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Principal Investigator

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Dr. Bo Li

Associate Professor, Director of HNAM Lab

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Villanova University 2022

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Villanova University  2016

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Northeastern University 2013

M.S., Material Engineering, Sichuan University 2008

B.S., Polymer Engineering, Sichuan University 2005

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Email: bo.li@villanova.edu

Office: Drosdick Hall Rm 265

Phone: (610) 519-6679

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Graduate Students

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       Ph.D. 

  Liang Zhao

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  Ph.D. Student 

 Yi Xiang

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Ph.D. Student 

Yun Li

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lyun@villanova.edu

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  Ph.D. Student 

 Guoqing Jin

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gjin@villanova.edu

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  Ph.D. Student 

 Chenchi Gong

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gchi@villanova.edu

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  Ph.D. Student 

 Yuanlong Ding

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yding@villanova.edu

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Undergraduate Students

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Deana Yuan
'26 CS

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Kathryn Anne Feddish

'26 CBE

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Christopher Marinko

'26 ME

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Trey Williams

'26 ME

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Former Students

 Long Zhu

 Wen Sang

Bolape Alade

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  Dong Zhou PhD

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Kelly DeLawder

’22 EE

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 Nicholas Yoo
'21 ChE

Nicholas Santamaria
'21 ME

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William Taubner

’22 ChE

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Christopher Masternick

'22 ME

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Brandon Kolanovic

’22 ME

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Aidan Flynn
'23 ME

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Marie Smith

'23 ME

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Thomas Lopez

'23 ME

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Paulina Snyder

'23 ME

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Lexie Dyke
'25 ME

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Catherine Wollan
'26 ME

Sheraz Ahmed

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 '25 ME Ph.D. 

Mingyuan Sun

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   Master 

  Thomas Scully

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Contact information

Villanova University

Recent news

Villanova University, Mechanical Engineering

800 E. Lancaster Ave. 

Villanova, PA 19085

USA

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HNAM laboratory location: Drosdick 304&244

 

Dr. Bo Li ;bo.li@villanova.edu

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Welcome new Ph.D. students: Sheraz Ahmed and Chenchi Gong!

Chenchi Gong named Dean’s first year fellowship

Lexie Dyke named 2023/24 ME Junior Research Scholar 

Trey Williams and Christopher Marinko named 2023/24 ME Sophomore Research Scholar

Christopher Marinko, Deana Yuan, Trey Williams, Kathryn Feddish, and Catherine Wollan received Villanova Match Research Program for First Year Students. Congradulations!

Kathryn Feddish and Catherine Wollan received The Clare Boothe Luce Engineering Scholars Program at Villanova (CBL-ESP) fellowship. Congradulations!

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