PhD Grad of University of Manchester. As a Materials Science graduate, my background is highly interdisciplinary across 3 distinct areas: Polymers, Nanotechnology and Biomaterials. My main research interest lies in the production and characterization of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene and nanocarbon based hybrids and composites.

1. Yanning Li
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EDUCATION
2008-2013 PhD in NanostructuredMaterials
School of Materials, UniversityofManchester, Manchester,UK
2006-2007 MSc (withdistinction) inPolymerMaterialsScience and Engineering
School of Materials, UniversityofManchester,Manchester,UK
 Relevant modules: Control and Design of Polymerization, Polymer Molecular
Characterization and Behavior, Mechanical and Engineering Properties of
Polymers and Composites, Industrial Polymer Processing, Functional
Polymers (GPA:4/4)
2002-2006 BEng in PolymerMaterialsand Engineering
Departmentof MaterialsScience andEngineering, BeijingUniversityofChemical
Technology,Beijing,China
 Relevantcoursework:OrganicChemistry,Physical Chemistry,Polymer
Chemistry,PolymerPhysics, PolymerCharacterization,PolymerProcessing
(GPA:3.32/4)
EMPLOYTMENTHISTORY
2016.03-2016.12 Researchassistantatthe Institute ofChemistry,Chinese AcademyofSciences
 Synthesized tungsten oxide of different nanostructures using hydrothermal
and solvothermalmethods
 Investigated the efficiency and selectivity of the hydrolysis of cellulose
catalyzedbyurchin-like tungstenoxide
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2008-2013 PhD Research supervised by Prof.Ian Kinloch and Prof.Rein Ulijn,School of
Materials, Universityof Manchester, Manchester,UK
Thesis:Production of InorganicNanohybridsby theTemplating of Carbon and
PeptideNanostructures,Internal examiner:Prof.RobertFreer,External examiner:
Prof.MiloShaffer
 Demonstratedahighlyefficientinjectionchemicalvapor
deposition(CVD) technique forgrowingaligned carbonnanotube (CNT)
arrays
 Produced nanocarbon-inorganichybrids andcomposites (includingCNTsand

2. graphene) using atemplate-assistedin-situ sol-gel processandstudiedthe
effectof the surface chemistryof nanocarbonsincontrollingthe hybrid
morphology
 Preparedfew-layergraphene(<5layers) by liquidphase exfoliation of
graphite inpeptide-basedsurfactantsolutions asevidencedby Raman
spectroscopy,TEMand AFManalyses
 Preparedpeptide-basedself-assembledhydrogels.Characterizedtheir
supramolecularstructuresthroughspectroscopicstudies. Conducteda
preliminarystudyonthe mineralization of the hydrogels
2007 Master’sresearch project supervised by Prof.Ian Kinloch and Prof.Rein Ulijn,
School of Materials, Universityof Manchester, Manchester,UK
Dissertation:Understanding theInteraction of Amino Acid Derivativesand Graphitic
Surfaces
 Performed systematic study of the dynamic interaction of graphitic surfaces
including graphite and CNTs with a range of amino acid derivatives using
UV-Vis spectroscopy, and found that the interaction was affected by the
structures of the aminoacids
 Exploredthe adsorptionequilibriumandkinetics
 Developed an efficient approach for screening a library of binding candidates
withsimilarbindingenergiessimultaneouslyforthe strongestbinder
 Demonstrated a switchable surface chemistry of graphitic surfaces through
sequentialexposuretosurfactantswithincreasingbindingenergies
2006 Undergraduateresearch project supervised by Prof.Jun Nie and Dr. DongzhiYang,
State KeyLaboratoryof Chemical ResourceEngineering, BeijingUniversity of
Chemical Technology, Beijing,China
Dissertation: Electrospinning of Gelatin Nanofibers and the Study of Their
Controlled Releaseof Drugs
 Prepared gelatin/PVA bicomponent nanofibers via electrospinning and tested
theirmechanical properties
 Investigated the controlled drug release properties from the electrospun
membranesusingUV-Visspectroscopy
HONORS/AWARDS
2008-2011 PhD funded by School Scholarships offered by the School of Materials, University of
Manchester
2008 OverseasResearchStudent(ORS) Award. The awardis amongthe most
competitive andprestigiousawardsofferedtointernational students inthe UK on
the basisof academicexcellence andresearchpotential
2007 MSc degree awardedwithdistinction
2005 RENMIN Scholarship for the outstanding academic performance offered by the
BeijingUniversity of Chemical Technology

3. SKILLS
Laboratory skills
 Hands onexperiencewith SEM,TEM, Raman spectroscopy, AFM,XRD, FT-IR, UV-Vis
spectroscopy, HPLCandcontact angle measurement
Materials Science Background
 Theoretical and practical background across three distinct areas of Materials Science:
PolymerMaterials,NanotechnologyandBiomaterials
Transferable skills
 Effective communicatorinbothwrittenandoral forms:
 Wrote and published3researchpapersinpeer-reviewedjournals
 Presented research findings at several professional conferences to a variety of
audiences duringPhD
 Trainedto be able to workbothin a teamand independently duringdoctoral-level research
Other skills
 Languages: Proficientinbothoral andwritingEnglish
 IT skills:Familiarwithanumberof specializedsoftware suchasX’PertHighScore Plus,
ChemDraw, AutoProbe Image. Goodknowledge of Originsoftware for dataanalysis.
Competentuserof MicrosoftOffice packages(PowerPoint,Word,Excel etc.)
PUBLICATIONS
1. YanningLi, Brian Cousins, ReinUlijnandIanKinloch, A Studyof the DynamicInteractionof
SurfactantswithGraphite andCarbon NanotubesusingFmoc−AminoAcidsasaModel System,
Langmuir,2009, 25, 11760
2. Brian Cousins,ApurbaDas,RamanSharma, Yanning Li, JonathanMcNamara,Ian Hillier,Ian
KinlochandReinUlijn,Enzyme-ActivatedSurfactantsforDispersionof CarbonNanotubes,Small,
2009, 5, 587
3. Dongzhi Yang, Yanning Li and JunNie,Preparationof Gelatin/PVA NanofibersandTheirPotential
ApplicationinControlledRelease of Drugs, CarbohydratePolymers, 2007, 69, 538
CONFERENCEPRESENTATIONS
1st
-4th
Sep2010 YanningLi,Brian Cousins,ReinUlijn andIanKinloch,“PeptideFunctionalized
Carbon NanotubesforSilica- Carbon NanotubeHybrid Production”,poster
presentedatNanoteC10,Oxford,UK
31st
Mar-1st
Apr2009 YanningLi,Brian Cousins,ReinUlijn andIanKinloch, “TheDynamic
Interaction of Fmoc-Amino Acidswith Graphiteand Carbon Nanotubes”, oral
presentation atthe BritishCarbonGroupSpringMeeting:CarbonIn Health,
The EnvironmentAndEnergy, Manchester,UK

4. 13th
-14th
Sep2007 YanningLi,Brian Cousins,ReinUlijnandIanKinloch, “Understandingthe
Adsorption of AromaticAmino Acid Derivativesonto Graphitic Surfaces”,
posterpresentedatthe Surface Science of BiologicallyImportantInterfaces
9th
Annual Meeting,Manchester,UK
REFERENCES
Prof.IanKinloch(PhDmainsupervisor)
School of Materials
Universityof Manchester
Manchester, M13 9PL
UK
+44 (0) 161 306 3615
ian.kinloch@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. ArthurWilkinson(Mastercourse director)
School of Materials
Universityof Manchester
Prof.ReinUlijn(PhDco-supervisor)
AdvancedScience ResearchCenter
CityUniversityof New York
New York,NY10031
USA
+1 917 710 3283
rein.ulijn@asrc.cuny.edu
Manchester, M13 9PL
UK
+44 (0) 161 306 5691
arthur.wilkinson@manchester.ac.uk