip Morris, USA (2005-2006)
California NanoSystems Institute/Hewlett-Packard Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Los Angeles (2004-2005)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Washington (2002-2004)
Associate Professor, Nanjing University of Science and Technology (2001-2002)

Research interests:

• Synthesis, processing and surface functionlization of functional nanomaterials including graphene, carbon nanotubes, conducting polymers, metal and inorganic semiconductor nanoparticles/nanofibers and biological/biomimic nanostructures
• Electrical, electrochemical, optical, mechanical and biological properties of nanomaterials
• Novel applications of nanostructured materials in energy conversion/storage, chemical and biomedical sensing, drug delivery, nanomedicine, catalysis and membrane separation

PhD scholarships and a postdoctoral position are currently available to work with Dr Li in the area of graphene-based materials and other exciting nanostructures! Visiting scientists and students are also welcome.

Representative publications:

Dr Li has published over 50 journal articles, including 1 in Science, 1 in Nature Nanotechnology, 5 in Nano Letters and 4 in Advanced Materials. As at June 2008, his publications received over 1600 citations with an "H-index" of 20.

1. Chen, H.; Muller, M. B.; Gilmore, K. J.; Wallace, G. G.; Li, D., Mechanically strong, electrically conductive and biocompatible graphene paper, Advanced Materials, 2008, DOI: 10.1002/adma.200800757, in press.
2. Li, D.; Kaner, R. B., Graphene-based materials (Perspective). Science 2008, 320, 1170-1171.
3. Li, D.; Muller, M. B.; Gilje, S.; Kaner, R. B.; Wallace, G. G., Processable aqueous dispersions of graphene nanosheets. Nature Nanotechnology 2008, 3, 101-105.
4. Li, D.; Kaner, R. B., Shape and aggregation control of nanoparticles: Not shaken, not stirred. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2006, 128, 968-975.
5. Li, D.; Kaner, R. B., Processable stabilizer-free polyaniline nanofiber aqueous colloids. Chemical Communications 2005, 3286-3288
6. Li, D.; Xia, Y. N., Direct fabrication of composite and ceramic hollow nanofibers by electrospinning. Nano Letters 2004, 4, 933-938.
7. Li, D.; Xia, Y. N., Electrospinning of nanofibers: Reinventing the wheel? Advanced Materials 2004, 16, 1151-1170.
8. Li, D.; Xia, Y. N., Nanomaterials - Welding and patterning in a flash (News & Views). Nature Materials 2004, 3, 753-754.
9. Li, D.; Xia, Y. N., Fabrication of titania nanofibers by electrospinning. Nano Letters 2003, 3, 555-560.
10. Li, D.; Wang, Y. L.; Xia, Y. N., Electrospinning of polymeric and ceramic nanofibers as uniaxially aligned arrays. Nano Letters 2003, 3, 1167-1171.

email:danli@uow.edu.au
phone: +61 (02) 42 213 685
office: 41A.352

Dr Dan Li

 
AFM image of graphene

Electrospun titania nanotubes

Electrospun MEH-PPV nanofibres

 Polyaniline nanofibre colloids and cast-films.