Associate Professor

Ph.D., Tsinghua University, 2009

B.S., Tsinghua University, 2003

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, Associate Professor, 2020.12-Present, full time

University of California, Berkeley, Visiting Scholar, 2014.08-2015.08, full time

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, Assistant Professor, 2012.12-2020.12, full time

Department of Precision Instruments and Mechanology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, Assistant Professor, 2011.07-2012.12, full time

Department of Precision Instruments and Mechanology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, Postdoc, 2009.03-2011.05, full time

Theory of Machines and Mechanisms

Mechanical Design (Design of Machine Elements)

Practice of Machine Design

Areas of Research Interests: Fluid Sealing and Lubrication, Microfluidics and Micro Fluid Machinery, Medical Equipment and Bio-Microfluidics

Fluid Sealing and Lubrication: Investigating the transport and lubrication behavior of gases, liquids and multiphase fluids under complex and extreme conditions, and developing advanced sealing and lubrication techniques for energy and power equipment.

Microfluidics and Micro Fluid Machinery: Studying the design and application of microfluidic devices to control the motion of material and transfer of energy in micro-systems.

Medical Devices and Bio-Microfluidics: Developing advanced implantable/interventional medical devices and in vitro analytical techniques, such as artificial heart pumps, valves, stents and bio-microfluidic chips.

The First Prize of China Machinery Industry Science and Technology Award, 2018

The First Prize of Natural Science Awards from Ministry of Education of P. R. China, 2016

PE Publish Award for the Best paper of “I Mech. E., J, Journal of Engineering Tribology”, 2009

[1] Xiangyu Hu#, Yongjian Li#, Jiang Li, Haosheng Chen*. Effects of altered blood flow induced by the muscle pump on thrombosis in a microfluidic venous valve model. Lab on a Chip, DOI: 10.1039/d0lc00287a.

[2] Xiaobing Zheng, Yongjian Li*, Haosheng Chen, Shengshou Hu, Jiangye Zhou*. Investigation on hydrodynamic lubrication of bearings in a left ventricular assisted device. Friction, 2020, 8(4): 746-754.

[3] Qiang He, Yongjian Li, Weifeng Huang*, Yang Hu, Yuming Wang. Phase-field-based lattice Boltzmann model for liquid-gas-solid flow. Physical Review E, 2019, 100: 033314.

[4] Han Ge, Yongjian Li, Haosheng Chen. Ultrasonic cavitation noise in suspensions with ethyl cellulose nanoparticles. Journal of Applied Physics, 2019, 125: 225301.

[5] Yuanyuan Chen, Yongjian Li, Donghai Li, Jiang Li, Haosheng Chen. Margination mechanism of stiffened red blood cell in microchannel with different cross-section shapes, Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 2019, 23: 25.

[6] Donghai Li, Yongjian Li, Guiling Li, Yu Zhang, Jiang Li, Haosheng Chen. Fluorescent reconstitution on deposition of PM2.5 in lung and extrapulmonary organs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2019, 116: 2488-2493.

[7] Yongjian Li, Xiangyu Hu, Shuaishuai Liang, Jiang Li, Haosheng Chen*. Cleaning of fluid-infused surfaces in microchannels. Langmuir, 2018, 34: 12532-12537.

[8] Jie Jiang, Yiyong Yang*, Yongjian Li*, Weifeng Huang. Theoretical and experimental investigation on maximum pressure loads of labyrinth seal’s teeth. Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2018, 10(10): 1-8.

[9] Yongjian Li, Xiangyu Hu, Heping Li, Yu Zhang, Haosheng Chen*. Investigation of cold atmospheric plasma treatment in polydimethylsiloxane microfluidic devices with a transmural method. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2018, 30(38): 384001.

[10] Jie Jiang, Yiyong Yang*, Weifeng Huang, Yongjian Li*. Numerical and experimental investigation on uniformity of pressure loads in labyrinth seal. Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2017, 9(9): 1-8.

[11] Yuanyuan Chen，Donghai Li, Yongjian Li, Jiandi Wan, Jiang Li, Haosheng Chen*. Margination of Stiffened Red Blood Cells Regulated By Vessel Geometry. Scientific Reports, 2017, 7: 15253.

[12] Du Kaibing, Li Yongjian*, Suo Shuangfu, Wang Yuming. Semi-Analytical Dynamic Analysis of Non-contacting Finger Seals. International Journal Structural of Stability and Dynamics, 2015, 15(4): 1450060-1-13.

[13] Y Liu*, W Liu, YJ Li, XF Liu, YM Wang. Mechanism of a wavy-tilt-dam mechanical seal under different working conditions. Tribology International, 2015, 90: 43-54.

[14] Kaibing Du, Yongjian Li*, Shuangfu Suo, Yuming Wang. Dynamic Leakage Analysis of Noncontacting Finger Seals Based on Dynamic Model. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 2015, 137(9): 09250-1-7.

[15] Tao Wang, Weifeng Huang*, Xiangfeng Liu, Yongjian Li, Yuming Wang. Experimental study of two-phase mechanical face Seals with laser surface texturing. Tribology International, 2014, 72: 90-97.

[16] Shouqing Huang*, Shuangfu Suo, Yongjian Li, Jun Ding, Yuming Wang. Experimental Investigation on Fiber Thermocouples Used in Brush Seals for Temperature Measurements. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 2014, 136(9): 091602-1-6.

[17] Shouqing Huang*, Shuangfu Suo, Yongjian Li, Yuming Wang. Theoretical and experimental investigation on tip forces and temperature distributions of the brush seal coupled aerodynamic force. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 2014, 136(5): 52502.

[18] Yi Xie, Yongjian Li*, Yuming Wang, Shuangfu Suo, Xiangfeng Liu. An experimental investigation of tribological performance of triangular textures in water lubrication regime. Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy, 2014, 57(2): 273-279.

[19] Yi Xie, YongJian Li*, ShuangFu Suo, XiangFeng Liu, JingHao Li, YuMing Wang. A mass-conservative average flow model based on finite element method for complex textured surfaces. Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy, 2013, 56(10): 1909-1919.

[20] Yongjian Li*, Haosheng Chen, Jiadao Wang, Darong Chen. Effect of grooves on cavitation around the body of revolution. Journal of Fluids Engineering - Transactions of the ASME, 2010, 132(1): 11301(1-7).

[21] Chen H.S., Li Y.J. Computational Studies on Drag Reduction Effect by Surface Grooves, Chapter 6, Applied Physics in the 21st Century, (Horizons in World Physics, Volume 266) , NOVA SCIENCE PULISHERS, Inc. USA. 2010.