Lin Li (engineer)

The native form of this personal name is Li Lin. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Lin Li, FREng, CEng, FIET, FLIA, FCIRP (Chinese: 李林; pinyin: Lǐ Lín), is a professor of laser engineering at the University of Manchester.

## Early life

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Li earned his BSc in control engineering from Dalian University of Technology in 1982 and his PhD in laser engineering from Imperial College, London in 1989.[1]

## Career

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Li worked as a postdoctoral research associate in high power laser engineering at the University of Liverpool from 1988 to 1994. He joined UMIST in 1994, where he established the first high-power laser processing research laboratory and its associated research group. He became a full professor in 2000. He invented the microsphere super-resolution optical nanoscope with a 50 nm resolution[2] and has 47 patents in the field of laser processing and photonic science.[1] His current research relates to the use of graphene in welding.[3]

He is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Engineering and Technology, the Laser Institute of America, the International Academy for Production Engineering, and a Chartered Engineer.[1]

In 2017 it was announced that the LIG Nanowise, a spin-off company from the University of Manchester chaired by Li, had invented new microscopy techniques that can quadruple the resolution of optical microscopes.[4]

## Awards

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His awards include:[1]

* Arthur Charles Main Award from the Institute of Mechanical Engineers in 2001 for work in laser based nuclear decommissioning technology
* Sir Frank Whittle Medal from the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2013 for achievements in engineering innovations in manufacturing
* Wolfson Research Merit Award of the Royal Society for his research into laser nano-fabrication and nano-imaging, 2014.
* Researcher of the Year in Engineering and Physical Sciences at The University of Manchester in 2014.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Prof Lin Li (BSc, PhD, DIC, FREng, CEng, FIET, FLIA, FCIRP) - personal details. University of Manchester. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
2. ^ Nature Communications, 2011.
3. ^ Prof Lin Li. University of Manchester. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
4. ^ British scientists invent 4x more powerful nanotech microscope. Sky News, 21 June 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

## External links

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* University of Manchester Staff Profile
* ResearchGate Profile

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